Metadata and Modelling Specialist

A metadata and modelling specialist, who wants to continue to improve the sharing and reuse of information, either as a permanent member of staff or as an independent consultant.

APRIL 2006 – JULY 2007 BP STOCKLEY PARK, UK
* Enterprise Data Modeller
- Issued 2-tier enterprise data model, utilising internal data models and external models such as PPDM and Epicentre
- Issued models for master data shared across the whole of BP, such as “Locations”
- Developed metamodel for modelling information, and metadata for process and data, linking ER/Studio data models with ARIS process models
- Developed model linking and change management process
- Organised demonstrations of extracting data models from SAP, to enable BP to link to SAP metadata, to support an enterprise-wide process improvement project
- Demonstrated how to support the design of SAP master data applications with data models
- Developed & promoted 3-iteration approach to modelling data shared by SAP, Seibel and other applications
- Training & informal support for tool users
* Warehouse Data Modeller
Defined modelling approach, and built the Logical Data Model for a compliance data warehouse for a new department

OCTOBER 2005 – APRIL 2006 MARSH CORPORATE SERVICES LONDON, UK
Lead data analyst on a messaging project, responsible for Logical Data Modelling, setting up QDesigner modelling, reporting and change management environment, integrating with ETL metadata generator.

1993 - 2005 ABBEY NATIONAL MILTON KEYNES, UK
Senior member of Information Management department, specialising in building the Corporate Information Model, used to identify synergies between new developments and existing implementations, and to make available common data structures for new developments. The role was wide-ranging, including:
- selection and implementation of a metadata repository to meet regulatory requirements
- tailoring and integrating modelling tools
- consultancy and coaching for projects developing data models & XML schemas
- process modelling
- reverse-engineered data models for packages
- generating middleware data names from the Information Model, reducing the lead time and necessity for the definition of new names
- requirements for managing XML data structures
- Participated in efforts to improve requirements analysis and system development processes

1988 - 1993 LAURENTIAN LIFE (GLOUCESTER, UK)
Data Analyst / Data Dictionary Controller

1982 - 1988 INTERNATIONAL COMPUTERS LTD (UK)
Analyst / Programmer

1977 - 1981 Huddersfield University, UK BA (Hons) Business Studies
1981 - 1982 Nottingham Trent University, UK CACA (Certified Accountancy) Level 2

Advanced Data Modelling (Larry English)
Business Process Management (Roger Burlton)
Enterprise Architecture (John Zachman)
Enterprise Integration (Clive Finkelstein)
Requirements Gathering with the RUP (QA Training)
Rochade Administration (ASG)
XML – Comprehensive Hands-on Introduction (Learning Tree)
XML for the 21st century e-business (Clive Finkelstein)