What a PM Should Know About Big Data Projects

An interactive discussion on what works well and what doesn't when managing projects that involve Business Intelligence and Data Analytics.

As always - guests, students and teachers are welcome!

For those with PMI certification, 1.5 PDUs will be awarded for meeting attendance (CCR and PMI Talent Triangle: Strategic and Business Management)

During the November meeting, the PMI - Baton Rouge Chapter will conduct voting for the following 2017-2018 board positions:

VP of Finance

VP of Programs

VP of Professional Development

 SPEAKER

Bryan Smith

Consulting Manager, Postlethwaite & Netterville

Bryan Smith joined Postlethwaite & Netterville as a Consultant Manager in 2012. Prior to joining P&N, Bryan served BellSouth (now AT&T), the Shaw Group (now Chicago Bridge & Iron), Amedisys Home Health, and as a senior consultant with BrightStar Partners, an IBM Business Analytics partner.

Bryan has eighteen years of experience in turning data into meaningful decision information.  For the last seven years, he has been heavily focused in the area of Business Analytics and delivering services that provide easily accessible and understandable data to all levels of an enterprise. Bryan's experience spans industries such as telecommunications, supply chain, construction and engineering, education, insurance, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and settlement funds.

Email address: [email protected]

Phone: (225) 408-4452; (225) 270-0984

  SPEAKER

Wallace Jimson, MSc Health Informatics

Consulting Manager, Postlethwaite & Netterville

Wallace Jimson is a Business Intelligence Consulting Manager with Postlethwaite and Netterville.  He joined Postlethwaite and Netterville in January of 2013, with focus on Data Warehouse/Business Intelligence, metadata and Analytical processing.

Prior to joining P&N, Wallace worked in Banking, Chemicals, Construction and Engineering, and Home Health companies.

Wallace has over 12 years’ experience of Data Warehouse ETL, Data warehouse development and Reporting, and SQL Server Administration.  His experience includes information gathering and translating the business data into meaningful decision information, BI architecture development based on company’s size and needs, helping organizations with their Unstructured Data management and processing as well as application development, deployment and management that provide them with one version of the truth.  Wallace has deep understanding of the entire SQL Server and IBM Cognos platforms.

Wallace has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Business Administration from Temple University Philadelphia PA, and Master in Health Informatics from Northeastern University Boston MA.

Email address: [email protected]

Phone: (225) 360-3155; (610) 203-0370

SPEAKER

Jared Blanchard, CBIP joined Postlethwaite & Netterville in May 2012 and is currently a Senior Business Intelligence analyst. He recently obtained his Certified Business Intelligence (CBIP) certification with a concentration in Leadership and Management. He has four years of experience in Business Intelligence and specializes in reporting, data mining, and data modeling.

Jared received a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA.