james e.

faix
1630 Suzanne Drive Phone: (484) 678-7921
West Chester, PA 19380 jfb91cae@westpost.net
Summary
Principal Database Analyst with extensive experience in information
technology in the pharmaceutical, agricultural products, banking,
insurance, and higher education administration industries. Expertise
in setting up clinical databases and programming edit checks. Highly
skilled in PL/SQL and SQL programming, and proficient in the
resolution of database and reporting issues that arise in the course
of daily operations. Strong technical, analytical, organizational, and
communication skills.
Professional Experience
sanofi-aventis, Malvern, PA 2001-2010
Principal Database Analyst

Set up clinical databases in Oracle Clinical and Clintrial 4.3.

Developed, tested, and maintained edit checks (using PL/SQL or SQL) to
validate data from clinical drug trials in Oracle Clinical and
Clintrial environments. Created ad hoc reports for analysis of
clinical data. Perform production data corrections, as needed. Set up
eLoader mapping and assisted Clinical Data Manager with data loading
issues. Provided training for Data Management staff. Provide technical
support for up to 90 people in Data Management.
Accomplishments:
* I created a repository of frequently occurring errors, the
cause(s), and actions to be taken. By using this, the front-line
help desk staff was able to resolve customer issues without
involving 2nd-line staff each time.
* I developed and delivered a full-day SQL training class for other
Clinical Data Management staff, tailored to their specific
applications. The end users were then able to construct efficient
queries with minimal ongoing assistance from the developers.

* For larger studies, I created additional indexes on key tables,

and re-analyzed all tables on a regular basis. (This was beyond
the standard scope of the SIS department's maintenance.) This
resulted in more efficient processing for batch validation.
* Participated in the development of an Excel-based Data Validation
Plan template. I was able to provide input from a developer's
viewpoint, to a process that was historically driven by the Data
Manager. This resulted in a more useful document for edit check
programming, without the ambiguities previously found when it was
developed without technical assistance.
* I developed procedural checklists for critical, but infrequently
occurring tasks such as protocol creation, initial protocol
distribution, code list creation, and database lock. This provided
a reminder for the experienced technical staff, and served as a
 complete guideline to junior staff when these tasks needed to be
performed in the absence of senior technical staff due to
vacations, etc.
juniper bank, Wilmington, DE 2000-2001
Oracle Developer
Developed and maintained the Oracle stored procedures that were called
by the client's web-based (Java) user interface.
innovative consulting, Malvern, PA 1996-2000
Centocor, Malvern, PA 11/99 - 7/00
Responsible for the enhancement and maintenance of two separate
Clinical Adverse Event applications (Oracle Forms 4.5, Oracle 8.0 -
one GUI system, one character-mode system. Also corrected production
data as needed (an average of 10 requests per week), as the systems
did not permit the users to do this directly. In addition, created ad
hoc reports of clinical AE data per user requests.

US Interactive - King of Prussia, PA

Member of the Y2K compliance team. Responsibilities included gathering
information needed to assess and remediate US Interactive's clients'
web sites, including source code, account manager, project leader, and
developer names, URL, number of pages, etc. A by-product of this
research was to build a client information database for USI. Another
project was to review and document USI's intranet system, to determine
future enhancements.
Colorcon, West Point, PA 7/99 - 8/99
Performed database tuning to improve performance of BRIO Query OLAP
tool. Primarily created snapshots encompassing multiple tables to
reduce processing for the Brio tool. Created tables, snapshots, views,
indexes, and constraints using SQL scripts. I was the lead Oracle
person on a team of four consultants that included a Brio expert and
two junior Oracle developers.
Centocor, Malvern PA
Performed database tuning to improve performance of BRIO Query OLAP
tool. Primarily created snapshots encompassing multiple tables to
reduce processing for the Brio tool. Created tables, snapshots, views,
indexes, and constraints using SQL scripts. Also created scripts to
generate other DDL scripts using data dictionary views.
Zeneca Agricultural Products, Wilmington DE
Responsible for the coding, testing, and documentation of PL/SQL
packages, procedures, and functions to support the collection and
validation of EDI sales transactions. ORACLE7 database tables are the
primary source of data, however, flat data files were loaded and
created using SQL*Loader and C programs. Responsible for the daily
monitoring and correction of production data through the development
of various SQL scripts.
SmithKline Beecham, Collegeville, PA
Senior programmer/analyst in the Clinical Data Management Technical
Support Group.
Responsible for the development, testing, and maintenance of SQL
programs to validate clinical drug databases. One of two project
leaders responsible for a programming staff of six consultants,
supporting a user department of several hundred clinical data
reviewers. Interfaced daily with users to review program
specifications prior to project start, to ensure consistency with
overall goal of utilizing standard program modules.
Other Related Experience
Developed software applications using Oracle Forms. Supervised a
customer support team responsible for phone support and software
defect corrections.
Education
B.S., Business Administration, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA

Technical Training
PL/SQL, SQL*Plus, SQL, ORACLE 9i, ORACLE 8i, Oracle Clinical, eLoader,
Clintrial 4.3 and 3.3, DCL, Oracle Forms 4.5 and 4.0, VAX VMS, UNIX,
Windows NT and XP, Microsoft Word, Excel.
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