Russell Patterson
Instructional Technology Coordinator


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Employment Information

DePaul University
Information and Applications Support


Associate Data Administrator

Responsible for Student Administrative system data. Verify and corrected demographic data. Maintained student data warehouse. Part of university committe that created and implemented Acceptable Use Policy for computer system data access. Prepared data on main frame system so as to transfer to new Enterprise Resource System, PeopleSoft. Administered Mobius application which was an archive tool for all the financial reporting needs of the university.

DePaul University
Information and Applications Support
PeopleSoft Security Administrator

Responsible for working with functional users in developing security profiles for the Student Administration system. Modules included Recuitment, Admissions, Financial Aid, Financial Accounts, Student Records, and Advising. This was one of my most enjoyable jobs as I was able to work with the various functional users to determine access to the various applications and data behind them in PeopleSoft. Created user reports using SQL.

DePaul University
Data Base and Data Warehouse Group
Sr. Data Warehouse Analyst

Responsible for chosing Extract, Transform and Load tool from Informatica. Implemented data warehouse system using fact and dimension tables per the Kimbal model. Built specific user reports using Informatica Reporting tool.

DePaul University
Portal Team
Sr. Data Warehouse Analyst

Worked with building and maintaining Information Services website. DePaul Events Calendar and Advising modules.

DePaul University
Media Production and Training
Instructional Technology Coordinator

Led and built training for students, faculty and staff. Modules taught about Microsoft Office 2007, i>Clicker assessment tool, BlackBoard Learning Management System, Wimba virtual classroom, Turn It In plagiarsim tool and preparing for Windows 7 and Office 2010 university upgrade.

Information Services at DePaul

 

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Biographical Information

Working in the retail trade, I have learned about customer service and how to treat others. My time spent serving the needs of the Chicago Fire Department were one of the best training opportunities. I have learned to listen to others, frame their issues in a way that we both understand and find a acceptable solution to both.

Fechheimer Brothers Co.
Kale Uniforms, Chicago, IL
Store Manager, 1992-1996

Responsible for designing company systems to provide for all the
Uniform needs of the Chicago Fire Department.

Kale Uniforms, Inc.
Chicago Fire Commissary, 1988-1992

Provided all uniforms for 4,000 Chicago Fire Department personnel.

 

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Educational Information

DePaul University
Masters in Computer Science

Concentrations in Database, and Information Systems

University of Illinois, Chicago
Masters in Business Administration (MBA)

Concentration in Information Systems and Marketing

University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Architecture
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Registered Architect
State of Illinois

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Interests

Learning new technology

Working on a blog about e-Learning here is the link, research on Google applications, selling items on eBay. I am working on a personal website using Apple Mac iLife 11 programs here is that link.

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Last revised: Jan. 25, 2011