Mark McBride
@markmcbride
Senior Business Intelligence architect with 30 years' data warehouse and financial reporting expertise.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Business Intelligence architect with three decades of experience designing and supporting data warehouses and financial reporting systems. I have led large-scale Cognos migrations and administration, built ETL and reporting solutions, and architected integrations using MarkLogic, Redshift, SSRS and Power BI to meet complex government and enterprise requirements.
I excel at translating business requirements into secure, maintainable reporting platforms, deploying governance and data quality solutions, and delivering projects from concept through production. My track record includes upgrading Cognos environments, administering Alation and Anomalo, designing security for sensitive contracts, and driving efficiencies that improve reporting reliability and client satisfaction.
Experience
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Principal Consultant
McBride Consulting, LLC
Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)
Collaborated with clients from concept through final delivery of products and services, increasing client satisfaction by delivering tailored solutions and operational improvements.
Enterprise BI Architect
WPS Health Solutions
Aug 2015 - Jan 2025 (9 years 5 months)
Led support and architecture for enterprise financial reporting in Deltek Cognos, upgraded Cognos 10 to 11 across cloud and on-prem environments, and delivered ETL and data integrations to support payroll, GL, AP/AR and budgeting.
Architected Cognos solutions for financial reporting, administered Cognos and TM1 environments, and built ETL processes in DataStage to deliver claims and underwriting reporting for QBE.
Senior BI Developer
QBE North Americas
Apr 2007 - Dec 2013 (6 years 8 months)
Designed cubes and reports for finance, administered Cognos across environments, migrated multiple Cognos versions and platforms, and implemented report bursting producing 10,000+ PDFs for Salesforce integration.
IT Lead Analyst
Alliant Energy
May 2006 - Apr 2007 (11 months)
Led Cognos upgrades and platform migrations, designed development/test/build Cognos environments, and built reporting to analyze usage and time-entry metrics for BI teams.
Data Architect
Baldwin & Lyons Inc
Nov 2005 - May 2006 (6 months)
Upgraded BusinessObjects XI R2 including reports and universes, configured BCA services, and migrated Red Brick Warehouse data to SQL Server 2005.
Senior Programmer / Analyst
Lands' End
Nov 1999 - Apr 2005 (5 years 5 months)
Performed senior-level programming and analysis supporting enterprise systems and business intelligence functions across retail operations.
Programmer / Analyst
Mutual of Omaha
Jan 1998 - Nov 1999 (1 year 10 months)
Developed and supported distributed computing applications and reporting solutions for insurance operations.
Distributed Computing Support
United States Marine Corps
Oct 1987 - Jan 1998 (10 years 3 months)
Provided distributed computing support including systems administration and technical support during military service.
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