About Me
I’m Will Riley, a Business Intelligence Consultant with Logica.
I started my career as a Management Accountant in the Financial Services arena. After years of frustration in the provision of good Management Information from multiple systems, I discovered the Business Intelligence arena and have since gained considerable experience building Business Intelligence/ Data Warehouse solutions in a variety of business sectors, including Financial Services, Commercial Real Estate and Utilities.
BI Specialties
- Data Warehouse Design & Implementation (SQL 2000 – 2008)
- ETL solutions via SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
- OLAP solutions via SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)
- Analytical reporting using:
- Excel Services
- Performancepoint Services
- Proclarity
- SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
- Crystal Reports and Business Objects
- Sharepoint 2003/2007/2010
- Management Accounting, Budgeting, Forecasting
- Business requirements definition & interpretation
This is a blog about some things I am finding out along the way. It might interest some people…..
Anyway..That’s me above & this is my blog…..
Will
How the devil are you! Congratulations on your new job – sounds a good ‘un. Sorry I haven’t been in contact but I’m a miserable bugger with two small kids and no sleep (still – they’ve got chickenpox now!)
Glad to see you seem to have finally got a position that suits your skills and gives you a fresh challenge (I’ve heard of Prologis for some reason).
I’ve been doing a number of things since leaving Unity including some consultancy work for the likes of Christies and others (which paid very well) and other temp jobs that don’t. I’m currently working in Walton-on-Thames for those frozen people known as Birds Eye. It’s quite a junior job but I’m hoping to be made permanent and work my way from there.
I need to do a fair bit of excel stuff so may peruse the Ozgrid site for the odd pearl of wisdom from your good self! If you have something like an interest calculator for moneymarket instruments let me know! (I’m sure I build one at Unity but I guess I don’t have a copy at home)
No doubt you’re fairly busy at the moment getting to grips with your new job but hope you find the time to go walking occasionally – we may even catch up one day!
Give my best wishes to Charlotte and ‘Nit’
Alistair
ps I lost your number! and although I’m sure I tried ?????@????.com think it came back undeliverable!
Hi Al,
Sure you were not thinking of PROLOGIC, our old banking system guys in Canada??
That’s who I always thought of when people were talking Prologis at first…
Cheers for leaving the note… I have sent you an email! Great to hear from you.
Will
Hello Will,
I’ve seen your name on Oz Grid. (Rickm553) I was just wondering what the Morse Code under your name for.
Hope your well & Thanks for your advice on Ozgrid
Rick
Hi Rick,
I had to translate it myself… it says OzMVP (OzGrid Most Valuable Professional) to be honest it used to just say “.” but people are always messing around with it taking the mick usually.. someone from florida was a Wookie the last time i looked
Cheers,
Will
Hi, my name is Christy and I am currently an intern at a small business intelligence company, LogiXML, working in their Software as a Service division, LogiOnDemand.
My reason for emailing is that I’m curious of your impressions on a new product we are readying for launch. Thought you might be interested as our free software is based on excel data. If you have the opportunity, I’d greatly appreciate it if you took a look. The website is http://www.widgenie.com/. Feel free to register for a free account.
Thanks so much,
Christy
I am Reddy , a Business Intelligence professional from the India . I worked in the Financial Services industry for 3 years before recently joining a Telecom Sector During this time, I have been using software such as Excel,SSRS,SSAS,SSMS,SSIS (MS SQL Server 2008). I am new to SQL Server