Farid Mehovic

Bis 2003, Database Consultant, EntrePro Corporation

San Diego, United States of America

Skills

Information architecture and strategy
Database design and performance
Data warehousing and business intelligence
Senior management

Timeline

Professional experience for Farid Mehovic

  • Current 11 years and 10 months, since Feb 2013

    Founder and Principal Consultant

    EntrePro Corporation

    Leading the company’s consulting engagements at various organizations. • EntrePro Corporation, TX, 2 months; EntrePro research: Database Technology Researcher, evaluating GPU databases. • LMS Listings, Sunnyvale, CA, 14 months; EntrePro contract: Data Warehouse Architect and Data Scientist. • ResMed, San Diego, CA, 6 months; EntrePro contract: Database Performance Consultant. • Equinix, Inc, Redwood City, CA, 11 months; EntrePro contract: Data Migration Architect and Project Manager.

  • 1 year and 7 months, Jul 2015 - Jan 2017

    Sr Data Engineer

    Facebook

    Provided data engineering leadership in big data analytics, ETL, data visualization. • Proposed initial data strategy plans to optimize the complex data eco system through data value analysis, critical data selection, eco system analysis, optimal destination platform, and data governance. • Engineering in analytics and data warehousing, ads, ads interfaces, ETL, ETL architecture and processes, big data. Leading a team of 10 analysts and data engineers, and working with 15 cross-functional partner teams.

  • 1 year, Feb 2012 - Jan 2013

    Head of Data Engineering

    Active Network

  • 1 year and 10 months, May 2010 - Feb 2012

    Sr. Information Architect

    Concerro, Inc.

    Technology VP Advisor and Senior Information Architect Responsible for information modeling, database design, database implementation, system architecture, and production platform operation for company’s scalable SaaS product offering.

  • 4 years, Jul 2006 - Jun 2010

    Database Architect

    Verint Systems

    Technology Director Advisor and Database Architect Responsible for database implementation strategy, performance, development, and process improvements. Enabled scalable solution and considerably improved product performance and process quality and efficiency. Original company joined was a $10M-revenue Exametric, soon acquired by a $200M-revenue Witness Systems, and after that by Verint Inc, resulting in a $600M-revenue organization. The company develops and sells call center software and workforce forecast

  • 1 year and 4 months, Jan 2004 - Apr 2005

    Sr. Manager, Business Intelligence

    HSBC

    Streamlined business intelligence delivery processes, improving quality and efficiency of this department. Managed a group of 40+ information analysts, developers, and managers between San Diego, Chicago, Tampa, and Bangalore in providing business intelligence services to the Auto Finance business unit of HSBC. Organized the support of the business through Decision Support, Data Support, Data Quality, and Corporate Initiatives groups reporting to me. Oversaw development of Auto Finance ODS.

  • 4 years and 4 months, Mar 1999 - Jun 2003

    Chief Architect

    State of Illinois DHS

    Planned, configured, designed, and implemented a 19-node SP2 data warehouse for the Department of Human Services and created their data management evolution strategy. In addition to the technical leadership role for a team of eight employees, contractors, and managers, performed many roles of the senior data warehouse manager, such as data warehouse planning, project management, building the data warehouse department, interacting with the user groups. Designed and developed all components of the DW.

  • 4 years and 11 months, Aug 1998 - Jun 2003

    Database Consultant

    EntrePro Corporation

    Led the company’s consulting engagements at various organizations, ranging from Fortune 500 to government to startups. Led the company’s R&D arm and designed and implemented a high-accuracy data matching tool. Clients: • ResMed • MagCanica • MedAnt Clinical Support System • ACC Consumer Finance • Voice Mail Delivery Company • HSBC Auto Finance • State of Illinois • Sabre

  • 5 years and 1 month, Oct 1994 - Oct 1999

    Manager, Architect

    SABRE

    Achieved 75% profitability for the $10M+ outsourcing contract and thus ensured success of a $53M overall project, with the resulting 30% profitability. Led technical implementation of contract: Sirena-3 Offline Fares Management system, managing a team of six developers and coordinating the effort with the larger team of 30 developers. Placed the system in the framework of SABRE product line. Generalized and enhanced product to meet future customers’ demands.

  • 3 years and 9 months, Jan 1991 - Sep 1994

    Performance Analyst

    IBM

    Hands on performance expert staff member. Redesigned office software product databases that ran on multiple IBM platforms, resulting in multifold improvement in response time and capacity.

  • 12 years and 1 month, Dec 1978 - Dec 1990

    Researcher, Developer, Adjunct Professor

    Universities and Research Centers

Educational background for Farid Mehovic

  • 3 years and 4 months, Dec 1985 - Mar 1989

    Computer Science

    University of California, Los Angeles

    Performance of Database Concurrency Chairman: Leonard Kleinrock

  • 1 year and 3 months, Oct 1984 - Dec 1985

    Computer Science

    University of California, Los Angeles

    Database Management Systems

  • 4 years and 2 months, Sep 1979 - Oct 1983

    Computer Science

    University of Sarajevo

Languages

  • English

    Fluent

  • Bosnian

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  • Croatian

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  • Serbian

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Interests

Basketball
travel
dancing
socializing

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