Grainne Kennedy

Grainne kennedy

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  • About me

    Manager, Data Engineering at Avanade | 20+ years experience delivering solutions | Certified SCRUM Master | Microsoft Certified BI Data Analyst, Fabric Analyst and Data Engineer

  • Education

    • Colaiste

      1988 - 1993
    • Techionista academy

      2022 - 2022
      Microsoft azure certified data & ai-track information technology

      After completing this track I will have obtained the following Microsoft Certificates:Microsoft AZ-900 Azure FundamentalsMicrosoft PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst AssociateMicrosoft DP-203 Data Engineering on Microsoft AzureMoreover, this track covers Python (coding, cleaning, and importing data), SQL (joining data and relational databases), Database Design, Data visualization(in python, Matplotlib, and Seaborn), and building and maintaining Data pipelines.

    • Technological university of the shannon, athlone campus

      1993 - 1995
      National certificates in business studies
    • Technological university of the shannon, athlone campus

      1996 - 1997
      Bachelor of business studies degree specialising in it
    • Technological university of the shannon, athlone campus

      1997 - 1998
      Post graduate diploma in computing
    • Technological university of the shannon, athlone campus

      1995 - 1996
      National diploma in business studies
  • Experience

    • First active

      Sept 1998 - Feb 2001
      Analyst programmer

      Member of the Client Server Department where my responsibilities included providing ongoing maintenance, enhancement and support of Branch software applications PB v5.3.MsSqlserver 6.5 and RFS (FAA, Earl, COBOL, JLC). I was also chosen to work on two projects that were outsourced to software consulting companies which introduced me to new development methodologies & skills and were I gained in-dept knowledge of complex business processes.First Active Teller SystemPart of FPSVoyager’s development team, which migrated First Actives FACTS Teller system to a Thin Client Application Architecture using FPSVoyager proprietary development framework (Visual Studio 2003 with C++, PowerBuilder, XML, SNA Server, COMTI) and SQL 2000 as database back end.The final solution deployed for First Active delivered a wide range of branch functionality to support both front and back-office processes for a variety of account types and was highly flexible and responsive to change. My transition into project team was very smooth without any formal framework training and following First Actives decision to relocate I was asked by FPSVoyager to join them on a permanent basis.Broker DesktopPart of Vision’s Development team which developed & integrated a new Case Management Workflow tool for the Broker departmentPowerBuilder, SQL Server, Excel’97, MSQuery, Visual Basic for Excel. Show less

    • Netvoyager

      Feb 2001 - Jan 2022
      Snr software developer

      Netvoyager is an innovative software solutions company that rapidly design, develop & deploy custom integrated solutions that enhance growth, reduce costs & improves productivity for their clients. Projects involved designing, developing & testing business rules, front-end screens, database objects & XML message interfaces using netvoyager proprietary development framework & agile methodologies. The framework provides a secure multi-thread multi-user environment and was designed to be scalable and distributable. It is based on the n-tier architecture model and was built using component technology. Because each layer is pre-architected my focus was on building the client-specific content rather than building each component and its interactions from scratch.Fully involved in all stages of the System Development Lifecycle – combining Analysis, Project and Release Management, Operational Support, Development, Database and Application Administration all within an Agile environment.Managed development and support requests for an eCommerce web application (C++ and HTML) and SQL database that hosts 16 million products from 25 suppliers throughout Europe. Real-time ERP integration and XML SOAP message exchange support along with ad hoc query, troubleshooting and reporting on SQL 2019 database.Visual Studio with C++, SQL Server, Dreamweaver (HTML) or PowerBuilder, IIS and XML.Projects IncludeRUBIX Inventory & Order Management SystemHSNPF ORPA ( Online Recording of Partnership Activities website)CapitalG Bank Teller System First Active Teller & Online System... to name just a few!See Project details below Show less

    • Avanade

      May 2022 - now
      • Manager

        Dec 2023 - now
      • Snr Consultant, Data Engineering

        May 2022 - Dec 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications