About the Reviewer

Shekar Kadur has over 23 years experience in Information Systems specifically managing complete system development life cycle of projects involving Databases, Data warehousing, Business Intelligence, OLAP, SAP, and Enterprise Management Reporting applications in the automotive, finance, utility, retail, and health care industries.

He is a certified PMP (Project Management Professional), a certified Hyperion instructor and a consultant proficient with all Oracle and Hyperion toolsets (Essbase, Planning). He is extremely proficient in project/program management of applications using Oracle, Hyperion, SAP, SAPBW, Business Objects, and Web-based technologies. He has consulted, deployed, and managed IT projects in Ford Motor Company, Ford Motor Credit Corporation (Ford Credit), General Motors, Daimler Chrysler Financial Corporation, Daimler Chrysler, Consumers Energy, Guardian Industries, Oakwood Health Systems, General Dynamics, Management Technologies Inc, TRW, Constellation Brands Inc, Johnson Controls Inc, Deloitte Consulting, and Capgemini Inc.

He has delivered lectures on Data Warehousing, Datamarts, Oracle, and Hyperion toolset in Michigan, USA, and London, UK.

Venkatakrishnan J is a well-known Oracle Business Intelligence expert who has diverse customer implementation experience. He has contributed over 350 technical articles through his blog http://oraclebizint.wordpress.com. He is well known for his custom integration techniques across different toolsets. He has over 7 years of Oracle Business Intelligence experience.