TRANSFORMING DATA
TO DRIVE BUSINESS
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June 2010: Intersect partners with Expressor Software, the leader in semantic data integration.
May 2010: Intersect launches new website
March 2010: Intersect launches Facebook and LinkedIn groups
January 2010: Intersect creates separate lines of business for staff augmentation and off-shore
October 2009: Intersect spins off sister company Hosted Analytic Services, LLC
Intersect Solutions provides a range of data integration services delivered by talented consultants. We are experts in big data challenges and have provided consulting services for nearly a decade.
SERVICES
SERVICE OFFERINGS
Since 2001, Intersect Solutions, LLC has provided high quality Premium Consulting services. These services include full life-cycle development as well as exceptional enterprise level data architecture, technical leadership, development, and quality assurance.Based on market demand, we have adjusted our offering to better meet the needs of our clients. These offerings are broken into the following service lines:Premium ConsultingBI Staff AugmentationOff-Shore Development
Since 2001, Intersect Solutions, LLC has provided high quality Premium Consulting services. These services include full life-cycle development as well as exceptional enterprise level data architecture, technical leadership, development, and quality assurance.
Based on market demand, we have adjusted our offering to better meet the needs of our clients. These offerings are broken into the following service lines:
PREMIUM CONSULTING
The Premium Consulting services offered by Intersect Solutions are based on a commitment to disciplined and predictable software development. Our development process includes a proven Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology called the Intersect Foundation.We believe that successful software development is the result of the proper combination of a few key ingredients. These ingredients are management leadership, technology leadership, project experience, understanding of best practice, and utilization of a proven methodology.Our methodology and skills enable us to successfully assist clients with the following services:Strategy AssessmentsEnterprise ArchitectureBI Application DevelopmentData Integration Development
The Premium Consulting services offered by Intersect Solutions are based on a commitment to disciplined and predictable software development. Our development process includes a proven Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodology called the Intersect Foundation.
We believe that successful software development is the result of the proper combination of a few key ingredients. These ingredients are management leadership, technology leadership, project experience, understanding of best practice, and utilization of a proven methodology.
Our methodology and skills enable us to successfully assist clients with the following services:
BI STAFFING
Do you have staff augmentation insurance?Staff augmentation is the addition of consultants with specialized skills to existing project teams. These consultants are often independent or pseudo-independently providing services. Staff augmentation firms serve as a broker to connect these resources with client demands.Intersect has developed a great reputation over the past decade for exceptional data integration services. Over the years, we have established relationships with consulting talent in the following areas of expertise:Enterprise ArchitectureTechnical LeadershipData Integration Developers (ETL, EAI, ELT)Quality AssuranceBI Report DevelopmentYour InsuranceBusiness demands or technology challenges can put your project at risk. In these high pressure circumstances, our clients have the ability to quickly engage Premium Consulting “as needed” to mitigate risk. This high availability access to intellectual property and experienced talent, provides insurance that project objectives are met.Our Premium Consulting has exceptional skills and expertise in the following technology areas:ArchitectureDesign/Development TechniquesAb Initio TechnologyMicrosoft Technology
Do you have staff augmentation insurance?
Staff augmentation is the addition of consultants with specialized skills to existing project teams. These consultants are often independent or pseudo-independently providing services. Staff augmentation firms serve as a broker to connect these resources with client demands.
Intersect has developed a great reputation over the past decade for exceptional data integration services. Over the years, we have established relationships with consulting talent in the following areas of expertise:
Your Insurance
Business demands or technology challenges can put your project at risk. In these high pressure circumstances, our clients have the ability to quickly engage Premium Consulting “as needed” to mitigate risk. This high availability access to intellectual property and experienced talent, provides insurance that project objectives are met.
Our Premium Consulting has exceptional skills and expertise in the following technology areas:
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OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT
The off-shore development offered by Intersect Solutions is based on a decade of experience and focus on data integration. We can provide a combination of design, development, and testing. Our off-shore development focuses on:Ab Initio (Full product suite) Microsoft (BI technology stack) Quality Assurance
The off-shore development offered by Intersect Solutions is based on a decade of experience and focus on data integration. We can provide a combination of design, development, and testing.
Our off-shore development focuses on:
PREMIUM
STAFF AUG
OFF-SHORE
To learn more about these offerings, please contact us at:
info_intersectsolutions.com
INDUSTRY EXPERTISE
Intersect Solutions has experience across a wide range of industries which serves as a foundation of knowledge relating to business processes, data relationships, and industy considerations for compliance and regulation.
Insurance
Extensive Insurance industry experience
Online Commerce
Experts in Web Behavior analysis platforms
Retail
We know retail operations
The Travelers Insurance: Ab Initio architecture and development
CNA Insurance:
Informatica architecture
Extensive work in online commerce working with very large analytic platforms
Extensive work with the Neilsen Company.
Our staff has retail experience: Sears, Walgreens, Kroger,
and Williams Sonoma
INSURANCE
Intersect Solutions has been active in the insurance industry which has a set of common challenges.
We have practical experience working through these challenges and we have participated in the architecture and implementation of these solutions.
Intersect solutions has experience in the architecture, design, technical leadership, and development of large insurance companies. Our engagements have included work with personal lines, business insurance, and claims consolidation.
Case Study
ONLINE COMMERCE
In today's business environment, eCommerce is essential as a channel for customer service, consumer sales, business to business interactions, and advertising. Intersect has deep experience capturing online behavior for clients with massive site traffic. This experience includes an understanding of how this information is used for strategic objectives that drive more business, higher revenues, and reduction in fraud.
Whether you are seeking guidance and strategic direction on leveraging the power of analytics or you are in process of implementing components of the plan, Intersect brings the experience required to reduce the risk associated with the complexities of this system.
RETAIL
Intersect solutions has domain expertise in the retail industry. This exerpience includes developing category planning analytics, building Point of Sale (POS) data collection platforms, and development of large scale data platforms.
In addition to staff with Hands on experience working directly with retailers, Intersect has engaged on the market research apect of retailing.
OTHER VERTICALS
The skills and techniques that we employ add value to many industries. Our clients include some of the best names in global business. Our customer base consists of Fortune 100 companies within the Retail, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Market Research, and Telecommunications industries.
INSURANCE - CASE STUDY
Background
With more than one million business and professional policyholders, this world-class agent owned insurance firm is one of the largest in the United States. It offers a broad array of commercial and consumer insurance products and services.
Business Challenge
To remain competitive in the industry, the client needed to access consolidated agent and claim data to improve underwriting and improve overall risk assessment. In the current situation, the client was unable to obtain this data efficiently due to the data residing on disparate systems.
How Intersect Solutions Helped
When faced with the major objective of integrating this information, this client reached out to Intersect. Intersect drove the design and implementation for an EAI/ETL architecture that solves the agent and claim data disparity and also allows for better underwriting, increased revenue and decreased overall risk. Intersect led the architecture, design, and development required for the Property and Casualty Business (P&C) to remain competitive in the industry.
RETAIL - CASE STUDY
The client is the worlds leading provider of marketing information, audience measurement, and business media products and services.
The business challenge was to achieve the strategic vision of consolidating technologies across the organization to provide a single user experience and more manageable environment.
Service Line:
Program / Project Management
Intersect reviewed the existing strategy, and engaged the customer with several joint sessions to ensure that the desired stategic message was precisely communicated. Leveraging our internal methodology for projects, the Intersect Foundation, Intersect created a plan to develop and deploy a solution based on the client strategy. The solution included best of breed technologies that were scaled to meet increasing demand for services. The project was delivered on time and within budget. Most importantly, the solution met the strategic goals and the client was able to realize the following value:
Increased revenue
Increased Global Penetration within their Market Space
Increased Brand Identity
Increased Overall Quality of Services they Could now Offer
Additional Advantages
Where others failed, Intersect succeeded. This was a clear win for the sponsor, project teams, and the corporation through meeting executive vision for delivery.
INDUSTRY
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Intersect Solutions is a thought leader in the business intelligence and data integration space. We provide guidance, leadership, and direction to some of the most strategic initiatives at our Fortune 500 clients. This leadership is captured in our Intersect Foundation development methodology and various best practice guides.In addition to the process and best practice thought leadership. Intersect Solutions provides product specific leadership in Ab Initio and Informatica implementations. We have long lasting relationships and deep experience with these products and product vendors. These relationships and our successes have allowed us to make a commitment to supporting their product suites.
Intersect Solutions is a thought leader in the business intelligence and data integration space. We provide guidance, leadership, and direction to some of the most strategic initiatives at our Fortune 500 clients. This leadership is captured in our Intersect Foundation development methodology and various best practice guides.
In addition to the process and best practice thought leadership. Intersect Solutions provides product specific leadership in Ab Initio and Informatica implementations. We have long lasting relationships and deep experience with these products and product vendors. These relationships and our successes have allowed us to make a commitment to supporting their product suites.
INTERSECT FOUNDATION
In an era of commoditized development, Intersect maintains a focus on delivering complete data warehouse End-to-End Solutions. Our senior management provides vision and direction for new application development and our seasoned staff delivers consistent results through structured design and development.Our approach exemplifies the importance of a proven methodology. Through years of experience, Intersect has developed the Intersect Foundation, a phased delivery approach designed to provide consistent, high quality, data warehouse delivery results. We follow key principals and best practices within the following phases to maximize your application potential:VISION (Sponsorship & Planning)Create/Review Vision Document (Project Charter)Conceptual Data ModelCapture Existing ExpectationsProject Team DefinitionREQUIREMENTS (Defining the Solution)Functional Requirements DocumentMetric CatalogETL Program CatalogOLAP Interface RequirementsLogical Data ModelTechnical EnvironmentDESIGN (Preparing for Development)ETL Code SpecificationsOLAP Interface Program CatalogPhysical Data ModelEstablish Development EnvironmentDEVELOPMENT (Building the Solution)Coded ETL ModulesCoded OLAP ModulesUnit & IntegrationEstablish Production EnvironmentDEPLOYMENT (Moving into Production)Scheduling and AutomationUser Acceptance Testing (UAT)Production Support Manual
In an era of commoditized development, Intersect maintains a focus on delivering complete data warehouse End-to-End Solutions. Our senior management provides vision and direction for new application development and our seasoned staff delivers consistent results through structured design and development.
Our approach exemplifies the importance of a proven methodology. Through years of experience, Intersect has developed the Intersect Foundation, a phased delivery approach designed to provide consistent, high quality, data warehouse delivery results. We follow key principals and best practices within the following phases to maximize your application potential:
VISION (Sponsorship & Planning)
REQUIREMENTS (Defining the Solution)
DESIGN (Preparing for Development)
DEVELOPMENT (Building the Solution)
DEPLOYMENT (Moving into Production)
TECHNOLOGIES
Technical Expertise Intersect strives to remain competitive in the marketplace through utilization of the leading data warehouse technologies. Our team is experienced in the full range of technologies commonly found in the market. Our capabilities include the architecture and design of solutions that incorporate one to many of the listed technology solutions. Extract, Transform, & Load (ETL) SoftwareAb Initio Co>Operating SystemInformatica PowerCenterPL/SQL Custom SolutionsInformation Builders Data MigratorInfosphere (Ascential) Enterprise Data Integration SuitePentaho Data Integration (Open Source)Microsoft SQL Server Integration ServicesDatabase TechnologiesNCRs TeradataOracleIBMs DB2IBMs DB2 UDB EEEMicrosoft SQL ServerSybaseData Delivery (Reporting Tools)Information Builders WebFOCUSCOGNOSBusiness ObjectsMicroStrategyActuateData ModelingERWinPowerDesignerToad Data Modeler
Technical Expertise
Intersect strives to remain competitive in the marketplace through utilization of the leading data warehouse technologies. Our team is experienced in the full range of technologies commonly found in the market. Our capabilities include the architecture and design of solutions that incorporate one to many of the listed technology solutions.
Extract, Transform, & Load (ETL) Software
Database Technologies
Data Delivery (Reporting Tools)
Data Modeling
LITERATURE
Corporate Brochure
Intersect Overview (June 2010 / 83 Kb)
Mid-Market Case Studies
Assessment - Industrial Supply (63 Kb)
Assessment - Regional Telecom (63 Kb)
ABOUT INTERSECT
Intersect is a consulting firm headquartered in Chicago and founded in 2001 by Matthew Everett Krudop. Since 2001, Intersect has maintained steady growth and has successfully delivered business value to its clients.Intersect has established a reputation for delivering consistent results across a wide range of technologies and existing applications. We pride ourselves on the commitment to design, process, and methodology that allows us to remain independent of any single technology.Intersect has clients located throughout the United States with a regional office located in San Jose, CA.
Intersect is a consulting firm headquartered in Chicago and founded in 2001 by Matthew Everett Krudop. Since 2001, Intersect has maintained steady growth and has successfully delivered business value to its clients.
Intersect has established a reputation for delivering consistent results across a wide range of technologies and existing applications. We pride ourselves on the commitment to design, process, and methodology that allows us to remain independent of any single technology.
Intersect has clients located throughout the United States with a regional office located in San Jose, CA.
VISION
To our clients: Our mission is to be a trusted partner that is relied upon to drive growth and profitability utilizing technology driven business intelligence and improved information management.To our employees: Our mission is to provide a professional, ethical, and challenging environment that continually improves their sense of self worth and their value to the business market. We lead best practices and consistently deliver high quality results through the following characteristics:Delivery. Our teams get it done! This ability to execute allows our client's executive teams to move ahead in an fficient and predictable manner.Quality. Our adherence to quality is unsurpassed in the data warehousing industry. Intersect's proven methodology, the Intersect Foundation, delivers consistent and complete results, avoiding many costly and time consuming missteps that are common in Data Warehouse implementations. Our consultants are held to a high standard of professionalism and quality with each client we serve.Dedication. Our dedicated focus provides perspective uncommon in the marketplace, which gives us the insight to offer creative solutions to our client's problems.Experience. Our experience with complicated and high volume architectures is highly sought after in the market. When working in these challenging environments, our clients cannot afford the time lost to poorly designed and constructed applications.
To our clients: Our mission is to be a trusted partner that is relied upon to drive growth and profitability utilizing technology driven business intelligence and improved information management.
To our employees: Our mission is to provide a professional, ethical, and challenging environment that continually improves their sense of self worth and their value to the business market.
We lead best practices and consistently deliver high quality results through the following characteristics:
Delivery. Our teams get it done! This ability to execute allows our client's executive teams to move ahead in an fficient and predictable manner.
Quality. Our adherence to quality is unsurpassed in the data warehousing industry. Intersect's proven methodology, the Intersect Foundation, delivers consistent and complete results, avoiding many costly and time consuming missteps that are common in Data Warehouse implementations. Our consultants are held to a high standard of professionalism and quality with each client we serve.
Dedication. Our dedicated focus provides perspective uncommon in the marketplace, which gives us the insight to offer creative solutions to our client's problems.
Experience. Our experience with complicated and high volume architectures is highly sought after in the market. When working in these challenging environments, our clients cannot afford the time lost to poorly designed and constructed applications.
LEADERSHIP
Matthew Everett KrudopPartner / CEOMatthew E. Krudop began Intersect Solutions in 2001 with a handful of clients who believed in him and his reputation for quality work and long-range vision in data warehousing. Since then, Intersect Solutions has continued to attract prestigious names in corporate America and employ top talent. Before starting Intersect Solutions, Matthew had practiced data warehousing at Ernst & Young, Deloitte Consulting, and a regional data warehousing boutique firm. Matthew's hands-on experience across all facets of data warehousing, combined with his true entrepreneurial spirit, creates an atmosphere of excellence that continues to inspire clients and employees alike. Under his strategic guidance, Intersect Solutions has quickly matured into a company to watch with impressive year-over-year growth. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas, Austin. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -E. Denning DahlPartner / CTO Dr. Dahl holds a doctorate from Stanford University in Theoretical High-Energy Physics. Before joining Intersect Solution in 2001, Denny put his passion for business intelligence to the test at top companies, including Thinking Machines Corporation, Ab Initio Corporation, AT&T, Teradata, and Strategic Technologies & Systems (STS).Denny has 26 years of development experience in a broad range of high-performance computing environments. He specializes in architecture and development with an emphasis on large data volume and high-performance distributed RDBMS environments. In his core role at Intersect Solutions, Denny ensures the quality and consistency of data warehouse architectures across Intersect's client base. He is also the Practice Lead for Intersect's EAI & ETL Implementation service line. In addition to his Ph.D., Denny holds an M.S. degree in Physics from Stanford University and a B.A. degree in Physics and Mathematics from Rice University. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michelle ClarsonDirector of Talent Acquisition Michelle leads the talent acquisition for Intersect Solutions and their subsidiary, Hosted Analytic Services, LLC. Prior to joining Intersect in 2006, Michelle began her professional career with a boutique staffing firm placing permanent and temporary resources for distinguished companies. Over the years, she has developed an expertise in recognizing top talent in niche markets. She has a demonstrated track record in the identification and recruitment of high performing individuals.Michelle has also played a significant role in establishing a formal talent acquisition practice for Intersect and is a key contributor to the continuous growth and improvement of the process. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Bowling Green State University. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and the Human Capital Institute.
Matthew Everett Krudop
Partner / CEO
Matthew E. Krudop began Intersect Solutions in 2001 with a handful of clients who believed in him and his reputation for quality work and long-range vision in data warehousing. Since then, Intersect Solutions has continued to attract prestigious names in corporate America and employ top talent. Before starting Intersect Solutions, Matthew had practiced data warehousing at Ernst & Young, Deloitte Consulting, and a regional data warehousing boutique firm.
Matthew's hands-on experience across all facets of data warehousing, combined with his true entrepreneurial spirit, creates an atmosphere of excellence that continues to inspire clients and employees alike. Under his strategic guidance, Intersect Solutions has quickly matured into a company to watch with impressive year-over-year growth. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas, Austin.
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E. Denning Dahl
Partner / CTO
Dr. Dahl holds a doctorate from Stanford University in Theoretical High-Energy Physics. Before joining Intersect Solution in 2001, Denny put his passion for business intelligence to the test at top companies, including Thinking Machines Corporation, Ab Initio Corporation, AT&T, Teradata, and Strategic Technologies & Systems (STS).
Denny has 26 years of development experience in a broad range of high-performance computing environments. He specializes in architecture and development with an emphasis on large data volume and high-performance distributed RDBMS environments. In his core role at Intersect Solutions, Denny ensures the quality and consistency of data warehouse architectures across Intersect's client base. He is also the Practice Lead for Intersect's EAI & ETL Implementation service line. In addition to his Ph.D., Denny holds an M.S. degree in Physics from Stanford University and a B.A. degree in Physics and Mathematics from Rice University.
Michelle Clarson
Director of Talent Acquisition
Michelle leads the talent acquisition for Intersect Solutions and their subsidiary, Hosted Analytic Services, LLC. Prior to joining Intersect in 2006, Michelle began her professional career with a boutique staffing firm placing permanent and temporary resources for distinguished companies. Over the years, she has developed an expertise in recognizing top talent in niche markets. She has a demonstrated track record in the identification and recruitment of high performing individuals.
Michelle has also played a significant role in establishing a formal talent acquisition practice for Intersect and is a key contributor to the continuous growth and improvement of the process. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Bowling Green State University. She is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and the Human Capital Institute.
JOIN OUR TEAM
At Intersect, we strive to create an environment that recognizes talent and rewards productive and professional work. Our mission is to provide a professional, ethical, and challenging atmosphere for our staff that will continually improve their sense of self worth, and their value to the business market.As thought leaders in the industry, we are continuously being sought after to work on innovative and challenging data integration projects for our clients. Therefore, if you share our passion for success and are interested in joining us on these exciting assignments, please visit our career center to learn more about job opportunities at Intersect. INTERSECT CAREERS
At Intersect, we strive to create an environment that recognizes talent and rewards productive and professional work. Our mission is to provide a professional, ethical, and challenging atmosphere for our staff that will continually improve their sense of self worth, and their value to the business market.
As thought leaders in the industry, we are continuously being sought after to work on innovative and challenging data integration projects for our clients.
Therefore, if you share our passion for success and are interested in joining us on these exciting assignments, please visit our career center to learn more about job opportunities at Intersect.
INTERSECT CAREERS
CONTACT US
Chicago, IL10 S. Riverside PLaza, Ste 1800Chicago, IL 60606(312) 267-4100info_IntersectSolutions.comSan Jose, CA75 E. Santa ClaraSte # 1215San Jose, CA 95113(408) 998-2875
Chicago, IL
10 S. Riverside PLaza, Ste 1800
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 267-4100
info_IntersectSolutions.com
San Jose, CA
75 E. Santa Clara
Ste # 1215
San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 998-2875
CAREERS
