software engineer

developer

delivery analyst

solution architect

senior developer

Acxiom

●	Gathered the Requirement from the business user and prepared the program specification and design document for the development of the CEMR Application.
●	Involved in analyzing the root cause for the missing data and providing the missing data from the Extracts for Testing.
●	Extensively worked in providing updated records of the patients on weekly basis by comparing the with the previously-Exported patients records.
●	Involved in keeping track of previously-Exported patients and archived them for future reference purpose.
●	Involved in writing Procedures, Functions, Triggers, Packages, Cursors, Dynamic SQLs, Views and data loading using TOAD and SQL Loader utility for new/enhance requirements.
●	Designed the forms for front end interface for the users using Forms 6i.
●	Developed number of Reports like parameterized reports, cross tab reports, and sub reports according to the client requirement using Reports 6i.
●	Created the custom tables to import the Patient’s data and insert into the database tables.
●	Extracted the data from Oracle, Flat Files, Transformed (Implemented required Business Logic) and Loaded into the target Data warehouse using SSIS.
●	Experience in ETL and data integration experience in developing ETL mappings and scripts using SSIS services.
●	Extensively used DTS package in Migration of the data from the previous timesheet database in SQL Server database to Oracle 10g.
●	Extensively involved in tuning the queries and applying hints for faster and better performance of the SQL queries.
●	Used Perl Scripting in moving the files faster to the Archive folders.
●	Used FTP to transfer the files into different servers as per needed by the business users.
●	Involved in preparing BRD, functional document, user document, process flow diagram and flow charts. 
●	Involved in preparing test plans, unit testing, System integration testing, implementation and maintenance.

New hires start off with 3 weeks paid time off.  15+ year veterans get almost 7 weeks paid time off.  Nothing else special about the Downers Grove campus.  Morale is terribly low, lay-offs take place during the middle of the work day.  No advance notice is given, they just visit you at your desk and tell you to leave.  Terrible work/life balance, EVERYONE is on call.  Some folks put in 100+ hour weeks on a regular basis.  

If you end up on the "wrong" team, you will be expected to learn how to support Acxiom-specific/proprietary technology without any training.  If you ask certain people for help with these proprietary things, they will tell you to "google it" - fully knowing google will not help.  There is  a culture in some areas where folks are very protective of knowledge, and don't want to help you in order to make themselves seem more valuable to the company.  

Lots of backstabbing and gossip here, some of the men gossip worse than the women.  The cafe is a bit overpriced and the food is not so great.  The pay is slightly above average, but they post any job opening on a bulletin board and include the salary range for the position.  So when you're hired, anyone that has viewed the job posting will know your salary range.  

This place is just like any other place.  If management doesn't like you, you're screwed.  There are some genuinely good people here, the trick is finding them.  The hardest part of the job was convincing myself not to quit every morning.  This was a completely miserable experience being stuck on a "team" that competed against me rather than work together.  I would only go back as a last step before foreclosure.

At Acxiom we had multiple systems we worked in and had to be logged into everyday. There were very critical times sometimes through out the day and sometimes if you were on call you could get a calls though out the night if something critical happened at night and you could be on a critical call anywhere between 30 mins to 3 hours. Then we would have to write an incident report as to what the problem was and what we did to solve it.

Management was pretty good. I really liked my team leader he was fair and treated everyone the same and showed respect and compassion. I enjoyed working with everyone on my team from the day and night crew I always get along with everyone and found out may years ago it is best to treat everyone the same no matter what because you never know what struggles they may have going on in their life.

The hardest part about the job I would say would be when we would have several critical situations at one time and we have higher up people wanting to know what caused the problem and wanting it fixed right now and they don't under stand that we are doing all that we can. But you can't let a little stress ruin your day. 

Most enjoyable part is not letting those machines out smart you! and getting everything running like was before things crashed and making sure that everyone is happy. As long as our clients were happy and they weren't losing money because of an update they had I was happy. Clients and Customers always come first!

Imagine yourself-- a new intern-- replacing your predecessor that had done the simple, yet time consuming process, which you were about to inherit, for almost a year.  The process itself had existed for the better part of five years.  The team you're joining: 10 to 20 year veterans that had performed the same job, or one very similar for a decade or more each.  You'd likely feel a pressure to bring positive changes in order to make yourself stand out, right?

I learned the main process of my role in just under a week.  Any ideas I had to change it were largely shot down by my manager (again, someone who had been in charge of the same team for almost 10 years).  It took forever, but eventually I made changes that decreased the time it took to fulfill my role by almost half, and yet I still felt an underwhelming sense of appreciation for trying to make my role more efficient and accurate.  Needless to say, the pressure I once felt going into the position melted, only to give way to a sense that I should adopt an approach of complacency.

My review could be biased, as my specific role was undying in its monotony and unyielding in its eye-rolling, boredom-causing, repetitive tasks.  I enjoy nothing more than problem solving; however, management seemed entirely content to capitulate to the notion that their problems weren't worth the time and effort it took to solve them.

This used to be the best place to work in the area.  Over the past few years it has been in a state of rapid decline.

Pros – The flexible work life balance options such as working from home keep most associates at Acxiom. For someone like me, that isn't an option so it doesn't offer a benefit.

Cons – Nevermind the low pay and office politics. Google "Acxiom layoffs". 'Nuf said.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop laying off your most talented people, long-timers, and those of us in the "50+ club." Keep at least a few experienced experts around to mentor the bright young talent you're bringing in at unbelievably low pay rates. Don't brag about increased stock prices one day then announce another round of layoffs the very next week. It looks shady, and your poor cost cutting decisions affect the morale of those of us who stay and were once dedicated employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Management may not have a full understanding of the actual work a team does. The work did provide some knowledge gain, but will stall quicker than expected. Very few new techs being applied in places where the benefit heavily outweighs the effort to implement The culture is generally on the relaxed side (mostly casual dress code).The people are the most enjoyable part of working at the company, very few unpleasant colleagues at the company. The work flow is 99% go, go, go with nearly non-existent downtime outside of taking vacation/paid time off.Luckily the work environment allows working from home and a very relaxed policy on taking personal time. The company isn't a bad location for a young college student to start, but the person will quickly see that tenure outweighs potential.

A typical day consisted of being in contact with the customers, be it via phone or email, to ensure that we provided them with the medical mailing lists that best suited their needs.
Higher management was located in the main offices in Arkansas and Chicago while our direct management was located in our office in New Jersey. Management in the New Jersey office were laid back and confident in their employees abilities to get the job done and keep the customers happy.
My co-workers all got along and pitched in to get the job done, whether or not it was "their job".
I would say the hardest part of the job was when the computer system went down, as that was how we did all of our business.
The most enjoyable part of the job was the camaraderie between departments. We worked hard, but we also played hard - there was a dart board for us to use when things were slow or just to blow off steam.

The marketing half of the company is completely separate from the outsourcing half. There is poor collaboration between the two organizations. The outsourcing organization offers a cloud solution without fully understanding the market.
The pricing is on the high end and the offerings are very narrow and inflexible, significantly limiting their ability to compete with other comparable companies.
The company does get involved with the community and offers paid volunteer time and exercise classes on campus.The salaries are good and in the 35-60k range for most jobs.
I did enjoy most of the people I worked with during my time there but there is no job security. People are laid off every time the company loses money.

I was told that so long as my work was complete, I could work from home since I lived over 50 miles away. Though I still preferred to make the one hour drive every day because I really enjoyed working at the office. They provided me with all the necessary items I needed to complete my job and gave me anything I requested. I was promoted within the first year I was there and received two raises. The environment was enjoyable to work with. The people were very friendly and the management treated you like a person instead of a number. The hardest part of the job was meeting many deadlines at the same time, but that is normal for any high demand job. 

Typical day is high paced starting with pre-day e-mail and report reviews.  Follow up calls with clients, internal areas like development, operations, leadership, etc. in identifying any outstanding deliverable or availability issues. It's a world of constant change and re-inventing yourself.  Management is focused on NextGen and future vision of the company as a SaaS company. The co-workers are excellent to work with and are focused on the issues and not individuals.  

The hardest part of the job is the multiple business drivers and the fast paced change environment.  

The most enjoyable is the opportunity to constantly learn and adapt. To accomplish and drive success in everything you do. To know that what you accomplished ... made a difference.

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