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Continuus Technologies Adds 3 Engineers to Business Intelligence Practice

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Continuus Technologies, an information technology firm specializing in Business Intelligence and Data Science, has added 3 new employees to its Business Intelligence practice. Bridgette Burlingame has joined Continuus Technologies as Senior Business Intelligence Engineer, and Rachel Burge and Brent Endres have joined the firm as Business Intelligence Engineers. In their new roles; Burlingame, Burge, and Endres will work closely with clients to deliver analytical solutions that provide insights and support for business decisions.

“Bridgette, Rachel, and Brent make great additions to our fast-growing Business Intelligence practice,” states Matt Moeser, Principal. “Their experiences with Alteryx, Tableau, and business analysis will allow Continuus Technologies to continue to support our clients’ abilities to ask and answer metrics-based questions.”

About Continuus Technologies

Continuus Technologies is an enterprise data management, business intelligence, and analytics consulting firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are a collaborative team of forward-thinking data experts, solving challenging business questions for clients across the healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing industries. We deliver simple insights from complex data, accelerating our clients’ access to usable data and leveraging the data already at their fingertips. From road-mapping and strategizing to implementation and support, we do the heavy lifting and take care of the nitty gritty details of our clients’ data so their teams can focus on the big picture and continuously deliver value to the business.

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Continuus Technologies Adds Senior Business Intelligence Engineer

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Continuus Technologies, an information technology firm specializing in Business Intelligence and Data Science, has added Salim Fadel as Senior Business Intelligence Engineer. In his new role, Fadel will collaborate with Continuus’ Business Intelligence team as the company works with clients to modernize their business intelligence and analytics programs. His areas of expertise include design of products using SQL, Alteryx, Tableau and experience with large data sets, with additional experience focusing on the healthcare industry.

“Sal has an extensive background diagnosing and solving systems, process, and workflow challenges. His experience with both Tableau and Alteryx make him an ideal addition to our Business Intelligence practice,” stated Matt Moeser, Principal.  

About Continuus Technologies

Continuus Technologies is an enterprise data management, business intelligence, and analytics consulting firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are a collaborative team of forward-thinking data experts, solving challenging business questions for clients across the healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing industries. We deliver simple insights from complex data, accelerating our clients’ access to usable data and leveraging the data already at their fingertips. From road-mapping and strategizing to implementation and support, we do the heavy lifting and take care of the nitty gritty details of our clients’ data so their teams can focus on the big picture and continuously deliver value to the business.

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Continuus Technologies Adds Vice President

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Continuus Technologies, an information technology firm specializing in Business Intelligence and Data Science, has added Andy Siefkes as Vice President – Client and Business Development. In his new role, Siefkes will be focusing on expanding the firm’s Business Intelligence consulting services.

“Andy’s background in forming executive relationships, agile project management, and marketing will provide our fast-growing Business Intelligence practice with improved client experiences,” states Matt Moeser, Principal. “His understanding of modern business intelligence and finance technology as well as business development opportunities will support our company as we continue our rapid growth trajectory.”

About Continuus Technologies

Continuus Technologies is an enterprise data management, business intelligence, and analytics consulting firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are a collaborative team of forward-thinking data experts, solving challenging business questions for clients across the healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing industries. We deliver simple insights from complex data, accelerating our clients’ access to usable data and leveraging the data already at their fingertips. From road-mapping and strategizing to implementation and support, we do the heavy lifting and take care of the nitty gritty details of our clients’ data so their teams can focus on the big picture and continuously deliver value to the business.

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Continuus Technologies Becomes Wisconsin’s Only Certified Tableau Training Company

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In October 2017, Continuus completed the process to become the only certified Tableau trainer in Wisconsin. This certification enhances the company’s knowledge base and will allow Continuus to offer public training sessions across the state.

Continuus is now certified to teach the Desktop I course. The two-day classroom sessions provide 16 hours of hands-on, interactive Tableau training that can build or enhance the skills of beginning and intermediate Tableau users.

Desktop 1 is a fundamental course in which attendees learn about Tableau. Material covered in the class includes the techniques to:

  • Connect to data

  • Edit and save data sources

  • Use the Tableau interface to create visualizations

  • Create basic calculations

  • Build dashboards to share visualizations

Beginning in 2018, Continuus intends to begin offering Tableau training at various locations throughout Wisconsin. The locations for training will likely include Milwaukee, Madison, Wausau, and LaCrosse.

About Continuus Technologies

Continuus Technologies is an enterprise data management, business intelligence, and analytics consulting firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are a collaborative team of forward-thinking data experts, solving challenging business questions for clients across the healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing industries. We deliver simple insights from complex data, accelerating our clients’ access to usable data and leveraging the data already at their fingertips. From road-mapping and strategizing to implementation and support, we do the heavy lifting and take care of the nitty gritty details of our clients’ data so their teams can focus on the big picture and continuously deliver value to the business.

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Continuus Technologies Becomes One of First Markit EDM Data Warehouse Partners

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In October 2017, Continuus became one of only five certified North American data warehouse partners for Markit EDM, a data management platform that acquires, validates and distributes trade, operational, risk, finance, and customer data for the financial services industry. Markit’s data warehouse is a centralized data repository that supports the consolidation of historical security reference data, portfolio structure, transactions, analytics, exposure, and AUM for reporting and data analysis functions.

The certification process involves training on aspects of Markit EDM’s specialized data warehouse and a final test. The training process covers topics including:

  • The relationship between Markit EDM and its data warehouse

  • Integration process between Markit EDM and the data warehouse

  • Understanding how investment objectives, accounts, portfolios, positions, and Net Asset Values (NAVs) are handled in Markit EDM and the data warehouse

  • How to map data from source to the warehouse data model and best practices for data mapping

  • The process for efficiently creating effective reports, summaries, and charts

The benefits of Markit EDM’s data warehouse include:

  • Empowers customers to centralize data across historical periods

  • Interactive views join positions, trades, risk measure, performance returns, and NAVs with historical security and market data

  • Ability to query and evaluate data on a real-time basis

  • Ability to populate an entire enterprise model or tactically deploy individual data sets

  • Leverage governed data for regulatory and data governance initiatives

  • Access to full transaction history of all activities

This certification will make it possible for the Data Architects and EDM Consultants at Continuus to improve the support we provide to front, middle, and back offices at financial service firms across the U.S. As one of only five U.S. Markit EDM partners, we provide implementation and consulting services that help financial service firms gain greater compliance and control over data from multiple sources.

About Continuus Technologies

Continuus Technologies is an enterprise data management, business intelligence, and analytics consulting firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are a collaborative team of forward-thinking data experts, solving challenging business questions for clients across the healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing industries. We deliver simple insights from complex data, accelerating our clients’ access to usable data and leveraging the data already at their fingertips. From road-mapping and strategizing to implementation and support, we do the heavy lifting and take care of the nitty gritty details of our clients’ data so their teams can focus on the big picture and continuously deliver value to the business.

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Continuus Technologies Adds President

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Continuus Technologies, an information technology firm specializing in business intelligence, data science and data management, has added Robert Mansmann as President. In his new role, Mansmann will be focusing on expanding the firm’s Markit EDM implementation and consulting services as well as its business intelligence and data science practice. Originally retained as a client and business development and customer relationship consultant in January 2017, Mansmann has been instrumental in the rapid growth of Continuus Technologies over the past 10 months.

“Bob’s extensive background in forming executive relationships with many top tier buy-side firms, custodians, asset servicing firms and insurance companies has been a tremendous asset for Continuus Technologies,” states Matt Moeser, Principal. “His understanding of client issues and business development opportunities for both our business intelligence and Markit EDM practice will support our company as we continue our rapid growth trajectory.”

Prior to joining Continuus Technologies, Mansmann supported several best-in-class buy-side FinTech solution and service providers, strengthening their go-to-market strategy, acquisition of new business and increasing top-line revenue for each firm.

About Continuus Technologies

Continuus Technologies is an enterprise data management, business intelligence, and analytics consulting firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are a collaborative team of forward-thinking data experts, solving challenging business questions for clients across the healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing industries. We deliver simple insights from complex data, accelerating our clients’ access to usable data and leveraging the data already at their fingertips. From road-mapping and strategizing to implementation and support, we do the heavy lifting and take care of the nitty gritty details of our clients’ data so their teams can focus on the big picture and continuously deliver value to the business.

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Continuus Technologies Implements New Markit EDM 11.5 Core Matcher

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Continuus Technologies, an information technology firm specializing in data management and business intelligence for the financial services industry, has successfully implemented one of the first instances of Markit EDM’s new core matcher feature.  

Markit EDM’s new core matcher functionality, announced in September, 2016, uses a new style of matching, called “scoring,” that considerably reduces the number of rule sets needed. In addition, the matcher now runs as an in-memory service. “We have found that the Markit EDM 11.5 core matcher’s ease of implementation makes it ideal for firms who may be considering upgrading their Markit EDM installation,” states Matt Moeser, President. “Firms that are considering adding a master data set, such as an account master or a portfolio master will also enjoy added flexibility and ease of use with the 11.5 core matcher.”

Continuus is one of only four firms in the U.S. recommended by IHS Markit, a world leader in information, analytics, and solutions for the major industries that drive economies worldwide, to provide support services related to Markit EDM. Markit EDM is a data management platform for financial service firms that acquires, validates, and distributes trade, operational, risk, finance, and customer data. Continuus Technologies also is a System Integrator and Analytic Consultant for Alteryx, The Leading Platform for Self-Service Data Analytics; and a Trusted Alliance partner for Tableau, a software program that helps people see and understand data.

About Continuus Technologies

Continuus Technologies is an enterprise data management, business intelligence, and analytics consulting firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are a collaborative team of forward-thinking data experts, solving challenging business questions for clients across the healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing industries. We deliver simple insights from complex data, accelerating our clients’ access to usable data and leveraging the data already at their fingertips. From road-mapping and strategizing to implementation and support, we do the heavy lifting and take care of the nitty gritty details of our clients’ data so their teams can focus on the big picture and continuously deliver value to the business.

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Continuus Technologies Hires First Business Intelligence Engineer

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Continuus Technologies, an information technology firm specializing in data management for the financial services industry, has added Courtney Guc as Business Intelligence Engineer. In her new role, Guc will work with the both technical and non-technical people in a variety of industries to help them discover and analyze up-to-date data in an intuitive, easy to understand format that business managers and c-suite executives can use to make more informed decisions.

“Courtney’s background in data visualization and her experience with Tableau make her a perfect addition to our Business Intelligence practice,” states Matt Moeser, Principal. “Her experience with connecting third-party sources to internal data will help our clients quickly ask and answer questions so they can make better, faster decisions.”

About Continuus Technologies

Continuus Technologies is an enterprise data management, business intelligence, and analytics consulting firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are a collaborative team of forward-thinking data experts, solving challenging business questions for clients across the healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing industries. We deliver simple insights from complex data, accelerating our clients’ access to usable data and leveraging the data already at their fingertips. From road-mapping and strategizing to implementation and support, we do the heavy lifting and take care of the nitty gritty details of our clients’ data so their teams can focus on the big picture and continuously deliver value to the business.

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Continuus Technologies adds Business Intelligence Practice and Hires Director

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Continuus Technologies, an information technology firm specializing in data management for the financial services industry, has added a Business Intelligence and Data Science Practice to its list of services for financial service firms.

Continuus is one of only four firms in the U.S. recommended by IHS Markit, a world leader in information, analytics, and solutions for the major industries that drive economies worldwide, to provide support services related to Markit EDM. Markit EDM is a data management platform for financial service firms that acquires, validates, and distributes trade, operational, risk, finance, and customer data. Continuus Technologies also is a System Integrator and Analytic Consultant for Alteryx, The Leading Platform for Self-Service Data Analytics; and a Trusted Alliance partner for Tableau, a software program that helps people see and understand data.

The new Business Intelligence and Data Science practice will be led by John Heisler, a business analytics specialist with extensive experience in data science, statistics, quantitative analysis, agile analytic development, and business intelligence. In his new role, Heisler will work closely with business unit and Information Technology teams at financial service firms to help them provide trusted, real-time, and consumable analytics for financial analysts, risk managers, and portfolio managers.

“We are looking forward to extending our clients’ ability to make strategic decisions,” states Matt Moeser, Principal. “Adding Business Intelligence services to our Markit EDM implementation and consulting services will help us support our clients with our technical expertise so their firm’s data will be easily understandable and actionable for financial professionals and their clients.”

About Continuus Technologies

Continuus Technologies is an enterprise data management, business intelligence, and analytics consulting firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We are a collaborative team of forward-thinking data experts, solving challenging business questions for clients across the healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing industries. We deliver simple insights from complex data, accelerating our clients’ access to usable data and leveraging the data already at their fingertips. From road-mapping and strategizing to implementation and support, we do the heavy lifting and take care of the nitty gritty details of our clients’ data so their teams can focus on the big picture and continuously deliver value to the business.

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