Investment Diversification Research Database CLIENT WILLIAMS RESEARCH INT'L (for HEART & STROKE FOUNDATION) Note: This project was done by a founder before starting Giant Step Visit The Site HIGHLIGHTS * Developed database to assist in research project * Tracking investment diversification options * Assisted Williams Research International Inc. * Improving medical research investment results ABOUT THE PROJECT For years, the Heart & Stroke Foundation has been collecting donations for medical research through yearly lotteries and other initiatives. Their research investments into disease recovery and prevention is unmatched in the country. Over the last few years, most investments have been directed towards the same proven medical labs and scientists, and a second look at the investment strategy was required in order to diversify their investments - to give a chance for young researchers, expanding labs, and get more valuable medical research for the money. In collaboration with Williams Research International, a database system was developed to assist in the search for possible diversification strategies. The project involved an elaborate database system and a series of custom reports, presenting and summarizing the data. Williams Research reviewed the data and submitted a report of the findings to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of […]

Company-wide Data Asset Mapping CLIENT WILLIAMS RESEARCH INT'L (for NOVARTIS) Note: This project was done by a founder before starting Giant Step Visit The Site HIGHLIGHTS * Developed a database system for Novartis * Largest pharmaceutical company in the world * Assisted Williams Research International Inc. * Tracking all company-wide data assets * Built for the senior management in Switzerland ABOUT THE PROJECT Novartis is the largest pharmaceutical company in the world. Based in Switzerland, it holds some of the largest medical research facilities and develops more new medicine than any other company. With their immense collection of quantitative and qualitative data kept in hundreds of databases throughout the company, the senior management required a new database system in order to keep track of all of the databases of operations in the company. Every group manager had to be interviewed in order to develop a data-map of the company, that includes all operations, their data assets, how to access them, who is in charge of the information, and more detail. The database had to be customized to their unique requirements and organizational structure. In collaboration with Williams Research International, Giant Step developed a database system to assist in the interview […]