Alexis Alexander Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tn, Us

Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

• Led a team of 4 Data Engineers for the Finance Data Analytics initiative, culminating in the successful on-time delivery of General Ledger data- Oversaw the creation of user-friendly accessible data structures tailored for diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders- Established metadata-driven frameworks utilizing Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks to optimize the seamless movement of data from SAP through our Enterprise Data Warehouse ecosystem and into Power BI for business consumption- Facilitated the optimization of Databricks jobs, transitioning from sequential to parallel execution, resulting in a significant reduction in processing time from 1 hour to just 5 minutes- Analyzed massive datasets compromising 800M+ rows, strategically influencing design requirements to align with project objectives- Leveraged Delta Tables and Delta Live Tables to effectively orchestrate the movement of data within our EDW infrastructure- Effectively participated and operated within the Agile methodology of product management, using Jira and Confluence as primary tools to streamline workflows and enhance collaboration• Successfully completed the on-time creation of an extract tailored to empower our Finance Team in reconciling SNAP EBT purchases originating from the DoorDash platform against our internal data; the onboarding of our brands to the DoorDash Platform is forecasted to generate roughly $300M over the next year, with SNAP EBT accounting for up to 20% of sales depending on the brand• Designed a parameterized Azure Data Factory (ADF) Job utilizing Azure Databricks (ADB) to dynamically perform accounting aggregations based on provided business logic

Salisbury, North Carolina

Driven by one of the largest mergers in grocery retail history between Ahold and Delhaize Group, focused on key strategic initiatives to combine data between both legacy companies. As a utility player on a cross-functional team, played a vital role in enabling Finance, Point of Sale, Customer, Product, Location, and Event data. Responsibilities include identifying, analyzing, mapping, ETL/coding, testing, and deploying various business critical data domains. • Tasked as the Business Intelligence Lead for both Customer and Product Master Data Management, a 2019 RBS strategic initiative- Responsible for enabling all new MDM related attributes into our Azure Data Lake- Mapped multi-company legacy data domains to marry the newer more robust MDM data model with pre-existing format- Adopted approach ensured minimal business disruption during deployment• Owned the integration of Point of Sale data for both legacy companies into a combined canonical data model within our Azure Data Lake• Analyzed larger datasets (Dimensional: 80M+, Transactional: 4B+) using SQL, HiveQL and U-SQL• Drafted detailed documentation to clearly and concisely convey technical requirements to offshore development team• Lead a team of 4 offshore resources through coding and deployment of an enterprise level data transformation project that crossed Point of Sale, Customer, Product, and Location data• Proficient in leveraging data visualization tools such as, Power BI, to convey and guide business outcomes• Fulfilled Instacart requirements for onboarding of SNAP EBT to their platform, resulting in a roughly $7M boost in sales in its first few weeks• Creator of an extract joining Product and POS data in support of a critical business initiative to migrate Product hierarchies to a common structure across the enterprise

Charlotte, North Carolina Area

Played an active role in the maturation of the USA’s largest Managed Care Organization (MCO) by applying advanced analytic and data experience within our Business Intelligence group. Demonstrated adaptability as the Corporation underwent a revamp of business strategy as a result of Medicaid reform at the Federal level. • Served as the primary liaison between our Finance and Care Coordination departments for all data needs• Automated a weekly efficiency report using VBA that resulted in a time savings of 1.5 hours per week• Drove the effort to automate key aspects of State required reporting resulting in a time savings of 7.5 hours per month• Revitalized the appearance of Executive Management Dashboards using advanced data visualization techniques• Managed day to day workload for creation and update of Reports and Data Extracts• Revised requirements for company-wide business glossary to enhance usability and effectiveness• Aided in the deployment of reports using Microsoft SSRS• Led the data gathering and transformation effort for a portion of an enterprise level conversion of Care Coordination systems

Salisbury, Nc

• Analyzed large data sets on a regular basis to answer a variety of vital business questions for Delhaize’s Senior Leadership Team, including: - Verifying positive impacts of grocery department investments through correlation of same store sales to specific department investments through in depth data analysis of our unique selling proposition (USP) and transaction log data - Identifying cause of preferred shopping day movement for Loyalty Customers in our network at request of Food Lion President • Team Lead for enterprise-critical Master Data Management implementation, including:- Managing a team of 8 offshore MDM ETL Developers - Creating JSON file initial MDM load scripts - Discovering and implementing process improvements that reduced data mapping time by 50% • Served as Technical Lead for business-critical Campaign Management Customer Intelligence implementation • Played a vital role in the creation/enhancement of our Enterprise Data Warehouse, including: - Creating enterprise level data models, definitions, and standards- Assisting in the teaching and implementation of slowly changing dimensions (SCD)- Identifying and resolving post-deployment schema and data quality issues- Assisting in on-premise-to-cloud and HDFS EDW migration by performing critical end-to-end testing• Performed foundational tasks for enterprise deployment of IBM Cognos, including:- Completing 120 hours of IBM Cognos Framework Manager and Report training, and subsequently delivering that training to internal team members- Completing metadata modeling to enable EDW reporting- Developing intricate dashboards and scorecards based on newly accessed data• Acted as a liaison between Delhaize and 3rd party vendors for data cleansing and quality• Partnered with key business units (Marketing, Customer Insights, Finance, etc.) to improve business capabilities and efficiencies based on analysis of business unit specific data sets

Salisbury, Nc

• Played a key role in the planning and creation of our Enterprise Data Warehouse, including:- Performing in-depth analysis of source data- Rapidly developing and demonstrating data modelling abilities (for core retail domains such as Customer, Vendor, Product, etc.) while gaining immense knowledge of systems and processes- Creating data mappings to foster speed and efficiencies in ETL Development- Performing ETL development using IBM DataStage• Automated the creation of data quality results PowerPoint deck that generated an 80% time savings and the ability to reproduce the product quarterly• Demonstrated proficient business analysis skills while interacting professionally, wisely, and quickly with peers and superiors• Created dashboards and scorecards that displayed a developed understanding of BI skills and best practices• Delivered training related to effective and impactful BI dashboard development• Identified automation opportunities, then coded and implemented those solutions during project execution• Gained in-depth knowledge of IBM’s InfoSphere Suite of tools and how they interact with one another, and was recognized as an expert by IBM• Assisted with data profiling and mapping tasks for an enterprise wide Master Data Management (MDM) program

Miami, Fl

Assisted the SFDA, a non-profit with the primary goal of connecting South Florida residents and companies through technology and shared resources, with responsibilities including:• Keeping inventory of computer hardware & software donations• Finding and acting on business process improvements to gain operational efficiencies during redeployment• Redesigning membership application form and description of membership levels to aid in data consumption• Preparing donated computers for community redeployment by performing end to end installation and testing• Planning and preparing portions of SFDA’s 2013 Universal Access Awards ceremony- Compiled guest list- Venue selection- Organized guest check-in- Guest reception- Speech Delivery (one of three speakers)

Huntersville, Nc

• Managed Resources (hiring, firing, scheduling, training) (10 Resources, 30+ shifts weekly)• Managed Concessions inventory (item selection, ordering)• Managed relationship with Customers• Fostered positive member interaction through excellent customer service• Increased sales by identifying opportunities for up/cross selling and training staff on how to execute• Generated record sales for two summers in a row (`10% above projection)

Bachelors Of Science, Computer Information Sciences (Cis), 3.317

Activities and Societies: Intercollegiate Athletics: Women's Softball (2011 - 2013) Student Athletic Advisory Committee (2011 - 2013).

General Studies, 3.78

Activities and Societies: Intercollegiate Athletics: Women's Softball (2009 - 2011) Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC) (2009.