• Hired and led a team of employees and contracted data architects, data engineers and BI engineers to create the first Enterprise Data Management team in company history.• Architected and implemented a Modern Data Warehouse which blended legacy and modern cloud applications. Design covered Data Lake, ETL processing, Data Warehouse loading and use of PowerBI Premium Capacity for data presentation.• Reporting directly to the CIO and COO, initiated an Enterprise-wide Data Management and Governance program.• Managed the implementation and maintenance of a data migration program from internally developed legacy operations tools to modern cloud platforms.• Planned a migration from on-premises Data Warehouse environment to MS Azure cloud technologies.• Identified $100k annual budget savings through improved software licensing options.

• Collaborating with peers, assumed responsibilities for day-to-day management of IT staff.• Designed, planned, and implemented initial deliverables for a self-service reporting and BI environment within six months of project funding. • Leveraged existing enterprise investment in MS Azure cloud technologies to implement an API-driven, fully governed Data Warehouse with an Analysis Services-driven PowerBI user experience.• Initiated enterprise-wide data governance implementation. Provided guidance to multiple internal stakeholders in creating business-owned glossary tools. Introduced enterprise data dictionary concept across the organization.• Eliminated recurring development services billing for two marginally functional reporting platforms with minimal user adoption and high effective learning curves, yielding total savings of 4-5% of IT budget. • Supported legacy ad-hoc reporting platform with numerous design and usage issues. Rewrote business-critical reports to ensure functionality in a challenging technical environment.• Designed and implemented ad-hoc reporting tools for customized delivery of data extracts to internal and external customer groups.