Brian Bare Email & Phone Number

Columbus, Oh, Us

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Reporting to the CIO and working directly with the C-suite leadership team on a regular basis, I am driving the transformation of the company into a Data Driven organization. My team is enabling this transformation to make the "right" data available at any time, in any location and empower the business to include data into every decision at every level, essentially "Analytics for the masses". 🔷 Delivering millions in Revenue, Margin improvements and Cost reductions by providing pricing and customer analytics to all levels utilizing AI and other tools.🔷 Create and drive a Data & Analytics strategy across the business that improves data quality, drives trust, and enables self-service decisions.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Reporting to the CFO and at the forefront of the transformation effort to drive the business forward in Data Analytics, Data Governance, and Data-driven Decisions via Global Data KPIs/metrics. Worked directly with the entire executive team and managed a multi-faceted team responsible for Data Warehousing, Data Analytics, Enterprise Integration, and Global Visualization. 🔷 Design and Implement a Global Data Strategy for Analytics and Reporting🔷 Build, Expand and Drive adoption of an Enterprise Data Warehouse🔷 Manage Global ERP Team supporting SAP and other Enterprise Applications🔷 Served as the interim Vice President of IT

Mahwah, Nj, Us

Lead and motivated cross-functional team of 120+ associates and consultants to peak performance levels while building the future platforms for Marketing, Data Warehousing, Data Science and Customer Intelligence utilizing a Cloud-focused strategy. 🔷 Customer Experience Management (CEM): Spearheaded company’s most critical IT initiative to consolidate data systems among all subsidiaries. Architected and delivered a cloud-based data lake and data analytics solution that improves customer engagement and enables the rapid access/integration of enterprise master data. 🔷 Order Fulfillment Optimization: Developed a system that determines the most efficient and cost-effective manner to fulfill and ship customer orders using AI algorithms. Slashing significant shipping costs for one brand within its initial year of successful testing.

Columbus, Oh, Us

Scope of the role included Enterprise Integration Services, the enterprise datawarehouse (EDW) utilizing Netezza, the DataLake on Hortonworks Hadoop and Data Management of all traditional relational databases (Oracle, SQLServer), and responsibility for business intelligence (BI) and advanced visualization capabilities across the Enterprise. Strengthened vendor relationships while spearheading critical technology projects with cross-functional teams.🔷 Enhanced decision making and business planning enterprise-wide by improving EDW access and employing a self-service model using Tableau. Enhanced shipping optimization with a custom platform using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). 🔷 Saved 30% on multi-million dollar annual spend, renegotiating vendor contracts with top Oracle executives. 🔷 Designed and executed a roadmap, to enhance/expand the EDW and Enterprise Integration across the company, getting stakeholders with competing agendas to agree on company-wide solutions. 🔷 Optimized efficiency, building/enhancing a successful on-shore/off-shore model.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

As a lead consultant, completed large, multiyear technology projects on time and within budget. Major projects:🔷State of Ohio: Managed a project to build an application stack and data warehouse designed to collect accurate data and deliver enhanced reporting capabilities for local, state and federal requirements while focused on improving the lives of low-income Ohioans. 🔷Abercrombie & Fitch: Served as Lead BI and Data Architect while implementing Oracle retail merchandising system that empowered self-service and dramatically improved operational efficiencies.

Westerville, Oh, Us

Designed and Implemented the company’s Enterprise Data Warehouse on the Microsoft SQL Server technology stack while also responsible for all Data Center, Infrastructure and Helpdesk operations. Prepared technical infrastructure and procedures for the company’s IPO, coordinating between different insurance brands to install uniform IT processes.

Executive Master Of Business Administration, International Business

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Information Systems