Collin Matthee Email & Phone Number

Experience More than 30 years operational and project related experience in data, analytics and reporting. More than 20 years in a senior management position reporting to executive level.Good knowledge and understanding of interaction between data, technology and business applications.1. Strategic BI and Data Leadership: Data strategy development for Santam Group of Companies, as well as as a data strategy for cloud data and analytics supporting the organization's strategic priorities2. Enterprise Data Solution Architecture Design: Supporting data integration processes (real time and batch), data ingestion, data staging (governed and un-governed data), operational reporting, facts and dimensions supporting analytics and visualization technologies. Designing a functional data area supporting Data Scientists and Actuaries using sophisticated technologies for data profiling, pricing and machine learning. On on infrastructure as well as the cloud. Data governance design supporting data quality, tracking, and reporting. Design and oversee master data, reference data and metadata repository.3. Manage the delivery of BI workloads and experiments, using an agile delivery methodology, in accordance with time and budgetary commitments.4. Drive the continuous improvement of the BI platform and operational capability to facilitate optimal long-term total cost of ownership.Core Competencies Innovative; always creating new and better ways for the organization to be successful.Client Focus; building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.Driving Results; consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances.Collaborates; building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.Resilience; rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations.Strategic Mind-set; seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.Optimizes Work Processes; knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.Tech Savvy; anticipating and adopting innovations in business building digital and technology applications.Manages Complexity; making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.Communicates Effectively; delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Has the ability to translate technical IT terms into easy understandable business logic.

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  Stellenbosch University

  Computer Science