Cory Moore Email & Phone Number

Baton Rouge, La, Us

• As Director of Enterprise Data, led the creation of a new Enterprise Data team, spearheading key initiatives to enhance data-driven decision-making across the organization.• As part of the leadership team, collaborate with Executive and senior leadership to determine and deliver enterprise-grade data and analytics architecture and platform implementation.• Represent BBQGuys as a member of the Microsoft Enterprise Voice program for Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and Synapse, collaborating directly with members of the product team and providing input and feedback regarding current and upcoming releases and enhancements.• Administer and manage all facets of the Azure and Power BI environments, including Entra ID management, network and access security, Azure Data Factory data pipelines, and data storage via Azure SQL DB and Storage Accounts.• Centralize analysis and reporting under a unified team, increasing efficiency in data storage, modeling, and analysis processes.• Migrate Azure and Power BI resources from an Azure pay-as-you-go tenant to a new production Azure tenant, consolidating Enterprise Data and Power BI workloads to improve modeling, security, and performance.• Architect, plan, and develop Azure cloud analytics and reporting resources while maintaining consistency with operational legacy/private cloud database in MySQL.• Expand Enterprise Data capabilities by introducing Microsoft Fabric workloads such as Dataflow Gen2, Pipelines, Notebooks, Lakehouse, and Warehouse to enhance enterprise-level data management and reporting.• Implement workload best practices in both Azure and Microsoft Fabric by enforcing standardized naming conventions, workload sizing guidelines, centralized data source connections, and business group-based Workspace organization.• Onboard Power BI Pro-licensed users to the new Power BI environment, enabling self-service analytics and fostering enhanced collaboration.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

• Drive the strategic and tactical direction for the enterprise-wide rollout, adoption, and content creation of Microsoft Fabric and Power Platform solutions.• Represent Ferguson within the Microsoft Enterprise Voice program, providing direct feedback to Microsoft Fabric and Power BI product teams regarding current and future enhancements, new capabilities, and integration opportunities, as well as the architecture and planning of successful adoption of Microsoft Fabric across the enterprise.• Collaborate extensively with the Microsoft Product Team to review the roadmap of future releases, actively participating in all stages of development, including design, Private Preview, and Public Preview.• Leverage expertise in Microsoft Data and Analytics capabilities to strategically design and architect analytics deliverables, encompassing the entire process from data ingestion to end-user reporting.• Design, develop and implement enterprise-grade semantic models by utilizing appropriate Power BI Workloads for analytics and reporting purposes.• Act as the Primary Administrator for all aspects of the Power BI tenant, including governance, monitoring, issue resolution, and auditing.• Conduct comprehensive reviews of proposed Power Platform solutions, ensuring alignment with current architecture strategy encompassing security, infrastructure, networking, and governance.• Collaborate closely with the Associate Productivity team to analyze and assess Power Platform solutions, focusing on best practices, maintainability, long-term effectiveness, and completeness.• Provide training, troubleshooting, and consulting sessions to empower Content Creators to proficiently and independently utilize the Power Platform.• Co-host the monthly Power Hour, an enterprise-wide office-hours setting focused on driving collaboration and engagement between IT and Business associates, offering targeted learning sessions and Q&A opportunities on specific Power Platform topics.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

• Developed and championed the strategic direction for the enterprise-wide rollout, adoption, and content creation of Power Platform solutions.• Represented Ferguson in the Microsoft Enterprise Voice program, providing feedback and collaborating with the product teams regarding Project Trident/MS Fabric and Power BI• Conducted comprehensive reviews of proposed solutions to ensure alignment with the current architecture strategy, focusing on security, infrastructure, networking, and overall best fit.• Collaborated with the Associate Productivity team to analyze and optimize Power Platform solutions for best practices, maintainability, long-term effectiveness, and completeness.• Offered guidance on selecting the most suitable data storage solutions for data models, such as Dataverse, Azure SQL Database, Azure storage account, and SharePoint.• Developed and maintained enterprise-grade semantic models using Power BI Datasets, Dataflows, and Datamarts.• Served as the Primary Administrator for the Power BI environment, actively monitoring Premium Capacity, troubleshooting errors, and managing Enterprise Gateways.• Actively represented Ferguson in the Microsoft Power BI Enterprise Voice program, providing valuable feedback to the Power BI product team.• Contributed significantly to the automation design process via Power Automate, ensuring proper data source integration, triggers, actions, complete process flow, and consideration of licensing implications during solution rollout.• Played a key role in solutioning Power Apps applications, covering Canvas, Model-Driven, and Portal/Power Pages types, while addressing licensing, security, and data source considerations.• Co-organized and facilitated the monthly Power Hour, an enterprise-wide office-hours setting where Content Creators engaged in learning about specific Power Platform topics and participated in Q&A sessions.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

• Served as the Architect for the Power BI platform, leading its planning and rollout across the enterprise.• Represented Ferguson in the Microsoft Power BI Champions and Enterprise Voice programs, collaborating with the Power BI and Synapse teams on current releases and future enhancements to the platform.• Set up and maintained On-Premise Data Gateways and administered the Power BI Service tenant.• Managed Premium Capacity functionality and introduced self-service capabilities to all organizational levels.• Defined and implemented best practices for BI enterprise reporting and Analysis Services modeling.• Connected to On-Premise and Cloud data sources and maintained standard design templates.• Designed self-service tabular models for delivery to business units.• Provided one-on-one and small group training sessions on Power BI capabilities.• Assisted in training plan and content development.• Maintained and administered the Cognos environment while supporting the Power BI platform rollout.• Evaluated and planned for the transition of Cognos content to the Power BI platform.• Analyzed current datasets and reports necessary for day-to-day operations management.• Provided full support for the Cognos 10 environment, including upgrades from 8.4 to Cognos 10 and 10.2.1.• Implemented upgrades and fix packs to enhance functionality and resolve issues.• Established best practices for reporting and modeling tools.• Possessed in-depth knowledge and skillset within Report Studio and Framework Manager.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

• Managed a team of highly-talented Cognos Developers, overseeing their work and fostering a collaborative and dynamic team environment.• Conducted recurring one-on-one meetings with team members to assist in career planning, provide coaching, facilitate associate development, and strengthen team cohesion.• Implemented and monitored standard development and documentation processes and workflows to ensure efficiency and consistency.• Served as the Lead Cognos Developer for our team's project workflow, taking a hands-on role in driving successful project outcomes.• Worked closely with the Application Architect to proactively maintain and streamline our Cognos environments, optimizing performance and user experience.• Provided valuable guidance to senior leadership on current and proposed reporting solutions, contributing to data-driven decision making.• Played an instrumental role in the implementation of new tool sets aimed at enhancing reporting capabilities and advancing the overall effectiveness of our systems.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

• Developed Data Warehouse and Cognos reporting solutions using Agile Scrum methodology in a collaborative team setting, catering to diverse audiences from branch associates to senior-level executives.• Reviewed Cognos Technical Design Documents for the Business Intelligence group, ensuring adherence to consistent development methodologies and providing valuable guidance.• Collaborated with and supported contracting teams in implementing development processes and business logic effectively.• Tracked Agile sprint planning and progress seamlessly utilizing VersionOne.• Offered expert Cognos technical guidance to consultants and the organization during business restructuring projects.• Employed Framework Manager to create projects, models, and packages, furnishing business users with well-structured metadata for simplified querying.• Utilized Report Studio to produce and maintain comprehensive reports tailored to various business requirements, with a focus on Finance and Supply Chain.• Delivered Cognos training to users across all levels of the organization, empowering them to craft personalized reports using Query Studio and Workspace Advanced.• Employed Data Manager for the creation and maintenance of fact and dimension tables, along with the creation of Job Streams for external data loading into the data warehouse.• Developed comprehensive test cases using Quality Center for efficient quality assurance.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

• Provided internal data analysis and performance measurement for Ferguson Enterprises and Wolseley North America.• Developed marketing metrics to determine the proper product mix within the branch network.• Tracked customer trend analysis using metrics such as RFM (Recency, Frequency, Monetary).• Measured the success of advertising promotion initiatives.• Tracked and maintained customer feedback for use in future marketing campaigns.• Prepared SWOT analysis for specific markets to determine areas of success and potential for improvement.• Provided various ad hoc reporting solutions, ranging from sales representative performance to branch product category performance.

Newport News, Virginia, Us

• Provided internal data analysis for Ferguson and Wolseley North America.• Conducted marketing metrics analysis to determine the appropriate product mixes in the branch network.• Conducted customer sales and trend analysis to identify patterns and insights.Skills include SQL, Oracle Discoverer, Toad for Data Analysis, Cognos Report Studio, Cognos ReportNet, Microsoft Office

Pensacola, Fl, Us

I had the opportunity to teach Principles of Accounting I/II - AC231/232.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Served as Office Automation Clerk for 1MSS/DPC - Civilian Personnel at Langley AFB, VA each summer during college. I had the opportunity to assist in hiring new personnel, as well as coordinate personnel transfers. My role included maintaining personnel records, along with processing passport and security clearance applications.

Mba, Management

B.S., Management