My career is focused on making sense of data and gaining meaningful business insights through it.I am currently the Director of Data Analytics where I lead teams of consultants and analysts to monetize data in the real estate and financial marketplaces. I have built out the organization to provide enterprise-wide support of the company's extensive data assets. Prior to this, I spent 25 years in the Telecom industry, working in a wide variety of senior roles at start-ups and massive firms alike.I am passionate about analytics and understanding the true meaning behind the numbers; I am an evangelist for the story of the data, particularly how the insights gleaned can improve business outcomes and minimize reliance on intuition. SkillsetOrganization Building: Building and growing high-performing teamsData Mining: Determining what information is hidden in the noise of the dataMetric Analysis: Identifying meaningful indicators which describe performance and behaviorPerformance Optimization: Tuning systems, based upon correct interpretation of dataProject Management: Coordinating teams to implement the optimization planExecutive/Stakeholder Communication: Sharing results in language tailored to both technical and nontechnical audiences, including senior executivesTool Design/Development: Automating the acquisition and analysis of the data by realizing my analytical thinking in softwareI lead organizations, but I’m not afraid to get my hands dirty with code. I’m a professional scrutinizer, tenaciously curious, and comfortable presenting my findings to the C-suite.