Derek E Wilson

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Senior Director of AI & Analytic Solutions @ CoreTrust | a Blackstone Company | Driving Business Growth with Data and AI @ CoreTrust
Derek E Wilson's Location
Greater Houston, United States, United States
About Derek E Wilson

Executive focused on Data and Analytics to get move value from data assets.Transforming companies with data driven initiatives to improve operations📌 I help companies transform how they use data to be more competitive to improve revenue, decrease expenses or improve services. Proven leader in data and analytics in a variety of industries including Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Insurance, Manufacturing, Retail Energy. Transforming how companies use their data by understanding short and long term needs. Working with other executives to define a roadmap to improve the overall ability of a company to better leverage their data. Creating BICCs or training programs to ensure employees know how to read and leverage self-service reporting tools and dashboards.✦ Architected and built an enterprise reporting and dashboard solution for a $1B healthcare company✦ Architected and implemented a Data Vault solution for a global manufacturing client in less than 12 months✦ Created a machine learning model to predict at risk customers to reduce churn by 30% for retail energy✦ Deep understanding of operations and sales processes ✦ Work with leadership to develop a central data repository for analytics and self-service reporting✦ Define and drive data strategies and governance programs- Experience on all major cloud platforms Azure, AWS- Chief Data Officer CDO, Chief Analytics Officer CAO- Strategic IT Planning and Execution- Experience with Data Science - AI, Machine Learning and cognitive computing- CRM, ERP and Business Intelligence Solutions- Data Pipelines, Analytics- Cloud SaaS Services, including Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Azure- Big Data, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, and Analytics, Talend, Snowflake, Tableau- SQL Server, SSAS, Power BI, Data Visualizations- Data Governance, HIPAA- End to End Business Processes Covering Sales, Human Resources and Operations- Mobility Solutions and Bring Your Own Device Strategy- Enterprise Communication and Collaboration- Enterprise Architecture- Enterprise Project Management- Product Management- Master Data Management- IOT

Derek E Wilson's Current Company Details
CoreTrust

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Senior Director of AI & Analytic Solutions @ CoreTrust | a Blackstone Company | Driving Business Growth with Data and AI
Derek E Wilson Work Experience Details
  • Coretrust
    Senior Director Of Ai And Analytic Solutions
    Coretrust Oct 2024 - Present
    Nashville, Tn, Us
    Promoted to Senior Director of AI & Analytics Solutions- AI, LLM, Gen AI, Chatbots in production- ML upsell/cross sell model in production- Document Search AI development- Azure Data Solutions- AWS- Snowflake- DBT- Power BI- Chatbots- Alteryx- FiveTran- CastorDoc- Analytics Center of Excellence (BICC)- Data Governance & Data Quality Programs
  • Coretrust
    Director Of Data Solutions
    Coretrust Jul 2023 - Sep 2024
    Nashville, Tn, Us
    As the Director of Data Solutions for CoreTrust, I have built out a great team of skilled data professionals from scratch. This includes creating the workflow and intake of request processes from our business partners. We are operating in a product delivery model. My role designs and develops the data products for the business. In this role, I have lead the implementation of Snowflake data lake using DBT and GitHub. Data is ingested with FiveTran and Azure Data Factory leveraging Snowpipe. For Data visualization I have implemented Power BI. By leveraging Azure OpenAI and Bot Services, I have overseen the deployment of various chatbots to delivery better user experience on our website. Internally I have developed chatbots for our team to use for generative AI to produce marketing emails, blog posts or other copy to reduce the time required to create marketing artifacts. I own the overall data product solutions, delivery and team leadership.
  • Bazaarvoice
    Director Data & Analytics
    Bazaarvoice Apr 2022 - Jul 2023
    Austin, Texas, Us
    Hired to build from the ground up the Enterprise Data & Analytics Team (EDAT) focused on organizing the company's data into a data lake architecture. Designed and implemented all processes to gather business demand to prioritize user stories and deliver maximum business value. Building out Customer 360 views, and mashups from different systems to enable faster and better insights. Organized the team around an agile approach enabling quick delivery of BI and Analytics requests.Starting with a greenfield team and environment utilizing a mix of onshore and offshore resources. Designing and implementing data pipelines into the Data Lake, BI service catalog, and request intake processes. Developing team standards and documentation in Confluence. Enabling data ingestion with FiveTran from various data sources. Creating a data lake in Snowflake utilizing bronze, silver, and gold data zone schemas to quickly transform data with dbt into easy-to-use tables and views. Enabling data quality and data governance to enable self-service Tableau reporting and Tableau server. I am wrapping all of this with Data.World and moving it along the data lake with DBT. Created Dev, UAT, and Production deployment processes to move code through the SDLC process to validate solutions.Automation of manual extracts, reports, and processes to reduce data to insights cycle time. Working with business leaders to develop dashboards, KPIs, and reports that deliver actionable reporting to enable their teams where they work.Working with business leaders for digital transformation and eliminating manual processes leveraging data and analytics to streamline workflows. In 9 Months the Data Lake has over 15 source systems and over 8,ooo tables servicing all areas of the business. Curated data sets continue to be built to encourage self-service analytics via ad-hoc or Tableau visualizations.
  • Team International
    Digital Studio Executive
    Team International Jan 2022 - Apr 2022
    Lake Mary, Fl, Us
    Promoted to newly created position of Studio Director of Digital solutions. In this new role, I am running the digital and data solutions vertical responsible for creating marketing strategies, sales materials, resource training and optimization. Manage full P&L and Gross Margin targets.
  • Team International
    Vp Of Data And Analytics
    Team International Aug 2020 - Apr 2022
    Lake Mary, Fl, Us
    Reporting to the division President, hired into newly created position to develop the application, consulting, and IoT solutions for a startup as part of TEAM International. Own strategy for Data Architecture, Data Science, ETL and ELT, Quality, Governance, Analytics, and Reporting. Build and mentor a team of data engineers, developers, and BI developers.• Created Azure cloud data environment to collect and store IoT telemetry data from deployed sensors using Cosmos DB, Azure SQL• Led marketing efforts to create and update website and lead generation tools increasing conversions by 20%• Led internal R&D initiatives to create new products and services, generating 4 new product offerings in 1 year• Led onshore and offshore team design to develop and deliver consulting engagements with 95% on-time delivery• Developed Power BI client reporting and consulting solutions with the process to provision new clients reducing onboarding by 1 week• Created pricing models to determine product pricing and bundles for the sales team• Led delivery teams focused on Power BI, Snowflake, Talend, Python, Power Automate, Databricks to architect and delivery projects
  • Packt
    Author
    Packt Jan 2017 - Apr 2022
    Birmingham, England, Gb
    Data management authorTabular Modeling with SQL Services Analysis Services 2016 Cookbook
  • Community Health Choice
    Director Of Analytics
    Community Health Choice Jul 2017 - Aug 2020
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Recruited by CFO to transform data analytics into an enterprise asset to support data-driven decisions by the executive team. Entrusted to turnaround people, processes, and technology to realize C-Suite vision of standardizing the collection, organization, and distribution of data. Core member of Risk, IT Change Control, and Finance committees. Lead bi-weekly executive team meetings to review progress on initiatives and prioritization of tasks.• Designed architecture and implementation of cloud data environment (Azure) consolidating data from internal and external sources to deliver curated data sources• Implemented Machine Learning models to determine renewal risk, resulting in 20% higher renewals of commercial insurance• Implemented a customer 360 view consolidating all information about a customer from 18 disparate sources in 9 months• Implemented membership verification process that resulted in $5 Million in missed premium revenue• Chosen by CEO and CFO for multiple Leadership programs and to present data to US Congress in Washington, DC.
  • Speaking Engagements
    Past And Upcoming Speaking Information
    Speaking Engagements Jan 2013 - 2019
    4/3/18 - Global Predictive Analytics Conference - Santa Clara, CA11/30/16 - BI Summit - "BI Project Management Best Practice", Chicago, IL5/26/2016 - CIO Summit - "Using Data and Analytics to Drive Business Transformation", Houston, TX5/2/2016 - CDO Summit - "Hybrid Cloud Solutions", Chicago, IL7/12/2015 - SQL Server User Group - "Becoming a BI Developer"​, Houston, TX 6/4/2015 - Chief Data Officer Conference - "See it Coming, Building Practical, Predictive Analytics"​, Toronto, ON4/14/2015 - SQL Server User Group - Moderator BI Open Form, Houston, TX1/13/2015 - SQL Server User Group - "Introduction to Data Mining in SQL Server 2014", Houston, TX
  • Just Energy
    Director Business Intelligence And Analytics
    Just Energy Aug 2014 - Jul 2017
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Reporting to the CIO in a new position. Collaborated with executives from US and Canada to determine information gaps and needs. Organized internal analytics team with members in Houston, Toronto and UK. Lead data engineering and data pipeline development from global systems into an enterprise data repository. Directed overall data strategy, vision for strategic functions including Master Data Management (MDM), Data Warehouse, Analytics and Data Governance. • Revamped Analytics and Enterprise Architecture Team of 9 resources • Led energy supply system forecasting redesign resulting in over $6 Million in Savings per Year • Architected enterprise data platforms on-premise, Azure, AWS design and implementation • Created first customer attrition machine learning models that increased contract conversion by 12 months by 85% • Partnered with VP’s to deliver executive dashboards and operational reporting • Authored the Just Energy iPhone App to collect data from customers and prospects to provide custom pricing • Developed and implemented Data Governance
  • Buckeye Partners
    Senior Manager Business Intelligence, Analytics And Reporting
    Buckeye Partners Jun 2013 - Aug 2014
    Houston, Texas, Us
    Reporting to the CIO, participate in the IT Leadership Council to set IT direction and goals. Lead architecture and development for a Board project to track orders to cash. Developed as-is and to-be Architecture Flows for primary applications. • Developed 12 roadmap for BI Strategy to better utilize data as a asset • Designed internal reporting environment to consolidate data from production applications • Developed pipeline forecasting model that enabled maximum utilization of assets • Used Microsoft SQL Server (SSAS, Tabular, SSRS, SSIS) for data warehouse environment • Launched Enterprise Data Management program for US and Offshore locations • Delivered operational reporting and analytics to provide real time information to executive team
  • Emdeon
    Director Business Intelligence, Data Integration, Analytics And Reporting
    Emdeon Nov 2009 - Jun 2013
    Architected database and reporting solution to standardize on Microsoft TechnologyPartnered with Process Improvement Team to provide data and analytics to improve business processesCreated and managed capital and non-capital project budgets to closureLead project and architected solution to create external customer reportingParticipate in Mergers and Acquisition teams to bring new assets into IT EnvironmentArchitected and lead the creation of C-Suite Executive dashboards collecting data from over 20 disparate systemsCreated 3 year solution roadmap for Enterprise ReportingSaved over $300,000 by sun setting legacy applications and hardwareLeveaged SQL 2005, 2008, 2012 (SSAS, SSIS, SSRS)Dundas Dashboard, Built protoype on Hortonworks Hadoop
  • Amsurg
    Manager Business Intelligence
    Amsurg Jun 2009 - Oct 2009
    Nashville, Tn, Us
  • Bluegranite
    Principal Consultant
    Bluegranite Apr 2008 - May 2009
    Portage, Michigan, Us
    BI Consultant leveraging the Microsoft BI toolset.
  • Willis North America
    Global It Business Intelligence Manager
    Willis North America Sep 2006 - Apr 2008
    London, England, Gb
    Global BI Manager implementing solutions for North America and United Kingdom projects
  • Rmic
    Data Warehouse And Information Management Manager
    Rmic Feb 2001 - Sep 2006
    Winston-Salem, Nc, Us
  • Duval County Public Schools
    Dba
    Duval County Public Schools May 2000 - Feb 2001
    Jacksonville, Florida, Us
    Microsoft SQL Server DBA
  • Eft Integration
    Dba
    Eft Integration 1999 - 2000

Derek E Wilson Education Details

  • Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
    Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu)
    Strategic Leadership
  • University Of North Florida
    University Of North Florida
    Ba

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Derek E Wilson works for Coretrust

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Derek E Wilson's current role is Senior Director of AI & Analytic Solutions @ CoreTrust | a Blackstone Company | Driving Business Growth with Data and AI.

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Derek E Wilson attended Middle Tennessee State University (Mtsu), University Of North Florida.

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