Gil R Ramírez Email & Phone Number

Deerfield, Il, Us

I lead the Data Analytics and Engineering group within the Business Services Platform at Walgreens. I am tasked with ensuring strategic alignment of the company’s largest set of enterprise data products running in Walgreen’s Bigdata ecosystem. My team of Data Analysts, Engineers and consultants supports enablement of new analytical applications, as well as operational oversight of the pipelines and repositories that make them possible. With over 15 years of experience in leading Process Transformation, Solution Architecture, and Governance in Enterprise Analytics, my work allows me to partner with business stakeholders across domains in Healthcare, Loyalty, Sales and Marketing, Supply Chain, Finance, and others, to deliver solutions for Customer Insights, Monetization, Personalization, Compliance, Machine Learning, and other Advanced Analytics.

Deerfield, Il, Us

• Delivery of Analytical Data and Applications at Enterprise scale. Applying strategic and operational expertise in business transformation, directing the collection and harmonization of Data across company domains: from Pharmacy and Retail, through SAP Applications and other data repositories. • Experience leading international cross-functional groups in matrixed configurations. Excellent communicator across executive, functional and technical levels. Providing leadership focused on value generation with emphasis on simplification, creativity, respect for ideas, and continuous improvement. • Process and architectural domains centered on SAP S/4 HANA and advanced Analytics, with focus not only on achieving back-end efficiencies but enabling improved distribution of high-quality data to support better and faster decision making.• Enterprise Analytics: Strategic Roadmap and Frameworks in Big Data and Cloud computing, • Dual native speaker English-Spanish,

Deerfield, Il, Us

Responsible for conducting complex and thorough research of existing processes, applications, system logic and automation technologies used to support WBA's retail operation. Among my responsibilities is developing specifications for new processes, architecture, network and hardware requirements to meet the needs of client groups served by our Retail Transformation program. I seek to improve existing processes associated to data collection, harmonization and information distribution necessary to support the objectives delineated by WBA Transformation Strategy . I help define plans to realize the objectives entrusted to the RT program - particular to Reporting, Analytics and Information Distribution - by establishing policies and procedures to secure the effective use of our SAP and Big Data architectures, increase value and speed of decision making, identifying and minimizing risks, and promoting cooperation across a highly matrixed, diverse and global organization. I liaise between technical and business stakeholders in order to insure understanding of requirements, obtain agreements and buy-in of resolutions among work streams participant in the RT program, and secure the timely and efficient implementation of solutions required by our business.

Westchester, Illinois, Us

Key Achievements:* Develop innovative solutions to extract, cleanse, and integrate different types of data sources to allow enterprise wide analytics, facilitating understanding of processes, rules, KP's and integration conventions as information is distributed for consumption.* Responsible for data architecture, Master Data harmonization, security and overall data flows within DW. Data architect in the implementation of MD alignment and enrichment to insure consistent corporate analytics.* Technical Lead in Global CoE for BI practice across the corporation. Contributing to increase accuracy of data analysis and reporting with streamlined information flows into analytical structures in SAP BI and Tableau visualizations.* Coach and motivate junior developers within department, especially providing constructive feedback during implementation projects. Foster innovative solutions and project execution in a multicultural, diverse team-oriented environment.

Westchester, Illinois, Us

* Responsible for Performance Management, Development and Support of SAP BI environment for NA. Managed scope, budget, implementation and support of major roll-outs on new BI content, including BPS and IP applications.* Streamlined Contract and Sales Analysis by expanding and integrating datasources into harmonized model for multi-view reporting and extraction via SAP and non-sap tools (Tableu, SalesForce).* Managed diverse group of consultants during implementation of analytical applications in Mexico, replacing host of legacy applications according to global Blue Print, SLA and project plan. * Designed training programs for sales and accounting audiences in order to expand use of warehouse information and increase tool adoption.

Battle Creek, Michigan, Us

SDLC Management for SAP BI initiatives within the IT blue print and Program Management. Insured that new BI development aligned to vision, goals, policies and standards established by PMO. Key Contributor to ERP project delivery under budget and on time during extended M&A project to implement SAP footprint. Managed design and implementation of BW reporting for LatAm, liaising between Corporate IT, regional IT and business areas. Analyzed requirements, proposed solutions, estimated effort, and established plans for execution, implementation, training and support.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Successful interfacing and negotiation at several levels of decision making during 3.5 years of continued consulting work. Managed projects and developed business opportunities with this large client.Project Manager of large compliance project.  Certified legacy applications running PowerHouse 4GL, Pascal and C programs. Managed four full time and several part time technical resources to accomplish remediation of six key operational applications. Coordinated 24x7 support of portfolio management and reporting for the Fixed Income and Equity groups.

- In charge of developing business relationships with customers and prospective customers of Cognos products in Mexico City, Bajio and Southerns Gulf areas. - Prepared demonstrations and developed Business case justifications for the consideration of Cognos products. - Insured that technical issues were resolved, commitments fulfilled and timelines closed as they related to service renewals and new licence cycles.

- Managed a group of service engineers dedicated to resolving technical issues reported to our Mexico support center. - Dedicated resources to support licence installations, demonstrations and technical reviews as part of the support to sales efforts,- Coordinated training schedules, customization of technical materials in compliance with corporate office in Canada, and the development of technical resources to teach these materials.

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Master’S Degree, Business Administration And Management, Finance

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