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Harwood Heights, IL, US

San Francisco, California, US

• Meticulously develop and document new data governance policies, procedures, and framework with a focus on enhancing attainment of organizational data quality and architecture goals.
• Established effective data ownership, stewardship, and classification; designed and implemented an evidence based data quality program (People & Places).
• Spearheaded management patterns for data access and security to improve enforcement of data compliance.
• Perform reviews of current and future states of data architecture to facilitate proper data migration.
• Built a new business glossary, data lineage, data dictionaries, and a data catalog that drastically improved data literacy.
• Provide training, coaching, and education to stakeholders on new data literacy (self-serve).

Boston, MA, US

• Responsible for spearheading the development and execution of a comprehensive data governance strategy, aligning closely with our organization's goals to significantly enhance operational efficiency and decision-making.
• Crafting and enforcing data policies, standards, and procedures to ensure the secure management of data across its lifecycle, including collection, storage, access, and usage.
• Establishing and monitoring data quality metrics to elevate data accuracy and reliability, while ensuring strict compliance with critical regulations like GDPR and CCPA.
• Leading the identification and management of data stewards, tasked with safeguarding data integrity and ensuring strict adherence to all data policies.
• Developing and maintaining a detailed inventory of data assets, implementing classification and retention policies to manage data sensitively and securely.
• Documenting data assets, with a keen focus on metadata and lineage, to promote transparency and accountability.

Denver, CO, US

• Led the development of a comprehensive data governance framework in close collaboration with the Director, establishing core policies and regulations to ensure secure and compliant data access, retention, and lifecycle.
• Crafting and implementing data policies and best practices, significantly enhancing data stewardship and consumer adoption across the organization.
• Spearheading the design and execution of a data classification taxonomy, addressing data security, privacy compliance, hygiene, and quality-use cases, thereby bolstering data integrity and trust.
• Overseeing IT governance design and planning for clients, driving critical offline data architecture decisions to accommodate evolving data needs.
• Operationalizing data governance processes, fostering a synergistic partnership with data stewardship teams and enhancing organizational data management capabilities.
• Leading collaborations with technology teams to innovate and deploy next-generation data governance tools, workflows, and storage solutions, setting a new benchmark for efficiency and scalability.

• Took ownership of marketing data stewardship, setting the stage for a transformative data strategy that bridged Sales, Marketing, Account, and Product Management. This strategic alignment propelled more effective.
• Crafting and leading the strategic data plan for marketing data management, establishing a foundation for enhanced data-driven marketing strategies and partner relations.
• Initiating and overseeing a dynamic roadmap for continuous data management enhancement, prioritizing initiatives that drove significant improvements in data utilization and decision-making processes.
• Developing a comprehensive data acquisition strategy, aimed at enriching data quality across the board, ensuring marketing efforts were supported by accurate and actionable insights.
• Facilitating cross-functional collaboration as the pivotal liaison among global operations, account management, product teams, and marketing, fostering a unified approach to master data management strategy.
• Playing a critical role in the Customers Contact Clean Initiative, leading efforts to cleanse and maintain the integrity of customer contact data, thereby enhancing customer engagement and satisfaction.

Columbus, OH, US

• Led the introduction of a new data stewardship practice within the AEP organization, significantly enhancing data literacy in the electric utility sector. Key achievements included:
• Established an enterprise-level business glossary, metadata dictionary, data catalog, and business taxonomy, standardizing data terminology and usage across the organization.
• Directed multiple data stewardship working groups, involving up to 11 members, to foster collaboration and knowledge sharing on best practices in data management.
• Coordinated with external technical groups to align data stewardship practices, ensuring cohesive data management strategies across platforms.
• Played a crucial role in developing new data stewardship processes, data classification methodologies, and enterprise-level taxonomies, leveraging the DAMA-BOK framework to guide team training and leadership.
• Instrumental in founding the Enterprise Data Governance Council, mediating discussions and decisions to promote organizational data governance objectives.

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Played a pivotal role in Loyola University's Data Governance and Integrity initiative, with a focus on enhancing the institution's data governance framework and addressing data quality across source systems. Key.
• Led the establishment of the university's primary technology choices, promoting a robust governance structure and implementing data cleansing strategies to improve core data integrity.
• Initiated and guided new Data Governance practices, collaborating with technical working groups to align data management strategies university-wide.
• Developed and launched a comprehensive Data Quality and Integrity program aimed at refining user profile, demographic, contact, and identity data, significantly enhancing data accuracy and usability.
• Directed multiple data governance working groups, fostering a collaborative environment for up to 8 members to contribute to governance initiatives effectively.
• Innovated a new data classification scheme to improve data access, classification, and decision rights management, ensuring data security and compliance.

Munich, Bavaria, DE

• Responsible for the comprehensive management of data elements across the organization, ensuring their alignment with data governance frameworks and operational workflows. Highlights included:
• Directed the identification, definition, and management of both business and technical data definitions, metadata, and golden source information, integrating these elements into data governance tools and platforms.
• Executed detailed data quality assessments, including data profiling, and established data quality rules and thresholds to maintain high data standards.
• Fostered collaboration with project managers on a variety of Data Management and Governance initiatives, ensuring projects aligned with organizational data governance goals.
• Partnered with the engineering and data teams to develop semi-automated visualizations of data lineage, enhancing transparency and understanding of data transformations from origin to report.
• Implemented data certification, issue management, and resolution processes leveraging leading data governance platforms, streamlining issue identification and resolution workflows.

Chicago, IL, US

• Led the transition of enterprise systems from an outdated Teradata platform to cutting-edge AWS (Snowflake) and GCP (Big Query) platforms, significantly enhancing our data storage, processing, and analytics.
• Spearheaded the development of new enterprise data lakes within the Google Cloud Platform (GCP), establishing a robust foundation for advanced data analytics and insights.
• Managed comprehensive data mapping initiatives using Apache Spark, seamlessly integrating operational systems within AWS's Snowflake data warehouse to GCP's Big Query analytics environment.
• Implemented GDPR compliance for customer information across platforms, ensuring data privacy and regulatory adherence in data handling and processing.
• Strategized on storage solutions and secured access protocols for the Snowflake operational data warehouse, optimizing data security and accessibility.
• Led the design and extension of new data algorithms, significantly expanding the current Enterprise Data Library (EDL) to support the ART retail model, enhancing data-driven decision-making.

• Recruited for proven expertise in data governance. Tasked with implementing robust data management and strategic practices to align with federal CMS certification requirements. Key contributions to the organization.
• Developing and implementing comprehensive data governance frameworks and strategies, ensuring departmental adherence to federal CMS standards and enhancing overall data integrity.
• Crafting and distributing an extensive portfolio of educational resources across the department, elucidating new policies, procedures, and best practices in data governance, fostering a culture of data compliance and.
• Overseeing the meticulous migration of data between databases, prioritizing the preservation of data accuracy and integrity throughout the transition processes.
• Establishing Data Management (DAMA) frameworks tailored for implementation by both DMS and DHS, setting the foundation for standardized data practices and governance.
• Providing strategic and technical guidance to the Data Governance Office, supporting the sustainable implementation of new practices and the ongoing maintenance of certification standards.

• Recruited to spearhead the establishment of robust data governance, data management, and data strategy practices to ensure departmental adherence to federal CMS certification standards. Key contributions include:
• Developed and disseminated a comprehensive portfolio of educational resources across the department, detailing new policies and procedures related to data governance strategies, significantly enhancing organizational.
• Led the meticulous migration of data between databases, ensuring the seamless transfer of information while maintaining the utmost data integrity and security.
• Formulated Data Management (DAMA) frameworks for implementation across DMS and DHS, laying the groundwork for standardized data management practices.
• Provided strategic and technical direction to the Data Governance Office, facilitating the long-term adoption of new practices and supporting the ongoing maintenance of certification, ensuring the department remained.

Chicago, IL, US

I was assigned the task of planning a Data Governance Office for the ADA. My goals are:- Educate the ADA Management and C-Level management in Data Governance practices.- Draft a Data Governance Implementation plan with a focus on a Data Quality & Consistency program.- Craft a light Data Governance framework in support of a Data Quality & Consistency.

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