Kevin Harris Email & Phone Number

Purchase, New York, Us

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Responsible for building an Enterprise Data Governance program to span across all areas of the firm. Leverage prior experience in Data Governance to strategically introduce new initiatives while building cross-functional relationships to ensure all areas of Ares Management are educated and engaged.-Established enterprise data policies and standards, ratified by executive management.-Partnered with IT and Business to identify new technology solutions for data management, including the creation of master data sets (Security, Portfolio, Ratings, Pricing, etc), a new data warehouse and the evaluation of Cloud based services.-Implemented and managed the Enterprise Data Governance Council and Data Change Review Board. -Introduced roles and procedures for data ownership, stewardship and change management.-Partnered with Business units, Operations and IT to identify and define Critical Data Elements.-Managed a diversified team of business and technical resources.-Responsible for vendor evaluations and relationships.-Automated data quality dashboards for master data related to portfolios, securities, investors and legal/regulatory compliance. Strategically built using access to existing applications (SQL Server, Autosys, Python, Tableau/Power BI). Enabled the discovery and remediation of over 20k errors.-Implemented an Enterprise Data Governance tool (Collibra) which has seen the total number of defined business terms go from 0 in September 2017 to over 10k in 2020.-Engineered automated workflows to actively monitor multiple databases for data consistency, manage new data requests (new fields, reports, reference data, etc) and track data policy review and retention.-Introduced data lineage to monitor key financial data (deal, customer, security, portfolio, etc).-Partnered with Information Security to assess 190+ critical applications for GDPR and CCPA compliance.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Managed the effort to develop a Data Governance program at OppenheimerFunds. Responsible for the implementation of data quality reporting, data stewardship, and data governance/policy at the firm. Utilized managerial experience to build a data governance team. Interacted with technology and business to establish data standards and develop applicable frameworks to address data quality and governance related issues.-In partnership with executive management, implemented an Enterprise Data Governance Policy which defined roles, established escalation/oversight, and developed data governance framework.-Created enterprise data quality monitoring and measurement for the firm. Leveraged Informatica and SQL Server to automate data quality results on master systems, stewardship efforts, and external vendor data. Worked with technical resources to implement over 250 new data quality rules leading to over 15k data anomalies being uncovered and remediated in 2016.-Analyzed data strategies across business and technology to identify future state requirements, map out current state data flows, evaluate internal/external data solutions and recommend future state builds. -Defined data steward and data owner roles and responsibilities. Designed applicable training materials and sought approval from 12 departments across business and technology.-Selected and onboarded an Enterprise Data Management tool (Collibra) to centralize data definitions, business rules, data lineage, and workflows.-Managed the creation of workflows and integrations using Activiti Eclipse and MuleSoft.

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

Implement and ensure Data Quality best practices. Combine financial and technical knowledge to enhance data policies and perform root cause analysis on data inaccuracies throughout the Bank. Develop data stewardship program, including the creation of processes and training materials as well as providing on-going support and guidance. Assist in gathering requirements and creating workflows for a metadata information repository.

Responsible for continually analyzing data processing issues which impact the accuracy of financial data reported to advisors and their clients (regularly affecting thousands to millions of accounts). Conducted in-depth research to proactively find and fix data and report errors. Combine financial knowledge with SQL queries to recognize and fix report discrepancies. Additionally in charge of monitoring daily reports and keeping detailed documentation for client satisfaction and audit purposes.

Hand-selected to participate in Senior Priority Client Team as primary strategic point of contact for company’s top-tier clients. Provided proactive support, training, and service to financial customers while continuing to grow and foster relationships at all levels of customer organization. Work with new clients to implement products and services. Recognized by peers and management as a senior member of the department with a solid understanding of client industries and internal procedures; as a result, tasked with leading a team to re-align all service groups within the department.

Served as first point of contact for questions and concerns from clients, including product support, report and data issues, and reaching out to internal departments to facilitate resolutions. Utilized extensive knowledge of financial reporting to analyze and fix a variety of different types of financial reports. Also oversaw client service email queue and ensured all emails were responded to within a 24-hour SLA.

Plano, Texas, Us

Provided broad-based technology support to Merrill Lynch departments and employees to ensure appropriate infrastructure for all new projects. Handled routine support calls from employees on issues with their workspace, and efficiently handled all requests for new employee work stations. Managed larger-scale projects to set up empty work areas with the appropriate wiring and connections for groups and departments within Merrill Lynch corporate campuses in New Jersey and Florida.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance And Strategic Leadership

Bs, School Of Management And Labor Relations (Smlr), Labor Studies And Employment Relations