Dr. Kevin Brown, Dba, Mba Email & Phone Number

The DBA Advisory Council is the principal advisory board for the Florida International University (FIU) Business Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) program. It is comprised of distinguished peer-based business leaders who strongly desire to assist the DBA program and support its mission and goals. The DBA Advisory Council provides substantial leadership to FIU and is a strategic partner for the Associate Dean and the Office of Doctoral Programs. Council members guide in creating and implementing strategy, curriculum, corporate awareness, promoting fund-/friend-raising opportunities for the DBA Foundation, and act as ambassadors for FIU Business DBA program in the community and beyond. In addition, the purpose of the DBA Advisory Council is to work alongside the Associate Dean for Research and Doctoral Studies and the Office of Doctoral programs in helping the FIU Business DBA program achieve global preeminence by:- Providing counsel regarding the mission, goals, and strategic planning of the program and increasing service to the professional and business community- Promoting the DBA program locally, nationally, and internationally- Strengthening the financial resources of the DBA program through the DBA Foundation- Serving as a “sounding board” for research projects, curriculum, and external outreach

Redmond, Washington, Us

Earned Trusted Advisor status and served as my customer's Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Spearheaded numerous large-scale strategic technology initiatives in an enterprise strategy, sales, and solutions architecture and delivery leadership role. Utilized deep Hybrid Cloud, Azure, Data & AI/ML, Infrastructure, Modern Work, Digital and Applications Innovations, and Modern Computing technologies expertise to develop efficient solutions, increase scale, and drive cloud services sales revenue. Coached large cross-functional and global Cloud and Data Architect, Partner, and ISV teams. Noted Accomplishments:• Built and maintained C-level, Technology Decision Maker (TDM), and Business Decision Maker (BDM) influencer relationships across multiple industry segments, leveraged each to align key customer initiatives, and delivered strategic value propositions to drive solution sales, adoption, and utilization• Orchestrated customer transformation strategy development by engaging global teams in the execution of complex digital transformation programs that aligned multi-disciplinary sales and strategic approaches• Established sales hunter and closer, exceeded annual sales and Azure consumption targets of $30M by utilizing a systems-thinking approach and leveraging experiences in solving business operations challengesCore Competencies:• Highly engaging technology leader, solutions architect, and seller who owns multiple industry relationships and alliance partnerships, combined with executive leadership and influencer presence• High-performing Cloud Data Services, Database, and AI/ML subject matter expert in sales GTM strategy, business transformation strategy execution, product/ partner team engagement, demand generation and orchestration, and agile technology delivery with impeccable problem-solving skills• PhD/Doctoral-level researcher focused on Cloud, Data Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning adoption strategies for global organizations

Redmond, Washington, Us

Senior Intelligent Cloud Solutions Architect laser focused on accelerating the adoption of the Microsoft Cloud - Data & AI platform services for my strategic customers.

Privately held investment firm focused on: - Commercial and Residential Real Estate- Equities, Derivatives, Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange (Forex) and Cryptocurrencies- Mathematical/ Quantitative Finance, High Frequency Trading

Co-Founder of a youth sports and education 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Responsibilities include execution of strategic, tactical and operations management. Additional duties include community and student relationship building and customer satisfaction measurement

Dallas, Tx, Us

Principal in the Systems Project and Product Management area of the AT&T Big Data Center of Excellence (COE). The Big Data COE is an AT&T startup founded in 2013 with the distinct mission of releasing the full potential of Big Data through a combination of data protection, platform technology and collective human intelligence. We achieve our mission by applying advanced analytics to hundreds of petabytes of information to gain actionable insights into customer behaviors, preferences and experiences in order to improve the AT&T customer experience across a broad range of vertical markets. As a Principal, I lead teams of project and product managers in end to end program management of programs containing multiple large projects, and portfolio management of large scope portfolios that are company-wide, cross functional and/ or strategicin nature. Primary focus areas include:* Data Platform Technology Enablement and Software Development * Consumer Consent Management Platform Enablement* Machine 2 Machine/ Internet of Things Product Development* Enablement of the "Data and Software Driven Enterprise"

Dallas, Tx, Us

Senior Solutions Manager and Subject Matter Expert in the delivery of Anti-Money Laundering and Risk Management solutions for the second largest money transfer services company in the world. Specific activities include: Strategic Solutions Subject Matter Expert: • Inception to Implementation delivery leadership of financial crime prevention, compliance and risk management solutions using unified reporting and case management platforms. • Active Management of technology, Vendor and Business Solutions delivery teams to ensure Technology solution Architecture exceeds established requirements for providing insight into Suspicious Activity Monitoring, Watch List Filtering and Anti-Money Laundering functions.• Negotiated technical and non-technical solutions that meet business needs and conform to established technical architectures. Evaluated and made recommendations to improve organizational effectiveness and reduce cost.• Act as an escalation point for technology and business teams to ensure project is completed on-time and within budget, ensuring technology solutions align to architecture and features and functionality is delivered that meets the business needs.• Evaluated, established and managed external partner relationships including RFP processes, engagement activities and SLA definition• Actively managed, tracked and communicated synergies and dependencies relative to assigned project against other MGI initiatives. Partnered with the other departments to identify and assess impact of business and/or technical solution, functionality and timing.

Addison, Tx, Us

Senior Program Strategy and Project Delivery leader for the Enterprise Information Management and Analytics team of Think Finance, a leader in the emergency cash products industry for the estimated 110 million underbanked and underserved US consumers. Primary responsibilities include: • Program and Project leadership in the development and delivery of Enterprise Data Warehouse, Big Data and Advanced Analytic Solutions. • Key projects delivered include: • Risk Management Big Data Solution which integrates over 1200 customer data points used in the loan underwriting and decisioning process • Enterprise Data Warehouse solution including departmentalized data marts and a Self Service BI/ Semantic Layer Dashboard solution for executive decision making • Credit Bureau Reporting Agency initiative to report payment data to prime and sub-prime credit reporting agencies. Hardware, Technologies and Functionalities include: Dell Power Edge C6220, C8220, R720xd/ R820 rack servers, Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform, Microsoft Windows 2008, SQL Server 2008/ 2012, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services, Embarcadero - ER/Studio Data Architect and ER/Studio XE4 Viewer, Qlikview, Cloudera Enterprise/ Apache Hadoop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Cloud Services and Hybrid (Onsite/ Offsite) Cloud Services. Business Process/ Functionalities include: Credit Bureau Reporting and Consumer Risk Management Analytics - (Trans Union, ID Analytics), Alternative Credit Data, Credit and Identity Risk Management, Loan Decisioning and Predictive Modeling.

Houston, Texas, Us

Customer Program and Project strategy and delivery leader for the Information Management and Analytics consulting practice. Primary customer program management responsibilities included: • Solutions delivery and opportunity management with visible impact on HP Services revenue for project engagements in excess of $3M. • Program management and advocate in the development and promotion of data warehouse/ business intelligence offerings focused on big data/ master data management transformation and analytics for HP Enterprise Services Information Management and Analytics (IM&A) practice. • Supported qualification and opportunity assessment for large/ moderately complex opportunities; provides reliable financial forecasts to HP Enterprise services.• Managed business development/ identifies and cultivates new opportunities on current projects • Frequently represented the HP IM&A organization to external customers/clients via written and in-person communication with client senior leadership/ technical teams. • Managed program and project financials including P&L • Program Management scope includes: Program Execution, Tracking, Reporting, Improvement, Troubleshooting and Team Management. Primary project management responsibilities included: • Functions as key technology expert with strategic responsibility for data warehouse and business intelligence related offerings. • Development of project level financial and technical strategies by estimating, forecasting, and anticipating requirements, trends, and variances; aligning monetary resources; developing action plans; measuring and analyzing results; initiating corrective actions and minimizing the impact of variances.• Mentored and encouraged skill development of project team members and provides performance review input and indication of area of development for team members.

New York, Ny, Us

Database Management Technology Strategist and Infrastructure Architect for AIG - American General Life Company reporting to the office of the CIO. Key responsibilities include:•Functioned as a trusted strategic technology advisor and subject matter expert across AIG, American General and Sun America Financial Group business units in the development and delivery of comprehensive IT solutions. • Engagement qualification and leadership in the design, development, delivery and performance management of complex IT solutions focused on Web-based and Data Management solutions and infrastructure architectures.•Strategic, tactical and technical leadership of domestic DBA and Data Management Centers of Excellence teams. •Development of Data Management/ Master Data Management methodologies, Best Practices, Standards and Guidelines in support of AIG’s strategic data management mission. •Enterprise Life Architecture Board member responsible for functional, technical review and approval of solutions architectures with a specific focus on Data Management and Web Architecture for B2B and B2C applications.•Key Application and Process Focus areas include: Enterprise, Infrastructure and Solution Architectures for Web and Data Management solutions , Anti-Money Laundering applications, Mergers and Acquisitions of key IT systems as part of acquisitions and divestiture activities•Key Business areas include: Banking, Financial and Investment Services, Specialty Markets Group, New Business and Underwriting, Insurance Agents Compensation• Specialized focus areas include: Web-based and Data Management services and solutions architecture, development and support, High-Performance Database Solutions, High Availability and Disaster Recovery, Solutions Delivery, Data Center Management, Business Intelligence and Analytics solutions enablement and Data encryption/ obfuscation. • Obtained The Open Group Architecture Framework 8 (TOGAF) certification in 2008

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Worldwide DB2 Infrastructure & Solutions Architect for the Global Technology Center - High Performance On Demand Web Hosting project office. In support of IBM’s strategic e-business direction, this team is responsible for the enterprise hosting web architecture, end-to-end infrastructure/ solutions architecture and design for IBM worldwide internet/ intranet/ extranet hosting centers and reports directly to the office of the CIO. Primary focus is setting the overall solutions architecture and strategic deployment strategy for the DB2 web hosting infrastructure environment. Application deployment subject matter expert for 7 Worldwide Service Delivery Centers. Additional focus areas include architecture and deployment standards development / implementation for all hosted applications and subsystems utilizing DB2 databases and the Websphere component suite. Other areas include web-based services architecture, ITIL, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web Services.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Promoted to Senior I/T Specialist as part of a highly skilled DB2, SQL Server, Oracle, AIX and ASP/ Web Services team. Current role of Lead Solutions Architect and DB2 and SQL Server DBA. Primary focus is the design /development, implementation and administration of data warehousing solutions. Other responsibilities include the development of data warehouse Proof of Concept prototypes revolving around Oracle, DB2 RDBMS and the Websphere component suite, in multi-tier, multi-platform environments. Gained additional experience as solutions architect for Internet hosting/ application service provider (ASP), network administration/ console operations and mobile database technology projects. (Pervasive Computing). Chosen for the IBM Practitioner Support Network as a DB2 UDB EE and DB2 EEE subject matter expert to assist fellow practitioners on external client engagements with mission critical DB2 installations, configurations and administration issues.

Armonk, New York, Ny, Us

Information Technology (I/T) and Database Specialist in the Business Intelligence Consulting and Services (BIC&S) practice of IBM Global Services. Primary duties include implementation and systems integration of Oracle, SQL Server and DB2 data warehouse/ data mart and decision support solutions. Solid experience in analyzing client business processes and applying data and process models to I/T solutions. Other duties included pre-sales support in the development/ delivery of custom prototypes utilizing business intelligence solutions. Client engagements included exploiting distributed database technology utilizing symmetrically multiprocessor node systems (SMP) and massively parallel (MPP) system architectures, combined with systems administration/ management in OS390 and AIX environments. Performed various consulting team roles, including database specialist, AIX systems administrator, data modeler, project manager and data warehouse strategist. Performed on 50+ client engagements

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Graduate of the Finance Management Associate Training Program (MAPS). A three-year program that prepares associates for management positions within NationsBank. Program generally provides two to three rotations to various areas within the Finance Group in order to gain expertise in strategic planning, processes and operations of the company. Successfully completed the 3-year program in 1.5 years.

Doctorate In Business Administration (Dba), Business Analytics, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning Iot

Postgraduate Degree, Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning

Fellowship In Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence By Correlation One, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning And Advanced Data Analytics

Mba, Mba - Corporate Finance And Investments

Bba, Accounting And Information Systems

Bba, Financial Management

Honors Graduate, Business Administration And Management, General

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