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New York, New York, United States

Stamford, Ct

Led a team of analysts and provided management of the data warehouse, reporting, and data visualization for the $300M retail furniture company. Collaborated with executive management to identify and deliver BI and analytics capabilities while supporting all business functions by providing ad hoc analysis, canned reporting, and dashboarding solutions. Increased sales team effectiveness by creating detailed strategy for Account Executives and Store Managers to accurately track actual sales vs. forecasted sales and allow for improved planning; the strategy led to a 15% improvement in sales goal achievement within the first three months. Evaluated the impact that offering free shipping or reduced shipping minimum purchases would have on net sales to determine whether or not a change in shipping policies would be profitable. Established accurate reporting of Trading Partner accounts and lifetime value, resulting in a 30% improvement of marketing ROI. Developed and implemented effective inventory tracking processes, improving estimated delivery time accuracy by 30%.

Norwalk, Ct

Application owner of Business Objects and Qlikview platforms for GE Capital Americas servicing 8,000 users across nine lines of business. Led a team of 10+ offshore contractors and collaborated with stakeholders, managers, and executive leadership to define and deliver new capabilities. Worked with DBAs and Data Architects to coordinate the integration of data to data sources and defined processes and controls to satisfy governance, regulatory, and compliance requirements.  Managed a 2-year project to deploy Business Objects encompassing four installations of the product supporting nine lines of business across the company. The deployment reduced server footprint from 40+ servers in several locations to 10 servers in a single site; improved resiliency for business continuity; and achieved 99.99% availability. Designed and implemented a clustered HW platform with scalability up to 10,000 users, reducing costs by $129K annually. Spearheaded the committee to review and mitigate issues identified through the annual Employee Satisfaction Survey, improving seven areas that had been rated “Poor” to “Moderate” or “Good” the following year.

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Provided operational oversight of all data and reporting services within the company, led continuous delivery of product enhancements and capabilities through requirements gathering, and worked across front-end and back-end functional and technology teams to build consensus for improvements. Optimized the nightly load process from the Member Management System to the Datawarehouse, achieving 98% on-time delivery of data and ensuring the timely delivery of reports to end-users.