Development and operationalizing of the Data Governance practice from a strategy consulting approach. Worked with the VP, and Sales and Marketing team to offer both strategy consulting and tool implementation capabilities tailored to an organization's needs and maturity level. Created social media posts to explain data governance principles and concepts and capabilities of the firm. Collaborated on request for proposals and proof of concepts to acquire business.

• Consulted with clients utilizing CMMI DMM to assess an organization’s capabilities in the areas of Data Management Strategy, Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Operations, Platform & Architecture, and Supporting Processes. Produced recommendations commiserate with the collaboration of 13 Working Groups to define observations and areas of improvements to further the data governance initiative.• Implemented Informatica Cloud Data Governance and Catalog (CDGC) platform for 2 clients.• Collaborated with IT and Business Teams in the areas of Banking, Financial, Healthcare, and Utilities industries.• Collaborated with cross-functional IT and Business teams on a Proof-of-Concept engagement (6 weeks) to work on a prototype Informatica Axon implementation for feasibility and real-world applicable business use cases. Deliverable includes functional Axon implementation and the establishment of a data governance plan for moving forward with the organization.• Facilitation of collaboration of IT and Business teams within EDC (via annotations, questions, etc.) for the purpose of curation of inferred data domains and fostering of value creation from a business perspective of association of business terms to physical data.• Offered business use cases, based on cost and value propositions, for real-world application and benefits of implementing an Axon Data Governance initiation.• Conducted daily training sessions for both IT and Business teams on Informatica Axon, CDGC, and interweaving data governance principles, best practices, and solutions for efficiency, compliance, trust and accountability and responsibility for participants in the data governance platform.• As a member of the Leadership Team, collaborated with Sales & Marketing and Cloud Engineering staffs to develop Data Governance and EDM service offerings for prospective clients at all levels of an organization’s structure to tailor the services to the needs of the level within the organization.

o Served as consultant on integrating ERP systems with Informatica Supplier Portal using current data models, constructing a business use case for project funding, and initiating use cases for automation of inputs into supplier portal and direct and indirect monetization of supplier data.o Served as contributing team member for four Request For Proposals for prospective clients performing such duties as Account Profile, Financial Analysis, Business Use Cases, Subject Matter Expert for Data Governance deployments with clients, Project Closure Reporting, and other duties as required.o Support Practice and Project Administration and Reporting.

o Executed onboarding for the purpose of populating facets within Axon, of People, Role, Glossary Terms (5,907 objects), Systems (639 objects), Organization Units, Business Area (24 objects), Data Sets, Policies (13 objects), Processes (10,537 objects), Physical Fields, Attributes and Interfaces (365 objects), and their inherent relationships, to ensure the disclosure of the reality of the business.o Administration of Axon for the purposes of configuring Segmentation, User Roles, Object Permissions, Dashboards utilizing Unison Searches, Email Notifications, Bulk Upload templates.o Utilized various data dictionaries, both technical and business, for the purposes of identifying systems, lineages, identification of source to target, transformations, data flows, integration, and linkages between business and technical metadata.o Facilitated discussion with data stakeholders to drive business analysis, and facilitate the development of use cases, on data governance processes, and translated those requirements into Axon workflows (tasks and gateway decision control points) and technical solutions.o Participated in Data Governance Agile scrum team to partner in work efforts, refine and track backlog tasks, provide data management experience, including an understanding of concepts, practices, procedures, and tools providing strong analytical, and innovative and creative problem-solving results.o Participated in training sessions, utilizing documented techniques and best practices, with technology partners covering metadata standards, guidelines, processes, and utilization of both Enterprise Data Catalog and Axon tools, and materials.o Participated in Business Groups to gather policies and processes, in their Business Process Management efforts, and load these into Informatica Axon for the purposes of creating process workflows, change requests, linking policies and processes with regulations, and to help ensure compliance and thoroughness of process management.

o Supported the Monthly Financial Cycle including, receiving of quotes, and entering details into the Financial Tracker; created Purchase Requests and submitted to PM for review and submittal; worked with Supply Chain in Purchase Order management; managed Invoices; utilized Cognos for financial reporting on all invoices, accruals, and incorrect charges; facilitated month-end closing by importing actuals using the system of record for all project charge codes; determined monthly forecasting for FTE, outside services, direct loads, materials, and other aspects of the $2.4M Infrastructure project.o Facilitated working relationships with outside services vendors for materials and labor for ongoing projects.o Documented processes for the fulfilment of the responsibilities of the Project Coordinator role, and trained employees on the proper methods of execution of the role.o Validation of monthly spreadsheets, invoices, forecasting, and payables and the reporting systems for data quality and governance purposes. Maintained the processes and frameworks to safeguard consistent and accurate reporting, for the month-end cycle, and for training purposes enabling consistent and confident business decisions for management.o Used analytics to determine trends and review financial information.

o Acted as single point of contact for entire IT Program Management Office.o Interfaced with over 20+ IT managers, including CIO.o Managed over 125+ contracts across 50+ projects.o Managed over 70 vendor relationships through timely communication and resolution of issues related to Statements of Work, purchase requests, purchase orders, and invoices.o Trained 20+ IT managers on new approval workflows in contract system.o Documented new procurement processes and standardized operating procedures for transparency and alignment purposes on SOW creation, review, and executable process.o Supported Sr. Financial Analyst on budget reporting, accruals and staffing levels.o Reduced 235 invoicing and billing issues for one vendor.o Reduced invoice aging of over $10M invoices for the 2015 – 2016 budget years.o Assisted HR recruit and onboard over 150+ resources, both onshore and offshore.o Resolved 20+ major issues and risks related to recruiting/on boarding, Strategic Sourcing on SOW reviews, Technology Vendor Management and Third-Party Risk Management on offshoring issues, 3 Project Managers on proper input of Non-Disclosure Agreements/SOWs/Proof of Concepts.o Assisted 35+ project managers maintain service levels within project timelines.