Stephen Nygaard Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, WA, US

Distribution Center activation, operational, compliance, analytical reporting and performance measurement strategy

Portland, Oregon, United States

>Curated initial collection of data science & AI opportunities worth up $100M in potential benefit>Drafted advanced analytics maturity model framework to inform resource planning, project prioritization, and technology investment strategy

>Implemented framework to collect, analyze, and report Global Technology’s portfolio of 1000+ workstreams across global and geo teams>Defined & implemented portfolio KPIs and data quality metrics>Delivered data & reporting products used by 200+ leaders across multiple functions>Cultivated cross-functional partnerships, collaboration opportunities, and.

• Scaled, and evolved data & analytics practice; enhanced data management / governance; defined and executed analytics road map; managed portfolio of initiatives and ensured alignment with business and operational.
• Improved leadership's decision-making abilities by deploying / evangelizing automated & self-service business management data services (including key metrics, forecasts, and analytical models)
• Led cross-functional teams to implement cloud-based data & analytics platform including automated / self-service solutions
• Integrated market-based analytics to drive decisions about pricing, product mix, supplier partnerships, & technology driving conversion rate improvements of 2X+ for targeted programs
• Designed and implemented data, KPI metrics, and dashboards for operations, marketing, finance, and technology functions
• Introduced 3rd party data for visibility into market demand / share to drive decisions about target customers & products

Portland, Oregon Area

• Pioneered and executed data & analytics strategy; defined & executed vision to drive business results by leveraging untapped data and integrating analytics into QC planning activities; collaborated with Product.
• Established relationships with functional partners and prioritization model to ensure alignment of priorities and objectives
• Identified opportunity to increase profits and led cross-functional teams to implement innovative pricing management system and underlying data system driving 3X+ margin dollars growth in target product-market.
• Introduced data governance framework to ensure upstream creation, storage, and management of application data
• Introduced KPI framework, designed initial metrics and deployed business management reports, and market analysis
• Deployed strategic user engagement plan for Field Operations driving a user adoption rate improvement from 40% to 90%+

Portland, Oregon Area

• Scaled, and evolved data & analytics systems and enterprise alignment; rebuilt & optimized functional partner relationships; innovated data management & deployment processes; led cross-functional technology.
• Led data migration and reporting services during enterprise operations platform migration in high risk environment driving business continuity, expanded data capabilities, and streamlined data structures
• Implemented dynamic compliance data management & reporting framework cutting reporting lead times by 5X
• Established data governance framework driving enterprise alignment of data definitions, quality, and access controls
• Established communications and project updates framework ensuring cross-functional transparency, efficiency, and unity

Beaverton, OR

• Revitalized stagnant reporting team and rekindled team passion for analysis and functional partnerships, led delivery of automated/digital solutions to replace paper processes, stabilized critical data processes.
• Re-engineered intake, pipeline management processes, and prioritization model cutting reporting lead times by 10X
• Led cross-functional team to research data gaps, remediate risks and improve maintenance of data solutions resulting in closed critical data gaps and improve value of reporting solutions
• Established recurring functional partner analytical reviews to evangelize data solutions and ensure alignment of priorities

Beaverton, OR

• Managed multiple client relationships; provided strategy consulting for clients; conducted portfolio analysis, forecasting, and strategic planning; designed and led monthly, quarterly, and annual client portfolio.
• Introduced client portfolio management KPIs, authored performance review content used by all other Portfolio Managers
• Identified and executed critical data projects to support portfolio analytics & servicing needs driving proactive diagnosis of portfolio problems, and identification of opportunities for client strategic planning.
• Pioneered innovative customer direct mail campaigns increasing customer engagement and decreasing loan default rates

• Served as executive management consultant improving operational effectiveness and cross-functional communications Cumulative efforts resulted in pipeline throughput increase of up to 25%+
• Led cross-functional team to conduct due diligence, gap analysis, requirements generation, data creation
• Introduced KPIs and recurring reporting and consulted executives on use of analytics to improve pipeline throughput and cross-functional communications