Led the development and implementation of a comprehensive data governance strategy in partnership with executive leadership and the Data Governance Council, establishing a sustainable operating model for managing critical data assets. Drove key initiatives, including:• Design and implement a data governance framework• Creating a business glossary to establish common data definitions.• Implementing data lineage to track data flow and dependencies.• Defining and documenting… Show more Led the development and implementation of a comprehensive data governance strategy in partnership with executive leadership and the Data Governance Council, establishing a sustainable operating model for managing critical data assets. Drove key initiatives, including:• Design and implement a data governance framework• Creating a business glossary to establish common data definitions.• Implementing data lineage to track data flow and dependencies.• Defining and documenting critical business rules to ensure data integrity.Developed and initiated a roadmap for implementing Data Quality Management best practices. Partnered with Information Security's Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Privacy team to ensure compliance with data security and privacy regulations. Collaborated with the executive team to establish AI data stewardship guidelines, promoting ethical and responsible AI development. Show less

Led the implementation of Erwin Data Integration Suite to provide transparency into corporate data by exposing metadata and data lineage across the entire ecosystem. Created solutions and delivered training to enable cross-functional teams to get information about data and to increase data literacy across the organization.

Provided leadership, vision, and direction for IT Services teams responsible for ServiceNow, Office 365, and SIS application support in a highly matrixed organization. Worked with IT and business stakeholders to create product roadmaps and to define and implement technology enhancements and solutions.

Managed a team of 12 data analysts to provide data delivery services to company’s audit teams for over 40 of the world’s leading retailers. Responsible for ETL and Quality Assurance processes to prepare petabytes of structured & unstructured data (e.g., ERP, EDI, Excel, Email, PDF Reports) for data mining by auditors. Developed and directed process improvement strategy to automate manual ETL processes. Managed project to implement BMC Control-M Workload Automation. Reduced manual work by 25%… Show more Managed a team of 12 data analysts to provide data delivery services to company’s audit teams for over 40 of the world’s leading retailers. Responsible for ETL and Quality Assurance processes to prepare petabytes of structured & unstructured data (e.g., ERP, EDI, Excel, Email, PDF Reports) for data mining by auditors. Developed and directed process improvement strategy to automate manual ETL processes. Managed project to implement BMC Control-M Workload Automation. Reduced manual work by 25% annually. Directed departmental activities in support of organization’s standardization, security, and compliance initiatives. Show less

Provided performance-focused direction in leading systems integration, data management, data warehousing, and data migration solutions across multiple platforms. Led shared services team in the development and support of processes linking new technologies and legacy environments to bridge the gap between internal and external business partners. Administered project management and management reporting activities for large-scale integration projects, supporting EDI, XML integration processes… Show more Provided performance-focused direction in leading systems integration, data management, data warehousing, and data migration solutions across multiple platforms. Led shared services team in the development and support of processes linking new technologies and legacy environments to bridge the gap between internal and external business partners. Administered project management and management reporting activities for large-scale integration projects, supporting EDI, XML integration processes, data warehousing, and SAP SD logistics. • Directed an intensive 18-month SAP Archiving project. Architected proprietary solution and managed the full project management lifecycle to archive and decommission SAP, extracting, transforming, and loading business objects from SAP FI, SD, QA, and MM to an XML archive database. The completed project facilitated the corporate transition to a Shared Services organization and created a corporate strategy to retain data of decommissioned systems. • Led a project team in architecture and implementation of a strategic BizTalk SOA integration between multiple Covidien ERP systems and a third-party Accounts Payable services provider, streamlining all A/P activities and enabling finance staff reductions as part of the transition to Shared Services. • Significantly improved warehouse efficiencies and corporate profitability as a key team member in the construction of a new automated warehouse. Managed the technical project team in development, implementation, and validation of a proprietary system solution to integrate SAP with a new FastTrack Warehouse Control System, ensuring the seamless transition of U.S. Surgical warehouse operations to the new facility. • Led a project with substantial requirements and an aggressive integration deadline to deliver the design and deployment of a scalable, XML integration between SAP corporate ERP system and BPCS manufacturing plant ERP system to support a large-scale merger and acquisition. Show less

Led a team of three direct employees and additional consulting staff to provide and support strategic system integration solutions, delivering and extending EDI and E-Commerce capabilities. Led software evaluation and acquisition of Mercator translation and integration technology. Led projects and reporting for key initiatives.• Dramatically improved the purchasing process and on-boarding of small/medium-sized customers by developing and implementing Electronic Order Processing… Show more Led a team of three direct employees and additional consulting staff to provide and support strategic system integration solutions, delivering and extending EDI and E-Commerce capabilities. Led software evaluation and acquisition of Mercator translation and integration technology. Led projects and reporting for key initiatives.• Dramatically improved the purchasing process and on-boarding of small/medium-sized customers by developing and implementing Electronic Order Processing integration with the Global Healthcare Exchange.• Delivered a new platform for near real-time business transaction exchange by leading the migration of several integration processes to a new SAP, Mercator, and Linux/Oracle environment. Show less

Led the delivery and support of EDI translations and integration to the internal applications of the ERP system. Directed three employees in the development of new EDI and integration environments to replace legacy systems. • Collaborated on the design, development, and launch of a proprietary publish-and-subscribe integration platform to support the corporate Y2K initiative. • Supported the unique requirements of major distributor customers by facilitating the development of EDI… Show more Led the delivery and support of EDI translations and integration to the internal applications of the ERP system. Directed three employees in the development of new EDI and integration environments to replace legacy systems. • Collaborated on the design, development, and launch of a proprietary publish-and-subscribe integration platform to support the corporate Y2K initiative. • Supported the unique requirements of major distributor customers by facilitating the development of EDI integration processes between customer and corporate systems to enable a proprietary, vendor-managed inventory application. Show less