Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
With over 15 years of experience in enterprise data governance, technology product delivery, and health information management, I'm a seasoned and accomplished data architecture consultant. I have a proven track record of success in designing and delivering data models, data catalogs, and data analytics solutions that support trusted decisions and business outcomes for large-scale health and human services programs and health insurance payers. I currently lead multiple workstreams as an Enterprise Data Management Architecture Consultant at Dynamic Computing Services, a leading provider of IT consulting services to the public sector. I am responsible for driving data architecture strategy, Informatica data governance implementation, and enterprise data governance standards development. I am a trained cloud & AI solutions professional with extensive skills in metadata management, data classification & protection, data modeling, data warehousing, data analysis, and BI reporting. I'm passionate about using AI responsibly, condensing complex technical information into actionable intelligence, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering user-centric solutions.
Deployed to Texas Health & Human Services Commission as an Enterprise Architect 3 within the Office of the Chief Data Architect > IT Data Analytics Support > Enterprise Information Management > Performance Management and Analytics System Currently consulting on strategy and tactics in multiple workstreams including: - Maturity Journey for Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC) and Axon Data Governance - AI Readiness for Data Analytics and Data Management Infrastructure - Microsoft Purview Compliance and Data Loss Prevention Implementation - Informatica Reference 360 (R360) Implementation - Enterprise Data Governance Standards Development - Legacy MMIS to Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) Transition
responsibilities/skills: requirements gathering; SQL query development & refinement; fraud detection methods refinement; data modeling, analysis, & reporting; program policy research; integration of data sets from multiple sources; Medicaid & health care transaction subject matter expert tools: HP Vertica, DbVisualizer, pgAdmin III, LYNXeon, PostgreSQL, TortoiseSVN, JIRA, Confluence, MS Excel, Phoenix
Deployed to the Medicaid Data Analytics (MDAT) team for a large state health agency. Performed analysis, design, code, and testing of moderate to extremely complex reports and data extracts. Supported multiple data warehouse systems to perform job, works on multiple assignments concurrently, and completes work in queue by aggressive due dates. Used a range of expert technical skills including SQL, data warehouse concepts, ETL, and OLAP reporting. Combined technical skills with expertise of Texas Medicaid systems and business processes to deliver effective solutions. Significant client interaction both written and verbal with limited supervision. Responsible for developing and maintaining client relationships. Participated in pager/on-call support, deployment of production releases, and introduction of new services into production environment. Helped identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities. Regularly peer reviewed the work of others and frequently mentored others. Led medium to large projects. tools: Business Objects Web Intelligence, BO Desktop Intelligence, BO Designer, HP NonStop Tandem NSK, TACL, DBX, Batchcom, Spoolcom, SQLCI, NetBatch Plus, Eclipse IDE for NonStop (NSDEE), OutsideView, SharePoint, Phoenix, UltraEdit, notepad ++, DbVisualizer, MS Access, SQL Server, HP Quality Center, HP Project and Portfolio Management Center
Systems specialist for the Managed Care and Data Analytics team for a large state health agency using Business Objects Web Intelligence, Business Objects Designer, HP Tandem NSK, HP Quality Center, HP Project and Portfolio Management Center, SQL Server, MS Access, and MS Excel (among other tools) to develop and deliver complex data extracts and reports from the Vision21 Texas Medicaid data warehouse. Utilized Accenture Delivery Suite methods and tools to implement changes to Business Objects universes. Analyzed, designed, coded and tested multiple components of application code across one or more clients. Performed maintenance, enhancements and/or development work. Successfully managed and delivered time sensitive service requests from internal and external customers from specification development, solution design, implementation, quality review, and extract/report delivery.
responsibilities/skills: requirements gathering, SQL query development & refinement, data modeling & analysis, program policy research, integration of data sets from multiple sources, Medicaid & health care transaction subject matter expert tools: pgAdmin III, LYNXeon, PostgreSQL, TortoiseSVN, JIRA, Confluence, MS Excel, Phoenix
Senior staff analyst for metadata, data classification, and lineage for the Data Management Technology group within the Data and Rep Technology organization supporting enterprise Data Governance partners. Works directly with application architects, technical SMEs, and data stewards to operationalize and maintain the collection of technical metadata and enrichment in the enterprise data catalog repository. Demonstrates data governance technology product features to end users, product owners, business partners, and executive audiences. Designs and implements process improvements for technical metadata management to increase accuracy, efficiency, usability, and sustainability of data governance practices. Leads product enhancement epics through full Agile lifecycle as BSA and PO delegate. Accountable for annual key results in onboarding data assets into the enterprise technical metadata management platform through system-to-system connections to source systems such as Teradata, Hive, MapRFS, SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MongoDB, Tableau, Google Cloud Platform, and others. Lead operational evangelist for implementation of new data catalog platform and migration from legacy systems, driving adoption of next generation metadata management tools and methods across the enterprise. Scripts, edits, produces, renders, and publishes engaging micro-learning videos targeting selected data governance software user personas. Frequently coaches others in adoption of agile methods and tools; leads cross-functional work groups of technical and business partners. tools: Informatica Enterprise Data Catalog, Analyst, Catalog Administrator, and Administrator; Collibra Data Governance Center; IBM Information Governance Catalog and Metadata Asset Manager; JIRA; JSD; Confluence; Bitbucket; Remedy ITSM; Webex; Microsoft Teams and Office Suite; MaritzCX; Mural; SharePoint; Camtasia; Kollective MediaCenter; Powershell AD Module
Maintained current production data models for selected systems using erwin Data Modeler, erwin Metadata Manager, and ER Studio Data Architect. Served Agile / Scrum sprint teams. Produced and executed Oracle DDL. Reverse engineered logical and physical data models for a variety of legacy databases for the Texas Medicaid technology systems to support migration to from HP Tandem to Oracle. Developed and promoted naming standards and best practices for data modeling, metadata management, and data governance across the enterprise. Fostered organizational cultural change to adopt industry-accepted data modeling principles and standards. Documented and published data modeling processes and standards. Researched, analyzed, collected, and applied informative metadata for stewarded data models, coordinating with subject matter experts to ensure accuracy. Combined technical skill with expertise of Texas Medicaid systems and business processes to deliver effective solutions. Identified and implemented continuous improvement opportunities. Regularly peer-reviewed the work of others and frequently mentored & trained others. Led medium to large projects. Supported internal and external users of customized data model and metadata viewer tools. tools: erwin Data Modeler and Metadata Manager, Informatica Data Quality Developer, ER Studio Data Architect and Team Server, SQL Developer, Oracle 12c, MicroStrategy Desktop, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, SAP Business Objects Web Intelligence, SAP Universe Designer, HP NonStop Tandem NSK, TACL, DBX, SQLCI, Eclipse IDE for NonStop (NSDEE), OutsideView, SharePoint, Phoenix, UltraEdit, notepad ++, DbVisualizer, MS Access, SQL Server, HP Quality Center, HP Project and Portfolio Management Center
Lead data modeler for the data and analytics technology team within a large state health and human services program. - Drives strategy for maturing of data architecture lifecycle operations within Agile Scrum and CI/CD framework. - Gathers requirements and supporting information from system architects, product stakeholders, and documentation to develop a complete data model with robust metadata. - Develops and maintains data models to support OLAP solutions using erwin™, Oracle, and Microsoft data management and analytics tools. - Follows and continually improves data modeling and metadata standards. - Coaches users of data models and the data catalog. - Creates and delivers user training materials (live sessions, video, and documentation) for business intelligence, data catalog, and data modeling applications and processes. - Serves Agile Scrum teams to design and deploy data warehouse changes via DataOps/DevOps methods. - Combines technical skills with Texas Medicaid business and system knowledge to deliver effective solutions. - Designs, develops, documents, analyzes, creates, tests, and modifies computer systems or programs based on and related to user or system design specifications. - Administers erwin™ platform (Mart, Data Modeler, Web Portal), performing all maintenance and upgrade activities. - Initiates and manages all erwin™ vendor support requests and application platform changes. - Convenes and facilitates customer and stakeholder working sessions to surface and resolve issues. tools: erwin™ Data Modeler, Model Mart, and Web Portal; DbVisualizer; Liquibase; Visual Studio; Team Foundation Server; Oracle SQL Developer; Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio; Windows Server 2019; Microsoft Azure Cloud; Microsoft Teams and Office365 Suite; SharePoint; Powershell AD Module; Mediawiki
Senior Analyst/Developer for reporting standardization and automation solution implementation for the Medicaid Business Analytics organization within a Southern state health and human services agency. Includes assessment of business analytics user experience, development and delivery of user enablement materials, and driving socialization toward adoption of modern data analytics and data literacy best practices. tools: Visual Studio Code; Github; Tableau; Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio; Microsoft Excel; SAS Enterprise Guide; Pentaho Data Integration; Python; SharePoint; JIRA