Professional BackgroundAnalyst versed in data analysis and reporting, user acceptance testing, as well as solving complex problems in high-pressure environments. Excels at cultivating, managing, and leveraging relationships Skill HighlightsMicrosoft Access, Microsoft Excel, SAS, SQL Server Manager, Cognos, Crystal ReportsBusiness Objects, SQL, Tableau Server and Desktop, Project Management, Data Analysis Professional ExperienceSenior Analyst Data Quality Governance,04 2018toCurrentMilliman Pasadena,CA,Create policies and procedures for actuarial and analytics groupMonitor adherence to policies with scheduled reviewsConduct training on quality and governance policiesLead analyst for HIPAA complianceCreate and analyze validation reports for health plan dataLead discussions regarding data issues identifiedHealthcare Data Analyst,04 2012toCurrentGeneral Motors Detroit,MI,Experience with process analysis and other analytic functionsAbility to interact effectively with different business units, team members, and external client at all levelsCreates ad hoc data analyses and reports as needed Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual reports of established clinical, utilization, and financial metrics for all Health Ministries and SmartHealthProficient in computer and analytic tools such as SAS, SQL, and MS Office (excel and access)Performs medical and prescription drug claims analysis necessary to understand relative unit pricing across provider networks, and to inform decisions about provider fee schedules.Generates eligibility, medical, and pharmacy claims data needed for each Health Ministry to support budgeting, rate development, and manage the reinsurance program.Business Analyst,02 2008to04 2012Honeywell Memphis,TN,Responsible for identifying processes to streamline and assist with various projectsCreated and maintained access databases for departmental useIdentified system issues and coordinated with vendor for resolutionInvolved in project planning and testing system enhancementsDefined business requirements for various projectsCreated adhoc reports as neededCreated audit process for all securities applicationsCreated reports for SEC and FINRA audits.Finance Analyst,05 2005to04 2008Fidelity National Information Services New Castle,DE,Backup to department managerCreated and maintained managerial reporting daily, monthly, quarterly and yearlyCreated work schedule for department on weekly basisCreated and distributed department stats and analysis to upper management monthlyPrimary contact for electronic invoicing candidatesCreated multiple databases for interdepartmental need.Trust Analyst,01 2003to02 2005Accenture Frisco,TX,Responsible for daily operations of 401(k) accounts for retirement services clients.Balanced 401(k) accounts on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis.Researched and resolved out of balance situations quickly.Conversion Analyst,01 2002to01 2003COMERICA INC City,STATE,Responsible for managing incoming and outgoing account conversions, daily DTCC reconciliation troubleshooting, and problem-solving.Revised an existing Microsoft Access program for incoming assets for accuracyCreated a new reporting process in Access to identify asset balance discrepanciesResolved daily out of balance situations with various depository institutionsRegistration Analyst,01 2000to01 2002COMERICA INC City,STATE,Responsible for re-registration of physical assets for trust customersStreamlined processes by automating applications for quicker processing and problem resolutionSolved re-registration issues through brainstorming and troubleshootingCreated a Microsoft Access program to track pending registration issues and generate reportsCollaborated with company legal counsel for asset restriction removalAuthored and updated procedures for registration process. Education and TrainingMasters of Business Information Technology Project Management,Expected in2007toWalsh College-Troy,MIGPA Project ManagementBachelor Business Administration,Expected in1996toRochester College-Rochester Hills,MIGPA Business Administration SkillsStreamline Processes, Business Objects, Cognos, Crystal Reports, Customer Service, Data Analysis, Databases, Financial Invoicing, Managing, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Problem-Solving, Problem Resolution, Process Analysis, Project Management, Project Planning, User Acceptance Testing, Reporting, SAS, Securities Reporting, SQL, Troubleshooting, Annual reports, Tableau Server, Tableau Desktop  SEP  The Senior Manager, Data Architecture Data Engineering is responsible for translating business strategic goals into future-state data engineering and data science solutions. This includes delivery full life-cycle from execution roadmaps, to implementation, and to production operations. This role drives the creation and maintenance of enterprise data and analytics capabilities, data reference architectures, and integrated data analytics technology roadmaps that will guide our strategic investments and enterprise strategy.Translate business strategic goals into actionable future-state data engineering and data science architectures and solutions.Delivery of full life-cycle Data Solutions from execution roadmaps, to implementation, and to operations. This includes a specific focus on ELT and ETL Data Pipeline solutions from inception to production.Lead end to end solution delivery of enterprise data warehouse, data marts, and data lake with governance.Drive the creation and maintenance of enterprise data and analytics capabilities, data solutions, and integrated data analytics technology roadmaps that will guide our strategic investments and enterprise strategy.Deliver architecture connecting Data Science, Data Engineering, and Data Analytics practices together to deliver impactful data products.Strong partnership with DevOps, DataOps, business partners, engineering teams, and data management.A minimum of ten (10) years of experience in IT with a minimum (6) years in data architecture and data solutions are required.Successful track-record in managing a team of Data Engineers and Data ScientistsSkilled in hybrid cloud data platforms and analytical technologies including Azure andor GCP data infrastructure, Spark, Data Lake, Data Warehouse and Data Marts, BI reporting with PowerBI, Metadata Management, Data Governance, Master Data Management, Data Catalog, and Business Glossary.Ability to document, communicate, implement, and operationalize complex architectures.Experience with ELT and ETL Data Pipeline solutions from inception to production.Proficient in SQL, NoSQL and columnar databases.Experience with SparkPyspark and JSON.Excellent grasp of Computer Science fundamentals - data structures and algorithms.Must have Panda Data Frames knowledge and best practices, execution engines, DAGs (airflow, dagster, luigi, etc), and Kubernetes.Proficient with GitLabFamiliarity with Azure data factory preferred, Google data flow or AWS GlueExperience with Biomedical Informatics, S3Azure blob store, Machine Learning and AI, Unstructured Data, and Data Democratization is preferred.Experience with Agile methodologies, Kanban preferred, and using tools like Jira and Confluence to facilitate the work.Bachelor s degree in computer science or a related discipline required. Master s degree preferred. RECRUITERS NOTES The role will definitely be hands-on and will require excellent communication skills. The hiring manager mentioned the following technologies AImachine learning data warehouses product support Cloud experienceAzure must be open to new technologies. Working with the Product Development Team. Act as the point of contact will create a group that helps the product teams. Create data warehouses for analytics. MUST have excellent communication skills verbal and written. This person will envision strategy and must be able to effectively communicate that strategy to others. The organization has asked me not to advertise the compensation. If you contact me I would be more than willing to share it with you. For over 50 years this non-profit organization has made it their mission to protect patients from unsafe and ineffective medical technologies and practices. More than 5,000 healthcare institutions and systems worldwide including four out of every five U.S. hospitals rely on the services of this organization to guide their operational and strategic decisions. In addition, they serve public and private payers, federal and state agencies, policymakers, ministries of health, associations, and accrediting agencies. Benefit from a healthy work-life balance while staying on the leading edge of technology and thriving in an innovative startup-like culture minus the risk. Sleep well knowing you are helping achieve a world where safe, high-quality healthcare is accessible to everyone. Excellent benefits to include work from home, flex-time and 19 days starting vacation. Its a nice place to work!