I help organizations turn complex data and infrastructure into dependable, scalable platforms that move the business. Over the last decade-plus, I’ve led database, data engineering, and delivery teams through high-stakes transformations—modernizing data centers, hardening platforms for compliance, integrating AI with existing data stacks, and building the operational muscle that keeps critical services running.

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What I do best

• Lead high-impact programs that modernize data platforms, reduce risk, and cut cost—without slowing the business.

• Architect and tune databases at scale, improving performance, reliability, and observability across MSSQL, DB2, and PostgreSQL.

• Operationalize data & AI, integrating LLMs and automation (Ollama, n8n, ChatGPT) with existing pipelines and governance.

• Build accountable teams and delivery frameworks (Agile/iterative) with clear KPIs, clean runbooks, and transparent reporting to execs.

• Navigate audits & compliance (HIPAA, HITRUST, CMS) and vendor negotiations to protect uptime and budgets.

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Highlights & wins

• Modernized a large healthcare data estate—directed two squads of 12 data engineers to migrate 600+ TB during a data-center move; drove $5M+ annual cost reductions and improved reliability (incident rate down 21%, outages down 10%).

• Optimized vendor spend—secured $600K in recurring savings by renegotiating maintenance contracts.

• Accelerated delivery—stood up a new services/delivery function that cut application/server time-to-market by 15%, and improved data service request throughput by 14%.

• Lifted revenue and reduced risk—led a merger-driven database migration that added $50M in revenue; implemented SQL Server monitoring that cut operational impact 61% and revenue loss 30%.

• 4× faster client data loads—rebuilt ingestion and validation flows to deliver data to end users dramatically faster (and with better visibility for Finance and Claims).

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How I lead

I’m a hands-on, metrics-driven leader who hires for curiosity and accountability. I put structure around complex work (roadmaps, charters, service catalogs), make health visible (dashboards, scorecards, SLOs), and give teams the autonomy and context to deliver. I collaborate closely with security, compliance, and product to ensure platforms meet real-world needs—not just theoretical SLAs. And I mentor relentlessly: strong teams outlast strong projects.

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Selected initiatives I can replicate for you

• Data center or cloud migrations with zero-drama cutovers, rollback plans, and capacity planning baked in.

• Observability & SRE for data—from custom SQL Server monitoring (PowerShell/SSRS) to platform-wide health dashboards, capacity models, and incident playbooks.

• Compliance-first hardening—audit-ready processes for HIPAA/HITRUST/CMS with traceable evidence and repeatable controls.

• M&A data integration—due diligence on schemas and workloads, migration runbooks, and post-merge performance stabilization tied to revenue milestones.

• Delivery transformation—service catalogs, ServiceNow KPIs, intake → prioritization → delivery workflows, and executive reporting that actually informs decisions.

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Tooling & platforms

• Databases: MSSQL, IBM DB2, PostgreSQL

• Pipelines/Integration: SSIS, Informatica (incl. B2B), n8n

• Warehousing/Big Data: Hadoop, Snowflake (SnowPro Core certified)

• BI/Reporting: SSRS, Power BI, Tableau

• AI & Automation: Ollama, ChatGPT, Claude

• Cloud: AWS, Azure

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Recognition

• Galen D. Powers Award (HMS) — company’s highest honor recognizing customer focus, integrity, collaboration, accountability, and innovation.

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The bottom line

If you need an IT leader or data architect who can stabilize today’s platform while building tomorrow’s—someone who speaks exec, engineering, and operations—I’m your person. I’ll bring a pragmatic roadmap, measurable outcomes, and a calm, delivery-first approach to your most complex data challenges.