Dirk Garner

Data Strategy, Governance, Engineering @Any

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Subject: Executive Summary - Data Strategy, Governance, and Engineering Dear Mr. Dirk Garner, Our team has been actively working on enhancing our data strategy, governance, and engineering. We have successfully integrated advanced AI and machine learning tools to improve data quality and accuracy. We've streamlined our data governance policies to ensure data privacy and security, complying with all relevant regulations. Our data engineering team has optimized data flows, reducing processing time by 20%. However, challenges remain in managing unstructured data and ensuring real-time data availability. We are exploring innovative solutions to address these issues. Our next steps will involve investing in cloud-based data storage and processing systems, and further strengthening our data governance framework. Best regards, [Your Name]

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Work Background

Ohana Healthcare PartnersPrincipal Consultant - Data Strategy and Implementation

Feb. 2024Data Strategy Framework consulting and implementation as part of the Cal Aim Behavioral Health Program.

Presidio ConsultingPrincipal Consultant - Data Strategy & Governance

Oct. 2023San Francisco Bay Area · RemoteData Governance Program design and implementation. -Establishing stewardship program and product process workflows -Profiling and cataloging of product data -Report analysis and remediation

AltaisVP Data Strategy, Governance, and Engineering

Nov. 2021 - Sep. 2023San Francisco Bay Area• Influential in the organizational pivot from a product-oriented company to a next-gen MSO by advising leadership through data issues causing inadequate or unobtainable insights, leveraging visual data profiling, data quality, data harmonization, mastering, and data science to mitigate substantial financial losses by accelerating decision-support insights for cost-effectiveness and reimbursement optimization • Introduced a flexible, scalable, and extensible data intelligence platform to generate high-confidence clinical insights to improve patient quality of life, and strategic insights for profitability; this platform includes a scalable Data Lakehouse topology, FHIR interoperability, integrated non-invasive data governance methods, and Data Science and Advanced Analytics optimization – all at a price point of roughly 1/10 that of typical data platforms • Established precise data mastering for patients and providers with 100% accuracy of matches • Prescribed and designed a securitization process that scans, identifies, masks, catalogs, and monitors access, for all sensitive data in compliance with HIPAA and HiTrust standards, avoiding monetary fines and other regulatory complications • Led a high-performing team through a Scrum to Kanban transformation to improve accuracy of requirements and delivery estimates, and boost overall productivity and output

Levi Strauss & Co.Sr. Director Global Data Strategy and Governance

Apr. 2020 - Nov. 2021San Francisco Bay Area• Drafted and implemented the company’s 1st global data governance program by defining a roadmap, collaborating with global business leaders, establishing priorities, defining roles, identifying and training candidates, and executing projects on tight budgets • Spearheaded a global PIM / Product Master to overhaul the aging and inefficient product eco system, including a comprehensive analysis of legacy processes, workflow automation, and process re-engineering to simplify previously overengineered systems, enabling full visibility into the product supply chain as well as automating remediation of blocking errors, and reducing time to market for new products from 6-9 months to 7-19 days

AllscriptsSr Director Data Strategy And Data Governance

Oct. 2017 - Apr. 2020San Francisco Bay Area• Led and shaped data science projects to highlight market opportunities, leading to 127% growth in client base and revenue in 1 year • Rose from a consultant to Interim CDO in 2 years due to success of the data governance program, leading to managing 35 direct reports and 15 contractors; due to servant leadership style that includes a focus on the individual’s career growth as well as corporate objectives, most of the 35 staff requested/insisted to work under my leadership • Initially onboarded as a consultant to evaluate current state and draft the enterprise data strategy and governance program; this consulting engagement led to a full-time role to implement the data governance program • Initiate the development of the data governance program by developing the manifesto, roadmap, budget, and staffing plan for the management of data science, data warehouse, data platform, data integration, BI, analytics, and data quality

Garner Consulting Co.Principal Consultant

Jan. 2016 - Oct. 2017San Francisco Bay Area• Established a Data Science accountability program for a major US retailer to ensure legal and ethical credit application processing • Performed multiple company and product analyses, including drafting white papers for top corporations, and publicly speaking at various events on topics such as effective data management, budget-friendly technology choices, and data monetization strategies

Macys.comDirector Data Technology Innovation

Sep. 2014 - Jan. 2016San Francisco Bay Area• Evaluated, scored, and selectively implemented emerging technologies, such as data virtualization and visual data profiling, to improve data quality and accessibility, eliminate data duplication, accelerate time to market, reduce costs, and increase ROI

Macys.comDirector Bi, Analytics, & Data Services

Apr. 2012 - Aug. 2014San Francisco• Successfully overhauled and deployed a failing multi-year $5M Master Data Management project to improve target marketing efficacy and reduce wasted customer contacts • Designed, taught, and implemented an Agile BI approach to rapidly iterate through requirements and design, reducing time to insights from 3-6 months to 2-3 weeks and improving project quality scores from low / average to high • Introduced a Hybrid data warehouse approach, including the implementation of a column store for fast data display in dashboards and reports, additionally lowering annual platform costs by $1M+ and reducing dashboard load times from 2-5 minutes to 5-45 seconds

FDS Bank / Citi BankManager –Program, Project, And Engineering

Sep. 2006 - Mar. 2012Mason, OH• Mentored and led a team of programmers, project managers, analysts, and contractors using Agile/Scrum methodologies to execute simultaneous projects in short timelines, with low bug rates, and high project quality scores • Engineered and implemented securitization and compliance protocols for several financial databases housing NPPI, PII, and PCI, reducing audit points incurred within a single audit cycle

Dominion Dealer SolutionsManager – Data Team

Dec. 2005 - Aug. 2006Monroe, OH• Leveraged servant leadership skills to successfully course-correct a department plagued by attrition of productive resources and significantly improved morale and productivity • Increased revenue, improved user engagement, and reduced site downtime by implementing API calls for all data transactions and deprecating the monolithic data access layer that caused database locks that prevented page loading which caused users to abandon the site meaning the company lost referral revenue

GVP Software & Systems ConsultingPrincipal Consultant, Founder, CEO

Jun. 1996 - Dec. 2005Cincinnati, OH• Launched and led a network, software, and systems startup’s growth to a team of 26 staff, and revenue for our best year of $1.6M, serving multiple industries including healthcare, finance, manufacturing, legal, distribution, and many others • Interim Director of IT for a Regional Healthcare System at Mercy Health Partners in Cincinnati, OH, directing a team of over 100 including networking, client/server, systems development, and telco • Conceptualized and engineered a revenue recognition process to enable accurate program revenue and cost reporting that lowered tax burdens and garnered a revenue increase of $2M YOY for a clinical research firm • Increased profits for an architectural firm from a net loss to their target range of +25% within 18 months by designing and engineering BI dashboard reports that consolidated data from three siloed data sources allowing Senior Management the visibility they needed to adjust staffing, project planning, and fees • Provided insights that allowed a small orthopedic practice to increase annual profits from a $500K loss to over $1M profit in the first year after calculating profitability of reimbursed procedures by payer

Entex Information Services (Siemens)Senior Systems Consultant

Jun. 1994 - Jun. 1996Mason, OH• Provided pre-sales technical consulting, post sales solutions design and architecture, and implementation of LAN and Client/Server systems • Recruited and managed a LAN support team of 10 engineers