Data Governance Specialist
Georgia Tech
Total years of experience :10 years, 7 Months
▪ Assist in the implementation of OneTrust data governance platform, ensuring university-wide compliance with USG,
federal, state, local, and international laws, and regulations.
▪ Conduct comprehensive data discovery assessments to identify sensitive data and created data classification standards.
▪ Develop and enforce data governance policies and procedures, which helps in reducing data security incidents.
▪ Collaborate with OIT teams to ensure data privacy and security practices are aligned with university policies.
▪ Document business processes to ensure data integrity, compliance, and optimal data management within the university.
As an ERP Integrations Consultant, I am a seasoned professional responsible for designing, implementing, and managing the integration of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems with various business applications and technologies. My expertise lies in streamlining business processes, optimizing data flow, and ensuring seamless connectivity across the organization's IT infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
Integration Strategy Development: I collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, IT personnel, and vendors, to understand organizational goals and define an integration strategy aligned with business objectives. I assess existing systems, identify integration points, and recommend the most suitable integration approach.
System Analysis and Design: I conduct in-depth analysis of business requirements and system capabilities to design integration solutions that enable data synchronization, automate workflows, and enhance overall system functionality. I develop comprehensive integration architecture and create detailed technical specifications.
Integration Implementation: I oversee the end-to-end implementation of integration projects, working closely with developers and technical teams. I configure middleware, APIs, and integration platforms to establish connections between ERP systems and other applications, databases, or external systems. I ensure data integrity, security, and compliance during the integration process.
Data Mapping and Transformation: I map data elements between various systems, define data transformation rules, and facilitate data cleansing and validation activities. I am proficient in data migration techniques, enabling smooth transfer of data from legacy systems to the new ERP platform.
Testing and Troubleshooting: I conduct rigorous testing of integration processes, including unit testing, system testing, and user acceptance testing, to identify and resolve any issues or inconsistencies. I perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting, ensuring successful data exchange and minimal disruption to business operations.
Documentation and Training: I create detailed documentation of integration processes, including technical specifications, configuration guides, and user manuals. I also provide training sessions and knowledge transfer to end-users, empowering them to understand and utilize the integrated ERP system effectively.
Tools: SAP and Workday
-Design and develop creative, learner-centered lessons, that engage and promote student learning in the latest technologies and programming languages, specifically in Data Science concepts, using (Python, SQL, AI and Statistics) and creating computer applications.
-Oversee the Computer Science Exhibitions attended by government personnel and educational institutes, which is used to showcase student progress and development.
-Responsible for managing and implementing a detailed student data metrics program for ten schools with nearly 20, 000 students, which is used to make informed and personalized educational decisions for each student.
-Create a complex data analysis system, which helps upper management and the Ministry of Education make key decisions related to the betterment of their schools and students.
-Analyze client’s business strategy and processes to help develop technical solutions, utilizing emerging technologies (RPA and Low Code/ No Code).
- Utilize Rapid Application Development tools such as Mendix and Appian to build application.
- Generate technical specifications to design/redesign low code applications.
-Head project execution, resource deployment, and overall leadership coordination efforts to ensure all projects are completed on schedule and within budget.
-Serve as the liaison between our clients and the development team.
-Work with business leaders to interpret their business objectives and translate those objectives into technical solutions.
-Conduct meetings with SMEs to identify project needs and requirements.
-Responsible for developing and maintain productive relationships with our clients and partners, which includes: ENGLISH FIRST, AL-LAMA TRAVEL, AL-LAMA CONSTRUCTION and ARAB DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE.
-Successfully setup exclusive business partnerships with several internationally recognized organizations (INDORAMA Petrochemicals and TELIN Communications).
-Successfully put together the bidding material and contracts for multiple multimillion mega projects.
-Responsible for coordinating with all of our contractors and suppliers to ensure the successful completion of all ongoing projects.
-Develop a thorough understanding of business needs and issues from clients and interpret their business needs into data and analytical requirements and then to analytical solutions.
-Acted as a functional consultant for our EMEA airlines (Qatar Airways, Royal Jordanian, Swiss Air, Air France, KLM and British Airways) in developing flight specifications in SAP.
-Supported in the SAP implementations as Data specialist with responsibilities of building and auditing Sales & Distribution BOMs, Material Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP) for all EMEA accounts.
-Responsible for taking raw and unprocessed data and visualizing it to tell stories through it to our clients/management.
-Liaised between our clients, business teams and technical teams during the full implementation lifecycle to ensure project completion.
-Lead Data Auditor for EMEA accounts, conducting continuous data audits to ensure master data in SAP is valid and correct.
-Identified holes and areas of improvement in current data collection and practices.
-Responsible for financial and data requirements for the integration of new software applications.
-Performed reconciliation processes, data and report archiving of operating accounts during testing.
-Developed and implemented process improvement initiatives across the finance department, which allowed the organization to streamline many end-to-end finance functions.
-Main point of contact in rectifying escalated Student Financial Services tickets.
-Monitored the activities of the Student Accounts and implemented Quality Assurance procedures to ensure federal funds comply with established policies set by the Department of Education.
-Developed training material to assist end-users in the navigation of the new implementation of Oracle ERP software.
▪ Responsible for auditing, posting/recovering and reconciling over $640 million in federal funding.
▪ Managed corporate finance functions related to bursar, accounts payable and receivables, as well as grants management in a time-sensitive environment, ensuring that processes are completed in a
timely and accurate manner.
▪ Create and run SQL queries in reference to requirements gathering and auditing purposes.
▪ Prepared and analyzed monthly financial statements to explain variances, interpret results and incorporate findings into recommendations for monthly and daily financial reviews.
▪ Responsible for the generating and reporting of key student financial metrics to senior executives such as funds recovered, funds posted, R2T4 and monthly analysis.
▪ Prepared financial modeling on federal and state grants and prepared margin improvement initiatives.
▪ Worked with the Corporate Internal Audit team in preparation for audits conducted by the U.S. Department of Education and other third-party audit organizations.
P▪ Served as Data SME in two major ERP Financial Services System integrations (Oracle and Regent).