Iqbal Syedmohammad, Head of Enterprise Data and Data Governance

Iqbal Syedmohammad

Head of Enterprise Data and Data Governance

Metrolinx

Location
Canada
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineer
Experience
26 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 4 Months

Head of Enterprise Data and Data Governance at Metrolinx
  • Canada - Toronto
  • My current job since July 2019

• Defined Data vision, Data Governance & Data Management Strategy to make Metrolinx a Data driven organization
• Establishing the Enterprise Data Analytics and Governance program that include Enterprise Data Governance framework, Enterprise Data Management & Analytics framework
• Developed Target Data Architecture using Microsoft Azure (Data Lake, Databricks, Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Purview & Power BI) to integrate Metrolinx enterprise data and provide self service reporting capability to business
• Defining Data Governance policies for Data Quality & Data Standards, Data Access & Sharing, Data Privacy & Security, Data Archiving & retention to keep Metrolinx data accurate as well as comply with fiduciary rules
• Documented Enterprise Data Assets and identified key data sources, storage, data owners and data stewards
• Conducted training & workshops for data owners, data stewards and data custodians on roles and responsibilities
• Providing advisory, thought leadership, strategy & planning to the Metrolinx’s executive leadership

Data Governance and Business Intelligence Leader at City of Toronto
  • Canada - Ontario
  • September 2015 to June 2019

• Defined Data vision, data strategy and set up program to achieve the data vision for the City of Toronto
• Led the program that resulted in: Enterprise Data Management & Enterprise Data Governance Organization, best practice Target State Data Architecture and Enterprise Data Delivery Processes & Standards
• Engaged with 44 divisions to apply enterprise approach for Data Strategy, Data Management, Data Governance, Business Intelligence & Analytics
• Designed & executed Data Governance strategy & roadmap, establish enterprise data governance organization, trained data stewards and data custodians, developed & implemented Data Governance Policies for the City
• Conducted monthly workshops for the data stewards on roles & responsibilities
• Designed City’s integrated big data architecture & led the integration of City & its 44 divisions’ data into Data Lake
• Chief solution architect for the City’s Financial Planning, Analysis & Reporting System (FPARS) automation project
• Provided advisory, strategy & planning to the City of Toronto’s executive leadership (CXOs)

Senior Manager at Deloitte
  • Canada - Ontario
  • October 2008 to May 2015

• Delivered $ multimillion yearly Business Intelligence services to public, healthcare, banks and telecom clients
• Developed standardized BI solution methodology, BI Organizational structure, architecture, and deliverable templates.
• Utilized proven practice to formulate BI and Data Governance strategy and roadmap for large organizations.
• Engaged with all stakeholder levels including CxO to discuss data governance and business intelligence frameworks.
• Steered efforts towards developing and increasing BI tools vendor alliances.

Key Deloitte clients:
Hamad Medical Corporation, CDSI (Central Department of Statistics and Information), Federal Monetary Agency, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Rogers Communication, CIBC, TD Bank, Toronto Hydro and Suncor Energy

• Defined Data vision, data strategy and set up program roadmap to achieve the vision for above clients.
• Defined Data Governance strategy, established and employed best practice data governance framework, comprising data governance organization, policies, and sustainment of the governance framework.
• Implemented data governance policies around Metadata, master data, data quality, data privacy, and security.
• Trained Data Stewards and Data Custodians on roles and responsibilities.
• Developed and implemented BI strategy and roadmap including enterprise BI organization with roles & responsibilities.
• Created the enterprise BI infrastructure and helped procure HW and BI EDW software as well as spearheaded business requirement gathering sessions and produced business requirement document.
• Supported client in bridging the gap in people, process, and technology.
• Directed the conceptual, logical, and physical design of enterprise data model as well as functional and technical design, development, and test of the data integration services and BI reports, scorecards & Dashboards.
• Delivered financial, management and operational BI reporting solution.
• Presented BI and Data Governance solutions to stakeholders at all levels including CxO.

Architect - Senior Technical Manager at CGI for Bell Canada
  • Canada - Ontario
  • November 2003 to September 2008

Clients: Bell Canada

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Lead the BI practice that included over 20 resources
• Successfully estimated, planned, staffed, managed and delivered more than 15 medium to complex Business Intelligence reporting solutions (budget for these projects varied from $250K to more than million $)
• Created Business Intelligence reporting guidelines and methodology that included the Process Flow and end-to-end detailed task list for the Business intelligence projects lifecycle.
• Analyzed business data and developed business intelligence strategies
• Worked closely with clinical and Operations teams and identified factors driving the business
• Managed design and implementation of business intelligence projects
• Identified and implemented business solutions in line with the company's policies and procedures
• Optimized business processes with help of business intelligence tools
• Supervised activities of the analytics team members and ensure they provide completed and accurate information to stakeholders
• Collected and used various business data from cross-functional departments and resolved business problems
• Planned and achieved quality standards and business benefit

Senior Consultant at Accenture
  • United States - Illinois
  • July 1996 to July 2002

Accenture Clients: JP Morgan Chase, McGraw Hill Education, Microsoft, Sprint, Aera Energy, Halliburton, Spiegel LLC, CP Fairmont Hotels, etc.

Role:
· Created and presented BI & Data Governance strategy to the client seniors executives
· Managed phased implementations of the BI EDW & Data Governance solutions for clients.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineer
  • at University of Illinois
  • December 1992

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Specialties & Skills

Data Management
Business Intelligence
Master Data Management
Data Quality
Data Governance
Data Governance Policies
Data Governance Framework
Training and workshops for Data Stewards
Enterprise Data Warehouse
Big Data, Data Lakes and Analytics
Enterprise Business Intelligence Solutions
Cloud Data Architecture
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Mcirosoft Azure Data Services

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2008
Valid Until:
August 2022

Hobbies

  • Golf, Tennis, Downhill Skiing, Travelling, Books