Iqbal Syedmohammad

• 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

• 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)

• 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.

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

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.