Dave Withers

AI Strategy: Leading the firm-wide architectural pivot to AI-readiness, integrating GenAI models into the core data platform to drive advanced analytics. Modernization: Orchestrating a multi-cloud ecosystem (Snowflake, Databricks, AWS) to establish robust frameworks for governance and security. Cultural Leadership: Championing a "Data-First" culture across the C-suite, aligning technical initiatives with measurable competitive advantages.

Revenue Impact: Architected cloud-scale solutions (Snowflake/Fabric) that generated $150M in new business opportunities. Scale & Speed: Led a team of 30 engineers to automate enterprise data pipelines, reducing processing times by 26%. Cost Efficiency: Optimized ETL pipelines to slash data processing costs by over $5M.

Cloud Migration: Led the strategic modernization of the enterprise data platform, migrating legacy systems to a scalable Snowflake architecture. Automation: Engineered a cloud-native framework on AWS EKS/Airflow, automating 3,300+ pipelines and improving delivery speed by 40%. Business Value: Deployed predictive churn models that increased customer satisfaction by 13%.

Real-Time Architecture: Architected a high-velocity replication pipeline from MongoDB to Snowflake using Kafka, slashing data latency from 24 hours to under 5 minutes. Strategic Analytics: Directed end-to-end analytics strategy, delivering insights that directly influenced product roadmaps and sales operations. BI Transformation: Oversaw the development of complex SQL/Python backends to power interactive dashboards, democratizing data access for senior leadership.

Big Data Integration: Managed the massive-scale integration of Hadoop/Hortonworks HDFS with SQL Server Parallel Data Warehouse clusters. Industry Standards: Drove the creation of SQL Server Fast Track Data Warehouse reference architectures with key partners including Dell, HP, IBM, and Cisco.

• Constructed an integrated metadata environment at Neudesic to ensure data quality and integrity. • Streamlined data structures and indices to enhance performance for Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing. • Executed data discovery and profiling to recommend efficient data warehouse models.

High Availability: Executed business continuity plans for critical data systems, including Microsoft adCenter, achieving 99.9% service availability. Operational Excellence: Directed data operations teams, implementing MOF and ITIL best practices to optimize reporting performance.

• Designed architecture for company commercial mortgage management and underwriting system. • Outlined data universe for Business Objects Business Intelligence and data warehouse infrastructure. • Formulated systems monitoring for Business Objects- Business Intelligence framework and SQL Server database systems for transparent and reliable systems performance.

• Oversaw production leads database and data warehouse for online operations of Automotive.com. • Built predictive analytics model for determining lead-prospect quality. • Steered engineering of processes to ensure stability and reliability of production database systems.

• Directed SQL Database Upgrade/Project rollout for PeopleSoft 8.8 Upgrade, ensuring seamless transition and improved system performance. • Enhanced ETL processes using Informatica for production Loan servicing operations, optimizing data flow efficiency. • Drove standardization of job/system monitoring across all database servers for SOX compliance at 5 operational sites.