Data Governance Project Manager

LEO J. KNOBLAUCH, II

Whitehall, OH ***** 614-***-**** • ***.******@*****.***

TOP-PERFORMING SENIOR DATA MANAGER

Project Manager • Data Analysis • Process Management • Risk Analysis

Decreased Data Costs • Redesigned Systems • Reduced Project Duration • Led Data Governance

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nationwide (Office of Investments), Columbus, OH 1998 – 2024

Data Steward/Data Governance Operations

●Led Data Governance Operations and Data Quality Management functions for $140B+ investment segment.

●Decreased Tier 1 data storage costs by $1M per year by redesigning a system to archive data older than 2 months and retain month-end data for trend analysis.

●Eliminated the cost of one employee ($45K/year) by identifying unnecessary data loading.

●Served as the Finance Chair of the local city council managing a $48M budget.

●Directed projects and project teams to optimize business performance and efficiency.

●Developed information/data quality checks including load checks, reconciliations, and validations.

●Devised system discrepancy alert indicators and investigated system discrepancies.

●Established data management division to advance information transparency.

●Consolidated data management and reporting divisions to enhance information quality.

●Improved the quality of information delivered to key decision makers and reduced delays.

●Implemented data checks to integrate quality standards into company reporting processes.

●Conserved company resources and increased productivity with relevant report content.

Prior Experiences: United States Air Force: Geodetic Surveying, Management Engineer, Public Relations, and Information Manager

EDUCATION

Franklin University, Columbus, OH

Master of Science, Business Administration

Franklin University, Columbus, OH

Bachelor of Science, Forensic Accounting

Otterbein College, Westerville, OH

Bachelor of Arts, Management and Leadership

TECHNOLOGIES & CERTIFICATIONS

Technologies: MS SQL, Enterprise Manager, Oracle, Netezza, PL/SQL, QlikView, Crystal Reports, Business Objects, MS Office Suite, Impromptu, OLAP, MS Project, MS Access, Visio, ETL, AQT,

Ultra Edit, Data Warehouse, Eagle-Pace Data Hub

Certifications: Six Sigma Black Belt - Harrington Institute, Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute, Authorized Crystal Engineer (ACE) - Crystal Decisions

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