Merrill Albert's Linkedin Analytics

Defender of data. Data crimefighter. I prevent #CrimesAgainstData. I am a lifelong data person with a combination of industry and consulting experience. I know both theory and how to apply it. I've lived data problems and know how to solve them. I believe in understanding the business needs to solve the problem, keeping a tool-agnostic view. I'm passionate about companies having the right high quality data, used compliantly, to make appropriate and timely decisions. I help companies better manage their data to drive value from it. • Top data role in the organization (Chief Data Officer functions), governing all company data to facilitate business value • Data Governor, Head of Data, Data Governance Officer, Data Evangelist • Expert in designing and operationalizing data governance organizations, promoting collaboration between the business and IT • Created new consulting service offerings in data governance, analytics, data quality, metadata, data privacy, and data architecture • Designed and developed strategies for data management, data governance, MDM, data quality, and metadata • Delivered data management consulting services, specializing in data governance, to clients across all industries • Implemented MDM solutions for multiple data domains, including regular maintenance operations • Partnered with clients in a learn-by-doing approach to develop their own data management practices • Data leader blending practical and theoretical knowledge in strategy and tactical implementation • Coach, mentor, manager, webinar presenter, podcast guest, and author, including a data management book on Amazon merrillalbert.wordpress.com Specialties: Information management and enterprise data management Data strategy Data governance Data architecture Data modelling Master data management Metadata management Data standards Change management Data quality management Data cleansing ETL Data analytics Business process improvement