Steven Gray, MBA

Steven Gray, MBA

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Independent - Data Solutions Architect helping companies

  • Education

    • DeVry University

      1999 - 2002
      BSEET Electronic Engineering Technology
    • Santa Fe University of Art and Design

      2005 - 2007
      MBA Finance
  • Experience

    • Abbott Laboratories

      Jun 2001 - Oct 2001
      Instrumentation Technician

      • Responsible for calibrations and analysis on laboratory instruments.• Processed paperwork to meet regulatory requirements.• Repaired and modified all types of microprocessor based laboratory equipment.• Evaluated circuitry to determine electronic failure in analytical equipment.

    • Rockwell Automation

      Mar 2002 - Jun 2003
      Asset Manager Consultant

      • Implemented Asset Management Programs for Rockwell Automation customers to reduce overall maintenance, repairs, and operations (MRO) expenditures and wastes.• Directed a group of peers to perform a Dynamic Installed Base Evaluations for better Equipment Management Programs reduced inventory by 23%.• Developed Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to asset management programs to increase repair turn-around time by 70%.• Created transactional, product data metrics, and databases to monitor asset management to improve maintenance efficiency.• Interacted effectively throughout entire organization. Show less

    • Sandia National Laboratories

      Jul 2003 - Jun 2007
      Senior Technologist

      • Generated center safety work procedures and practices in my role as Chairman. • Preformed statistical analysis on numerous components to approximate life extensions.• Lead projects of varying degrees from inception to completion.• Transitioned my time to 85% project lead and 15% engineering.• Worked as training coordinator for Behavior Based Safety, in 4 months I achieved 100% compliance for the center.

    • SAP BusinessObjects

      Jun 2007 - Dec 2008
      Consultant

      • Built training tools and taught classes to help mitigate migration issues by 25% for business users • Increased clients return on investment, by 86% through implementing Business Intelligence software.• Designed corporate dashboards that allowed executives to instantly see and evaluate critical information.• Collaborated creatively with other consultants in order to find the best solutions for client issues.

    • Kalvin Consulting

      Jan 2009 - Jul 2012
      Senior Principle Business Intelligence Consultant/Trainer

      Principal Clients:Zurich Insurance, Health Dialog, Lazard Capital Markets, REI, Grainger, State and Local Government, LexmarkProfile:- Create best practices for clients because all clients are different - Successfully completed full project development life cycles- Mentor and leader for Junior consultants in the firm- Completed pre-sales efforts, planning and budgeting, and marketing for the organization - SAP Certified Trainer in Administration- Excellent oral and communication skills, can communicate effectively throughout all facets of the organization- SAP Certified Application Associate: SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence platform- Involved with hiring of new consultants Show less

    • Compass BI Solutions

      Jan 2012 - now
      Principal Consultant

      Leading a BI team that focuses on the Greater Chicago Area Market while managing client engagements with large to medium size companies.

    • CF Industries

      Jun 2012 - Feb 2013
      Senior Business Intelligence Developer
    • Aux Sable

      Feb 2013 - May 2014
      Senior Business Intelligence Consultant

      Create BI solutions, including all types of reporting and analytic to guide the BI train in the correct path.

    • Allstate

      Jul 2014 - Feb 2015
      Senior Solutions Architect

      Help align the many departments to the corporate BI roadmap. Guided them on which tools to use for what they were trying to do. Also, if an area wanted to bring a new application into their area I had to help evaluate it.

    • OptumHealth Education

      Feb 2015 - Oct 2015
      Business Intelligence Consultant - Dashboard/Analytics developer

      Develop analytic solutions for the Optum's external facing client Portal

    • CF Industries

      Oct 2015 - Sept 2016
      Senior BI Consultant

      BI leader, working to improving the efficacy of their reporting and analytic solutions.

    • SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving

      Sept 2016 - Jul 2018
      BI Business Analyst
    • U.S. Customs and Border Protection

      Jan 2018 - now
      BI Data Solutions Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Record of Achievement - SAP Analytics Cloud

      SAP
      Jul 2017
    • Trifacta Knight Certification

      Trifacta
      Apr 2020
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    • Trifacta Wrangler Certification

      Trifacta
      Feb 2019
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Steven Gray, MBA
      Spartan Trifecta Spartan Oct 2019 Completed the 2019 Spartan Trifecta - Obstacle race course series
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Ambassador Family

      Issued by March of Dimes on Jan 2013
      March of DimesAssociated with Steven Gray, MBA