ABDEL D. BASHEER
Alpharetta,GA
Summary
Senior Data and Business Intelligence leader with 15+ years of progressive experience, specializing in driving digital transformation and enterprise analytics within multi-location retail and restaurant franchisors. Proven ability to set an enterprise-wide data vision and build, lead, and align cross-functional executive teams to deliver strategic insights that directly impact revenue growth, operational efficiency, and customer experience. Expert in the Azure data stack), establishing Master Data Management (MDM) and Governance frameworks to ensure data is a unified, trusted asset across all departments. Highly effective as an executive partner, translating complex data into actionable strategies for the CEO, Finance, Operations, and Marketing leadership.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director, Enterprise Data & Business Intelligence
Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux Inc.
07.2024 - Current
- Spearheaded the complete digital transformation of an 80+ location restaurant brand, establishing data and analytics as a strategic driver for operational and fiscal success.
- Functioned as a key executive partner to the CEO, collaborating with Finance, Operations, and Marketing leadership to define enterprise-wide strategic KPIs and unify fragmented reporting.
- Established the annual BI strategic roadmap, owning the P&L and capital expenditure budget to align data priorities with the company's fiscal strategy.
- Built, mentored, and directed a high-performing team of seven data engineers, analysts, and project managers.
- Instituted and championed comprehensive Data Governance and MDM policies across core business entities.
- Spearheaded the data modeling strategy resulting in 350+ certified enterprise measures across Sales, Labor, and Food Cost.
Manager, Business Intelligence and Data Architecture
Mellow Mushroom Pizza (HGI Inc.)
04.2022 - 06.2024
- Spearheaded the design and implementation of a modern BI ecosystem across a 180-location franchisor network.
- Drove the BI strategic roadmap and secured executive buy-in for a major Azure cloud migration.
- Partnered with VP of Digital Strategy and leadership across Finance, Operations, and Marketing.
- Defined the enterprise Data Governance strategy and standardized critical financial and operational metrics.
- Instituted formal Enterprise Data Governance practices that improved delivery predictability.
enterprise DATA Architect
FoodChain ID, Inc.
04.2021 - 04.2022
- Led the enterprise data architecture for a global regulatory data warehouse utilized by a Fortune 500 food and beverage clients, delivering compliance insights across 200+ countries.
- Architected and executed advanced data warehousing solutions, overseeing conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling to manage 180K+ regulatory records and 5M+ indexed terms.
- Directed enterprise-wide migration of legacy data systems into a unified Azure SQL environment, optimizing referential integrity and query performance for global operations.
- Engineered end-to-end ETL and ELT pipelines in Azure Data Factory and Databricks, integrating and normalizing XML, JSON, and PDF source data into actionable datasets.
- Established and enforced enterprise data governance standards for metadata, lineage, and validation, ensuring compliance and traceability within a regulated industry.
- Partnered with application development teams to deliver multi-language API and search capabilities, supporting real-time insights and global scalability.
- Optimized data models, indexing, and partitioning strategies, resulting in enhanced performance, scalability, and near real-time access for international stakeholders.
Senior Business Intelligence Engineer / Data Engineer
Red Robin International, Inc.
11.2018 - 04.2021
- Directed architecture and governance of the enterprise Azure data platform.
- Managed cloud budget and resource optimization, reducing spending inefficiencies.
- Collaborated with Finance, Marketing and Operations leadership to align enterprise architecture with strategic reporting needs.
- Established formal data-modeling standards and dimensional schemas across the BI landscape.
Business Intelligence Engineer / Data Engineer
Red Robin International, Inc.
10.2017 - 11.2018
- Served as core BI/Data Engineering team member designing full-stack BI solutions on Azure.
- Developed cloud-based pipelines with ADF, Databricks, Python, and SQL integrating POS, labor, and marketing systems.
- Built and maintained enterprise tabular model (SSAS/Power BI) including DAX KPIs.
- Created Power BI dashboards and .NET Core/Angular interfaces for corporate and field teams.
- Integrated external vendor platforms using REST and XML APIs.
- Led performance optimization reduce ETL runtime and report latency.
- Collaborated with Finance, Architecture, and Operations to ensure consistent business KPI alignment.
Revenue Assurance Lead (BI)
Level 3 Communications
03.2015 - 09.2017
- Defined BI and reporting needs for telecommunications revenue and margin assurance.
- Provided analysis across network services focusing on last-mile visibility and cost optimization.
- Built margin models tracking circuits, vendor costs, and cost-reduction opportunities.
- Partnered with Finance, Network Ops, and Billing to align reporting with operational performance.
- Performed variance and profitability analysis to identify inefficiencies.
- Developed BI dashboards supporting leadership decisions on revenue and margin performance.
Manager, Data Operations (US)
OpenText Corporation
11.2012 - 10.2014
- Led an 8-member team of data engineers and project managers for end-to-end eDiscovery processing.
- Managed data ingestion, production accuracy, and operational cost controls.
- Oversaw budgeting, capacity planning, and alignment with project pipeline.
- Improved service margins through streamlined delivery and client engagement.
Head of Data Operations, Asia (Japan)
OpenText Corporation
11.2010 - 11.2012
- Established and led the Japan eDiscovery Operations division.
- Built and managed technical and project management teams in Tokyo.
- Standardized global workflows and improved regional client relationships.
- Hired and trained staff, creating scalable delivery frameworks.
Project Manager
OpenText Corporation
06.2008 - 11.2010
- Served as liaison between clients, partners, and internal engineering teams.
- Gathered and documented project requirements.
- Managed project delivery ensuring on-time and accurate execution.
Database Developer
OpenText Corporation
02.2006 - 05.2008
- Designed and developed SQL-based ETL workflows using stored procedures and functions.
- Maintained enterprise database standards and documentation.
Education
Ms. - Strategic Finance
University of Indiana
01.2024
B.Sc. - Management Information Systems
Bellevue University
NebraskaSkills
- Enterprise data architecture
- Business intelligence
- Data modeling
- Data governance
- MS Azure cloud technologies
- Strategic planning
Certification
- Microsoft Business Intelligence, 2016
- Profisee Data Governance
Timeline
Director, Enterprise Data & Business Intelligence
Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux Inc.
07.2024 - Current
Manager, Business Intelligence and Data Architecture
Mellow Mushroom Pizza (HGI Inc.)
04.2022 - 06.2024
enterprise DATA Architect
FoodChain ID, Inc.
04.2021 - 04.2022
Senior Business Intelligence Engineer / Data Engineer
Red Robin International, Inc.
11.2018 - 04.2021
Business Intelligence Engineer / Data Engineer
Red Robin International, Inc.
10.2017 - 11.2018
Revenue Assurance Lead (BI)
Level 3 Communications
03.2015 - 09.2017
Manager, Data Operations (US)
OpenText Corporation
11.2012 - 10.2014
Head of Data Operations, Asia (Japan)
OpenText Corporation
11.2010 - 11.2012
Project Manager
OpenText Corporation
06.2008 - 11.2010
Database Developer
OpenText Corporation
02.2006 - 05.2008
Ms. - Strategic Finance
University of Indiana
B.Sc. - Management Information Systems
Bellevue University