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Faraz Khan

Enterprise Datawarehouse Architect
Wylie,TX

Summary

Transformational IT leader with over 14 years of experience driving cultural change and empowering organizations through data-informed decision-making. Expertise in fostering a culture of analytics, ensuring data integrity, and developing enterprise data strategies for global businesses. Skilled in architecting and implementing large-scale cloud data platforms, including AWS, Azure, and Snowflake, while spearheading the transition to data science-driven decision-making. Committed to nurturing high-performance engineering teams and delivering innovative, business-centric data solutions that propel organizational success.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Director of Cloud Architecture

Imagine Communications
04.2024 - Current
  • Collaborated with the Senior Vice President of IT and the Chief Financial Officer to develop a comprehensive multi-million-dollar Business Intelligence (BI) IPAAS Solution Proposal justifying a ROI 23% post implementation.
  • Successfully planned and led cloud migrations, integrating Fusion ERP, SCM and Salesforce CRM systems for improved productivity and efficiency by reducing consumer reporting costs by 150k per year.
  • Led the integration of the Revenue system within the Fusion eco system to mitigate inconsistencies when sourcing data from RevPro that reduced system downtime by 30%.
  • Managed IT portfolios exceeding 55M annually while reducing technology debt through strategic rationalization.
  • Partnered with C-Suite leadership to define and align IT strategy with business goals, driving execution through Agile methodologies to improve profits and operational efficiency.
  • Led the transformation of legacy Oracle ODI workflows to IICS by establishing a CI/CD framework that automated the testing and deployment of data pipelines, increasing deployment frequency by 50% and reducing manual errors. Drove data-informed decision-making across the organization by directing the end-to-end delivery of BI solutions that produced key corporate KPIs for senior leadership.
  • Developed BI Analytics roadmap to Enhance data-driven decision-making through advanced analytics and self-reporting leveraging AI and ML.
  • Built strong vendor partnerships to ensure service excellence and negotiated contracts optimizing licensing and support agreements.
  • Inspired and mentored a global team of IT professionals, fostering a high-performance, innovative-driven culture across Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions.

Data Warehouse Manager

United Health Group
08.2022 - 04.2024
  • Oversaw daily operations, support, and strategic projects for a portfolio of enterprise applications including Oracle EBS, Health catalyst and EPIC systems.
  • Spearheaded strategic application rationalization projects, reducing total cost of ownership and aligning systems to business needs.
  • Managed the migration of the Health Catalyst EDW to Databricks, leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to create version-controlled, repeatable cloud environments, ensuring consistency across development and production.
  • Actively managed meetings with PMO to assess project feasibility, define scope, and establish timelines.
  • Established MDM and governance frameworks ensuring high data quality for cataloging and data lineage.
  • Led a team consisting of both onshore and offshore resources for ETL and data transformation efforts to support analytics and reporting.
  • Reviewed proposals from various vendors and implementation partners, providing recommendations to the executive team.

Senior Data Warehouse Engineer

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
09.2014 - 07.2022
  • Designed and implemented data marts and reporting solutions integrated with EPIC systems to support clinical and administrative decision-making.
  • Led migration projects from on-premises to cloud environments.
  • Led a team of ETL developers to integrate clinical, financial, and operational data securely and efficiently.
  • Oversaw multiple EHR data migration projects with focus on minimizing disruption and ensuring data integrity.

Applications Analyst II

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
08.2011 - 09.2014
  • Managed data migration projects and provided impact analysis for initiatives.
  • Optimized ETL processes by introducing version control for all development artifacts and creating an automated testing framework that improved data integrity and code quality.
  • Built the new Enterprise data warehouse sourcing from EPIC and other critical clinical systems.

Education

Master's - Computer Science

Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, IL
03-2011

Bachelor's - Electrical and Electronic Engineering

JNTU
03-2008

Skills

  • Multi-cloud architecture expertise
  • Data integration and oversight
  • Data visualization expertise
  • Technology planning and implementation
  • Sustained process refinement
  • Proficient in Agile, DevOps, and ITIL practices
  • Transformational team management
  • Financial planning and oversight
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Expertise in enterprise application solutions
  • Cross-cultural team engagement
  • Organizational transformation leadership
  • Proficient in Fusion and Salesforce CRM
  • Epic systems expertise
  • Experience with data platforms
  • Data visualization and reporting expertise using BI tools
  • Data manipulation and querying: SQL, R
  • Proficient in AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Service management tools expertise
  • Security and compliance management

Timeline

Director of Cloud Architecture

Imagine Communications
04.2024 - Current

Data Warehouse Manager

United Health Group
08.2022 - 04.2024

Senior Data Warehouse Engineer

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
09.2014 - 07.2022

Applications Analyst II

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
08.2011 - 09.2014

Master's - Computer Science

Loyola University Chicago

Bachelor's - Electrical and Electronic Engineering

JNTU

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