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Wendy Womack
Acworth,GA
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$200000/yrSummary
Enterprise data management executive with a strong record of building governance operating models, modernizing data capabilities, and leading cross-functional teams that improve data trust, accountability, risk visibility, and decision quality. Brings deep expertise across data strategy, stewardship, quality, privacy, architecture, and platform enablement, with a practical leadership style that connects enterprise data capabilities to business transformation priorities.
Overview
1
1
Certification
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Data Management
Habitat for Humanity International
Atlanta, GA
06.2019 - Current
- Lead enterprise Data Management strategy and operations across governance, data quality, privacy, architecture oversight, stewardship, and enterprise data capabilities.
- Partner with senior business and technology leaders to improve data trust, reduce risk, and enable strategic transformation.
- Established enterprise data governance operating model, including council structure, steering committee engagement, stewardship practices, decision rights, and escalation pathways.
- Enhanced enterprise data quality, data protection, metadata management, glossary, data asset inventory, and stewardship to foster accountability and trusted decision-making.
- Oversaw data architecture practices, modernization initiatives, platform capabilities, vendor relationships, and data risk management.
- Developed a multidisciplinary Data Management organization by hiring, coaching, mentoring, and enhancing team capabilities.
Senior IT Operations & Business Intelligence Manager
Aflac
12.2017 - 05.2019
- Directed IT operations, business intelligence, and enterprise data initiatives, ensuring platform governance and service delivery in mission-critical environments.
- Managed multimillion-dollar budgets and vendor contracts while coordinating resource planning and cross-functional delivery aligned with enterprise roadmaps.
- Directed enterprise data initiatives as Product Owner, translating business priorities into measurable outcomes.
- Maintained 99.99% system availability while reducing critical incidents and improving operational reliability.
Senior Information Technology Manager, Transformation
Aflac
11.2015 - 11.2017
- Established and led Data Management Office to drive enterprise transformation through data architecture, governance, engineering, and database administration.
- Created Data Management Office from inception, defining mission, KPIs, operating model, governance processes, and leadership routines to ensure alignment and effectiveness.
- Directed multiple data-focused teams supporting transformation, modernization, architecture roadmaps, and executive alignment.
- Implemented training and development programs to enhance data capabilities and improve team performance.
Earlier Career: IT Sales & Marketing Manager; Senior Application Developer; Senior Data Warehouse Analyst
Aflac / Spherion
03.2003 - 10.2017
- Led teams of up to 25 employees, contractors, and consultants to drive operational productivity and service delivery performance.
- Developed technology roadmaps, business plans, performance metrics, and service-level governance to support process improvements.
- Managed application services, release management, CRM support, and technology operations to enhance effectiveness of sales and marketing organizations.
Education
Master of Science - Management Information Technology Management
06-2004
Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems
06-1998
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Management
06-1992
Skills
- Data management
- Data governance frameworks
- Data quality management
- Data integrity
- Data stewardship
- Data strategy
- Architecture design
- Metadata management
- Privacy compliance
- Data warehousing
- SQL database management
- Azure platform proficiency
- Cloud platforms
- Analytics and reporting
- Intelligence solutions
- Stakeholder engagement
- Portfolio leadership
- Contract management
- Agile methods
- Change management
Certification
- CDMP Associate
- CDMP Practitioner
- Scrum Master
- SAFe 6.0 LPM, SA, SP, ARCH
- Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate
- Data Management
- Project Management
- Systems Analysis & Integration
Key Leadership Achievements
- Established enterprise data governance operating models, decision rights, stewardship practices, and executive engagement routines to improve accountability and data trust.
- Built and developed multidisciplinary data management teams, strengthening organizational capability through hiring, coaching, mentoring, and performance leadership.
- Led enterprise data quality, privacy, metadata, glossary, and data asset inventory capabilities to improve transparency, compliance, and trusted decision-making.
- Directed modernization, architecture, platform, vendor, and risk management initiatives aligned to business transformation priorities.
- Managed multimillion-dollar budgets, vendor contracts, enterprise roadmaps, and cross-functional delivery for mission-critical technology and data environments.
Timeline
Director, Data Management - Habitat for Humanity International
06.2019 - Current
Senior IT Operations & Business Intelligence Manager - Aflac
12.2017 - 05.2019
Senior Information Technology Manager, Transformation - Aflac
11.2015 - 11.2017
Earlier Career: IT Sales & Marketing Manager; Senior Application Developer; Senior Data Warehouse Analyst - Aflac / Spherion
03.2003 - 10.2017
Colorado Technical University - Master of Science, Management Information Technology Management
Strayer University - Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems
James Madison University - Bachelor of Business Administration, Business Management