Alan Byers

About Alan Byers

Highly motivated and experienced subject matter expert and executive with extensive experience in defining and guiding information technology vision, strategy, and execution for major organizations, with experience gained in the Insurance industry* An effective subject matter expert, capable of transforming business needs into technological solutions, adding value through the focused application of suitable technology while engaging in large-scale IT project management. A proven history of leading the development and launch of groundbreaking applications and platforms focusing in business intelligence and analytics* Offers a proven history of delivering supporting standards, development methodologies, guiding principles, and solutionsAreas of Expertise:* Executive IT Leader* Business Intelligence and Analytics* Business Transformation Initiatives* Strategic Roadmaps* Team Leadership* Master Data ManagementCareer Achievements:* Kemper - Delivered Claims Operational metrics which led to operational efficiencies, reducing ULAE by millions of dollars. Additionally, introduced an Agile Analytics framework which reduced rework and improved time-to-market for business insights* Tennessee Farmers Insurance Companies - Used Microsoft Azure PaaS and IaaS to build the company’s first custom web analytics application, enabling agents to identify opportunities for cross-sales and up-sales. This led to a 5% increase in Life Insurance product sales* Cigna-Healthspring - Introduced features that included a semantic data layer, a searchable data and analytics catalog, and self-service reporting and analytics toolsEmail me at a••••••••@comcast.net or call me at (61••••••51.

Experience

1. Division IT Director

   Acrisure

   May 2023 — Present · Addison, TX, US

Education

• Tennessee Technological University

  Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science

  1989 — 1996

• Tennessee Technological University

  Pursued Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science

  1989 — 1994

• University of Phoenix

  BSIT, Information Technology

  2008 — 2010

• McGavock Comprehensive High School

  Diploma, Business and Office Education

  1985 — 1989

Skills

• IT Management
• Database Design
• Data Governance
• Databases
• Business Analytics
• Power Bi
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Extract, Transform, Load (Etl)
• Project Management
• T-Sql
• Sql
• Crystal Reports
• Management
• Data Integration
• Data Warehousing
• Etl
• Business Objects
• Sharepoint
• Strategic Data Analysis
• Sql Server Integration Services (Ssis)
• Sql Server Reporting Services (Ssrs)
• Ssis
• Data Warehouse Architecture
• Business Analysis
• Leadership
• Business Intelligence
• Analysis Services
• Agile Me
• Dimensional Modeling
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Ssrs
• Data Management
• Hadoop
• Requirements Analysis
• Analytics Strategy
• Database Administration
• Big Data