Andrew Palmer

About Andrew Palmer

Strategic data leader with 13+ years building scalable data platforms, building high-performing teams, and delivering executive-level insights. Proven track record taking organizations from minimal analytics infrastructure to enterprise-grade data architectures supporting SOX compliance and public company readiness. Expert in building analytics engineering teams that serve as internal consultants, combining deep technical proficiency with business acumen across product analytics, financial systems, and operations. Builds strong business partnerships and positions data as a strategic business asset in an organization, rather than an auxiliary function.A systems thinker by nature, I have multiple business degrees and think through a lens of impact to people and process when leading a data project. My personality and the culture of my teams tend to reflect a business strategy team with deep technical skills more than a pure data science team or engineering team.My joy at work comes from enabling others to work more easily or more effectively, and being a supporting resource wherever critical thinking is needed. Forming lasting, trusting relationships with colleagues is important to me, and this combined with my relentless problem solving focus means I naturally drive high-rigor, high-accountability, high-trust team cultures and encourage my team to serve as a internal data architecture consultants across the business. Linkedin recommendations speak to “technical proficiency”, “complex data products”, “time sensitive delivery”, “determination”, “leadership”, “intelligence”, “passion” and more.

Experience

1. Sr Manager - Data Platform & Information Architecture

   Lambda

   Jul 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   As a leader on Lambda\'s Business Technology team. I manage a team of 4 as a central service / consultant desk for the company while setting the tone for data culture and best practices as an information architect. As a Business Technology group we ensure Lambda is building for scale and are responsible for many key aspects of public readiness and SOX compliance in our IT Control designs, financial system implementations and data platform guidelines. I expect my team to be high powered data analyst and data engineer hybrids, and I work alongside them in a player-coach role. Our highly visible team is an established center of excellence in Lambda that interfaces with every team and is relied on at an executive level.

Education

• University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business

  MBA, Masters of Business Administration

  2017 — 2019

• University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business

  MS, Business Analytics

  2017 — 2019

• Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business

  BS, Business Management, Global Supply Chain

  2006 — 2012

Skills

• Sql
• Business Intelligence Tools
• Retail Replenishment
• Data Visualization
• Data Analysis
• Dax
• Sap
• Sql Server Management Studio
• Predictive Modeling
• Vendor Management
• Scrum
• Retail
• Supply Chain
• Retail Category Management
• Help Desk Support
• Store Operations
• Customer Service
• Reporting & Analysis
• Demand Planning
• Microsoft Power Bi
• Logistics Management
• Inventory Optimization
• Supply Forecasting
• Database Management
• Ad Hoc Reporting
• Salesforce Reporting
• Project Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Access
• Powerquery M
• Google Analytics
• R
• Distribution Logistics
• Public Speaking
• Agile Project Management
• Distribution Center Operations
• Product Management
• Tableau 10
• Salesforce.com