Cherie Ginger Sheriff

About Cherie Ginger Sheriff

I am an Enterprise Data & Analytics leader with 20+ years of experience aligning data strategy, governance, architecture, and business intelligence to drive measurable institutional and organizational impact.My work sits at the intersection of executive vision and technical execution. I specialize in building modern, secure, and scalable data ecosystems that transform fragmented reporting environments into governed, decision-ready platforms.Throughout my career, I have:• Designed and operationalized enterprise data governance frameworks• Modernized legacy reporting environments into Power BI and cloud-based platforms• Architected data lakes and warehouse ecosystems for analytics performance and security• Led cross-functional transformation initiatives across IT and business domains• Aligned compliance, risk, and security requirements with scalable data architecture• Integrated machine learning and LLM-driven automation capabilities into enterprise data platforms (Snowflake, Azure, Databricks), aligning AI adoption with governance, security, and operational scalabilityI am particularly effective in environments undergoing platform consolidation, reporting modernization, or data strategy realignment.My leadership philosophy is simple:Governance should enable innovation, not restrict it. Architecture should accelerate insight, not create bottlenecks.Core Strengths:Enterprise Data Strategy | Data Governance | Data Architecture | BI Modernization | Azure Ecosystems | Data Lake Architecture | Executive Stakeholder Alignment | Analytics Transformation

Experience

1. Senior Consultant

   TEKsystems

   Jan 2026 — Present

   Modernizing Data SystemsArchitecture modeling for medallion and star schemasDeveloping data pipelines. Security design.

Education

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Certification in Data Science

  2014 — 2015

• University of Oxford

  Bachelor’s Degree, Data Science

  2014 — 2017

• Tulane University

  Mathematics and Philosophy

  1987 — 1989

• University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  Political Science/Renewable Resources

  2005 — 2006

• University of Memphis

  Mathematics and Physics

  1989 — 1991

Skills

• Ssrs
• Dimensional Modeling
• Software Project Management
• Cognos Sdk
• Ssis
• Cognos Report Studio
• IT Management
• Database Design
• Tm1
• Agile Methodologies
• Cognos
• Relational Databases
• Data Analysis
• Crystal Reports
• Cognos Framework Manager
• Sql
• Asp.net
• Oracle Reports
• C#
• .net
• Business Intelligence
• Analysis Services
• Software Development
• Alm
• Python
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Etl
• Integration
• Oracle Sql
• Performance Tuning
• Architecture
• Business Analysis
• Data Warehousing
• Vertica
• Database Administration
• Data Modeling
• T-Sql
• Data Security
• Data Integration