Greg Simms

Company Owner @NewVista Solutions, LLC

This is my umbrella company. It spans several DG consulting engagements (and is simultaneously used as a real estate investment vehicle) during which I: - Implement and maintain Business Glossaries - Author DG roles, workflows, processes, standards, and measures - Develop Data Quality rules - Administer metadata repository application and servers. Capture and report data lineage from source systems (Mainframe and Mid-Tier) thru data warehouse database, Big Data and BI layers. Deploy patches, upgrades, and new components. - Train and mentor staff and end-users - Develop and refine SOWs, project plans, and software evaluation/selection/verification approaches - Articulate value propositions and use cases - Develop repository navigation (taxonomy) schemes - Build domain and classification models (leveraging AI and ML tools and techniques).

Sr. Data Governance Specialist @NewVista Solutions, LLC Via EWSolutions

Creates and refines DG policy, procedures, best practice documents. Advises leadership on external data integration, metadata standards, AI integration/risk mitigation and DG tool selection. Obtained government clearance.

Consultant @NEWVISTA

Sr. Data Governance Specialist @NewVista Solutions, LLC Via EWSolutions

Administered (lineage capture and reporting, users and licenses, patches, installation, customization, metadata acquisition, data profiling, data quality...) the OvalEdge DG repository. Implemented, refined, and maintained the Business Glossary. Configured domains and classification models. Gathered and reported, data and metadata quality metrics. Used ML inference engine (to identify PII and other confidential data); applied role-based masking. Configured Data stewardship personas and workflows. Delivered implementation and ongoing operational plans, mentored team, trained users, and managed vendor interactions.

Sr. Metadata Specialist @NewVista Solutions, LLC Via EY

Reviewed and refined overall DG and Metadata approaches (including technical architecture, ontology, taxonomy, tool selection, staffing, vendor engagement model, skill set mix). Delivered solution assessment, gap analysis, use cases, roles and responsibility matrix, critical success factors and remediation strategy artifacts. Developed, documented, and implemented Data Governance and Metadata best practices, and reusable processes. Refined hiring criteria and developed standard interview questions for Metadata Management (Rochade and Becubic). Mentored and trained repository support, management, and Data Quality teams.

Sr. Consultant @Perficient

Analyzed IBM Mainframe COBOL/DB2/V SAM/JCL, MQ stacks and Mid-Tier (Oracle) database systems to extract data lineage for government compliance. Developed and published compliance documentation (source/target mapping down to the data element level, process flow, transformation logic...). Maintained windows server environments. Delivered metadata training.

Metadata Specialist @Northrop Grumman

Implemented the metadata repository (metadata acquisition, integration, reconciliation, and validation). Administered the repository, Mentored internal team. Developed training, SOW, SLA, project planning, software evaluation/selection/verification documents. Administered the metadata repository application, databases, and servers.

Sr. Metadata Consultant @Bank of America

Administrated and customized the Adaptive Metadata Repository. Installed and patched software. Trained end users. Harvested and packaged compliance metadata from MVS COBOL, Mid-Tier sources through ETL, Data Warehouse, and BI layers.

Business Developer @NewVista Solutions, LLC at EWSolutions

Help EWSolutions find new business. Responded to RFIs and RFPs. Built (found, vetted and hired) data governance to for new federal contract

Sr. Data Warehouse Architect @CNO, Inc.

Administered the metadata repository and Business Glossary. Trained end users and internal staff on the repository and general metadata concepts. Developed and advocated Managed Metadata value propositions. Developed and refined the metadata ontology and taxonomy (ultimate navigation paths).

NewVista Solutions, LLC

Bachelor · Data Governance (DG)