Kelli Nowak
Sr Project Manager @C&f
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WORK HISTORY
Sr Project Manager @C&f
PL
Leading at the intersection of data strategy, AI innovation, and agile delivery, I bring experience driving the development of a next generation Environmental Health & Safety Data Mart. In this role, I’ve operated as Project Manager, Product Owner, and Scrum Master, guiding solutions from concept to adoption and ensuring they deliver measurable business value.My work combines technical depth with business alignment—building Snowflake based data architectures, integrating Cortex AI (Llama) LLMs to enrich datasets with intelligent attributes, and delivering Spotfire dashboards that give stakeholders real time insights and decision support. I’m passionate about creating data products that solve real world problems and helping teams mature their agile practices.Key Responsibilities• Partner with business stakeholders to gather, refine, and prioritize requirements, translating complex operational needs into clear technical specifications that align with strategic goals.• Coordinate backend architecture and data engineering efforts using Snowflake, including the integration of Cortex AI (Llama) LLMs to generate enriched, AI derived insights.• Deliver intuitive, interactive Spotfire dashboards that provide real time visibility into safety, operational, and risk related metrics.• Facilitate agile ceremonies—sprint planning, retrospectives, program increment planning, and cross functional collaboration—to maintain alignment, transparency, and delivery velocity.• Bridge technical and business teams to ensure requirements are understood, solutions are actionable, and data products drive meaningful outcomes.• Ensure all deliverables meet corporate compliance, data governance, and safety standards, aligning with enterprise policies and regulatory expectations.
EDUCATION
DePaul University
Bachelor's, Political Science
SKILLS
ABOUT KELLI NOWAK
I am an experienced technology and project delivery leader with more than 30 years of success implementing enterprise systems, leading cross‑functional teams, and delivering data‑driven solutions that improve operations, decision‑making, and customer experience. Over the past six years, I have focused on managing complex projects within life sciences and animal health pharmaceutical organizations—building solutions from the ground up and guiding them from concept through deployment to business users.My most recent work centers on delivering platforms that generate measurable business value through Gen AI–derived insights, enabling teams to interpret trends more quickly, evaluate action quality, and make more informed decisions. These solutions have strengthened risk management, improved operational visibility, and accelerated the adoption of modern analytics across the organizations I support.Earlier in my career, I spent more than three decades supporting major newspaper publishing clients—including Dow Jones, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, BH Media and The Columbus Dispatch—where I led project teams and delivered client/server, web‑based, and mobile technology solutions across CRM, supply chain, marketing, finance, and business intelligence domains.I am known for my ability to clarify complex business requirements, conduct gap analysis, lead teams through change, and ensure high‑quality delivery across the full project lifecycle. My background spans pre‑sales and post‑sales support, system integration, data analysis, and enterprise solution implementation.Core Strengths• Process improvement• Requirements gathering and modeling• Problem solving and feasibility analysis• Quality assurance and technical documentation• Team leadership, Agile, Scrum, and project management• Risk mitigation and change management• SQL and business intelligenceTools & Technologies• Snowflake, Oracle, TOAD, SQL Developer• Salesforce, Parature, OpenAir• JIRA, JIRA Align, Confluence, Smartsheet• Teams, Slack, OneNote, SharePoint• MS Office, MS Project, Visio, Aris, Miro, FigmaI thrive in environments where business needs are evolving, data is central to decision‑making, and cross‑functional collaboration is essential. My focus is always on delivering solutions that are technically sound, user‑focused, and capable of driving meaningful business outcomes.
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