Mike Crabtree

About Mike Crabtree

Bridging the gap between elite data engineering and C-suite financial strategy. Michigan Ross MBA candidate with a track record of delivering $1B+ in enterprise value by modernizing legacy systems and scaling global AI platforms.I specialize in the \"Data-to-Dollars\" lifecycle—transforming massive-scale telemetry and fragmented legacy data into high-integrity financial instruments, risk mitigation strategies, and new revenue streams. My career is defined by three core pillars:STRATEGIC FINANCE & IMPACT• Secured the Ford Bank charter and modernized a $1B risk-exposed legacy estate.• Achieved $300M in CFO variance reduction by replacing 70-year-old manual workflows with algorithmic forecasting.• Managed $45M+ budgets and orchestrated $385M in liquidity through strategic portfolio optimization and M&A due diligence.TECHNICAL ARCHITECTURE & AI• Architected global Data Fabric and Data Mesh ecosystems across North America, Europe, and India.• Pioneer in Agentic AI governance and RAG-based Generative AI strategies to automate enterprise decision-making.• Recognized Subject Matter Expert; authored \"Credit Risk Modeling in Python\" for global students on DataCamp.ENTREPRENEURIAL GRIT & LEADERSHIP• U.S. Air Force Veteran with a focus on disciplined,\"One Team\" global value chain restructuring.• Founder & former President of a profitable pavement maintenance franchise; built from $0 to profitability in Year 1.• Dedicated to organizational resilience and fostering diverse, high-performance engineering cultures.Currently finishing my MBA at the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business (May 2026), focusing on the intersection of Finance, Technology, and Global Operations.CORE COMPETENCIES:Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (MLOps), Data Engineering, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Strategic Finance, Capital Structure, Risk Management, M&A Due Diligence, Unit Economics, Python, SQL, BigQuery, Data Fabric, Agentic AI, RAG, Global Team Leadership.

Experience

1. Director, Data Engineering

   Ford Motor Company

   Mar 2025 — Present · Dearborn, MI, US

   Secured Ford Bank charter and captured $22M in savings by modernizing a $1B legacy estate on GCP.• Secured the Ford Bank charter by commanding a multi-disciplinary taskforce to complete 100+ regulatory features ahead of schedule using VRIO/ADDING Value frameworks.• Captured $22M in annual cost savings by orchestrating a global alignment that consolidated 12 distinct organizations onto a federated GCP platform across US, Mexico, Europe, and India.• Modernized a $1B risk-exposed legacy estate by leading a $45M cloud migration of 60TB of data to GCP, creating a foundational layer for global marketing and risk analytics.• Reduced executive decision cycle time by 45% for business teams by establishing the governance and usage framework for Agentic AI across an enterprise Data Fabric.• Accelerated technology implementation by 75%(from 3 months to 3 weeks) by engineering a TCO/ROIC financial template adopted as the mandatory standard for CFO approval.• Decreased operational disruptions by 18% by restructuring global teams into a unified \"One Team\" value chain, optimizing project delivery across three continents.

Education

• Owensboro Community and Technical College

  Associate's degree, Electronics Engineering

  2005 — 2008

• University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Strategy, Finance

• Owensboro High School

  Comprehensive Diploma, Information Technology

  2000 — 2004

• Owensboro Community and Technical College

  Associate's degree, Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology

  2005 — 2008

• Udacity

  Self-Driving Car Engineer Nanodegree, Autonomous Vehicles

  2017 — 2018

• Udacity

  Nanodegree, Product Management

  2020 — 2020

• University of Louisville

  Bachelor’s Degree, Business, Computer Information Systems

  2012 — 2016

Skills

• Management
• Networking
• Tableau
• Sas Enterprise Miner
• Security
• Inclusive Leadership
• Rapidminer
• Css3
• Deep Learning
• Microsoft Office
• Visual Studio
• Public Speaking
• Python
• Information Security
• Business Planning
• Machine Learning
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Strategy
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Leadership
• C#
• Business Model Canvas
• R
• Predictive Analytics
• Github
• Financial Modeling
• Object-Oriented Languages
• Orange Data Mining
• Sharepoint Designer
• Data Mining
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Network Security
• Malware Analysis
• Node.js
• Customer Service
• Lifelong Learning
• Project Management
• Vmware Workstation
• Arduino