Derek Rickard Rush

About Derek Rickard Rush

A collaborative and strengths-focused business intelligence leader, Derek brings more than 15 years of experience helping organizations use their data assets to create business value.Derek serves as a principal consultant and founder of Source to Share, a business intelligence consultancy focused on leveraging technologies and data presentation for business efficiency. Derek is an industry expert in data solutions and holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Western Washington University. Specialties: Business Analytics, Business Intelligence Strategy, Data Modeling, Change Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Reporting, Reporting Solutions, Mobile Reporting, Storytelling, Business Process Analysis, Training, DAX, Power BI, PowerPivot, SQL, SharePoint, PowerView, PowerQuery, PowerMaps, Geospatial Analytics, Big Data, OData, & Data Science

Experience

1. Analytics Consultant & Founder

   Source To Share, Llc

   Jun 2014 — Present

   Manage and maintain internal operations for consultancy including employee, vendor, and client relations; project management, accounting, strategic planning and budgeting.Work with clients from many industries and sectors including manufacturing, construction, telecommunications, retail, wholesale, automotive, health care, oil and gas, educational services, non-profit organizations, software as a service, and information technology.Co-develop and/or support a client business intelligence strategy including automation from source data to shared solution, while incorporating software, training, and change management for optimal return on investment.Combine data from cloud and on-premises sources including ERP (SAP, JD Edwards, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage ERP, etc.), CRM (SalesForce, Microsoft CRM, Aptify), Accounting (Quickbooks, Zuora), web/social analytics (Google Analytics, Webtrends), and others.Create database and reporting solutions to reinforce client strategic initiatives and tactical planning using the Microsoft business intelligence stack (SQL database, integration services, reporting services, and analysis services), SharePoint, and Power BI (Service, Power BI Desktop, Power Pivot, Power Query, Power Maps, etc.).

Education

• Western Washington University

  Bachelor of Science