Steve Sermarini
Highly experienced leader in Big Data and Advanced Analytics with a passion for leveraging technology to drive success. Leading high-performing teams and transformative initiatives to a data-driven organization.
- Role
- Sr Director of Data Platforms at Holman
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Steve Sermarini
Empowering Organizations with Data-driven Insights and Cloud Transformation Highly experienced Senior Director of Data and Advanced Analytics with a passion for leveraging Big Data technologies to drive business success. With a track record of over 30 years in the industry, I have successfully led transformative initiatives, established high-performing teams, and delivered innovative solutions that optimize business operations and foster growth. Professional Background:Enabling companies to unlock the full potential of their data, achieve scalability, and drive operational efficiencies. Holding a Master of Software Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, I bring a solid foundation of technical expertise and strategic vision to every project. Key Achievements: Led successful cloud migration projects, ensuring seamless transition, enhanced data accessibility, and improved cost optimization for multiple companies. Established and mentored a high-performing Data Science team, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. Delivered and operationalized multiple advanced analytics projects, resulting in actionable insights that drove informed decision-making and business growth. Recognized as a thought leader in migrating systems to cloud-ready microservices, enabling organizations to embrace the power of scalable and agile architectures. Inspired and contributed to multiple patents as a key inventor at startup companies, driving innovation and intellectual property creation. Served as the principal architect for a leading behavioral analytics advertising platform, contributing to its successful startup exit and market recognition.18 Years: Proven leadership; building and managing high-performing teams in complex environments with advanced technologies30+ years: Design, build and operationalize Big Data Analytics platforms at several large organizations 12 years: Cloud strategy, architecture and execution12 years: Building and managing Data Science teams and projects at large scale10 years: Microservices7 years: Event Streaming30+ years: Open source design and developmentArchitectures: Big Data Analytics, Event Streaming, Cloud Native, MicroservicesDatabases: Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Athena, NetezzaTools: Apache Airflow, DBT, Glue, DataStage, Informatica, Pentaho Kettle, Ab InitioCloud: AWS, GCP, AzureData Science: Python, Spark, Sagemaker, Vertex, BigQuery ML, Redshift ML
Experience
Sr Director of Data Platforms
Apr 2025 — Present
Education
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
BS, Business, Minor Comp Sci
1985 — 1989
Carnegie Mellon University
Master's Degree, Master of Software Engineering
2011 — 2015
Boston University
CPM, Project Management
2003 — 2004
Skills
- Microsoft Sql Server
- Solution Architecture
- Perl
- Etl
- Enterprise Software
- Oracle
- Data Warehousing
- Mysql
- Web Services
- Scrum
- Databases
- Integration
- Unix
- IT Strategy
- Xml
- Agile Methodologies
- Java
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