Taylor Nelson

About Taylor Nelson

Transformative IT leader with an extensive track record of success delivering business outcomes with data, analytics, applications, and automation. Adept at creating vision, coordinating projects, prioritizing tasks, enabling talent, and delivering financial results with complex technologies while driven to optimize and create new capabilities. Sparked by a passion for data-driven business and unlocking the full potential of people- Leader, Mentor- Technical Delivery Manager- Enterprise Architecture- Data Integration Consultant- Automation COE- Data Management- FinOps- Testing- Passion for Data-Driven Business and Analytics

Experience

1. Director of Data Analytics

   Priority Power

   Jan 2025 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Led a comprehensive internal audit of legacy cloud environments, driving transformational improvements to enterprise cloud strategy and establishing the foundation for PPM Cloud 2.0.• Directed a cloud modernization initiative to build a new Azure environment using landing zone architecture and management groups supporting internal, external, and OT workloads. Delivered the enterprise-ready platform for under $300K by partnering across cloud engineering, networking, Azure administration, cybersecurity, and managed service teams to design and implement the Cloud 2.0 architecture.• Established infrastructure-as-code automation using Terraform with a single consultant, defining platform architecture, technology selections, naming conventions, and initial cloud engineering standards along with a DevOps handbook within two quarters.• A third-party assessment rated the new environment 2/5 in cloud maturity—representing a twofold improvement over legacy AWS and Azure environments.• Designed and deployed a 4-tier Databricks environment with private networking and sandbox capabilities for engineering testing. Implemented secure integration across Azure services, Databricks workspaces, storage accounts, and Key Vault using Entra across environments with automated deployment via Databricks Asset Bundles.• Implemented a shift-left governance strategy using Unity Catalog with a full RBAC model based on privilege groups and functional roles mapped across all environments. Established schemas aligned to sources, domains, and target data products within a medallion architecture, accelerating analytics project delivery.• Led consolidation of Tableau sites into a single enterprise Tableau+ deployment. Enabled seamless integration into a third-party client portal with zero customer impact.• Executed pilot initiatives demonstrating Databricks capabilities across applications, AI, data engineering pipelines, and analytics dashboards using diverse enterprise data sources.

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Bachelor, Business Administration; Management Information Systems

  2004 — 2008

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Management Information Systems

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Sap
• Upstream
• Business Analysis
• Onshore
• Sql Server
• Sdlc
• Petroleum
• Sharepoint
• Management
• Xml
• Oil
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Informatica
• Infopath
• Unix
• Business Process
• Integration
• Sql
• Microsoft Office
• Business Intelligence
• Project Management
• Oracle
• Gas