Thierry H. Willner

About Thierry H. Willner

Accomplished Leader and strategist with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and service industry, currently leading AI transformation initiatives. Highly skilled in providing Business Intelligence solutions, Enterprise Data architectures, Integration Solutions and Data warehousing architectures while leveraging AI Agentic, Cloud and on-premises resources.Very Agile and serving as a trusted adviser, providing coaching, mentoring and team building, training to organizations from various horizons: Health Care, State Government, Global Engineering, Finance from vision to execution.Strategic advisor specializing in technology transformation across multiple domains, including: Advanced AI capabilities (Artificial Intelligence, AI Agentic); Cloud platforms (Amazon Web Services, Azure Synapse, Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric); Modern data architectures (Data Lakes, Data Lake House, Data-bricks); Analytics solutions (Power BI, Business Intelligence); Governance frameworks (Data Governance, Master Data Management, BI Maturity); DevOps methodologies; and enterprise integration with mission-critical systems (EMR, HR, CRM, GL, ERP).Architect of Data Lakes, Data Lake House, and Enterprise Data Warehouses to deliver successful BI solutions and DevOps solutions with AI-enhanced capabilities.

Experience

1. Director Data Architecture and Data Engineering

   Apex Health

   Sep 2023 — Present

   Lead AI transformation and data strategy for value-based healthcare, designing scalable cloud-native platforms on Azure that drive measurable improvements in clinical and operational outcomes. Architect comprehensive Data Lake House and Enterprise Data Warehouse solutions while implementing robust governance frameworks.Successfully integrated AI agentic capabilities into our data ecosystem, incorporating GitHub Copilot into development workflows to accelerate delivery and enhance engineering productivity. Built resilient data pipelines, APIs, and automated workflows that unify disparate healthcare systems and enable real-time analytics.Restructured our data engineering model to align BI, cloud operations, and platform teams while serving as trusted advisor to executive leadership on data architecture, cloud computing, and AI adoption strategies. Leveraged expertise in Azure Synapse, Data Factory, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI to develop enterprise solutions that connect critical systems (EMR, HR, CRM, GL, ERP).Applied data-driven approaches to streamline talent acquisition, authored technical role frameworks, and established DevOps methodologies that balance innovation with compliance in healthcare. Partner across engineering, product, and operations to ensure our data strategy supports Apex\'s mission for smarter, connected healthcare while providing coaching and mentoring to build high-performing teams.

Education

• Academie de Creteil

  Baccalaureate, Accounting and Business/Management

• Academie de Creteil

  Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance

• Conservatoire national des arts et métiers - Cnam

  Master's degree, Accounting and Finance

Skills

• Power Bi
• Etl
• Microsoft Azure
• Analysis
• Wcf
• Sql
• Visio
• Asp.net
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Linq
• Crm
• Tfs
• Nonprofits
• Agile Project Management
• Accounting
• Html
• Kimball Methodology
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Xml
• Rest
• Sql Server
• Non-Profits
• Olap
• Wcf Services
• Javascript
• Databases
• Cms
• Department Budgeting
• Entity Framework
• Online Payment Solutions
• Team Leadership
• Agile Application Development
• Razor
• Business Intelligence
• Project Management
• Integration
• Payment Gateways
• Data Warehousing
• Agile Methodologies