Denise Grimes
Senior Business Analyst/Business Analyst Manager/Data Management Consultant at Datasource Consulting, an EXL company- Claim this Profile
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LinkedIn User
I have had the pleasure to manage and work collaboratively with Denise as a contractor for about 7 years now. She is and always will be one of my favorites. She has a wide variety of skills she brings to the table. She manages people and projects at an expert level as well as brings a full set of data management and warehousing skills. Over the years I have learned to just give Denise a target to shoot for, get out of her way and let her take care of the rest. She does not disappoint and most often will surprise you with the things she finds or fixes that you did not even think of. She is a true professional and blends into any environment seamlessly and quickly. Her communication, organization, and collaboration skills make her a favorite to all that work with her. The biggest complement I can give her is that in the start of my last major data project my team was spread too thin and we did not have resources to spare. I asked Denise to represent my team and the company just as if she was an employee. I have ultimate trust in her abilities and admire her drive to make things great. On top of all that she is always positive, kind, and friendly. I would recommend Denise without hesitation.
Jeremy Sutton
Denise was the gold standard for a Senior Data Management Consultant throughout a 2 year Enterprise Data Warehouse integration project we worked on together. It is my pleasure to offer my highest possible recommendation for the work and consulting she delivered over the life-cycle of our project. Our team was tasked with integrating and blending the most highly sensitive consumer financial data possible from multiple loan origination systems into a single data warehouse where this data would be consumed by various reporting teams within a financial institute, including for use in regulatory reporting. Our work enabled consumers of this data to use their existing reporting tools and queries to maintain functionality throughout the transition from the legacy system to the new one, regardless of what percent of data came from either system. Denise's work was absolutely integral to our team's ability to deliver on our requirements while never once letting our work stream to become the critical path to the overarching project's success. Throughout the project, Denise's communication, consulting, and data warehouse domain expertise was the bedrock foundation ensuring that our team's progress never fell behind the pace of the overarching delivery timeline. In additional to knowing the body of data, fields, mapping, and transformations, she was able to consistently communicate the essential practices of the data warehouse to bring new team members up to speed so they could onboard and contribute as fast as possible. Beyond her exceptional expertise and consulting around data mapping, transformation, and integration, it was her risk management and communication that protected our progress from being torpedoed by countless incoming threats. Whether it was velocity estimation for remaining mapping and data development work or diving into the most complex fields to ensure the exact right data was both cleanly ingested and perfectly prepped for consumption, Denise was ahead of the game from day 1 through the close of the project. Without reservation, I would recommend Denise for any data consulting, data warehouse, or data integration project. It was a sincere pleasure to work and learn from her.
LinkedIn User
I have had the pleasure to manage and work collaboratively with Denise as a contractor for about 7 years now. She is and always will be one of my favorites. She has a wide variety of skills she brings to the table. She manages people and projects at an expert level as well as brings a full set of data management and warehousing skills. Over the years I have learned to just give Denise a target to shoot for, get out of her way and let her take care of the rest. She does not disappoint and most often will surprise you with the things she finds or fixes that you did not even think of. She is a true professional and blends into any environment seamlessly and quickly. Her communication, organization, and collaboration skills make her a favorite to all that work with her. The biggest complement I can give her is that in the start of my last major data project my team was spread too thin and we did not have resources to spare. I asked Denise to represent my team and the company just as if she was an employee. I have ultimate trust in her abilities and admire her drive to make things great. On top of all that she is always positive, kind, and friendly. I would recommend Denise without hesitation.
Jeremy Sutton
Denise was the gold standard for a Senior Data Management Consultant throughout a 2 year Enterprise Data Warehouse integration project we worked on together. It is my pleasure to offer my highest possible recommendation for the work and consulting she delivered over the life-cycle of our project. Our team was tasked with integrating and blending the most highly sensitive consumer financial data possible from multiple loan origination systems into a single data warehouse where this data would be consumed by various reporting teams within a financial institute, including for use in regulatory reporting. Our work enabled consumers of this data to use their existing reporting tools and queries to maintain functionality throughout the transition from the legacy system to the new one, regardless of what percent of data came from either system. Denise's work was absolutely integral to our team's ability to deliver on our requirements while never once letting our work stream to become the critical path to the overarching project's success. Throughout the project, Denise's communication, consulting, and data warehouse domain expertise was the bedrock foundation ensuring that our team's progress never fell behind the pace of the overarching delivery timeline. In additional to knowing the body of data, fields, mapping, and transformations, she was able to consistently communicate the essential practices of the data warehouse to bring new team members up to speed so they could onboard and contribute as fast as possible. Beyond her exceptional expertise and consulting around data mapping, transformation, and integration, it was her risk management and communication that protected our progress from being torpedoed by countless incoming threats. Whether it was velocity estimation for remaining mapping and data development work or diving into the most complex fields to ensure the exact right data was both cleanly ingested and perfectly prepped for consumption, Denise was ahead of the game from day 1 through the close of the project. Without reservation, I would recommend Denise for any data consulting, data warehouse, or data integration project. It was a sincere pleasure to work and learn from her.
LinkedIn User
I have had the pleasure to manage and work collaboratively with Denise as a contractor for about 7 years now. She is and always will be one of my favorites. She has a wide variety of skills she brings to the table. She manages people and projects at an expert level as well as brings a full set of data management and warehousing skills. Over the years I have learned to just give Denise a target to shoot for, get out of her way and let her take care of the rest. She does not disappoint and most often will surprise you with the things she finds or fixes that you did not even think of. She is a true professional and blends into any environment seamlessly and quickly. Her communication, organization, and collaboration skills make her a favorite to all that work with her. The biggest complement I can give her is that in the start of my last major data project my team was spread too thin and we did not have resources to spare. I asked Denise to represent my team and the company just as if she was an employee. I have ultimate trust in her abilities and admire her drive to make things great. On top of all that she is always positive, kind, and friendly. I would recommend Denise without hesitation.
Jeremy Sutton
Denise was the gold standard for a Senior Data Management Consultant throughout a 2 year Enterprise Data Warehouse integration project we worked on together. It is my pleasure to offer my highest possible recommendation for the work and consulting she delivered over the life-cycle of our project. Our team was tasked with integrating and blending the most highly sensitive consumer financial data possible from multiple loan origination systems into a single data warehouse where this data would be consumed by various reporting teams within a financial institute, including for use in regulatory reporting. Our work enabled consumers of this data to use their existing reporting tools and queries to maintain functionality throughout the transition from the legacy system to the new one, regardless of what percent of data came from either system. Denise's work was absolutely integral to our team's ability to deliver on our requirements while never once letting our work stream to become the critical path to the overarching project's success. Throughout the project, Denise's communication, consulting, and data warehouse domain expertise was the bedrock foundation ensuring that our team's progress never fell behind the pace of the overarching delivery timeline. In additional to knowing the body of data, fields, mapping, and transformations, she was able to consistently communicate the essential practices of the data warehouse to bring new team members up to speed so they could onboard and contribute as fast as possible. Beyond her exceptional expertise and consulting around data mapping, transformation, and integration, it was her risk management and communication that protected our progress from being torpedoed by countless incoming threats. Whether it was velocity estimation for remaining mapping and data development work or diving into the most complex fields to ensure the exact right data was both cleanly ingested and perfectly prepped for consumption, Denise was ahead of the game from day 1 through the close of the project. Without reservation, I would recommend Denise for any data consulting, data warehouse, or data integration project. It was a sincere pleasure to work and learn from her.
LinkedIn User
I have had the pleasure to manage and work collaboratively with Denise as a contractor for about 7 years now. She is and always will be one of my favorites. She has a wide variety of skills she brings to the table. She manages people and projects at an expert level as well as brings a full set of data management and warehousing skills. Over the years I have learned to just give Denise a target to shoot for, get out of her way and let her take care of the rest. She does not disappoint and most often will surprise you with the things she finds or fixes that you did not even think of. She is a true professional and blends into any environment seamlessly and quickly. Her communication, organization, and collaboration skills make her a favorite to all that work with her. The biggest complement I can give her is that in the start of my last major data project my team was spread too thin and we did not have resources to spare. I asked Denise to represent my team and the company just as if she was an employee. I have ultimate trust in her abilities and admire her drive to make things great. On top of all that she is always positive, kind, and friendly. I would recommend Denise without hesitation.
Jeremy Sutton
Denise was the gold standard for a Senior Data Management Consultant throughout a 2 year Enterprise Data Warehouse integration project we worked on together. It is my pleasure to offer my highest possible recommendation for the work and consulting she delivered over the life-cycle of our project. Our team was tasked with integrating and blending the most highly sensitive consumer financial data possible from multiple loan origination systems into a single data warehouse where this data would be consumed by various reporting teams within a financial institute, including for use in regulatory reporting. Our work enabled consumers of this data to use their existing reporting tools and queries to maintain functionality throughout the transition from the legacy system to the new one, regardless of what percent of data came from either system. Denise's work was absolutely integral to our team's ability to deliver on our requirements while never once letting our work stream to become the critical path to the overarching project's success. Throughout the project, Denise's communication, consulting, and data warehouse domain expertise was the bedrock foundation ensuring that our team's progress never fell behind the pace of the overarching delivery timeline. In additional to knowing the body of data, fields, mapping, and transformations, she was able to consistently communicate the essential practices of the data warehouse to bring new team members up to speed so they could onboard and contribute as fast as possible. Beyond her exceptional expertise and consulting around data mapping, transformation, and integration, it was her risk management and communication that protected our progress from being torpedoed by countless incoming threats. Whether it was velocity estimation for remaining mapping and data development work or diving into the most complex fields to ensure the exact right data was both cleanly ingested and perfectly prepped for consumption, Denise was ahead of the game from day 1 through the close of the project. Without reservation, I would recommend Denise for any data consulting, data warehouse, or data integration project. It was a sincere pleasure to work and learn from her.
Credentials
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Advanced Certified ScrumMaster
Scrum AllianceAug, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Scrum AllianceJan, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®)
Scrum AllianceJan, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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EXL Data Management
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Business Analyst/Business Analyst Manager/Data Management Consultant
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Apr 2021 - Present
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Senior Business Analyst/Data Management Analyst
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Feb 2017 - Present
*** 2020 Q2 Employee of the Quarter Award *** *** 2018, 2019, and 2020 DataStar Award *** Datasource Consulting is passionate about data. We are a consulting a company that focuses exclusively on enterprise data management and business intelligence, including both strategic and implementation services. We are experts in data architecture, data integration, data quality, data governance, MDM, and reporting and analytics. ***See attachment for descriptions of work performed as a… Show more *** 2020 Q2 Employee of the Quarter Award *** *** 2018, 2019, and 2020 DataStar Award *** Datasource Consulting is passionate about data. We are a consulting a company that focuses exclusively on enterprise data management and business intelligence, including both strategic and implementation services. We are experts in data architecture, data integration, data quality, data governance, MDM, and reporting and analytics. ***See attachment for descriptions of work performed as a Datasource consultant.
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IBM
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Critical Response Leader
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Oct 2015 - Aug 2016
Drove urgent resolution of critical system down events for IBM’s Storage Product clients by utilizing a broad foundation of technical skills and outstanding client communication skills to drive rapid response and collaboration across the IBM technical teams within the US and globally.
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Managing Consultant
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Oct 2002 - Sep 2015
Business Intelligence Consultant specializing in Cognos Reporting and Analytics for Financial Services clients.
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PwC
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant
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Sep 1999 - Oct 2002
Business Intelligence Consultant Business Intelligence Consultant
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Platinum Technology
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Australia
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Mar 1998 - Aug 1999
Data Warehousing Consultant with experience in data migration and metadata. Data Warehousing Consultant with experience in data migration and metadata.
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Education
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Houston Christian University
BA, Business Adminstration