Shawn is an experienced leader who has spent a career working with clients to manage and analyze data to gain actionable insight. Shawn helps clients craft data management and analytics strategies, structures and leads data management and analytics projects, establishes analytics user adoption and data governance strategies, helps clients select technology solutions, and advises on data visualization best practices. He also serves clients as interim Chief Data Officer/Analytics Director.
One of Shawn’s key strengths is that he understands both analytics technology as well as core business processes. Rather than just building a chart using a tool, he helps to make sure the chart is the right type of chart, in the right setting, and has the right data to help drive the right insight for making the proper business decision. Even with major advances in technology, he still believes the most successful approach is to understand how people, processes, and technology all work best together.
Shawn has led Business Intelligence/Analytics practices at several consulting firms and has worked with more than 250 companies from a wide array of industries over his 25+ years in business. Shawn received his MS and BS degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.