Samuel de Swardt

Background

About Samuel de Swardt

2021 - Present Solution & Data Architect at INN8/Stanlib (Group Investment Platform) DAMA & TOGAF Identifying data needs, regardless of structure, & designing & maintaining the master blueprints to meet those needs. Using master blueprints to guide data integration, control data assets, & align data investments with business strategy. Building data structures, systems, & analytics that the business can consume, adding value. Designing & solutioning data repositories & analytics applications efficiently, without unneeded platforms. Data governance & compliance with privacy laws. Optimising analytics initiatives to generate business value. Designing Maturity models for Business Strategy, Data, Culture, Data Governance, Data Onboarding, Analytics & AI. Designing various Risk Models & Monetizing Data 2020 Data Architecture, Process Flow, Automation & Integrating numerous & relative source systems, On/Off-Premise, into the Bravura/Sonata Retail Trading system, whilst using an Agile methodology. For team & business collaboration, project management & documentation, we used Atlassian’s Confluence and Jira as well as Box and Microsoft Azure DevOps as Source Control System. Also part of the MI (Management Information) Team to establish an appropriate MI tool that can serve a dual purpose for Operations as well as external IFA’s 2020: National Business Analyst Conference at Gallagher Estate; How the Business Analyst Transforms the Customer Experience. https://inn8.co.za/2020/05/06/how-a-business-analyst-can-transform-your-companys-customer-experience/ 2019: ITWeb Business Intelligence & Analytics Summit •Topic – Master Data Management 2018: ITWeb Business Intelligence Summit •Topic - Unpacking latest trends: The Next Generation of BI and Analytics •On the Advisory Board for the 2018 IT Web Business Intelligence and Analytics Summit 2017: Keynote speaker at The Artificial Intelligence in Finance Conference •Topic - Artificial Intelligence vs Human Intelligence Spoke about "Unpacking the Future Trends of BI & Analytics, at the 2017 Financial Data Visualization and Analytics Conference. •Topic - The Next Generation of BI and Analytics Chairperson & Speaker at the 2017 ITWeb BI Summit. •Topic - 360 Degree of the Customer •ITIL Foundation Certified •Completed the training for "Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions"(#20533) •Completed the Ralph Kimball courses of "Dimensional Modeling" and "ETL Architecture in Depth", presented by Ralph Kimbal himself. •Completed the "Business Analysis for Business Intelligence" course through Alicornio.