Informatica

Strategic Data Integration – Getting Migration Right

London – Wednesday 16th November

The Soho Hotel
4 Richmond Mews
London W1D 3DH

Speaker Biographies

Tony Rodriguez

Tony Rodriguez – Independent Expert
Tony Rodriguez is a leading independent expert in the field of Data Integration and Data Quality with over 10 years of expertise gained in live projects. His experience covers all the major business initiatives that result in the integration of data, including Data Warehousing, Mergers & Acquisitions, ERP implementation, Application Migration and System Consolidation. Tony founded Avellino Technologies in 1997 as a Data Integration Consultancy and helped many blue-chip corporations to be successful including Abbey National, BT, Co-operative Insurance Services, Ford Financial, UK Ministry Of Defence, Old Mutual, RAC, Sun Life Of Canada and Xerox. In 2000 He designed and built the Avellino Discovery product which became the market leader for Data Profiling and Analysis. Avellino was acquired by Trillium Software in 2004, and Tony now works advising clients on how to successfully deliver projects by taking a strategic approach to Data Integration.

Graham Barnes

Graham Barnes – Business Intelligence Capability Lead, Atos Origin
Graham is the Business Intelligence capability leader within the Information Management group at Atos Origin UK. He has experience of providing everything from strategic advice and guidance for national programmes to managing the business critical stages of delivery projects. He has worked closely with senior managers and technical experts in a wide range of market sectors, and enjoys the challenge of ensuring that the data integration and business intelligence needs of his clients are met successfully.

Stephen Jackson – Data Migration Capability Lead, Vertex
Stephen manages Vertex’s Data Migration Capability that was founded two years ago to recognise the significant part that core ETL capability plays in the successful delivery of large, complex data migrations. Stephen has 20 years of experience in IT (the last 12 consecutive being in the fields of Corporate Data Warehousing and large-scale data migration for different North West Based blue chip companies). Since joining Vertex Stephen has undertaken senior management roles in three major data migration projects for both Vertex and United Utilities including SAP (various functional modules including Financials) Water Billing, Customer Contact and Work Management.

Mike Green – Senior Project Manager, Vertex
Mike Green is a Senior Project Manager with Vertex and has over 20 years experience in the IT industry; the last 8 in the Utilities business. Prior to joining Vertex Mike worked as a Consultant with the Sema Group. He has successfully delivered data migration projects for Electricity billing and supply, Water billing, Gas supply and billing, Fleet management and Vehicle breakdown and recovery services. Over the years Mike has gained a wealth of experience in Data Migration and has developed a Data Migration approach that has now been adopted by Vertex. Clients include United Utilities, Edison Mission, Green Flag and Rentokil Initial.

Alex McMorland

Alex McMorland – CEO of Data Asset Management
Alex founded Data Asset Management with over 25 years management, operations and consulting experience in the IT sector and has successfully created and implemented projects that have had a measurable and positive impact on a large number of FTSE 250 organisations. Alex is also an expert in all facets of the establishment, measurement and commercial exploitation of data as an asset. His vast experience spans from being directly involved in the successful establishment of three American owned start-ups (Teradata, Prism, Platinum Technology), through to senior positions at KPMG Consulting and CSC.

Tim Daniels – UK Managing Director, Informatica UK
As Managing Director for Informatica UK, Tim is responsible for UK growth and expansion and all operational functions. Tim has previously held similar positions at Sand Technologies Inc, Acta Technology Inc and BMC Software. During his successful career he has focused on Data Integration and has established and developed key relationships with SI’s including Accenture, Atos Origin, Cap Gemini and IBM BSC to name a few. Tim has won numerous Sales awards including Top UK New Business Salesman and Top Ten International Salesman.