Data management has been my focus throughout my career. My earlier DBA years taught me quickly that data was critical to all business processes. My “Data is an Asset” mantra came to me early, garnering me the title “the data guy” in many places I worked. I progressed from hands-on DBA roles to building out an enterprise information management department responsible for all of the DMBoK disciplines. I realized it did not matter what industry I worked in; the corporate data was central to where quality, accuracy, and business confidence were all paramount. I worked in many verticals, including utility, transportation, retail, government, and services. The last number of years has me as a hands-on enterprise information architect building corporate information models and integrating data discipline activities into business and IT processes. And, of course, all the while promoting data as the centre of the universe, using the DAMA DMBoK as an instruction guide.

Founding member and currently DAMA Calgary president and treasurer.

Mikitaka (Mick) Hayashi, Chairman of DAMA Japan, Asian Pacific Regional Chapter Coordinator, CDMP Data Modeling Practitioner, ISO TC184 Member has 32-year experience of System Architecture and 22-year experience of Data Management in various industry.  He is currently working in Oil & Gas industry and leading data-centric project execution. 

He is chief translator of DMBOK 2 Japanese version (DAMA Data Management Excellence Award 2019) and a frequent speaker in EDW (2011, 2012, 2013 and 2017) and other conferences in Japan.

Chapter Affiliation: DAMA Japan

Nino Letteriello is a successful management consultant with over 15 year experience working in some of the most iconic project and programme in the world, including London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Milan and London Underground Modernisation and Refurbishment and the biggest PFI and PPP schemes in Europe.

Nino is founding Partner of ENNE ltd and since 2018 of FIT Strategy, a multi-disciplined management consultancy firm specialised in Data Management Training, Independent Reviews and Implementation. In the same year, he also became a founding member and President of DAMA Italy Chapter. 

In addition to being Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) Master level, Nino also holds certification in Project Management (PMP, PRINCE2) and Programme Management (MSP).

Additional information about Nino is available through his LinkedIn profile.

Chapter Affiliation: DAMA Italy

MBA, con especialización en Gestión de Tecnología e Ingeniero de Sistemas, experiencia en Dirección de Empresas de Consultoría y Servicios de TICs; reconocida trayectoria en la gestión integral de Proyectos de TICs, tomando como punto de partida la estrategia corporativa con el objetivo de Generar y Preservar Valor. Dominio de de las mejores prácticas en Gestión Empresarial y de TI como: DMBoK, TOGAF, PMP, COBIT, ITIL, ISO 9000, ISO 20000, ISO 27000, BS 25999, ValIT y RiskIT. Experiencia comprobada en la implementación de proyectos de Tecnologías de Información tales como:

TRANSFORMACIÓN DIGITAL, ARQUITECTURA EMPRESARIAL, ARQUITECTURA DE DATOS, GOBIERNO DE DATOS, BI, BA, SOA, BPM, SEGURIDAD y CONTINUIDAD.

Katina has broad experience over 25 years that spans from systems administration and the development of comprehensive business applications to the design and implementation of reporting, analytic dashboards and data engineering solutions for a modern business intelligence architecture. Experience in both the private and public sectors, she has a passion for bringing data-driven solutions to life and helping people make informed and confident decisions based on the data. Bringing them new and innovative ways to use the information they already have and enabling them to gain the insights needed to make their work easier, more efficient, and effective. Leading efforts to promote effective Data Management, Data Governance and Data Privacy strategies and developing solutions to manage data as an asset and maximizing the value that data brings to the organization. Katina is a Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP), a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIMP) and holds additional certifications from Microsoft.

Katina is currently President of the Portland DAMA Chapter and US West Regional Coordinator. 
 

Carrie Marston is the sitting President of the Richmond chapter of DAMA International. She is currently a Solutions Analyst with Pacific Life Insurance Co. She has held positions with Genworth Financial, CSC, and Lockheed Martin as a reporting analyst and solution architect. Carrie has over 10 years of experience in databases and analytics reporting applications.
 
Carrie has a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Mary Washington and an M.S. from Virginia Commonwealth University in Information Technology. She is also a certified Scrum Product Owner and is active in DEI initiatives. She is passionate about learning and engaging, always expanding both her knowledge and her influence.