Versatile senior technology leader with extensive 30+ years of progressively increasing leadership experience in enterprise architecture with a concentration in data engineering and data management as both strategist and practioner at global financial service organizations. Deep expertise overseeing technology initiatives aligning tactical solutions and strategic roadmaps supporting business goals. Strong reputation as being highly effective at choosing, implementing, and managing creative and cost effective platforms with a vision for scalability, growth, and practicality. Specialties: Enterprise Architecture, Big Data, Hadoop, NoSQL, Data Integration, Data Management, Metadata Management, Data Quality, Data Federation, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Reporting, Open Source ETL Strategies, Data Architecture, Data Warehousing, VLDBs, ETL, MDM, Reference Data, Enterprise Data Warehouses, Information Delivery, Data Quality, Data Profiling

Managing Director, Global Engineering Head - CitiData Platform Engineering @ Global Engineering Head responsible for the vision, strategy, and engineering of Citi's data-centric platform services including ETL, Big Data, RDBMSs, NoSQL/NewSQL, Hadoop, Analytics, Business Intelligence and Metadata management. Responsible for the delivery of the end-to-end shared service solutions aligned to our business sector goals across Citi's vertical businesses. Directly responsible for establishing Citi as an early adopter of Big Data Hadoop technology driving thought leadership in the space as well as executing early discovery projects before the technology shifted to an increasingly mainstream strategy in the industry. From December 2014 to Present (1 year 1 month) Greater New York City AreaDirector, Global Engineering Head - CitiData Platform Engineering @ Developed the architecture and engineered technology stack to deliver Data-as-a-Service frameworks converging elastic cloud computing, ETL, NoSQL, and Big Data analytics. Engineered Citi's strategic Big Data Enterprise Analytics shared services platform focused on delivering "data at scale" analytic frameworks along with the associated data analysis, mining and visualization tools. Establishing best-in-class emerging technology CoEs of Data Scientists, Data Ingestion teams, and Hadoop engineers. Instrumental in pioneering Citi’s Open Source data solutions strategy by establishing a Talend ETL CoE and engineering NoSQL database platforms including MongoDB. From concept to inception led the architecture and engineering for Citi’s Data Asset Inventory metadata repository incorporating active data management capabilities to animate data governance, and data lineage workflows for traditional as well as Big Data sources Manage and direct the overall engineering work slate for data platforms including: - ETL Platforms (i.e. Ab Initio, Data Stage, Talend) - Big Data (i.e. Hadoop Ecosystem, Cloudera, Datameer, Impala) - NoSQL DBMSs (i.e. HBase, MongoDB) - RDBMs (i.e. Oracle, Sybase, DB2, MS SQL Server) - DW/VLDBs (i.e. Sybase IQ, Netezza) - Enterprise Reporting/OLAP (i.e. Business Objects, Qlikview, Cognos) - Analytics (i.e. SAS, SPSS, Revolution R) - EII/Data Virtualization(i.e. Composite, Cirro, IBM) From 2009 to 2014 (5 years) SVP, Chief Data Architect @ Established the ETL and Enterprise Reporting Shared Technology Environments (STE) supporting a global community of 2000+ ETL developers for over 200 applications. Directed the design of high transaction databases and multi-terabyte data warehouses including hardware blueprints for data replication, caching, high-availability, disaster recovery, and contingency planning. Accountable for the engineering of the mission-critical Citi Hub ETL Framework -- a highly scalable, metadata rule driven, data acquisition, integration, and delivery platform. From 2006 to 2009 (3 years) Sr VP / VP / EVP / DBA Manager @ Held various DBA positions of increasing responsibilities ultimately managing 24x7x365-production support activities supporting a SUN/NT/AIX/Linux complex of 1000+ servers as well as directing key architecture efforts as well as day-to-day support activities. Direct the Database Architecture team responsible for engineering and integrating firm-wide standards for Oracle, Sybase ASE and IQ, and MS-SQL Server for the Corporate and Investment Bank. Formed the Global Business Intelligence Group to fill a needs gap at the firm to add rigor and consistency to the silo'd business intelligence stacks. . From 1992 to 2006 (14 years) Various Titles @ The Guardian Life Insurance Co. Technical Database Specialist The Depository Trust Co. Database Administrator Drexel Burnham Lambert Sr. Programmer Manufacturer's Hanover Trust Co. Programmer Lehman Bros. Programmer From 1980 to 1992 (12 years)

Michael Simone is skilled in: ETL, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing, Data Governance, Metadata Management, Data Quality, Enterprise Architecture, Data Architecture, Master Data Management, Data Integration, Databases, OLAP, DB2, Data Management