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Steve Page

Concord,NC

Summary

  • Former Technology Director and SVP at Wells Fargo with a comprehensive background in data and analytics
  • Senior leader with 30+ years of technology and data experience, including 20+ years in leadership roles
  • Proven success in leading large enterprise organizations delivering across all areas of the data solutions lifecycle, including data sourcing and acquisition, data modeling, data integration and delivery, business intelligence solutions, executive information systems, metadata, and master data management
  • Extensive experience in building global teams and hiring and retaining top talent
  • Experience building enterprise technology governance functions and designing effective compliance routines in support of SDLC and application management
  • Broad enterprise experience in building data systems in support of finance, risk analytics, marketing, technology operations, patch and vulnerability management, and cybersecurity
  • Leadership roles on large initiatives, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and reengineering, including Oracle Financials and ServiceNow implementations
  • Google Cloud certified

Overview

37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director of IT Data Management - Enterprise Tech

Wells Fargo
01.2017 - 02.2025
  • Initiated and delivered the Information Technology Data Warehouse as part of the Enterprise Data Program.
  • Provided portfolio and initiative leadership as well as technology management of the global development and support team.
  • Provide primary leadership in building out a new team to create the first enterprise data warehouse for integrated technology data supporting management and regulatory reporting, including information on Wells Fargo installed hardware, software, applications, and associated device relationships and configurations.
  • Successfully completed the migration from Remedy to ServiceNow; assumed responsibility for all data distribution and onboarded 100+ applications as new ServiceNow data consumers.

Head of Enterprise SDLC and Application Governance

Wells Fargo
01.2015 - 01.2017
  • Led the Application Competency Center, Application Security/Secure Coding Center of Excellence, and enterprise Systems Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).
  • Provided governance and compliance oversight for SDLC standards, patching and vulnerability management, product lifecycle management for third-party software, secure coding and application security, digital accessibility, Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards, records management policy, and third-party hosted vendor engagements.
  • Led teams from initiation to steady state in less than 18 months, adding over 165 US and offshore team members. Established new enterprise governance gates in support of risk reduction, including the Application Management Review Committee.
  • Provided support for key regulatory activities, such as the Technology Health Refresh, Asset and Configuration Management acceleration, the IT Asset Management Operational Data Store (0DS), and the build out of the Technology Data Services Hub.

Head of Business Intelligence, Big Data, Metadata

Wells Fargo
01.2012 - 01.2015
  • Led enterprise shared services for Business Intelligence, Big Data/Hadoop platforms, Metadata, and Data Sourcing.
  • Business Intelligence: Provided enterprise platforms for reporting and analytics, including SAS, MicroStrategy, Cognos, Tableau, Microsoft BI. Grew Tableau from 2000 to 14,000 users in 14 months (645% increase); partnered with Wholesale to combine Tableau environments for improved efficiency; established first enterprise Microsoft Power BI platform and grew from initiation to 30,000 users in 6 months through key partnerships; provided platform for Federal Reserve Stress Test and Volcker regulatory reporting; developed self-service framework to enable more analytics closer to the business; deployed mobile BI capabilities to provision better data for field representatives; implemented new enterprise scale MicroStrategy platforms for 39,000 users and grew active consumers from 9,600 to 12,400 in 12 months (29% increase); implemented the enterprise SAS Grid and grew users from 750 to 1,200 in 12 months (60% increase); merged three large stand-alone SAS environments to the shared enterprise SAS Grid, lowering technology costs to the business; filled six permanent senior analytics roles with top industry talent without increasing budget; added business continuity and recovery capabilities for all business intelligence platforms. New hires and platform growth accomplished without increasing headcount.
  • Big Data: Provided enterprise-scale platforms for Big Data analytics, including Hadoop and Teradata Aster. Managed portfolio of more than 15 projects spanning most business lines; built new organization of highly skilled industry experts from initiation to 20 team members; leveraged new team to achieve a 90% reduction in professional services expense year over year for Big Data projects. Delivered business case and obtained approval for $8.6M Hadoop infrastructure purchase.
  • Metadata and Source Data Hub: Provided enterprise platforms for metadata management and operational source data delivery. Expanded data hub to increase speed to market for new projects and provide greater data consistency. Developed enterprise metadata repository and began decommissioning of legacy metadata system.

Senior Application Manager

Wells Fargo
01.2008 - 01.2012

Led a large global staff performing analysis, design, development, data modeling, metadata, and production support. Leadership role during Wells Fargo/Wachovia merger, with primary responsibility for the Customer Selection Facility that drove all account conversion events. Leadership role on the Mortgage Data Program, a multi-year program to develop an integrated analytics platform. Managed numerous other application teams, including:


  • Data Sourcing Hub. Developed new data hub for the Enterprise Information Warehouse; reduced redundant processes for cost saves.
  • Credit Analysis Repository. Large Teradata system in support of credit risk analytics; included 40 commercial and consumer data sources; used in regulatory reporting and earnings release.
  • Consumer Loan/Card Services. Teradata systems in support of personal credit and card analytics for line of business initiatives.
  • Mortgage Integrated Data Environment. A strategic data initiative in Mortgage that provided a comprehensive Teradata environment for all analytics and reporting needs.
  • Systemized Tracking of Collateral. Tracking system in support of Wealth Management that monitored brokerage positions used as collateral for bank loans.
  • Anti-money Laundering Hub. Large Teradata system that monitored all accounts and transactions on a single platform for approximately 100MM transactions per day.
  • Float Reporting. System that provided float data in support of Technology Operations decision-making; reengineered application to reduce processing time and improve service levels.
  • Phone Bank Reporting. System that supported call center analytics; reengineered application to streamline processing and reduce daily processing cycles.

Senior Application Manager

Wells Fargo
01.1998 - 01.2008

Led the Finance Data Warehouse and implemented account-level profitability and activity-based costing capabilities. Leadership role during First Union/Wachovia merger and leader of combined data warehouse and marketing databases post-merger. Established successful 24x7 offshore production services function that supported a dozen analytical applications, providing over $1M in annual cost savings. Led development for a large Basel reporting initiative. Managed numerous application teams for reporting and analytics, including:


  • Corporate Data Warehouse. Large Informix system with data from 50 source systems; used in support of customer analysis, segmentation, targeted marketing.
  • Data Sourcing Hub. Centralized extract hub containing over 2000 files from 100 source systems; achieved consolidation and decommission of redundant systems for cost saves.
  • Consumer Credit Risk Data Mart. Consumer loan warehouse that provided support for credit risk analysis; reengineered application for greater automation and reliability.
  • Commercial Credit Risk Data Mart. Wholesale data and Commercial loan data warehouse that provided integrated commercial loan, lease and credit information.
  • Risk Information Management Environment. Teradata system used in support of the Risk Management organization for general analytical purposes and Basel compliance reporting.

Senior Technical Member

AT&T
01.1988 - 01.1998
  • Led the Oracle Financials procurement and Accounts Payables data warehouse development, including requirements, design, development, and data conversion; retrained the division in Oracle technology.
  • Delivered business case and achieved executive funding for the division's first distributed analytical systems project; led product analysis, executive presentations, vendor selection, development.
  • Developed an executive information system for expense reduction initiatives using emerging data technologies; designed and gained executive approval for a new supplier data management solution.
  • Transitioned departmental reporting applications to an enterprise-wide global platform; migrated adhoc reporting from mainframe to desktop for greater accessibility and functionality.
  • Managed a project to provision selected technology applications for Lucent Technologies during the AT&T divestiture; developed a new database repository of leased equipment for the legal department.
  • Led a team of developers delivering management reporting services for senior-level management; provided information in support of contract negotiations, expense control, and supplier diversification.

Education

Master of Science - Computing and Information Sciences

Kansas State University

MBA - Bryan School of Business and Economics

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science

Elon University

Skills

  • Information technology management
  • Data management industry expertise
  • Leadership development
  • Relationship building
  • People management, global talent acquisition
  • Employee and organizational development

Accomplishments

  • Promoted to Technology Director at Wells Fargo
  • Promoted to Senior Vice President and Technology Area Manager at Wells Fargo
  • Served on advisory board for UNC-Charlotte Data Science and Business Analytics Initiative
  • Presented at a data warehousing conference

Personal Information

Title: SVP, Technology Director, Wells Fargo

Certification

Google Digital CLoud Leader

Languages

Portuguese
Full Professional

Timeline

Director of IT Data Management - Enterprise Tech

Wells Fargo
01.2017 - 02.2025

Head of Enterprise SDLC and Application Governance

Wells Fargo
01.2015 - 01.2017

Head of Business Intelligence, Big Data, Metadata

Wells Fargo
01.2012 - 01.2015

Senior Application Manager

Wells Fargo
01.2008 - 01.2012

Senior Application Manager

Wells Fargo
01.1998 - 01.2008

Senior Technical Member

AT&T
01.1988 - 01.1998

MBA - Bryan School of Business and Economics

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Master of Science - Computing and Information Sciences

Kansas State University

Bachelor of Arts - Computer Science

Elon University
Steve Page