With over 20 years of experience working closely with business teams, I bring a business-first perspective to solution design, data strategy, and automation. I take the time to understand what you're trying to accomplish, what's getting in the way, and how we can find a solution that works for you.
Systems Analysis
Whether it's comparing software options to meet a need, or taking a larger business objective and devising a way to solve it, systems analysis can make the vision clear.It helps translate business needs into practical solutions that work within the realities of the organization.
How data is acquired and stored has a direct impact on its usefulness. When data exists in multiple locations, it's important to understand how each system uses that data and how those systems fit together. A good data strategy helps ensure data is designed and managed with the organization's needs and goals in mind.
Manual processes can be time-consuming and introduce errors or inconsistencies. Automation can be a simple formula field, a workflow that removes a repetitive step, or synchronizing data and processes across systems. It can also mean identifying the gaps that cause people to work around a system to find the information they need.
Hello, I'm Steve
I first learned to program on an Apple IIe in secondary school, which led to working with MS Access databases and Visual Basic in college. Some of my early jobs were in data entry, where I used my programming skills to minimize manual steps and speed up the process. I’ve stayed closely connected to business teams and data systems ever since. In recent years, my focus has shifted toward solving business challenges through system design, procedures, and data strategy.
Data Planning
As your business grows, you want to make sure your data model can support future needs and expansion.
Data Maintenance
Make sure the information you're storing is clean and usable and following your defined protocols.
Connecting Data
If the same data is needed in multiple systems but they don't talk to each other, we can set up processes to keep everything inline.
Salesforce Customizing
Need to know more about your customers? We can update the data model, add custom objects, or add flows & automations.
Software Selection
When looking to add additional software or systems I can help you determine which options would best meet your needs & constraints.
Task Automation
Do you have repetitive or manual steps, or just processes that you'd like to standardize? We can look at options for some automations.
What's on your mind?
Tell me a little about what you're working on or the ideas you have,
and I'll offer some thoughts on how you might approach it.