Hello, I'm Maya Pazouki.
Details
- Professional CategoryInformation Technology
- Location
- Years of Relevant Experience6-10 years
- Seniority LevelDirector
- Consulting Rate (Hourly)120
Headline
Data and AI Executive
Experience
Director- Data & Automation Services
Bird ConstructionApril 2024 - Current Led a team of 18+ data professionals, including data engineers, data scientists, data analysts and data architects as well as system integration developers, and automation & AI experts, under two managers
Accountable for maturity, development, performance and governance of Business Intelligence & Analytics, System Integration and Intelligent Automation including AI, Master data Management and Data Governance within Bird (Azure Synapse & Fabric, ADF, ML Studio as well as MDM (Semarchy), Microsoft Power Platform, UiPath, SQL, Python)
Developed the company AI vision, strategy, governance and use case prioritization framework at Bird,
Spearheaded the formation of Bird’s Data & AI Council with Executive Leadership members and a working group with director level members to ensure clear decision making with regards to data and AI, resulting in the collection of over 60 use cases and prioritization of the top six
Revisited and updated Bird’s data strategy to ensure alignment with revised business strategy and created comprehensive data governance and business intelligence maturity enhancement plans
Established a hub-and-spoke analytics & AI operating model with clearly defined roles and responsibilities
Drove adoption and success of use of AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot within the organization
Introduced agile project and development and design thinking frameworks to the organization
Partnered with business to define product roadmap and execution plan for an enterprise Predictive Project Health Indicator platform
Collaborated closely with Innovation and Emerging technologies team to ensure the right solutions (IoT, Drone, VR, etc) are selected and the data infrastructure is set up for success of the projects
Supported Bird’s digital transformation replacing ERP and project management tools
Industry
- Construction
Specific Jurisdictions That I'm Qualified In or Can Cover
Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario
Language(s)
- English
Education
University of Alberta
DoctorateChemical Engineering -
I am interested in
- Providing Services based on my Expertise