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Ken Pendergast

Selected evidence

01—08 / Scale · Adoption · Cost · Modernization

Selected evidence

  1. E01

    15+ years

    Building data, analytics, and automation systems

  2. E02

    10+ systems

    Legacy systems migrated across three operating companies

  3. E03

    200,000+

    Documents classified through an AI governance workflow

  4. E04

    12 agents

    Copilot agents developed for QA, documentation, and migration validation

  5. E05

    20 TB

    Processed in a Databricks and PySpark environment

  6. E06

    1,000+ users

    Supported through a global Power BI environment

  7. E07

    $140K

    Annual infrastructure savings

  8. E08

    $600K

    First-year cost reduction through analytics framework redesign

Operating model

How I turn complexity into operating advantage.

  1. 01

    Diagnose

    Understand fragmented systems, unreliable data, manual processes, and business constraints.

  2. 02

    Architect

    Define the platform, governance model, data design, and modernization path.

  3. 03

    Build

    Develop pipelines, semantic models, automation, AI workflows, and decision systems.

  4. 04

    Operationalize

    Integrate the work into business workflows, tools, teams, and real decisions.

  5. 05

    Scale

    Establish adoption, training, governance, quality controls, and measurable improvement.

Selected work

Architecture · Modernization · AI · Analytics

Selected Transformations

01 / Migration Architecture10+ legacy systems

From three-week batches to days.

Rebuilt a Snowflake and Python migration framework across 10+ legacy source systems for three operating companies, supporting Salesforce and Oracle Fusion transformation, validation, traceability, and analytics.

  • Snowflake
  • Python
  • Salesforce
  • Oracle Fusion
  • Data Quality
  • Governance
  • Migration Architecture

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02 / Governed AI200,000+ documents

AI-assisted classification at enterprise scale.

Built an AI-enabled Power Automate workflow to assess document risk and sensitivity for data-governance leadership, replacing a manual review process.

  • Power Automate
  • AI Classification
  • Document Intelligence
  • Governance
  • Enterprise Automation

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03 / Analytics Platform1,000+ users

A globally adopted decision-support environment.

Built Power BI architecture and data models from scratch for customer success, operations, and executive users; integrated predictive churn signals into business workflows.

  • Power BI
  • DAX
  • SSAS
  • Azure ML
  • Salesforce
  • SQL
  • Data Modeling

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04 / Data Platform20 TB

A scalable data platform and governance model.

Led the implementation of Databricks as a core platform, processing complex GDS data with PySpark and managing 250+ nested JSON arrays alongside global PostgreSQL data.

  • Databricks
  • PySpark
  • AWS S3
  • PostgreSQL
  • Tableau
  • ETL/ELT
  • Data Governance

View case study

Career pathways

Where I create the most leverage

Three kinds of complexity, one operating approach.

01

Data Platforms & Analytics Architecture

For disconnected data and reporting environments that inhibit reliable decisions.

Systems: Data platforms, semantic models, governed analytics, architecture modernization.

Proof: A 20 TB Databricks and PySpark environment, and a global Power BI environment supporting 1,000+ users.

Roles this maps to

  • Principal Analytics Engineer
  • Data Platform Architect
  • Principal Data Engineer

02

Applied AI & Enterprise Automation

For manual knowledge work and processes that need automation without giving up governance.

Systems: AI workflows, document intelligence, Copilot agents, workflow automation.

Proof: A 200,000+ document classification workflow, and 12 Copilot agents for QA, documentation, and migration validation.

Roles this maps to

  • Applied AI Architect
  • Enterprise AI Solutions Architect
  • AI Automation Lead

03

Data Modernization & Migration Leadership

For legacy environments where change must preserve quality, lineage, continuity, and stakeholder confidence.

Systems: Migration architecture, validation, governance, platform transformation.

Proof: 10+ legacy systems across three operating companies, with migration turnaround reduced from three weeks to days.

Roles this maps to

  • Data Modernization Lead
  • Enterprise Data Migration Architect
  • Director of Data & AI

Writing & speaking

Selected public work

Writing & speaking

  • Pest Control Technology Magazine

    AI in Pest Control

    Article · January 2025

  • #Accelerate Conference

    Hybrid Digital Analytics Model

    Talk · San Francisco

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