Benjamin Welte

Leads the development and implementation of a comprehensive statewide data governance program, driving the creation and communication of enterprise data governance policies and best practices across multiple data domains.

Responsible for leading the development and implementation of a comprehensive statewide data governance program. This role drives the creation and communication of enterprise data governance policies and best practices across multiple data domains.
• Collaborate with data owners, stewards, and custodians to ensure data accuracy, reliability, and security, resolving end-to-end data governance issue

Manage data strategy, data governance, and data transformation planning within Health and Human Services to help achieve agency's goals in serving the citizens of North Dakota.
This role entailed the following and more to obtain success:
•Develop, implement, and manage the HHS data transformation and value roadmap aligned with organization's strategic goals.
•Defining and measure key performance

Empowering students and educators around the globe to achieve more by ensuring education organization have access to technology they need to drive learning outcomes for their learners. This role entailed the following and more to drive success in the education space:
•Manages a team of high-level engineer personas to deliver results and improve product services within the EDU Global space.
•Owns

Brought Microsoft SDS and Teams to schools around the world, managing a diverse onboarding team and bridging schools' SIS systems with Office 365.

Brought Microsoft SDS and Teams to schools around the world.
Managed a diverse on-boarding team, bridging schools' SIS systems with Office 365.

Led Microsoft's Premier Support Services Team and brought Enterprise IT Support to customers in the US Public Sector.

Led the Microsoft's Premier Support Services Team.
Brought Enterprise IT Support to customer in US Public Sector.

Managed Microsoft's Education SMB Cloud and Software Sales Program, leading 27 sales reps in bringing Microsoft to classrooms across the US.

Managed Microsoft's Education SMB Cloud and Software Sales Program
Led 27 Sales Reps in bringing Microsoft to classrooms across the US.

Supervised sales and technical specialists in multiple public sector verticals and lines of business.
Supported sales team development with training and course work.

Supervised sales and technical specialists in multiple public sector verticals and lines of business, supporting sales team development with training and coursework.

Managed Microsoft's State and Local Gov't SMB Cloud Sales Program, leading 14 reps to $19M in generated revenue while helping customers understand cloud services and maintain compliance and security.

Managed Microsoft's State and Local Gov't SMB Cloud Sales Program.
Led 14 reps to $19M in generated revenue; helping customers in understanding how cloud services can help them while maintaining compliance and security.

Supervised and directed series of lower and higher level technical briefings, architecture design sessions, solutions alignment workshops, and POCs.
Accelerated customer onboarding by providing hands-on, expert-level guidance and knowledge transfer.

Researched, escalated, and resolved technical issues blocking SMB Office 365 deployments.
Provided prescriptive guidance and direct assistance to customers and team members of purchasing, licensing, and deployment process.

Generated and supported effective relationships with MSFT Education field reps and academic institutions across the country.
Accumulated data for assessments and profiling of higher education institutions.

Coached and assisted store owners through the Tel-Sell ordering process, helping them develop greater product awareness and fiscal responsibility.
Created simple and concise informational material for customers where English was a second language.

Planned in the selection, evaluation and development of booksellers, fostering an employee-centric environment while maximizing productivity.
Developed and reinforced performance standards to prevent shrink and loss at the company.

Pursued a Bachelor's degree in Business, Analytics & Communication, completing studies in December 2023.

Attended the Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art from 2004 to 2006.