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Kristina Van Dort

@kristinavandort

Senior Technical Project Manager at DataOps leading Fortune 500 Snowflake migrations and AI delivery.

At DataOps, I lead a 20-person team delivering enterprise data and AI programs for Fortune 500 clients. We integrate SAP and 10+ source systems into Snowflake, and I lead Microsoft Access migration and AI-readiness change management.

I designed a federated data governance model with data owners, stewards, and domain councils. I also translate business needs into technical requirements and acceptance criteria, reducing rework by 25 to 40%.

At U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USCIS), I led a $10M program replacing legacy SAS with Databricks and Tableau. The controlled, auditable migration reached cutover with zero downtime, and its reporting turnaround fell from weeks to hours.

Earlier, I directed project managers at Epsilon Data and managed programs at Toyota Research Institute and Ford Motor Company. At Ford, I managed the product development lifecycle for the 2020/2021 Lincoln Aviator, reducing production inefficiencies by 12% and identifying $2M+ in cost savings.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Technical Project Manager

Current

DataOps

Jun 2025 - Present (1 year 5 months)

Lead a cross-functional team of 20 delivering enterprise digital transformation for Fortune 500 clients on Snowflake, Azure Purview, Power BI, and Matillion, integrating SAP and 10+ source systems. Own scope, budget, schedule, risk, and change control, and translate ambiguous business needs into technical requirements using Agile delivery.

Snowflake

Azure Purview

Power BI Matillion SAP Agile Data Governance RACI

Lineage

AI Readiness

AI ML Strategy

Senior Technical Program Manager

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (USCIS)

May 2023 - May 2025 (2 years)

Owned a $10M budget and led a team of 10 through full lifecycle data migration and conversion, replacing legacy SAS with Databricks and Tableau integrated to federal case management and ERP-based financial systems. Delivered zero downtime through cutover and mapped lineage between source systems and reporting tools.

SAS Databricks Tableau Data Migration Data Conversion Data Lineage SOPs KPI Dashboards

Federal Compliance

Audit

Director of Project Management

Epsilon Data

Jul 2021 - May 2023 (1 year 10 months)

Directed a team of three project managers with hiring and performance review authority, overseeing multiple concurrent enterprise API and digital platform implementations. Delivered implementations integrated with client finance and pricing systems, and supported vendor contract negotiations.

Project Management Team Leadership vendor negotiation Sprint Planning Backlog Prioritization APIs Digital Platforms

Technical Program Manager

Toyota Research Institute

Jan 2020 - Jun 2021 (1 year 5 months)

Managed planning and deployment of an internal ERP-like resource planning platform for engineering utilization, program budgeting, and portfolio tracking, with KPI dashboards for cost control and labor allocation.

ERP Resource Planning

Programmatic Budgeting

Portfolio Tracking

KPI Dashboards Cost Control

Senior Program Manager

Ford Motor Company

May 2014 - Jan 2020 (5 years 8 months)

Managed the product development lifecycle for the 2020/2021 Lincoln Aviator using stage-gate governance, coordinating engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers. Reduced production inefficiencies by 12% and identified $2M+ in cost savings.

Stage Gate Methodology Product Development Engineering Manufacturing Supplier Coordination Root Cause Analysis

Cost Savings

Engineering Project Manager

Critech Research Inc.

Jan 2011 - May 2014 (3 years 4 months)

Supervised 7 to 10 engineers delivering FDA-compliant medical device software with 100% regulatory approval. Reduced change integration delays by 30% and presented sales proposals that drove a 15% revenue increase.

FDA Compliance

Medical Device Software

Team Leadership

Change Integration

Sales Proposals