Contact
Dan Higgins
Co-Chair
(503) 789-4758 • dan.higgins@danhigginsdatadesigns.com • Dan Higgins Data Designs
Dan uses his 23-years of experience to run his own business intelligence consulting company where he helps clients amplify the meaning in their data in real time. His expertise in includes systems analysis and organizational structure, data architecture, work flow development, and training. Technical expertise includes Power BI, MS SQL Server, Reporting Services and Integration Services, and EQuIS(TM).
Dan founded the ICEDM conference in 2010 and proudly serves as co-chair with Sarah Wright. In his spare time he hangs out with his kids and wife, bikes too much, swims, and rock climbs.
Sarah Wright
Co-Chair
(206) 794-5888 • sarah.wright@gza.com • GZA
Ms. Wright is an Associate Principal at GZA. Ms. Wright draws upon over 20 years of leadership experience related to environmental projects and environmental management information systems (EMIS) technologies, which she gained working in the private and public and sectors. Ms. Wright’s experience includes coordinating environmental data management; training and supporting international industrial, federal and local government and consulting teams on the implementation and utilization of EMIS; large scale industrial implementation of EMIS for regulatory reporting; providing needs assessments and implementation plans for EMIS; environmental litigation support; data analysis using EMIS technologies for environmental projects; conducting environmental site investigations and monitoring; installing and maintaining continuous groundwater monitoring systems.
Ms. Wright also co-chairs the ICEDM conference (icedm.net) to ensure that environmental data managers around the world are provided a venue to network and improve their data stewardship skills and build their network of knowledge and support. When not networking, Ms. Wright enjoys refinishing dumpster dive treasures, curating her shoe collection, and playing with her 4-year-old daughter and day dreaming of sleep.