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Kate Brown Minneapolis

150 S 5th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402

Tel:

952.548.3326


Email: kbrown@wipfli.com

Kate E. Brown

Senior Manager, Technology

Kate Brown is a Business Intelligence and Analytics Manager in Wipfli’s Business Solutions Group, she is focused on designing and building analytics platforms that improve organizational performance and drive actionable analytics for our diverse clientele. Kate has expertise in the design and implementation of solutions that address all requirements of the business intelligence framework including data storage, data governance, data integration, business intelligence and analytics. Her focus is on the business application of a decision-making framework that is centered on data and best-practice analytical methodologies. Kate’s approach pairs best in breed analytics tools with subject matter expertise and a shared implementation methodology to facilitate a short time to value process, enhancing the reporting and analytics needs of consumers form both the business and IT functions.

Certifications

  • Business Analytics: From Data to Insights – The Wharton School 
  • Prosci Change Management Practitioner
  • Qlik Sense Business Analyst
  • QlikView Developer
  • QlikView Designer

Areas of Focus

  • Business intelligence framework - Data storage, data integration, data governance, business intelligence, and analytics 
  • Cloud and on-premise data storage platforms – Azure and SQL
  • Scripting and user interface design - Qlik Sense, QlikView, Power BI, and SQL
  • Application support
  • Change Management design and implementation – Trained Prosci Change Management practitioner
  • Business requirements and functional specifications analysis
  • Information technology needs assessment
  • Data analysis and validation
  • Statistical analysis

Education

University of Minnesota, College of Liberal Arts - Twin Cities
  • Bachelor of arts degree in statistics