Bimal Patel

Bimal Patel has a diverse work experience in the field of data management and analytics. Bimal is currently working at Camping World as the VP of Data Architecture & Strategy, where they have established a Data Management Office to improve data quality and extract maximum value from internal data assets.

Prior to their current role, Bimal worked at American Tire Distributors as the Senior Director of Data Management, where they led the design and development of a multipurpose Data Lake in GCP for analytics and ad hoc analysis. Bimal also served as the Director of Corporate BI, Analytics, and Big Data Platforms, where they focused on data lake formation in GCP and ensured service-first architecture and cost transparency.

Bimal's earlier experience includes working at Family Dollar, where they held various positions such as Director of IT - Application Development & BI and Sr. Manager of IT Application Development. In these roles, they implemented data warehousing, BI reporting, and analytics modernization initiatives, along with a customer-centric data lake in AWS. Bimal also played a key role in data warehouse modernization, consolidating disparate data marts into an Enterprise Data Warehouse, which resulted in significant cost savings.

Overall, Bimal Patel has a strong background in data management, analytics, and technology implementation, with a focus on improving data quality, implementing data lakes, and modernizing data warehousing infrastructure.

Bimal Patel has a Masters of Commerce degree in Economics of Global Trade & Finance from the University of Mumbai. They also have a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Financial Accounting, Business Finance, and Business Economics from the same university. Additionally, Bimal has an Advanced Diploma in Information Systems Management from the National Institute of Technology (NIIT). They have obtained various certifications in data analysis and machine learning from institutions such as Coursera and SUN University.