Steve Palmer
Founder & President
Founder & President
FactFusion was founded in 2009 by Steve Palmer known in the Business Intelligence and
Data Warehousing field as a consultant, speaker and thought leader. Steve’s career
spans more than 30 years in management and leadership positions and includes
successful companies such as Oracle, Capgemini, Business Objects and SAP. In addition,
Steve recently served as Senior Vice President of BI, North America for Business &
Decision.
Executive Technologist
Beginning in the mid 1980’s, Steve was an early adopter and leader in designing,
developing and implementing data warehouses using IBM DB2 and IBI Focus. What was
then known as EIS, Executive Information Systems, was in its infancy and a few years
before IBM researchers Barry Devlin and Paul Murphy developed the "business data
warehouse".
In the early 90’s while with a major financial institution, Steve conceived and implemented
the highly innovative data architecture known as the Unified Theory Model (UTM). He was
also the architect and principal designer of a set of object oriented tools to allow rapid
and dynamic instantiation of decision support applications based on the UTM.
At Oracle Corporation where Steve spent 9 years, he was a frequent guest speaker at
industry events and conferences. Through his sales, consulting and thought leadership,
he established a reputation as an expert practitioner and advisor to many Fortune 1000
customers.
Steve has been a featured speaker and instructor at numerous events large and small
throughout the years.
Palmer is a graduate of the UCLA, Andersen Graduate School of Management Executive
Program and remains a native of Southern California.
Data Warehousing field as a consultant, speaker and thought leader. Steve’s career
spans more than 30 years in management and leadership positions and includes
successful companies such as Oracle, Capgemini, Business Objects and SAP. In addition,
Steve recently served as Senior Vice President of BI, North America for Business &
Decision.
Executive Technologist
Beginning in the mid 1980’s, Steve was an early adopter and leader in designing,
developing and implementing data warehouses using IBM DB2 and IBI Focus. What was
then known as EIS, Executive Information Systems, was in its infancy and a few years
before IBM researchers Barry Devlin and Paul Murphy developed the "business data
warehouse".
In the early 90’s while with a major financial institution, Steve conceived and implemented
the highly innovative data architecture known as the Unified Theory Model (UTM). He was
also the architect and principal designer of a set of object oriented tools to allow rapid
and dynamic instantiation of decision support applications based on the UTM.
At Oracle Corporation where Steve spent 9 years, he was a frequent guest speaker at
industry events and conferences. Through his sales, consulting and thought leadership,
he established a reputation as an expert practitioner and advisor to many Fortune 1000
customers.
Steve has been a featured speaker and instructor at numerous events large and small
throughout the years.
- TDWI Faculty – November 2009 – Communication in the 21st Century: BI, the Universal Translator
- Guest Lecturer, Loyola Marymount University
- Decision Science International Symposium
- MBA, Business Intelligence
- Keynote Speaker, CAMP IT, Business Intelligence Conference, Chicago, December 2009, How to
Design a Successful Business Intelligence/Performance Management Strategy - Keynote SAP Business Objects Roadshow 2008
- Featured Speaker, QlikView - Power of Visualization
- Guest Speaker, QDays 2010, Chicago and New York
Palmer is a graduate of the UCLA, Andersen Graduate School of Management Executive
Program and remains a native of Southern California.
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