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KARL PHILIPS

Seattle

Summary

Responsible AI movement-maker and full-stack Data Compliance PM and Engineering leader for Windows at Microsoft. My mission is to integrate the deepest ethical practices and considerations into global AI and product innovation to empower our customers and developers with responsible development guidance, tools, and services; ensure our technology keeps humans, communities, and our highest purposes at the core of Windows, Microsoft, and the industry; and engage with regulators and new regulations in our rapidly evolving and beautifully interconnected world.

Creative Analytics Manager keen to expand beyond traditional tools and techniques to advance both internal business goals and data analytics pursuits. Derives excellence from personnel by providing exemplary leadership and technical expertise. Skilled creator of cohesive, productive teams exploiting every bit of available data.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Analytics Manager, Microsoft

  • Delivered an analytics assessment that led to more than 75% cost reduction in analytics for the client - Managed a team of 20+ contractors to define both inputs and outputs of their main sales & financial reporting platform for Microsoft and AOL executive leadership - Architected an end-to-end Microsoft platform to consolidate CRM data, financials, and other sources - Visualized data into executive dashboards, scorecards, and reports in
  • PowerBI

BI Solution Owner, T-Mobile

  • Salvaged a Big Data finance project through project leadership, executive stakeholder management, and deep-dives with developers and architects, with positive financial/accounting impact of $100M+ - Was primary point of contact for the main C-level executive report that went weekly to CEO John Legere - Established new BI methodologies and data visualization best practices for the Enterprise team

International IT Strategic Advisor, Costco

  • Designed IT governance and organizational models that were implemented successfully worldwide - Established IT-wide skills management and reporting capabilities - Managed an analytics team to deliver results on SAP HANA

Advisor

AI and Faith
06.2022 - Current

Responsible AI & Data Compliance Leader

Microsoft
02.2022 - Current
  • Leading the Windows Responsible AI & Data Compliance that: - drives the development of responsible ai and data compliance tooling - guides customers, partners, developers, product teams with responsible ai and data governance best practices - anticipates regulations by evolving engineering systems with new requirements and engaging with regulators

Responsible Use of Tech SteerCo Member

World Economic Forum
01.2020 - Current

Responsible Innovation Lead

Meta
07.2020 - 02.2022

Director, Responsible AI

Microsoft
09.2019 - 07.2020
  • Led the development of company-wide Responsible AI curricula, including workshops, courses, and frameworks for responsible tech education in
  • Microsoft's Engineering Learning & Insights team (EMLI) -Created Microsoft's first external and internal classes on Responsible AI (Introduction to Responsible AI = completed by all 145,000 employees in 2020
  • Envision AI co-creator) -Aether (Microsoft AI Ethics Board) Learning & Communications Lead -PM for Engineering Practices, an Aether Working Group -Defined and launched company-wide RAI Champs Program

Senior Program Manager, Learning & Analytics

Microsoft
08.2016 - 08.2019
  • Worked with big data systems, delivered technical learning experiences at scale (data science, AI), and accelerated engineering learning

Founder

Analytics Guild
03.2016 - 03.2019
  • Created an edX/Microsoft MOOC: Interpreting and Communicating Data
  • Insights in Business
  • Thousands of students representing over 120 Countries

Data Visualization Instructor

UW Professional & Continuing Education
01.2015 - 03.2016
  • Taught Data Visualization for Working Professionals

Director of Analytics

Unify Consulting
07.2014 - 03.2016
  • Responsible for doubling revenue and the analytics team in less than two years
  • Established culture-building events and skill-building workshops

Senior Consultant

Logic20/20, Inc.
10.2013 - 06.2014
  • Consolidated over 200+ KPIs into a single enterprise BI reporting platform - Conducted multiple team workshops to obtain business consensus on metrics, worked in collaboration with other vendors and multiple functions inside Microsoft Volume Licensing (finance, marketing, IT, field/sales) - Automated a metadata-driven ETL framework in SQL Server - Created scorecards for Volume Licensing leadership

Analytics Architect

Juniper Networks
11.2012 - 10.2013
  • Created and managed a BI platform for the office of the CEO and the
  • Board, with analytics used to monitor partner relations health, as well as to compensate executives across the company - Combined financials, shipment, partner surveys, and other data sources into a single source of truth - Architected and maintained a large Analysis Services implementation - Hacked SharePoint with a developer team to create mobile analytics with D3 and custom code

Data Analyst

Various
01.2009 - 11.2012
  • Created throughput models in patient activity for Health Management
  • Associates - Managed Microsoft account for a consulting firm, and ensured delivery quality with Windows Store team analytics - Analyzed data for Microsoft's Partner Sales team

Education

Philosophy -

Seattle Pacific University

Skills

  • Strategy
  • Leadership
  • Analytics
  • Data Quality Management
  • Python Programming
  • Tableau Software
  • Advanced analytics
  • Report Generation

Personal Information

Title: Leading Responsible AI & Data Compliance for Windows @Microsoft

Timeline

Advisor

AI and Faith
06.2022 - Current

Responsible AI & Data Compliance Leader

Microsoft
02.2022 - Current

Responsible Innovation Lead

Meta
07.2020 - 02.2022

Responsible Use of Tech SteerCo Member

World Economic Forum
01.2020 - Current

Director, Responsible AI

Microsoft
09.2019 - 07.2020

Senior Program Manager, Learning & Analytics

Microsoft
08.2016 - 08.2019

Founder

Analytics Guild
03.2016 - 03.2019

Data Visualization Instructor

UW Professional & Continuing Education
01.2015 - 03.2016

Director of Analytics

Unify Consulting
07.2014 - 03.2016

Senior Consultant

Logic20/20, Inc.
10.2013 - 06.2014

Analytics Architect

Juniper Networks
11.2012 - 10.2013

Data Analyst

Various
01.2009 - 11.2012

Analytics Manager, Microsoft

BI Solution Owner, T-Mobile

International IT Strategic Advisor, Costco

Philosophy -

Seattle Pacific University
KARL PHILIPS