Svitlana Gavrylova, data management practice lead, UKI, Google Cloud

What has been your path to power/influence?

I’m a forward-looking data professional with extensive experience leading global teams and strategic projects in the data management field. I started my career while studying at the National Technical University of Ukraine, when I worked as a database developer. Consequently, I joined the global distributed database team at Morgan Stanley. I worked my way up to lead teams focusing on the service for the distributed databases, focusing on RDBMS(IBM Db2 LUW, Sybase, SQL Server etc).

After this, I held several positions in global database service teams and data engineering. I focused on leading evaluation, integration, and developing blueprints for database cloning, data masking, data profiling and encryption. I have also led PoCs, systems integration projects and established the corresponding service models, change, and risk management procedures.

During the MBA program at Durham University, I became fascinated with looking at different business case studies, including ones focused on solving strategic business tasks using technology and data. Therefore, I joined Google Cloud and am currently working with various companies to implement cost-effective, innovative solutions, advising on complex migrations and database upgrades to support digital transformation.

I provide expert counsel to organisations planning to implement the data management systems on public cloud, including advice on the cost-effective allocation of the resources, target state architecture, and risk mitigation via disaster recovery and high-availability strategies. Furthermore, I participated in the working group of the Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Council – a leading global association created to elevate the practice of data management as a business and operational priority.