Dil Bishkarma

PMP-certified data governance and data management professional with more than 10 years of experience shaping enterprise data strategy, architecture, operating models, and complex programs across federal, quasi-governmental, corporate, and nonprofit environments. Designs and operationalizes governance frameworks, policies, standards, stewardship models, and decision rights that improve data maturity, compliance, and executive decision-making. Evaluates data platforms and system dependencies, strengthens data classification and quality, and translates complex requirements into practical roadmaps and implementation plans that deliver measurable organizational value.

Data Governance and Strategy Lead - ICDR - Washington, D.C.

(2024-01)

• Advise executives and division leaders on enterprise data strategy, governance, open data, data classification, data quality, and analytics.
• Design and operationalize data architecture, enterprise governance frameworks, policies, standards, stewardship, ownership, decision rights, and data management capabilities, ensuring technical components align with corporate data strategy objectives.
• Lead portfolio prioritization and roadmap execution, defining milestones, dependencies, controls, KPIs, and implementation plans.
• Assess FedRAMP cloud platforms, integration, and analytics proposals for business value, scalability, security, privacy, and compliance.
• Partner with business teams, data owners, and data stewards to define critical data elements, business rules, metadata, lineage, data architecture, data classification, quality standards, validation criteria, and controls.
• Convert enterprise requirements, regulatory obligations, and performance data into policies, executive briefings, scorecards, and decision-ready recommendations.
• Synthesize key information, data, and research to recommend data governance initiatives that meet business goals, including data standards and data quality metrics.
• Oversee strategic data initiatives, delivery cadence, resources, procurement, and workforce planning for the Data Governance Team.

Senior Data Management Analyst - Boston Government Services, LLC - D.C.

(2022-11 - 2023-12)

• Strengthened enterprise data governance maturity, controls, and executive decision support for the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
• Established core governance mechanisms, policies, controls, validation criteria, and standards—to enhance management of enterprise data assets.
• Advanced data management maturity across six domains: governance, architecture, integration, data quality, reporting, and business processes.
• Transformed stakeholder needs and operational gaps into process controls, testing, communications, and data quality improvements.
• Accelerated executive governance decisions by coordinating cross-functional data management teams, tracking actions, and delivering compliant, decision-ready products.

Senior Consultant II / Data Governance Analyst - Chevo Consulting Firm, LLC - D.C.

(2022-01 - 2022-10)

• Enhanced enterprise data governance maturity, operating practices, and leadership decision support for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
• Aligned SEC data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and operating models with federal data strategy and SEC priorities.
• Enabled two enterprise governance bodies—the Data Governance Board and working group—with decision support, milestone tracking, issue escalation, and executive communications.
• Guided leadership across key data management capabilities, including DCAM, data inventories and catalogs, architecture, security, metadata and data assets, and enterprise data warehousing.
• Developed and socialized an enterprise data governance roadmap that prioritized high-value initiatives and defined implementation sequencing.
• Delivered governance outputs—KPIs, maturity assessments, executive visualizations, analytics products, and an enterprise knowledge repository—to improve visibility and decision-making.

Senior Data Management Analyst - IMC Corporation / VA OEHRM - D.C.

(2019-04 - 2021-12)

• Bolstered data governance, metadata, architecture, and executive decision support for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record modernization program.
• Analyzed 117 billion data points to deliver governance strategies, executive briefings, and decision-support visualizations for VA electronic health record modernization.
• Gathered enterprise requirements and maintained metadata and data models aligned with EHRM standards.
• Implemented controls across five areas—metadata collection, validation, data quality checks, profiling, and reporting.
• Improved delivery and executive decisions through architecture governance, security compliance, risk tracking, stakeholder briefings, and requirements validation.

Requirements Lead / Senior Business Analyst - SeKON Enterprise Inc. - Bethesda

(2018-05 - 2019-04)

• Spearheaded requirements, governance, and delivery coordination for modernization of SAMHSA's web content management platform.
• Directed the modernization of SAMHSA's web content management platform using Drupal, Jira, and Confluence.
• Oversaw requirements, governance, migration, validation, testing, planning, lifecycle documentation, and UAT.
• Synchronized customers, contractors, and delivery teams on quality, budget, executive reporting, and project completion.

Enterprise Program Manager - IMC Corporation - D.C.

(2013-08 - 2018-04)

• Supported federal and commercial technology programs encompassing modernization, data governance, grants, acquisitions, financial management, records, and workforce development.
• Managed U.S. Department of Transportation IT initiatives through their full lifecycle, governing scope, schedule, resources, risk, and performance using Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Modernized U.S. Department of Education Impact Aid grant operations by implementing Appian applications, dashboards, and mobile tools.
• Led data strategy, governance, architecture, security compliance, budget analysis, and executive recommendations for federal and commercial clients.
• Established grant, financial, acquisition, and records management systems; tracked budgets and performance; and ensured compliance.
• Cultivated organizational capacity through workforce planning, staff leadership, mentoring, and project-management training.

Legal Associate, Part-Time - Lalit H. Gadhia Law Office - Baltimore

(2015-02 - 2019-07)

• Conducted employment and immigration research and client interviews; prepared declarations, pleadings, and motions, and supported hearings under attorney supervision.
• Managed Freedom of Information Act tracking and coordinated records requests with USCIS, courts, and other agencies.
• Served as liaison among clients, courts, government offices, and counsel during immigration hearings and interviews.

Business Analyst / Training Specialist - Cape Fox Federal Integrators - D.C.

(2012-02 - 2013-07)

• Delivered virtual and classroom training for U.S. Department of State Foreign Service Institute and USAID audiences, ensuring materials met Section 508 and SCORM standards.

Business Analyst - Education Funding Company - Bethesda

(2006-08 - 2011-12)

• Analyzed student and school data, optimized operational processes, and translated business workflows into use cases and system diagrams.
• Defined functional and technical requirements, supported contract and financial reporting, and managed the online enrollment system.

Master of Legal Studies - MLS - American University Washington College of Law (2010 - 2012)

Master of Arts - Sociology - American University College of Arts and Sciences (2007 - 2009)

Bachelor of Law - Law - Nepal Law Campus (1995 - 2000)