Brian Sullivan
About Brian Sullivan
Brian Sullivan is the Manager of Data Engineering at General Mills in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with extensive experience in big data, application development, and team leadership across various industries.
Current Role
Brian Sullivan currently works at General Mills as the Manager of Data Engineering, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. In this role, Brian is responsible for overseeing data engineering initiatives, managing a team of data engineers, and ensuring the effective use of big data technologies to support the company's business objectives.
Previous Experience
Before his current role, Brian Sullivan held several positions at General Mills. He worked as a Lead Data Engineer from 2020 to 2023 in Minneapolis and before that as a Senior Developer, Big Data, from 2019 to 2020 remotely. His extensive tenure at General Mills also includes earlier roles such as Senior Developer, Big Data, from 2013 to 2019, and Staff Consultant within various teams from 2009 to 2011 and briefly in 2012. He also has experience outside General Mills, including a short stint at The Hartford in 2019 as a Senior Data Engineer and at FICO as a Senior Engineer in Marketing Solutions from 2012 to 2013.
Education and Qualifications
Brian Sullivan holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of St. Thomas - Opus College of Business, which he completed from 2005 to 2008. Additionally, he has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Science and Administration Management from Mount Mercy University, where he studied from 1991 to 1995. These academic qualifications have equipped him with both managerial and technical skills, enabling him to excel in diverse roles in the data engineering field.
Industry Expertise
Brian Sullivan brings extensive expertise in several industries, including utilities, packaged goods, marketing, and insurance. His proficiency in big data technologies, particularly on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle PL/SQL, SQL, ETL, and Big Query, has been pivotal in his various roles, especially at General Mills. His deep understanding of these technical domains allows him to effectively lead data engineering projects and teams.
Career Background
Brian Sullivan's career spans over two decades with significant roles in application development, data engineering, and team leadership. Starting as a Programmer/Analyst at The FREEDOM Group from 1996 to 1999, Brian advanced to Systems Analyst roles and eventually became a Group Leader at Connexus Energy from 1999 to 2009. His transition to General Mills in 2009 marked the beginning of a series of progressively senior roles, where his work has made a substantial impact on the company's data engineering capabilities.