Operations · Data governance · Reliable automation

I turn complex systems into trusted ones.

I design auditable workflows, governed data systems, and reliable automation that help teams make clearer decisions, move faster, and deliver dependable outcomes.

10+ years improving production operations, media systems, and information management

Professional portrait of Jerry R. Napier
Jerry R. Napier Information Management & Data Governance
10+years across data & operations
Built for confident change
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01 · Measurable impact

A traceable model brought $60.2M into one reviewable view.

In an anonymized case analysis, I translated business rules into a formula-driven model that assessed 54 projects and surfaced $20.2M in potential opportunities for review.

$60.2M

spend modeled

$20.2M

potential opportunities surfaced

33.6%

modeled opportunity rate

54

projects analyzed

Anonymized case analysisIllustrative opportunity scopeFormula-drivenReview controls included

02 · Selected systems

Public work. Clear value.

Three public projects. Each shows how I turn complex requirements into usable tools, visible controls, and verifiable results.

GOV_AUDIT / 018 assets
0.74mean confidence
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Data governance · Audit

Digital Asset Governance Audit

A repeatable governance audit that validates records, measures provenance and integrity coverage, and prioritizes evidence-backed human review.

  • Verified fixture
  • Source-preserving
  • Decision support
Open case note
Opportunity
Turn mixed asset inventories into clear priorities for provenance, integrity, and review.
Approach
A deterministic Python audit measures evidence coverage and prioritizes review.
Value
Source-preserving analysis gives reviewers clear, evidence-ranked priorities.
Evidence
8 / 8 synthetic records validated; source-reference and review-date coverage measured at 100%.

Results reflect a controlled eight-record fixture.

Inspect the audit
metadata-reconcile.log
03

Metadata · Reliability

MediaTaggerBot

A media-matching workflow that combines ranked evidence, guided preview, verified updates, and a complete change history.

  • Evidence-ranked
  • Verified updates
  • Clear history
Open case note
Opportunity
Help media teams make fast, confident identity matches with a transparent evidence trail.
Approach
Ranked evidence, guided preview, a SQLite journal, and clear diagnostics.
Value
Each update meets a defined confidence standard, then is verified and recorded.
Evidence
Public code documents the decision standards, verification path, and complete change history.
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03 · Operating model

Build confidence from intake to outcome.

Reliable automation connects clear standards, visible signals, deliberate validation, and operational continuity.

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Confidence at
every step.

Trustworthy system operating model A four-step path connecting govern, observe, verify, and sustain. 01Govern 02Observe 03Verify 04Sustain

01 / Clear rules before automation

Set standards for provenance, required fields, confidence, and review ownership before work begins.

Operational valueClear inputs move through consistent, reviewable decisions.

StandardsProvenanceOwnership

Working principles: governed, observable, adaptable, and human-centered.

04 · Experience

Builder range.
Operator discipline.

My career began in film and post-production, where quality depends on coordinated teams, precise naming, disciplined handoffs, and continuity. I now apply that same rigor to data governance, reporting, workflow design, and information systems.

13editors supported through real-time metadata

10contractors coordinated across operations

2018 — Now

Gateway Information Group

Advising teams on information management, workflow improvement, governance, and operational documentation.

2022 — 2025

Visa · Production Operations

Built production database structures, automated progress and spend reporting, and strengthened taxonomy, metadata, and responsible technology adoption.

Earlier

APR · Digital Archive Group · Harpo Studios

Delivered financial and asset reporting, archive migrations, database operations, metadata management, and cross-functional project coordination.

05 · Foundation

Creative roots.
Information rigor.

A career spanning the information lifecycle—from creation and production to organization, governance, and experience.

2019

M.S. Information Management

Dominican University

2019

Certificate in Digital Curation

Dominican University

2006

B.A. Film / Video

Post-Production Management · Columbia College Chicago

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A small gift for curious builders

Two bots. One workflow.

Built to work as a pair: the 10×1¢ bot plans tightly scoped buys, while the 15-minute sell bot reads existing positions and previews sell-side exits.

MIT-licensed learning releases. Verify before use, begin with Kalshi’s demo environment, and review current eligibility and platform terms. Event contracts can lose their full principal. Independent projects; not affiliated with or endorsed by Kalshi.

06 · Start a conversation

Make the next system easier to trust.

Let’s make your next workflow clearer, more reliable, and ready to scale.

jerryrnapier@gmail.com