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Urbanist, Proptech pioneer, data geek, and lifelong urbanite with degrees in economics/urban planning and a 20+year career in urban planning and real estate, contributing insights to the global conversation on redefining the future of cities. Extensive knowledge of urban data and producing research for thought leadership, earned media placement, and speaking engagements.
Specialties: Cities, Global Cities, Future of Cities, Urban Planning, Urbanism, Sense of Place, Placemaking, Cities Research, Real Estate Research, Real Estate Development, Urban Data, Real Estate Data, Proptech, Real Estate Tech, Startups, Smart Cities, Technology, Open Data, Real Estate Analysis, Market Analysis, Data Analysis.
Passionate about: cities, proptech, the power of data, and bringing transparency to the opaque. #NYForever 
Imran Rafiq is an experienced Data Governance & Technology Innovator who has worked with 20 large international enterprises including 10 from Fortunate 500. He focuses on delivering business value and solving business problems utilizing proven, streamlined approaches in information management. He is a visionary Data Governance, MDM, ETL & Data Warehouse thought leader, participated as speaker, trainer, organizer and contributor to many conferences, user groups and trade publications. He is the author of "ETL Best Practices", "Learn ETL in 30 days" and many more. Imran is passionate about his clients and making information into a significant corporate asset. He has consulted in over 21 cities worldwide.
★ Experience Highlights ★
✔ Over 17 years of Data Governance/MDM/BI/DW/ETL experience with 20 large Corporations
✔ Hands-on Development, Architecting & System Administration of many tools
✔ Hands-on Team-leader/Manager with Team Building and Mentoring
✔ Requirements & Data Analysis, Translating the business requirements into detailed designs
✔ Distributed delivery environments / offshore models
✔ Informatica Instructor & Mentor, and developed curriculums for training classes
✔ 15+ years’ hands-on Informatica ETL Design, Architecture & Development experience, with expertise using Informatica Power Center (including latest 9.x.)
✔ Enterprise Systems Administrator experience of Informatica Server (10.x) and Informatica Upgrade experience
✔ ETL Architecture
✔ Master Data Management
✔ Data Governance Policies/Procedures
✔ Over 25 years of Nonprofit Management experience
✔ Experience in AS 9100 certified, SOX compliance and FDA regulated environments
✔ Development experience in full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in all capacities
✔ Experience in numerous industries like Entertainment, Financials, Insurance, Healthcare, Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Aerospace, Telecommunication, Retail/Marketing and Technology
✔ Professional Project Management Certificate training including MBA in Project Management 
For 10+ years I’ve helped health, fintech, and ed-tech teams go from “Where do we start?” to launch-ready solutions that win users and investors.
Clients say I build instant trust. I ask the tough questions, ground decisions in insight, and keep teams calm when stakes are high.
From redesigning Fidelity’s Wealthscape mobile app (raising its App Store rating from 2.2 to 4.9) to creating a WebAR game that spotlights student loan debt, I thrive in the messy middle of 0→1.
Outside of work, I like to:
• Teach and mentor designers (ArtCenter + Uplift Designers)
• Geek out on AR and immersive tech (My WebAR game earned a spot in Grid110’s bootcamp)
• Try to get the lowest score in Immaculate Grid (if you know, you know)
I’m Breon (pronounced Bree-awn, not Brian 😅). I’m a designer, teacher, and metaphor aficionado. 
