Datric, Inc. was founded in 2000 in Charlotte, NC and provides functional consulting, application and system design, data integration and data warehousing solutions for SAP customers. We specialize in providing small, highly experienced and cross-functional teams to dramatically reduce the time and cost to progress from design to productive operations.
Our diverse client list includes global firms such as Bayer, GE Aviation, Hewlett Packard, Lenovo, Limited Brands, Mitsubishi, PepsiCo, RF Micro, Schaeffler Group, Teradata, Walt Disney Company, and Warner Brothers Studio where we provided SAP functional and technical design, configuration, integration, data modeling, customization and enterprise data warehousing.
ADS-Medical is Datric’s medical metadata repository software application with standards-based term glossary, processes, documents and linkage to multiple medical regulatory control requirements.
Our Management Team
James (Jim) Griffin, President – Jim’s role is not only President but also includes consulting roles such as Senior Technical Architect, Senior Business Strategist, and Senior Business Information Architect. He is recognized internationally as being an expert in the field of SAP/BW and Teradata integration. Probably the most important role, however, is that of company visionary. Jim’s insight into the workings of fortune 100 companies has led Datric to develop Business Intelligence products, services, and strategies that meet the needs of both large and small companies. Prior to co-founding Datric, Jim was a Principal Consultant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLC. SAP practice and prior to that was the IS Manager for Westinghouse, Inc.
Doyle Shelton, Director of Operations – Doyle’s role is that of day-to-day operations and direction. Additionally, he handles the contracting, interviewing, hiring, and deployment of both Datric personnel and sub-contractors. From the start of Datric, Doyle has handled the E-Commerce business and continues in that role. Prior to co-founding Datric, Doyle was the E-Commerce Manager for Lucent Technologies.
James (Jim) Giffin, Director of Technology – Jim’s role is to oversee technical operations and direction for Datric which includes our SaaS EDI offering datric.net, Internal Systems and technical working environment. In addition, Jim is recognized as an expert in the field of data integration with SAP systems and data bases achieving multiple SAP ICC certifications for internal and external projects. When needed, Jim also continues his role as a SAP Consultant knowledgeable in ABAP, Basis and other technical areas of SAP. Prior to joining Datric as a Partner, Jim was a SAP Consultant for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLC.
Odell Witherspoon, Controller – Odell is responsible for Datric’s financial health which includes, billing, accounts payable, forecasting, statements, analysis and reporting. He handles all requests for audits, and develops financial procedures as required. Prior to joining Datric in 2003, Odell was with the Financial Controller’s organization of Westinghouse, Inc.
Dave Palmer, Regioinal Director of Sales – Dave has a successful background of over twenty five years in consultative solution selling. He has a deep understanding of enterprise IT servers, data storage, virtualization, business continuity, disaster recovery, hosting and co-locations services, end user computing, business intelligence/decision support, data governance, Big Data, and predictive analytics. Dave possesses a strong reputation for sales team leadership and creative strategies for “closing the deal” while building lasting customer relationships. While leading sales teams for such companies as Dell, ePlus, EMC and Hewlett-Packard Dave closed over $150M in revenue.
All Datric Team Members share some common traits:
- Passionate about customer service and satisfaction
- Zealous about technology and how it can help
- Committed to results
- Respectful of the client’s needs
- Respectful of other employees
- Independent thinkers who are always striving for a better way