Profile of Andy Metroka

Director of IT Architecture, Montana State Fund

Blog Posts: 4

Andy Metroka is the Director of IT Architecture responsible for systems, application, and database architecture at Montana State Fund, which provides workers compensation insurance for Montana businesses. Prior to that Andy was a software consultant where he designed and implemented Program and Project Management Systems. These systems, built for the Department of Transportation of several states, centralized processes and data to better manage their road projects. Andy is a graduate of the U. S. Naval Academy and served in the submarine community.

Articles by Andy Metroka
posted in October 2014

Data Lessons: Achieving Customer Focus

10/29/2014
Stepping back from the hardware and software view of the infrastructure and understanding what data is needed and how it is used to run the business presents a number of advantages to all levels of the organization.

Creating a Data Contract for Insurance

10/22/2014
Establishing a data contract requires stepping back and looking at all use cases for the data.

Leveraging Insurance Data, Part 2: A Single Source of the Truth

10/15/2014
In a single source of truth, the IT architecture will enable solutions that provide a consistent, integrated view of the business, regardless of access point.

To Leverage Data, IT Must First Understand Its Purpose

10/8/2014
Insurers that understand and manage their data better are the companies that will compete and thrive in the world market.