Welcoming Shelomo Dobkin To Zingg As An Advisor

We are thrilled to announce that Shelomo Dobkin, Director of Product Development at Orthodox Union has joined Zingg as an advisor. With his impressive track record and deep expertise in technology and data management, his joining marks a significant milestone for us.

A Distinguished Career in Technology

Shelomo’s career is a testament to his leadership and technical acumen, most notably at Orthodox Union - a position he has held since 2011. In this role, he leads transformative initiatives, leveraging technology to address complex business challenges and streamline operations across customer touchpoints.

Before his tenure at the Orthodox Union, he was instrumental in shaping web development and design. As the Lead Front End Web Developer/Designer at Towers Watson, he was pivotal in driving front-end development and visual design across the company’s web applications & properties.  

Shelomo’s entrepreneurial spirit is evident from his time running his own web development business for nearly a decade in the early 2000’s, during which he managed and developed web projects for a variety of companies - honing his skills in a dynamic, client-focused environment.

Zingg and Orthodox Union: A Success Story

The Orthodox Union (OU) is one of the largest orthodox Jewish organizations in the United States. Founded in 1898, the OU supports a network of synagogues, youth programs, religious advocacy programs, programs for the disabled, localized religious study programs with an international presence.

OU faced the challenge of missing a unified view of their donors and their households while managing diverse internal data sources. Aligned to different causes, their journey to a golden view of donors reached a turning point with the introduction of Zingg.

Their initial attempts at data centralization were met with significant obstacles, including data overwriting and unique departmental needs. However, the support of EVPs, particularly Josh Joseph, reinvigorated their data warehousing project. When their team discovered Zingg, it quickly became clear that their enterprise version was the ideal fit for their needs.

Transformative Impact with Zingg

Under Shelomo’s leadership, the Orthodox Union embarked on a transformative journey with Zingg, implementing a multi-strategy approach for data integration. This included employing the Medallion architecture within Snowflake and utilizing Zingg for entity resolution and golden record creation.

The results are remarkable: Zingg results are highly accurate, and the precision of person entity resolution exceeds expectations. Incremental runs build an enterprise-wide identity graph for donors, with Zingg processing updates and for multiple daily runs. The success in integrating individual records extended to households, revealing intricate family trees and showcasing Zingg’s capability to handle complex data relationships.

A Bright Future Ahead

Shelomo’s collaboration with Zingg has been a journey of innovation and problem-solving. His leadership has been instrumental in demonstrating the value of Zingg's capabilities in achieving a unified and efficient data management system.  
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As Shelomo eloquently put it,

“Building something together is a win-win for everyone.”

Welcome aboard, Shelomo! Here’s to a future of innovation and success!