Peter Benson

Project leader of ISO 8000 Data Quality, author of Managing Blind: A Data Quality and Data Governance Vade Mecum.

Peter Benson is an experienced Business Analyst with a specialization in systems aiming to provide timely, reliable, and relevant information through data quality and data governance strategies.

With a landmark British patent in 1992 for electronic mail systems, he designed one of the earliest commercial electronic mail software applications known as WordStar Messenger.

His expertise extends to designing and overseeing the development of strategic distributed database management systems utilized in the Public Relations and Media Industries in both the UK and US.

Peter served as the elected chairman of ANSI ASCX 12E from 1994 to 1998, a Standards Committee responsible for EDI standards for product data within the American National Standards Institute Accredited Committee.

He played a crucial role in the design, development, and global promotion of the UNSPSC as an internationally recognized commodity classification system. Additionally, he was involved in creating the eOTD, an open technical dictionary based on the NATO codification system.

As a project leader for ISO 8000 and ISO 22745, Peter contributed to establishing international standards for data quality and open technical dictionaries.

His expertise lies in creating and maintaining unambiguous language-independent master data, essential for ERP applications and enhancing high-speed internet searches.

Peter is a advocate for open standards for portable data and long-term data retention, addressing both data quality issues and intellectual property concerns associated with proprietary metadata in software applications.

Specializing in various areas such as business development, systems analysis, master data design and management, data quality evaluation, data governance, and international standards development, Peter has a broad skill set tailored towards effective data management and interoperability.

Peter Benson's academic background includes a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the University of London.

He currently serves as the Founder and Executive Director at ECCMA, showcasing his leadership and entrepreneurial skills in the realm of data management and standards development.