Description

I'm a Fractional Head of Data and Business Intelligence consultant with over 20 years of experience helping businesses unlock clarity and performance through modern data platforms.

I specialise in Power BI, Azure Synapse, and data governance aligned with ISO 27001, GDPR, and FCA requirements. Previously Head of BI at Dorchester Collection and Senior BI Developer at the Financial Times.

I now work with scaling companies and leadership teams who need:

BI audits and platform strategy
KPI automation and reporting standardisation
Governance frameworks to support compliance
Real-time reporting with D365 & Azure integration

Let’s simplify your data, empower your teams, and accelerate decision-making — without the cost of a full-time hire.

Languages

English
Native or bilingual

Workplace preferences

Remote only

Primarily works remotely

Dorchester Collection,
Global Business Intelligence Manager
April 2016 - January 2025 (8 years and 9 months)
London, UK
Led £750K enterprise BI transformation – reduced manual reporting by 70% and standardised KPIs across departments

Integrated Dynamics 365 with Azure Synapse – increased revenue forecast accuracy by 35% and improved data traceability

Embedded ISO 27001-aligned data governance – improved audit readiness, GDPR compliance, and reporting trust

Rolled out Power BI self-service platform – reduced BI team load by 40+ hours/week and increased usage across departments

Built customer segmentation and workforce analytics models – improved personalisation and retention by 20%

Replaced contractor BI team with internal capability – saved £180K/year and improved knowledge continuity

Relocated offshore delivery – cut costs by 30% while maintaining SLA and governance standards

Evaluated BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Collibra, Alation) – optimised platform ROI and metadata strategy
Data Strategy Power BI Azure Synapse Data Governance KPI Automation
Dorchester Collection
Business Intelligence Lead
October 2015 - March 2016 (5 months)
Built and mentored an in-house BI team, replacing contractors and saving £180K/year - strengthened in-house capability and operational resilience.

Spearheaded efforts to stabilise the data warehouse and analytical reports ensuring 100% uptime across the business
SSIS SSAS Project Management Agile method Microsoft Excel
Financial Times
Senior BI Developer / Team Leader
September 2011 - October 2015 (4 years and 1 month)
London, UK
Migrated legacy BI platform to Amazon Redshift – halved infra costs and improved performance by 10x

Delivered scalable Kimball models for financial segmentation and pricing – improved traceability and reduced rework by 60%

Embedded OLAP cubes and churn forecasting models – contributed to 95% growth in digital subscriptions

Standardised reporting via PowerPivot and DAX – saved 80+ hours/year in production effort and improved consistency

Championed data governance practices – improved documentation, data lineage, and audit readiness across the BI stack
Amazon Redshift ETL Development Subscription Analytics DAX / PowerPivot BI Performance Tuning