I Build Data Platforms That Ship
I ship data platforms. Not decks, not roadmaps—working systems that go to production and stay there.
My focus is the unglamorous work that makes AI actually work: data quality automation, master data management, and the plumbing that connects legacy systems to modern cloud platforms. I've spent the last decade building this infrastructure for enterprises that can't afford experiments.
The best compliment I get is when teams forget the platform exists—because it just works. Alerts fire when they should, pipelines recover automatically, and data arrives clean and on time.
I write about what I learn along the way. Not thought leadership—practical patterns for teams shipping real systems under real constraints.
What I Build
Data Platforms
Cloud-native data platforms on AWS, Snowflake, and Databricks. Medallion architecture that scales.
AI Agents for Data
Autonomous agents for data quality, MDM, and metadata management. Production-ready, not prototypes.
Legacy Migration
Moving enterprises off mainframes and on-prem warehouses. GenAI accelerators for code conversion.
Data Governance
GDPR, DORA, Consumer Duty, EU AI Act. Compliance frameworks that don't slow teams down.
ML in Production
Recommendation engines, predictive models, real-time scoring. Systems that run at scale.
Team Building
Hiring and developing data engineers. Building teams that ship.
Background
Head of Data Foundations
Data Reply UKRunning the data engineering and AI practice. Building products, shipping platforms, growing the team.
- →Shipped GenAI agents for autonomous data quality—40% less manual validation
- →Built partnerships with AWS and Databricks that brought in new client work
- →Grew team from 8 to 15 engineers while maintaining delivery quality
Director, Data & Analytics
KearneyStarted as analyst, ended up running global data teams and multi-million pound delivery programmes.
- →Built and shipped 40+ data platforms for FTSE 100 banks, retailers, and healthcare organisations
- →Created ML recommendation engine that identified £50M+ in new mortgage lending
- →Trained 400+ consultants on AI tools—practical skills, not just theory
Credentials
Education
MSc Data Science & Analytics
Brunel University London · Distinction
BSc (Hons) Mathematical Sciences
Coventry University · 2:1
Certifications
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Amazon Web Services · 2024
Snowflake Professional Architect
Snowflake
Tools & Technologies
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