Founder & Principal Architect

Candidate Description

Specialising in Microsoft Fabric, Azure and enterprise data platforms, this professional brings more than 25 years of experience delivering data, analytics and business intelligence solutions across Australia and the United Kingdom. As Founder and Principal Architect of a Consulting Firm, they combine enterprise architecture with hands-on data engineering and Power BI delivery. Their experience spans mining, healthcare, government, education, transport, manufacturing, professional services and financial services. Core expertise includes Lakehouse and Warehouse architecture, medallion patterns, dimensional modelling, semantic models, SQL and governed reporting. They deliver from discovery and platform design through engineering, testing, documentation and handover, or integrate into established delivery teams requiring immediate senior capability.

Their technical depth is demonstrated through practical delivery across Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Snowflake, Delta, PySpark and the SQL Server BI stack. For a Mining Company, they designed and built an end-to-end Fabric platform incorporating Bronze, Silver and Gold layers, enterprise semantic models and role-based security. For a Materials Company, they established a governed reporting foundation and a Power BI semantic model supporting approximately 300 users worldwide. Their work for a Mining Company delivered a secure, daily-refreshed Common Data Environment integrating more than ten source systems. Earlier at a Government Department, they migrated the Victorian Linkage Map and 41 further datasets to Azure, saving approximately $70,000 per annum. Their delivery approach combines Agile working, controlled DEV/TEST/PROD environments, version-controlled CI/CD, data-quality controls and documented handover.

Leadership and advisory capability complement their engineering expertise, with experience managing BI functions, guiding executives and aligning operational stakeholders around practical platform roadmaps. At a Healthcare Provider, they led BI strategy and established executive governance over business rules and KPIs. Their work for an Educational Institution and a Mining Company demonstrates adaptability across target-state architecture, machine learning integration planning and maintenance analytics strategy. They support sustainable adoption through stakeholder workshops, training, governance and clear technical documentation. Backed by Microsoft Fabric, Azure data engineering and Power BI certifications, they offer employers a versatile combination of strategic architecture, hands-on implementation and accountable delivery.