Data Engineer
I am an engineering leader with a proven track record of leading data-driven transformations within dynamic industries. My expertise lies in architecting robust data infrastructures that enable scalable, efficient, and innovative analytics solutions. With a strong foundation in computer science and over a decade of experience, I have developed a keen ability to translate complex data challenges into actionable strategies and technical roadmaps.
My leadership style is collaborative yet decisive, fostering a culture of continuous learning and innovation among my teams. I am skilled at building and mentoring diverse teams of data engineers, analysts, and scientists to deliver projects that optimize data flow and quality, enhance business intelligence, and drive decision-making.
I work to leverage the latest in cloud technologies and machine learning models to enhance the capabilities of data platforms, ensuring they not only meet current business needs but are also future proof. My approach combines hands-on technical skills with strategic oversight, allowing me to oversee the development of large-scale data systems from conception through to deployment and optimization.
I am always looking for new challenges that push the boundaries of what data can achieve, aiming to drive growth, value to stakeholders and innovation within an organisation.
Technical strategy, roadmap and coaching engineering teams. Transparent, accountable, and reliable
Full spectrum deveopment experience, from data ingestion to analytics/ML outputs.
Governance, Lineage, MDM, Quality, Security & Operations
Serverless, microservices architecture and big data tools (Kinesis, EMR/Spark, Data Lake)
ML Ops best practices. SageMaker, DataRobot, Databricks & bespoke.
Python, SQL, JavaScript
Snowflake, BigQuery, PostgresSQL, Redshift, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB
ETL/ELT methodologies, Integration, Data modelling (Kimball)
BI integration, analytics services (PBI, Tableau) and API development
As the Engineering Manager for Analytics Enablement at Skyscanner, I simplify the process for our teams to discover, create, reuse, and share insights, thus facilitating data-driven decision-making across the organisation. I oversee our analytics platforms, including Tableau, Amplitude, AtScale, Qualtrics, and Databricks, ensuring they serve our consumers effectively.
My role blends technical expertise, project management, and leadership, encompassing a variety of strategic initiatives.
A leader and technical practitioner at the UK’s #1 homeware retailer and the largest adopter of AWS Serverless in Europe to transform their data platform to modern, highly scalable, performant cloud-based infrastructure.
I built and supported 4 multi-disciplinary engineering teams of over 30 people, working hands-on to coach best practices and drive productivity.
Ownership of the technical strategy and application of standards across the domain, assessing high-level requirements and giving architectural sign-off to proposed developments.
At Jisc I established data engineering as a speciality and worked as the technical lead on data infrastructure. As our services grew, I resourced and lead a high-performing team of data engineers that built new products and services that drive the education sector towards a modern digital experience in teaching and learning.
Technical ownership of data infrastructure, including the “Data Hub” for learning analytics: housing a diverse set of integrations to capture the student digital footprint and stored in multiple relational & schemaless databases.
Developed analytics service to inform the strategic and operational management of the University.
Support the implementation, development and maintenance of corporate systems and deliver data analytics and business intelligence platforms from them.
Support the implementation, development and maintenance of corporate systems and deliver data analytics and business intelligence platforms from them.