insightfactory.ai was formed by a collection of like-minded practitioners passionate about the transformative opportunities that Data, AI and Automation could provide businesses of all sizes.Our Mission has been to build a Platform, Product & suite of Services that when combined, would create unparalleled efficiency and effectiveness in getting Data, AI & Automation solutions to state where they could realise their true potential… To Production and BeyondThis has become our… Show more insightfactory.ai was formed by a collection of like-minded practitioners passionate about the transformative opportunities that Data, AI and Automation could provide businesses of all sizes.Our Mission has been to build a Platform, Product & suite of Services that when combined, would create unparalleled efficiency and effectiveness in getting Data, AI & Automation solutions to state where they could realise their true potential… To Production and BeyondThis has become our mantra of “Building to Production and Beyond…” and is reflected in the 3 foundational pillars of insightfactory.ai:Pillar 1 Build: Let me BUILD solutions end-to-end using best-in-class solutions through a single interface… BuildingPillar 2 Deploy: Make it easy for me to DEPLOY these solutions through a robust Software Development Lifecycle…. To ProductionPillar 3 Operate: Let me OPERATE with full transparency across my Data & AI program so that I can optimise the performance of my Data & AI programs…. and BeyondAligned with that we set out to create a suite of Service offerings that would provide the skillsets & support businesses needed, when and how they needed them, a workforce that could Build, Deploy and Operate world-class Data, AI and Automation solutions. Our combination of Platform, Product & Services combined into a streamlined solution is what sets insightfactory.ai apart, and why we have and continue to take more & more businesses to Production and Beyond. Show less

Analytics, Business and Data Intelligence Consulting (See Work Experience for details)

Partnering with the Planning and Analytical Services team to lead and assist in a multitude of projects/initiatives.- Managed and contributed to the review, development, technical implementation and governing of a new Microsoft cloud analytics strategy resulting in the implementation of Azure, Databricks and Power BI (incl. power platform) and a customer facing intranet - the Flinders Intelligence Portal (FLIP). - Managed and contributed to a business/stakeholder persona… Show more Partnering with the Planning and Analytical Services team to lead and assist in a multitude of projects/initiatives.- Managed and contributed to the review, development, technical implementation and governing of a new Microsoft cloud analytics strategy resulting in the implementation of Azure, Databricks and Power BI (incl. power platform) and a customer facing intranet - the Flinders Intelligence Portal (FLIP). - Managed and contributed to a business/stakeholder persona project to get a better understanding of the university stakeholders, their data and analytical skill level and their needs. - Assisted in the development of an Enterprise Data Governance Model project, resulting in the development of a Power BI data governance insights report and the beginnings of a new data governance strategy. - Developed and delivered an automated daily Power BI model to analyse and forecast daily student enrolments, workload and revenue.- Investigated, procured and developed a CX Portal for centralised and personalised information/analytics resulting in the creation of the Flinders Intelligence Portal utilising LiveTiles, Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft O365. - Continuing to develop and implement a SLDC strategy for the analytics lifecycle ensuring best practices and automation techniques are utilised.- Playing a major role in cross-skilling the team and improving team culture including hands on training in the Microsoft Power Platform with a focus on Power BI, design, customer experience, governance and best practices (including various customers from other teams in the uni).- Assisted and contributed to the continuing growth of an Agile way of working within the team and collaborating with the cross functional teams.- Led and provided technical expertise to moving of the Flinders Power BI Tenancy from Singapore to Australia resulting in no impact to customers.- Leading multiple technical and non-technical training and data governance project streams. Show less

Enjoyed 5 months consulting with the Indigenous Land and Sea Council on a variety of data and analytical strategies.- Reviewed "current state" of the analytics team and processes detailing a number of future state options.- Developed a Business Intelligence strategy and presentation outlining pain points and proposing governance processes, technical architecture and a high level road map to achieve data excellence.- Developed a Business Partner strategy for the data and… Show more Enjoyed 5 months consulting with the Indigenous Land and Sea Council on a variety of data and analytical strategies.- Reviewed "current state" of the analytics team and processes detailing a number of future state options.- Developed a Business Intelligence strategy and presentation outlining pain points and proposing governance processes, technical architecture and a high level road map to achieve data excellence.- Developed a Business Partner strategy for the data and analytics team describing the vision, why's, how's, risks and prioritisation processes. Including the creation of a Business Partner position description.- Assisted in the review of Tableau vs Power BI, with the decision ultimately being Power BI and then the technical implementation of the various tenancy admin settings.- Developed an analytics dashboard providing insights reporting on key organisational performance indicators. Show less

Responsible for managing and supporting the achievement of the data and analytical strategies of People’s Choice Credit Union. Leading a cross-functional Analytics team consisting of Business Partners and a Delivery Stream of business intelligence developers, financial performance modellers and specialist Dynamics 365 developers, ensuring an appropriate business engagement model is in place with a focus on organisational strategy through a customer centric lens.I represent the Analytics… Show more Responsible for managing and supporting the achievement of the data and analytical strategies of People’s Choice Credit Union. Leading a cross-functional Analytics team consisting of Business Partners and a Delivery Stream of business intelligence developers, financial performance modellers and specialist Dynamics 365 developers, ensuring an appropriate business engagement model is in place with a focus on organisational strategy through a customer centric lens.I represent the Analytics team across a multitude of projects, key forums and committees - presenting to Exec as required.Recently worked through a new Enhanced Analytics strategy looking at taking a self-service approach to the business utilising Power BI, Advanced Analytics, AI (Cognitive Services/bots), Machine Learning and cloud solutions like Dynamics 365, Adobe Campaign and Voice of Customer.An experienced and expert consultant in my own right with specialist skills in the whole Microsoft business intelligence stack, multi-dimensional cubes, business process modelling/BA, stake holder management/presentations and more recently Dynamics 365, Adobe Campaign, Voice of Customer and Cognitive Services. Show less

Managing a stream of business partners delivering a single point of contact for BI insights.

Principal business intelligence consultant designing, developing, implementing and supporting 3 key analytical reporting projects over the past 3 years.The requirements of the projects can be broadly summarised as below:Assist the business in identifying, recording & developing datasets and their definitions, create hierarchical data models & define their business rules in conjunction with the stakeholders to ensure a single source of the truth for business reporting… Show more Principal business intelligence consultant designing, developing, implementing and supporting 3 key analytical reporting projects over the past 3 years.The requirements of the projects can be broadly summarised as below:Assist the business in identifying, recording & developing datasets and their definitions, create hierarchical data models & define their business rules in conjunction with the stakeholders to ensure a single source of the truth for business reporting. Identify & consolidate reporting requirements with stakeholders in a structured & logical manner ensuring consistency of approach, format & design across reports.Design & develop a reporting framework with the user experience in mind, ensuring not only a singular look & feel but an easy and efficient method for how the user engages with the reporting framework. Assisting with the development of the change management process to give confidence to the end user that any unilateral changes to data definitions or business rules are communicated appropriately.Analyse & transform often very difficult & intricate data areas, presenting the resulting work into one encompassing reporting suite.Analyse, develop and deliver business performance reporting to further embed it as a key tool for business units. This was achieved by ensuring the data was relevant, useful and timely; ultimately enabling the business to make more sophisticated portfolio decisions.Assist with training of other technical/non-technical staff with their T-SQL skill sets, Analysis Services & various other development processes.Managed implementation & deployment of the projects utilising various elements of the Microsoft BI and Data services tool sets to ensure smooth daily, bi-monthly and EOM processing routines.Primary tool sets used in the Microsoft space where: SQL Server, Integration Services, Analysis Services, Reporting Services, SharePoint and Office – spread over the various versions (2008, 2008 R2, 2010 and 2014) Show less

Business Intelligence Cube development in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS 2005) utilising SQL Server Integrated Services (SSIS) for ETL process and auto build of cubeAnalysis/Design/Development of reports using Microsoft Reporting Services 2005 and Excel Web Services (MOSS 2007) extracting data from BI cube and direct from database through stored proceduresAnalysis/Design/Development of all information on custom dashboards presented in Microsoft Office SharePoint… Show more Business Intelligence Cube development in Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS 2005) utilising SQL Server Integrated Services (SSIS) for ETL process and auto build of cubeAnalysis/Design/Development of reports using Microsoft Reporting Services 2005 and Excel Web Services (MOSS 2007) extracting data from BI cube and direct from database through stored proceduresAnalysis/Design/Development of all information on custom dashboards presented in Microsoft Office SharePoint Services 2007 (MOSS 2007)Installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and required development tools. Database design, creation and administration.Configuration of MOSS 2007 for presentation layer (incl security)Installation and configuration of Microsoft Reporting Services 2005Liaising with all levels of the organisation from CEO/COO/CIO to business units and end users.Training of staff on various aspect of MOSS 2007, Office2007/Excel 2007, SQL Server etc Show less

Played a pivotal role in analysing and developing processes and the migration of millions of dollars worth of client and insurance data into a new system Development of SSIS packages in Visual Studio 2008 against SQL Server 2008 R2 back-endAnalysis of data and new system using many toolsets including Transact SQLDevelopment of Reporting Services reports in Visual Studio 2008 against SQL Server 2008 R2 databasesData analysis, modelling and technical specification… Show more Played a pivotal role in analysing and developing processes and the migration of millions of dollars worth of client and insurance data into a new system Development of SSIS packages in Visual Studio 2008 against SQL Server 2008 R2 back-endAnalysis of data and new system using many toolsets including Transact SQLDevelopment of Reporting Services reports in Visual Studio 2008 against SQL Server 2008 R2 databasesData analysis, modelling and technical specification writingToolsets primarily used: SQL Integration Services (SSIS), Visual Studio 2008 BIDS, Transact SQL, Team Foundation Server, C# for custom components, SQL Reporting Services (SSRS)Solely responsible for the development of a multi-threaded windows application in VB.NET for analysing and testing raw data files before importing into the migration databaseManaging deployment and implementation of SSIS packages and database changes into various environments including being responsible for various "go/no go" tasks during dress rehearsal and go live.Project is now completed after a very successful GO LIVE. Show less

Analysing existing databases in SQL, MS Access and Excel spread sheets with the aim of designing a data model and an ETL process Development of Reporting Services reports in Visual Studio 2008 against SQL Server 2005/2008 R2 databasesData analysis, modelling and technical specification writingToolsets primarily used: SQL Integration Services (SSIS), Visual Studio 2008 BIDS, Transact SQL, Team Foundation Server, C# for custom components, SQL Reporting Services… Show more Analysing existing databases in SQL, MS Access and Excel spread sheets with the aim of designing a data model and an ETL process Development of Reporting Services reports in Visual Studio 2008 against SQL Server 2005/2008 R2 databasesData analysis, modelling and technical specification writingToolsets primarily used: SQL Integration Services (SSIS), Visual Studio 2008 BIDS, Transact SQL, Team Foundation Server, C# for custom components, SQL Reporting Services (SSRS)Managing deployment and implementation of SSIS packages and database changes into production environments. Show less

Technical business analysis of Cognos report data for corporate reportingAnalysing existing databases in SQL, MS Access and Excel spreadsheets with the aim of designing a data model to report onDevelopment of Reporting Services reports in Visual Studio 2005 against SQL Server 2005/2008 databasesAnalysis and working with the business to develop new business processes and implement a 3rd party software application for managing contractsDocumentation and modelling… Show more Technical business analysis of Cognos report data for corporate reportingAnalysing existing databases in SQL, MS Access and Excel spreadsheets with the aim of designing a data model to report onDevelopment of Reporting Services reports in Visual Studio 2005 against SQL Server 2005/2008 databasesAnalysis and working with the business to develop new business processes and implement a 3rd party software application for managing contractsDocumentation and modelling of various areas of the business Show less

Analysis/Design/Developing web applications utilising Visual Studio 2008 .NET, SQL Server 2005 and Reporting Services 2005.Liaising with business regarding various solution designs and change requests.

Development and Maintenance (.NET Technologies with SQL Server backend)Liasing with other Business UnitsReporting to various levels of management

ASP.NET, Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server, SQL Server 2005Development of new Wine Export Approval SystemLiasing with various business units and 3rd parties for requirementsSystem design

Worked on various contracts ranging from development, business analysis, training, C#, VB, ASP.NETSQL 2005, OLAP, OracleVarious states within Australia

Business Intelligence, data mining, reporting, cubing, with Cognos and Oracle backend