Our People

Experience: I’ve been an experienced analyst since 2010. My real world client side experience ensures Acumen BI can relate to the challenges your business is facing. My professional career has focused on using data to enable organisations to drive change through evidence based decision-making. 

My Role at Acumen BI: I’m the Data and Analytics Practice Lead for Acumen BI and are lucky enough to play a part in a wide range of projects across our customer base. The main things I enjoy are being part of an incredibly talented team and the wide range of people and organisations I get to speak to on a daily basis.

When I’m not working: You can find me at the beach with the family or running in the hills to get as far away from tech as I can!

Experience: 10 years at Trustpower – 7 years as a leader in the Analyst Community; 3 years building the future data platform in Snowflake + dbt.

My Role at Acumen BI: I lead the Service Delivery team – Architecture, Project Management, and Client Support. I enjoy most getting into deep, hairy projects – helping a team get to peak performance with an approach and toolset that can continue growing long term.

When I’m not working: I’m hanging out with my 3 daughters, and debugging my smart home – all our lighting is driven by sensors, but if something breaks I hear about it pretty fast.

Experience: I was the principal data architect at the Ministry of Health before joining Acumen BI. I’ve been working with data and analytics, in particular health data since 2007. I was privileged to be a Qlik Luminary in 2020.

My Role at Acumen BI: I’m a advisory practice lead at Acumen BI. I’ve worked with Sky TV, helping them increase the value of their data and analytics function. A good day for me is one where our customers not only get data and information that is visual and relevant, but they’re able to make full use of it to make good decisions. I really enjoy the variety of work with the chance to work on the different facets of data and analytics.

When I’m not working: I take photos, particularly street and landscape photography.

Experience: I’ve been working with Qlik since 2007. I’ve worked in various sectors such as Wholesale, Financial Services, Health, and Telecommunications. I moved to New Zealand from the UK in 2018 and prior to that was working as the Qlik Centre of Excellence Lead for Vodafone Group.

My Role at Acumen BI: I lead the Acumen BI team of Analytics consultants alongside leading Analytics projects for some of our customers. I love learning about the latest changes in the technologies we use, and how those changes can benefit our customers. I worked on the COVID-19 vaccinations programme at the Ministry of Health, and I particularly enjoyed seeing how our data was being used to inform the public and drive decision making.

When I’m not working: When I’m not working, you’ll mostly find me at my F45 gym or swimming in the ocean (or the pool in winter as I am a wimp!)

Experience: It’s opportunities through data that have always excited me. I worked for Tradition in London, one of the world’s largest financial and commodities brokers, providing time sensitive data and information. Back in NZ I joined the Department of Labour to help implement their new data warehouse using SAS and SQL Server, furthering my experience with data into ETL and data warehousing. In my next role I experienced numerous innovative and practical techniques for data warehouse development including Lawrence Corr’s business entity and attribute modelling methodology, and dimensional and data vault data modelling frameworks, and a broad range of corporate and government clients. I returned to government working for the data warehousing team at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, which must have the most diverse portfolio of any ministry, managing context and competing priorities.

My Role at Acumen BI: I’ve been provided an opportunity to help lead and collaborate with a team of highly motivated, innovative, and capable people at Acumen BI as the data engineering delivery lead. As the delivery lead, I endeavour to provide experts that will support and enable successful outcomes to our clients, while enabling our team to learn, develop standards and best practices, and provide support to each other as a team.

When I’m not working: I enjoy being with and supporting my family and friends. As a family, we love to travel and experience various cultures, sites, and adventures. I enjoy “lazy man’s” mountain biking on my e-bike, American style BBQ, brewing beer, Kenpo Karate, and board games.