Strategic AI & Data Leadership

My entire 34-year career has been defined by a rare duality: leading client relationships and business strategy while simultaneously architecting and coding the complex data and software systems to execute that vision. As an entrepreneur who built my own successful tech consultancy from the ground up, I don't just understand technology; I understand how it must drive measurable business growth. My approach is grounded in years of consultive selling and strategic client interaction, always focusing on the commercial viability of a project.

For the past several years, I have focused this unique blend of business acumen and deep technical expertise on the strategic application of Data and Artificial Intelligence. This means I deliver solutions that are not only technically brilliant but are also strategically sound, commercially viable, and designed to solve your core business challenges.

Building a World-Class Data & AI Department from Scratch

The Challenge:

A global technology consultancy, Celestial Systems, identified a critical need to establish a world-class Data & AI practice to meet surging market demand. The challenge was to start from a blank slate: no team, no defined strategy, and no formal service offerings. This required a leader who could build not just the technology, but the entire business ecosystem around it.

My Role & The Strategy

As the Principal Architect and the single point of accountability for the initiative, my mission was to architect and execute the complete creation of the department. My key responsibilities included:

Strategic Design: Defining the vision, the technology roadmap, and the complete organizational structure for the new department.
Talent Development: Creating training and certification programs from the ground up, and leading the recruitment to scale the team from 0 to 25 highly skilled professionals across Canada, the US, and India.
Technical & Operational Leadership: Serving as the lead solutions architect for client projects, standardizing best practices, and directing the company's overarching Artificial Intelligence strategy.
Commercial Enablement: Collaborating closely with the sales team to define the service catalog, engage in key client meetings, and provide the expert technical support needed to secure new, high-value contracts.

Results & Business Impact.

New Business Unit Creation: Established a fully functional and profitable Data & AI department, which quickly became one of the company's fastest-growing and most strategic business areas.
Exponential Team Growth: Scaled a cohesive, high-performance team from 0 to 25 specialists in under three years.
Proven Commercial Success: The department successfully secured and delivered high-profile projects for world-class clients, including Hitachi Energy and IDERA, Inc.
Market Leader Positioning: Firmly established Celestial Systems as a trusted provider of Data & AI solutions, built upon the robust technical and strategic foundation I created.

High-Level Consultancy Studies

Tasks and Reports where deep technical knowledge is needed

Technical and Financial Feasibility Studies
Team Analysis
High-Risk Problem Assessment
Risk Analysis and Due Diligence
Development Teams and Projects

Resolution of Critical Blockages
Adoption and Management of Legacy Software
Verification of Best Practices and Technical Debt
Assistance in Drafting Internal Work Procedures

Strategic IT Consulting
Custom Software Architecture Design
Project Rescue and Turnaround
Digital Transformation Advisory

Compliance and Security Audits
Performance Optimization
Vendor and Technology Evaluation
Custom Training Programs
Mentorship and Leadership Development

Senior Professional Software Development Services

30 years of professional experience as a Software Development Engineer. I love developing applications and software solutions, solving problems, optimising processes, designing and devising solutions, meeting customer needs and helping them earn money.

Hundreds of successful projects, software problems solved, optimised systems, devised software solutions described and implemented.

And always with a love for development, coding, testing, planning, methodologies, monitoring, and respecting budgets in line with the client's objectives.

My best love is for Java, ExtJs and databases like SQL Server, but not restricted to these.