Education & Certifications

Speaking & Advisory

Guest speaker on data warehousing and modelling at industry and academic events, including university engagements, data summits and Strategy (Microstrategy) World (2024, 2025, 2026)

Earlier Career (Highlights)

Held senior and principal roles across banking, consulting, and enterprise environments, including:

Dubizzle: Senior Data Engineer
Nedbank: Senior BI Architect / Manager roles in financial services
BI Tanium +IDE: Principal Data Warehouse Consultant roles supporting large organisations
Standard Bank: Data Architect, Hands-on data warehousing, ETL, modelling, and BI delivery

Industries included banking, financial services, online classifieds, and supply chain.

Dubai, UAE |

Aug 2020 – May 2021

Head of Data — Empower BI Advisory Services S.R.L

Senior leadership role responsible for data platforms, analytics, and governance across client and internal initiatives.

Worked on consulting engagements for large organisations, including Metro and MassMutual, covering:

End-to-end data pipeline design and implementation (cloud-based)
Analytics, reporting, and dashboard delivery
Data governance and data quality frameworks for enterprise adoption
Data modelling in support of analytical and quality-driven solutions

Professional Summary

Senior data engineering and analytics professional with experience spanning banking, financial services, digital platforms, and international consulting. My work focuses on data architecture, data engineering, analytics platforms, and governance in environments where correctness, security, and long-term maintainability matter.

I have held senior and principal roles across large enterprises and consulting environments, and currently operate at executive and advisory level, helping organisations design secure, compliant, and scalable data and AI foundations.

Prior Consulting & Enterprise Roles

Executive & Owner — Acta Laurel SRL

Founder and executive lead of Acta Laurel SRL, a Romanian IT, data, and AI consulting company supporting organisations that require secure, compliant, and scalable technology foundations.

I lead both advisory and delivery across data architecture, AI implementation, and IT/data security, working primarily with Romanian organisations and EU-facing businesses.

Key responsibilities and focus:

Executive advisory on data, AI, and technology strategy
Data architecture and data engineering for analytics, BI, and AI readiness
AI implementation with clear governance and business outcomes
IT and data security aligned with GDPR, NIS2, and DAMA principles

Operating principles:

Consulting-first, not tool-driven
Preference for open, transparent architectures
Emphasis on clarity, compliance, and long-term maintainability

Romania · Remote |

July 2024 – Present

South Africa |

2008 – 2020

Senior Business Analyst & Data Modeler (Consultant)

Main Client:First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Senior consultant role supporting large-scale banking initiatives across data architecture, modelling, analytics, and governance.

Key engagements included:

Professional Banking: Data lake and data mart design
Marketing Performance: Analytics and modelling for digital marketing data
Data Analytics & AI: Architecture, governance, and process design
Additional initiatives across HR, credit, and trading platforms

B.Com Honours (Informatics)
DAMA Certified Data Management Professional (Associate)
DAMA Data Management Fundamentals – Practitioner Level
TOGAF Certified (The Open Group)
AI Engineering for Developers
Certification Investment and Finance
Data Architecture: AWS Cloud Architecture
BI Developer: Microstrategy Certified Developer (MCD)
BI Developer: Cognos 8
Data Architect: ARIS ITA / UML / Business Process Modeling
Data Analyst: Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2014