Data Scientist Consultant

• Supporting IFC's Disruptive Technologies, Funds and Services (CSF) department’s assessment and roadmap design for IFC’s next-generation data ecosystem, focusing on cloud-native architecture (Azure), AI/ML integration, and BI modernization. • Defining data architecture and governance frameworks aligned with global interoperability standards, enabling structured adoption of AI/ML models. • Designed a strategic framework to leverage AI/ML for anomaly detection, data quality monitoring, and structured data extraction from unstructured datasets. • Collaborated with World Bank stakeholders and technical teams to align data modernization strategies with responsible AI, open data, and DPI principles.

Technical Advisor / Data Consultant

• Served as a strategic digital advisor to the National Revenue Authority, Sierra Leone, guiding digital public infrastructure design and alignment with revenue modernization goals. • Led the design and implementation of a national Data Warehouse and BI system for the National Revenue Authority, integrating ITAS, ASYCUDA, ECR, and ORAS into a unified platform. The system facilitated real-time data sharing with government institutions, development partners, and international agencies to strengthen policy formulation and fiscal oversight. • Conducted stakeholder requirement validation workshops (executives, branch offices, and IT teams) to define analytical needs, KPIs, and reporting priorities. • Developed a strategic data warehouse plan articulating goals, risks, mitigations, and global best practice references for revenue modernization. • Designed and deployed BI dashboards (Power BI) for leadership decision-making, enabling insights into untapped revenue potential, compliance risks, and transparency. • Introduced predictive analytics models for fraud detection, compliance risk monitoring, and outcome measurement, supporting integrity and accountability. • Mentored NRA IT staff and built sustainability frameworks through capacity-building, policy-aligned digital literacy programs, and ongoing institutional support. • Engaged with World Bank, HMRC, and FCDO to align project deliverables with global tax administration standards and digital transformation strategies.

Director Professional Services

• Led a portfolio of projects for Fortune 500 companies and fintech clients across the US and Middle East, driving strategic consulting and service delivery initiatives. • Successfully delivered Floos, a full-stack mobile fintech application for Payment International Enterprise (PIE) in Bahrain, enhancing digital payment capabilities in the region. • Managed end-to-end delivery of consulting and implementation services, ensuring projects were completed on time, within budget, and aligned with client expectations. • Directed resource management, project staffing, and team development, fostering a high-performance culture.

Practice Manager - Teradata Applications & Analytics

• Led complex technology modernization programs across the public, telecom, and banking sectors, with a focus on data sovereignty, platform scalability, and stakeholder ownership. • Delivered digital infrastructure and outcome-aligned analytics systems for financial, telco and retail companies and service providers in the UK, Europe, Australia, Africa and Southeast Asia. • Provided strategic direction for data product innovation and assisted in defining the product roadmap, developing packaged service offerings, creating proof-of-concept (POCs), and providing RFP and technical pre-sales support. • Achieved 50% team growth by fostering strategic partnerships with regional sales and Center of Excellence (COE) leaders, tracking project opportunities, and aligning team capabilities with upcoming product features and projects. • Directed and oversaw end-to-end project delivery for data warehouse, customer experience, Teradata applications (implementation, customization, and integration), business intelligence, and analytics projects for high-profile clients. Ensured best-in-class execution, meeting scope, budget, and timeline expectations. • Managed project staffing, P&L and global teams of 75 associates for over five years. Defined OKRs, conducted quarterly and annual performance reviews, and led talent development, mentoring, and retention initiatives. Achieved 80%+ employee engagement and satisfaction scores consistently for 3 years. • Developed and implemented the Competency & Capability Development Framework for the Teradata Applications team, aligning it with business objectives and career progression goals, leading to 90% of achievement rate. • Drove innovation and automation initiatives, developing multiple utilities and rapid deployment assets for Teradata Analytical Applications, improving time-to-market by 25%. • Led Agile capability development initiatives, training over 100 resources in Agile and DevOps methodologies. Collaborated with Teradata Agile COE to implement and continuously refine Agile project delivery frameworks. • Won the Teradata APJ Deal of the Year 2020 Award and successfully led the first implementation of the Teradata Vantage Customer Experience solution in the APJ region.

Professional Services Consultant

As P.S. Consultant (Oct 2010 – June 2016), worked on multiple on-site customers facing roles, including tech lead, data integration architect, semantic layer, ETL / BI developer. • Collaborated with business users to define requirements, scope, and develop roadmaps for data-driven solutions. • Designed and developed Data Warehousing (DWH), Business Intelligence (BI), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and analytics solutions for leading global telecom, banking, and retail enterprises. • Performed data profiling, identified data quality issues, and implemented corrective recommendations, ensuring minimal business impact and improved data integrity. • Installed, configured, customized, and integrated Teradata’s data-driven Marketing & Analytical Applications with customer touchpoints and third-party platforms across multiple clients, leveraging API integration using industry standards such as JSON, XML, REST, and SOAP to ensure seamless data exchange and interoperability. • Reduced batch execution time and incidents by 50% through customized process automation, post-batch volume reporting, system housekeeping, and business process optimization.

Assistant Manager (Tech)

• Participated in the analysis, design, and development of customized MIS & DSS systems using Oracle Forms & Reports, and the implementation & customization of Enterprise Content Management System (IBM FileNet). • Created high-level and detailed software requirement and design specifications; developed physical data model & data mappings and software development specifications for the front-end developers. • Involved in defining coding best practices, change control & release planning and management SOPs. • Conducted UAT workshops; performed integration & regression testing and supported defects resolution.

Master of Business Administration

MSc Big Data Technologies

Passed with Distinction

APJ Deal of the Year

Won the Teradata APJ Deal of the Year 2020 Award and successfully led the first implementation of the Teradata Vantage Customer Experience solution in the APJ region.

Cum Laude

3rd Honor Award in Degree Proram

SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC)

Agile Certified Professional (PMI - ACP)

Certified Scrum Professional® (CSP)

Certified Scrum Master® (CSM)

Kanban System Design (KMP - 1)

Team Kanban Practitioner (TKP)

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)

Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g

Oracle Certified Professional

Teradata 14 Certified Professional

Teradata Customer Interaction Manager Certified