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Ian Githinji

Kensington

Summary

Data analytics and strategy manager with over eight years of experience across a wide variety of industries including utilities, government, banking and financial services. Inclusive team player and self-motivated. Combines technical capabilities and commercial acumen to develop solutions for clients. Passionate about solving complex business problems through innovation, data and technology.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Data Strategy Manager

PwC Australia
08.2021 - Current

Firm:

  • Served as team leader for two junior staff members, interviewed prospective candidates and assisted with on-boarding and training of new members.
  • Supported development and submission of over ten RFP responses.
  • Diversity and inclusion leader serving as the Melbourne lead for the firm's LGBTQIA network.

Clients:

  • Australian Museum - Developed and delivered strategy and roadmap for accelerated digitization of millions of artifacts.
  • Australian Digital Health Agency - Developed and delivered an information management strategy.
  • Transport for New South Wales - Developed conceptual architecture and sophisticated costing model for the strategic business case. Delivered reports detailing business requirements, preferred solution and cost estimate methodology.
  • Victoria Police - Solicited, documented and refined detailed functional and non-functional requirements for a digital platform procurement. Served as requirements lead for the project supported by two business analysts.
  • Air Services Australia - Supported the development of a data governance framework and remediation approach to mitigate the risks associated with the implementation of a new ERP platform.
  • BHP - Led the development and implementation of an Operational Intelligence function including operating model and governance structure for a team of four data engineers. Identified multiple areas for improvement and cost optimisation across the business's procurement and inventory management functions,
  • Government - Conducted a comprehensive IT due diligence of a complex IT transformation program including detailed financial analysis and program delivery assessments.
  • Ampol - Conducted a review of the enterprise architecture function across the business, and developed a consolidated view of technology assets across the organisation with an associated roadmap for uplift of the EA function.

Lead Data Consultant

Capgemini
08.2016 - 08.2021

Firm:

  • Graduate to senior consultant in under 2 years.
  • Developed two educational programs and curriculum for junior consultants in areas of data analytics, management and delivery.
  • Team lead for four junior consultants and buddy to multiple new joiners to the firm.
  • Represented the firm at industry conferences and with technology partners.
  • Supported the development and submission of RFP responses.
  • Contributed to internal projects and community engagement (CSR) initiatives.

Clients:

  • NAB | Senior Technical Business Analyst: Worked closely with senior technical stakeholders to understand, validate and document business requirements. Improved business processes through process modelling. Managed change management and deployment for the delivery squad. Took on additional roles as product owner and scrum master, facilitating agile ceremonies and responsible for the decomposition of business outcomes into stories and epics.
  • ANZ | Senior Technical Business Analyst: Facilitated workshops with senior stakeholders to document requirements, current state operations and architecture. Developed and delivered comprehensive, interactive data flow diagrams for 17 risk systems. Completed assessment of current data landscape and processes used for risk modelling.
  • Services Australia | Senior Data Analyst: Facilitated workshops with senior stakeholders across business and technology to define program requirements. Responsible for data profiling of multiple data sources. Modelled key data components of the SAP CRM solution, developed data transformation scripts for migration. Led a team of two data analysts in a large, complex multi-vendor engagement.
  • ANZ | Data Visualisation Lead: Profiled multiple data sources and developed extraction processes. Developed and delivered Qlikview dashboards to senior management.
  • Custom Fleet | Reporting Analyst: Performed detailed data profiling and business analysis to develop business rules. Developed optimised complex SQL queries for over 30 business reports. Responsible for testing final reports and mentoring junior team members.
  • Energy Queensland | Data Visualisation Lead: Developed complex data models within SAP HANA to support reporting requirements. Developed and delivered over 40 Tableau dashboards and associated self-service cubes for consumption by general managers. Managed a small offshore team of three developers through the entire project.

Graduate Consultant

Araza
05.2016 - 07.2016

Clients:

  • Melbourne Business School | Business Analyst: Accurately captured business requirements and rules necessary to support changes to a CRM system.
  • Jemena Energy | Data Analyst: Developed multiple automated monthly reports and performance analytics dashboards on Service Now, eliminating the need for repetitive report building. Conducted workshops and training to enable the IT Service Management team to use and build upon the performance analytics application.

Education

Professional Certificate Business Administration -

Melbourne Business School
Melbourne
04-2024

Master Of Data Science -

James Cook University
Queensland, Australia
2020

Graduate Diploma - Analytics

RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
2015

Bachelor of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
12.2014

Skills

  • Curious, self-driven and passionate about technology
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Comfortable in complex, high-pressure environments
  • Strong team player with excellent communication skills
  • Effective mentor and manager
  • Experience in Agile delivery and Scrum methodology
  • Project management, customer relationship management and team leadership
  • Data analytics, machine learning, data modelling and visualization
  • SQL, Python, AWS, SAS, Tableau, Fabric, Alteryx and Power BI
  • Business process mapping, use case definition, strategic alignment and documentation

Certification

  • Certified Analytics Professional (CAP)
  • AWS Solution Architect Associate
  • Tableau 10 Desktop Qualified Associate
  • Microsoft Professional Program in Data Science
  • Professional Scrum Master I
  • Informatica Cloud Data Integration Specialist

Accomplishments

  • 1st Place Winner - Unearthed Pressure Predictor Data Science Challenge (Team Data Siens)
  • Certificate for Excellence in Delivery - Capgemini
  • Role Model Award (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020) - Capgemini

References

References available on request.

Timeline

Data Strategy Manager

PwC Australia
08.2021 - Current

Lead Data Consultant

Capgemini
08.2016 - 08.2021

Graduate Consultant

Araza
05.2016 - 07.2016

Graduate Diploma - Analytics

RMIT University

Professional Certificate Business Administration -

Melbourne Business School

Master Of Data Science -

James Cook University

Bachelor of Engineering - Aerospace Engineering

RMIT University
Ian Githinji