Services built for operational businesses

Six focused service areas that work together to turn scattered data into dependable decision systems and automated workflows.

Data Platform Foundations

A scalable warehouse or data lake that handles messy operational data without requiring constant redesign.

What you get

  • • Dimensional or lakehouse schemas fit for your data patterns
  • • Efficient storage and cost management for years of data
  • • Reference data and slowly changing dimensions
  • • Data quality checks built into the foundation

Ideal for

  • • Companies outgrowing spreadsheet-based reporting
  • • Operations teams managing multiple systems
  • • Businesses with inconsistent historical data
  • • Organizations needing long-term data retention

Tools we use: Snowflake, BigQuery, Apache Iceberg, dbt

Data Pipeline Engineering

Reliable connections between your operational systems and analytics platforms, handling real-world failures gracefully.

What you get

  • • ERP, CRM, and API integrations that handle changes
  • • Automatic retry logic and error recovery
  • • Data validation rules that catch problems early
  • • Monitoring and alerting for production pipelines

Ideal for

  • • Teams managing multi-system integrations
  • • Businesses with complex data movements
  • • Organizations needing real-time or near-real-time data
  • • Companies tired of "we forgot to run the extract"

Tools we use: Airflow, dbt, custom Python/Go pipelines, Fivetran

Reporting and Decision Systems

Executive dashboards and frontline tools that define metrics your teams actually believe and can act on.

What you get

  • • Semantic metrics layers that define "truth once"
  • • Executive dashboards for monitoring and planning
  • • Operational dashboards for frontline teams
  • • Self-service analytics that reduce analyst burden

Ideal for

  • • Teams arguing about "whose numbers are right"
  • • Operations needing faster decision cycles
  • • Businesses with distributed reporting needs
  • • Finance and ops teams managing inventory/orders

Tools we use: Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Metabase

AI Workflow Automation

Document workflows, email routing, and knowledge retrieval that make automation feel calm and reliable instead of scary.

What you get

  • • Document intake and classification automation
  • • Exception routing with human approval gates
  • • Email and order routing with intelligent triage
  • • Internal knowledge tools that reduce manual lookups

Ideal for

  • • Teams handling high-volume, repetitive tasks
  • • Businesses with invoice/order exception handling
  • • Organizations with distributed field teams
  • • Companies needing compliance-friendly automation

Tools we use: Claude API, Make, Zapier, custom Go/Python applications

Data Quality and Governance

Validation rules, ownership models, and monitoring routines that catch data problems before they become business problems.

What you get

  • • Data validation rules at source and pipeline
  • • Ownership and stewardship models
  • • Data lineage and impact analysis
  • • Monitoring and alerting for data drift

Ideal for

  • • Teams managing sensitive or compliance data
  • • Organizations scaling their data usage
  • • Businesses needing audit trails and controls
  • • Companies implementing governance frameworks

Tools we use: Great Expectations, dbt assertions, custom validations

Fractional Data Leadership

Part-time data leadership for companies that need direction without a full-time hire, or a bridge during transition.

What you get

  • • Strategic data roadmap and prioritization
  • • Build vs. buy decisions for data tools
  • • Hiring guidance for data teams
  • • Board-level reporting and metrics

Ideal for

  • • Mid-market companies scaling data operations
  • • Teams needing interim leadership
  • • Organizations planning data transformations
  • • Boards requiring data strategy input

How we work with you

Focused Sprints

2-4 week projects on specific problems: a pipeline integration, a new dashboard, or a process improvement.

✓ Fast turnaround

✓ Contained scope

✓ Clear deliverables

Implementation Projects

12+ week engagements to build and deploy major systems: a data platform, a reporting layer, or workflow automation.

✓ Complete ownership

✓ Full team dedication

✓ Handoff and training

Ongoing Optimization

Monthly or quarterly engagements to refine systems, add features, and support your team's growth.

✓ Flexible time commitment

✓ Scalable scope

✓ Predictable costs

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