Meet the Team
Azure specialists, data engineers and consultants who deliver government-grade solutions across New Zealand.
“We make trifles of terrors, ensconcing ourselves into seeming knowledge when we should submit ourselves to an unknown fear.
The specialists
Every team member is based in New Zealand with deep experience in Azure and regulated industries.
Fintan Blake
Managing Director
Founder of DataSing with expertise in data-driven decision making. Led major data analytics transformations for NZ's largest government agencies. Mathematics background, originally from Ireland.
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Venkat Elumalai
Head of Platform
20+ years in data management, specialising in integrating data platforms with enterprise systems. Expert in architecting secure, scalable solutions using Azure and Snowflake.
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Don Charlett
Head of Service
Technology leader with 20+ years delivering technical projects. Expert in Azure data engineering, DW design, visualisation and self-service BI across Azure Synapse, Tableau and Snowflake.
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Kaan Demir
Head of AI
PhD in Artificial Intelligence with experience spanning public sector and applied AI research. Previously designed AI solutions for NZ Police. Published author and respected speaker in the NZ AI community.
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Barnabas Radics
AI Engineer
7+ years across software engineering, data integration and enterprise systems. Former Big Four consultant skilled at translating business opportunities into scalable AI solutions.
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Leo Zhang
AI Infrastructure & Data Engineer
25+ years IT experience with dual masters in IT and Business Administration. Expertise from low-level programming to full-stack agentic AI solutions. Focus on Azure Foundry optimisation.
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Maria Fedorova
Data Engineer
Skilled data engineer with expertise in building robust data pipelines and ETL processes. Experienced in Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Snowflake and modern data platform technologies.
James Law
Senior Data Engineer
Senior data engineer specialising in scalable data architectures and real-time data processing. Strong experience with Azure Synapse, Spark and enterprise data solutions.
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Paula Shimabuko
Senior Business Analyst
Experienced business analyst and change practitioner with expertise in requirements gathering, change management and data analysis. Skilled at translating business use cases into AI work packages and driving adoption across teams.
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Hema Reddy
Senior Snowflake Engineer
Senior Snowflake engineer with deep expertise in cloud data warehousing and analytics. Certified SnowPro with extensive experience designing high-performance data pipelines, optimising query performance, and implementing enterprise-grade data solutions.
Vicki Jecks
Senior Business Analyst
Experienced business analyst skilled in bridging the gap between technical teams and business stakeholders. Expert in Agile methodologies, requirements elicitation, and delivering clear documentation that drives successful project outcomes.
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Brandon Li
Full Stack Developer
Full stack developer with expertise across modern web technologies and cloud-native applications. Skilled in building responsive frontends, scalable APIs, and integrating data solutions into production systems.
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Deep technical knowledge across the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, with specialised skills in data platforms, analytics, AI and cloud security.
Data Platforms
Azure Synapse, Databricks, Data Factory, ADLS Gen2
AI & Analytics
Azure OpenAI, Machine Learning, Cognitive Services, Power BI
Cloud Security
Azure AD, Entra, Defender, Key Vault, Private Endpoints
DevOps
Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Terraform, ARM/Bicep
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Join our team
We're always looking for talented Azure specialists and data professionals who want to work on meaningful projects across New Zealand.