Data Engineer & BI Specialist

Kishan Chudasama

Scalable data platforms, automated pipelines, and high-impact analytics — built with Databricks, dbt, SQL, Power BI & Tableau.

MSc Leicester, UK 9+ years in Data & BI

Employment history

emh group Senior Data Analyst / Senior Insight Analyst Apr 2026 — Present Ibstock Plc Data Engineer Sept 2025 — Apr 2026 NHS England Data Analyst → Analytical Manager Jan 2021 — Sept 2025 Arden & GEM CSU Senior Analytics & Automation Developer Jan 2019 — Jan 2021 University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Information Analyst Feb 2018 — Jan 2019 Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Information Analyst Dec 2017 — Feb 2018 NSPCC Data Analyst Nov 2016 — Nov 2017 Dixons Carphone Junior Data Analyst Jul 2016 — Oct 2016

About

A Data Engineer and BI Specialist building scalable data platforms, automated pipelines and high-impact business intelligence — modern lakehouse and warehouse architectures delivering near real-time insight with Databricks, SQL Server, dbt with CI/CD, Power BI and Tableau.

Deep technical capability paired with senior stakeholder engagement: nationally recognised analytics products in complex, regulated environments across the NHS, social housing and the private sector.

This site is the overview — get in touch for the full CV.

9+ Years in Data & BI
8 Organisations served
18+ Tools & technologies in stack

Skills & Expertise

SQLDatabricksDelta Lakedbt Git / CI/CDPower BITableau FoundryRDAXPower Query Power AutomateSQL ServerOracle QlikViewExcel / VBAJira / Scrum Confluence

Data & Querying

SQL, T-SQL, Databricks SQL, R, DAX, Power Query (M) and VBA.

Business Intelligence

Power BI (Desktop, Service, Dataflows, semantic models, paginated reports), Tableau, QlikView, BusinessObjects, Excel, R Markdown and Foundry.

Data Engineering & Platforms

Databricks Lakehouse, Delta Lake, Microsoft SQL Server, dbt, Oracle and SharePoint.

Automation & Development

GitLab, CI/CD, Git, VS Code, Power Automate, Foundry, SQL Server Agent, automated validation and scheduled refreshes.

Delivery Tools

Jira, Confluence, Agile / Scrum, change control, testing, technical documentation and standard operating procedures.

Analytical Methods

Forecasting, scenario modelling, trend and variance analysis, benchmarking, Statistical Process Control, data quality and reconciliation.

Experience

Highlights from each role — the full CV covers these in depth.

Apr 2026 — Present

Senior Data Analyst / Senior Insight Analyst (Contractor)

emh group, Coalville

Turning housing, asset and tenancy data into clear, usable insight — governed pipelines and Power BI dashboards for operational teams and senior stakeholders.

  • Develop dbt pipelines with GitLab CI/CD on SQL Server, using a Bronze/Silver/Gold layered architecture.
  • Automated the Statistical Data Return — a previously manual regulatory report — cutting turnaround time, effort and errors.
  • Built the pipeline and reporting that give a single version of the truth for the group's property portfolio, plus a data quality solution monitoring key housing datasets.
Sept 2025 — Apr 2026

Data Engineer

Ibstock Plc, Leicester

Enterprise analytics and pipeline engineering on a modern Databricks lakehouse and Power BI platform.

  • Helped decommission a large legacy reporting platform, migrating pipelines and reports to Databricks and Power BI.
  • Built a near real-time executive dashboard now used regularly by the CEO and senior leadership team.
  • Automated manual reporting with Power Automate and validation checks, and delivered Power BI training that lifted adoption across the business.
May 2022 — Sept 2025

Senior Analyst / Analytical Manager

NHS England, Leicester

Led analytics across major NHS programmes — Maternity, Long-Term Conditions, CVD Prevention, and Productivity & Efficiency — presenting findings to directors, clinicians, finance teams and NHS boards.

  • Designed the award-winning Midlands Perinatal Dashboard, now being adopted as a national product across all seven NHS regions.
  • Built the Midlands Productivity Dashboard and maintained pipelines behind an HSJ Award-shortlisted maternity dashboard.
  • Led forecasting work on undiagnosed hypertension that influenced regional investment decisions.
Jan 2021 — Apr 2022

Data Analyst

NHS England, Leicester

The analysis behind the Cardiac Pathway Improvement Programme — clear performance data for clinicians and senior leaders.

  • Produced deep dives into MSK and hypertension pathways that supported decision-making in how regional programme budgets were allocated.
  • Developed self-service dashboards so clinical teams could track pathway variation for themselves.
Jan 2019 — Jan 2021

Senior Analytics & Automation Developer (progressed from BI Analyst → Senior BI Analyst)

Arden & GEM Commissioning Support Unit, Leicester

Lead developer of national reporting products used by NHS England — including the National Compliance Report and Data Receipt Tracker — automating monthly national reporting with Tableau dashboards and SQL pipelines, and leading the move from Excel to interactive dashboards.

Dec 2017 — Jan 2019

Information Analyst

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS & University Hospitals of Leicester NHS

Pathology network analytics across two major acute Trusts — standardising performance and billing reporting with Excel, Business Objects and QlikView.

Nov 2016 — Nov 2017

Management Information Assistant / Data Analyst

NSPCC, Leicester

Ran reporting and performance analysis for the Schools Service Division — Excel/VBA reporting models, quarterly KPIs for senior managers, and training that lifted data confidence in non-analytical teams.

Jul 2016 — Oct 2016

Junior Data Analyst (Secondment)

Dixons Carphone, Loughborough

First analyst role — daily and weekly performance dashboards built with Access, Excel and SQL in a high-volume customer service environment.

Want the detail behind any of these roles? Get in touch for the full CV.

Let's Connect

Open to conversations about data engineering, BI strategy, and analytics roles. This site is the short version — for the full CV with complete role detail, drop me an email.