Data & AI Governance and Data Quality Expert

I assess and deploy data governance and data quality capabilities for government-sector clients across Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan. At Unitel, Mongolia's leading mobile operator, I assessed and deployed Ataccama ONE, defined and configured data quality rules, and delivered training for the internal team.

I built an end-to-end AI platform that transforms video into actionable data for the Audiovisual Council of the Republic of Azerbaijan, reducing problem-identification time from days to minutes. I also identified the financial cost of poor data and initiated Data Governance Framework implementation at OTP Bank Uzbekistan.

I identified the financial cost of poor data, designed ROI-driven governance programs, and led C-level pre-sales engagements across retail, banking, insurance, and government clients in Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.

I delivered two Data Governance pilots in banking and public-sector environments and conducted three digital-transformation maturity assessments. The work contributed to a 40% improvement in data quality metrics, with one pilot converted into production and long-term support.

I led delivery for government projects in Saudi Arabia and Africa, including a national Pension Management System. I managed an 11-person team and integrated 12 government institutions through an X-Road data layer, automating services for more than 500,000 citizens.

I delivered a real-time public-safety analytics platform for NEOM with 16 dashboards on a data lakehouse architecture, reducing incident response time by 45%. I also owned development of an ISO 27001-compliant AI audit platform, delivering projects with a combined budget above USD 5 million, 100% on-time delivery, and 70% time optimization.

I evaluated 20 startups for technical feasibility and market fit, designed MVPs and product roadmaps for five selected ventures, and launched e-commerce and IoT platforms including Homeoutside and Svarmi.

I managed cross-functional teams ranging from 3 to 21 FTE. Two startups reached production, achieved 150% user growth within 6-9 months, and secured more than USD 3 million in funding.

I led the migration of the Informa MEA education platform from a monolithic architecture to microservices. I managed a 14-person team spanning backend, frontend, business analysis, and quality assurance.

The initiative improved platform performance by 20%, reduced deployment time from hours to minutes, and lowered infrastructure costs by 30%.

I developed an ML-powered recommendation system and a keyword-based search capability with relevance ranking for Umico.az, a fintech e-commerce platform. I managed more than 20 team members across backend, frontend, business analysis, QA, and data science.

The delivered capabilities increased conversion by 30%, increased average order value by 25%, and supported more than 600,000 active users.

I conducted Data Governance and Data Quality assessments to identify key sources of financial loss within the tourism domain.

I designed a national tourism registry covering architectural monuments, landmarks, and other points of interest, and contributed to the development and launch of the azerbaijan.travel website.

I progressed through technical leadership roles, beginning as Database Administrator Team Lead at Unibank, followed by Senior Database Administrator at Simbrella, and later Business Analyst roles across healthcare, education, and government sectors.

I led banking-system migration, internet and SMS banking implementation, and workflow automation projects. I administered Oracle and SQL Server environments, optimized business processes to achieve 35% efficiency gains, and delivered more than 30 successful projects.