Hello, I'm
Tim Nightingale
Analytics Architect & Data Leader
Translating raw data into actionable insight and measurable business value.
About Me
From early beginnings with installations and troubleshooting to global technical leadership.
I specialise in building data-driven cultures, leading high-performing teams, and architecting secure, scalable BI and analytics in regulated environments. Known for absolute data accuracy, board-ready analytics hubs, and pragmatic IoT solutions from edge to cloud.
86k+
Users Supported
93%
Faster Reporting
200+
Consultants Trained
+6%
Profit Growth
Why Hire Me?
Global Scale & Governance
Built and governed a global SAP analytics hub for a Life Sciences enterprise (86,000+ users), establishing audit-ready controls, KPI alignment standards, and role-based security that scaled without surprises.
Defined globally recognised best practices for security modelling and lifecycle management.
Executive Decision Hubs
Designed executive analytics hubs across Plant Manufacturing, Aerospace, and Government—touch‑screen and voice‑enabled dashboards with consolidated KPIs—accelerating real‑time decision‑making for C‑suite stakeholders.
Developed monthly reporting solutions with embedded stakeholder commentary, cutting completion time by over 93\% to less than 1 hour.
Migration Leadership
Led global SAP BusinessObjects migrations, authoring repeatable playbooks, running international migration teams, rescuing 5 key global account projects, and training 200+ consultants worldwide, while sharing process innovations at US and EMEA industry conferences.
Collaborated with product managers and engineers on internal analytics and governance tooling that standardised delivery and reduced effort across global projects.
Certification & Assessment Design
Co‑authored and governed official SAP Global Certification exam content, collaborating with subject‑matter experts to design, review, and maintain high‑stakes question banks that accurately assessed real‑world competency across SAP solution areas.
IoT Innovation
Engineered IoT analytics pipelines end-to-end (e.g., LoRaWAN farm monitoring), implementing privacy-enhancing Decoy Data workflows, and creating bespoke compression/encoding to cut bandwidth and cost while keeping signal fidelity.
Operational Impact
Drove operational and financial improvements across 22 hospitality venues, increasing gross profit from 72% to 78% year-on-year.
Earned promotion to a head-office analytics role for performance, efficiency gains, and pragmatic leadership.
Experience
Professional Driver
Delivered a variety of vehicles—including new cars, lease vehicles, and fleet autos—to customers nationwide while ensuring timely, damage-free deliveries.
Achieved a 99% on-time delivery record across 350+ vehicle handovers.
Analytics Architect
Kern Analytics
Designed and delivered integrated IoT data solutions and privacy-enhancing analytics across sectors. Combined edge capture with cloud pipelines for resilient, low-touch operations.
- Advanced bespoke encoding and compression for sensor streams.
- Implemented governance guardrails and audit-ready logging.
Senior Engineering Lead
Capgemini UK
Led technical delivery of a high-profile government analytical product. Orchestrated cross-site teams and mentored engineers.
- Aligned architecture with security and performance requirements.
- Established repeatable build/test practices.
BI Principal Consultant
Mindtree UK
Implemented SAP Analytics Cloud at enterprise scale. Built voice-assisted, touch-friendly dashboards for C-suite use.
- Specialised in de‑escalating contentious situations and aligning difficult or competing stakeholders around a workable analytics roadmap.
- Led end‑to‑end delivery of SAP analytics and reporting workstreams as the on‑site lead for the incumbent analytics provider at a global heavy‑equipment manufacturer, aligning technical design with post‑sales commitments and senior stakeholder expectations.
- Shaped migration and adoption playbooks.
- Championed data-driven strategies.
Solution Architect & Global Lead
SAP UK & Others
Led end-to-end BI programmes and global BusinessObjects migrations.
Regularly parachuted into at‑risk post‑sales projects to stabilise delivery, rebuild trust with senior stakeholders, and get programmes back on track.
Drove operational improvements across hospitality venues in early career.
Technical Expertise
Data & Analytics
Cloud & BI
Programming & IoT
Leadership
Let's Connect
Ready to discuss how I can drive value for your organization?