Tom Ball

Senior Business Intelligence Developer | Enterprise Data Platforms & Governance

Greater Sheffield Area

About

Senior Business Intelligence Developer with experience spanning platform ownership, enterprise BI leadership, and structured analytics delivery across engineering, legal, manufacturing, and retail environments. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My career has progressed from technically grounded BI development within high-governance enterprises to formal platform ownership and, more recently, senior-level contribution to enterprise analytics platform evolution within a complex, large-scale organisation, contributing to roadmap discussions and shaping structured platform development across enterprise environments. This includes supporting the definition of structured governance controls and stewardship practices that underpin reliable and auditable analytics delivery. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core areas of capability include: -- Enterprise data modelling and structured information design -- BI platform ownership and lifecycle management -- Governance frameworks, standards, and documentation -- Reporting estate rationalisation and consolidation -- Cross-functional stakeholder engagement -- Performance optimisation and technical debt reduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I operate with a systems-oriented mindset, prioritising clarity, consistency, and sustainability in analytics capability development.

Experience

  • Senior Business Intelligence Developer at Kingspan Insulation
    Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    Deliver enterprise BI solutions while contributing to the structured evolution of the analytics platform and associated data standards within a large-scale environment. - Designing and maintaining enterprise data models supporting cross-divisional reporting - Contributing to analytics platform development within a cloud-aligned direction - Supporting BI standards, governance practices, and documentation improvements - Rationalising legacy reporting artefacts to improve maintainability and reduce technical debt - Providing senior-level input into integration design, modelling approaches, and performance optimisation - Collaborating across IT and business functions to align analytics delivery with broader strategic objectives

  • Business Intelligence Specialist at Renold PLC
    Jan 2023 - Dec 2023 · 1 yr

  • Senior Business Intelligence Developer at Well Pharmacy
    May 2020 - Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Operated as a senior technical lead within the BI function, responsible for leading project delivery and shaping structured reporting solutions across a multi-site retail environment. - Led BI project delivery across business functions from requirements through to implementation - Designed structured data models to improve reporting consistency and reliability - Rationalised and consolidated reporting artefacts to reduce duplication and technical debt - Worked directly with senior stakeholders to translate commercial requirements into scalable BI solutions Contributed to governance standards and documentation practices to improve maintainability

  • Data and Analytics Manager at DLA Piper
    Aug 2018 - May 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Owned and led the Finance Business Intelligence Planning platform within a professional services environment, combining formal platform accountability with leadership responsibility. - Accountable for stability, performance, and lifecycle evolution of the BI platform - Designed and maintained enterprise data models supporting firm-wide reporting - Defined and enforced reporting standards, governance controls, and documentation practices - Oversaw platform enhancements and optimisation initiatives - Acted as primary interface between business leadership and technical teams - Ensured reporting aligned with compliance and audit requirements

  • Rolls-Royce (5 yrs 7 mos)
    • Business Intelligence Developer
      Mar 2016 - Aug 2018 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    • Data Analyst
      Feb 2013 - Feb 2016 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Developed foundational BI capability within a highly governed engineering environment. - Worked within enterprise-scale systems requiring high data integrity and structured processes - Built disciplined approach to data modelling and reporting reliability