Hello there! My name is
Chris Sweeney.
I transform data into information.
I’m a freelance Data Architect and Developer specialising in Data Analytics, Financial Modelling, Business Intelligence
and Machine Learning for the finance industry. Currently I’m focused on working with the
Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform at Ten Times Ten.
Know Me Better
About Me
Hello! My name is Chris Sweeney and I am a UK-based Finance & Data Project
Specialist with 15+ years’ experience of supporting global Banking, Investments
and Insurance organizations with £100m+ mission-critical projects and transformation
programmes. I started my career in the finance and investments world before becoming a freelance consultant
in 2007 focused on providing technology and data expertise to help finance teams
achieve their goals and objectives. I am usually hired by finance organizations that
need my combined experience and skills across finance, technology, data, reporting and
project-management. I hugely enjoy problem-solving opportunities where I can combine my
background in fintech programmes with my love of complex data and coding to help create
valuable insights and information that help business leaders make intelligent strategic decisions.
Certifications
- Microsoft Certified Power BI Data Analyst Associate
- Microsoft Certified Azure Data Scientist Associate
Here are some technologies I like to work with:
Power BI | C# |
SQL Server | Python |
Synapse | Excel VBA |
Azure | JavaScript |
Databricks | React JS |
PyCharm | Anaconda |
What I do
Transformation Programme Consultancy
Over 15 years’ experience working on £100m+ mission critical Banking,
Investments and Insurance Transformation Programmes.
Business Intelligence
Full design and development of Business Intelligence Dashboards and Reporting solutions
using Microsoft Power BI and SSRS.
Financial Modelling
20 years’ experience in the development of Financial Models to solve complex problems for
wide ranging business scenarios.
Excel Automation
20 years’ experience in the development of Excel VBA Desktop solutions
to streamline and automate financial processes.
Data Architecture
15 years’ experience in the full design and technology selection for data storage, consumption, integration and management.
Database Development
20 years’ experience in the full design, development and implementation of Microsoft databases and datawarehouses.
Application Development
15 years’ experience in the design, build and deployment of C# ASP.NET JavaScript database-driven Web Applications.
Software Engineering
15 years’ experience in the design and coding of solutions using Python, JavaScript, PHP, Haskell, React JS and SQL.
Data Engineering
15 years’ experience in the design and build of systems for collecting, storing, transforming and analyzing data at scale.
Data Analytics
20 years’ experience in the analysis of high volume and complex data to derive intelligible and actionable information.
Machine Learning
Over 5 years' experience in developing Machine Learning solutions in Python to solve complex financial problems.