PROFESSIONAL PATH

Over a decade of engineering automated, high-scale systems for global enterprises and major sporting events.

Hawk-Eye Innovations (Sony Sports)

Lead Data Architect – Enterprise Data Strategy & Biomechanics

May 2024 – Present
London, UK

Own and define the enterprise data strategy for Hawk-Eye Innovations, establishing standardized data architectures, governance models, and platform patterns adopted across all major global sports platforms. Lead the design of scalable Lakehouse data platforms supporting research, real-time analytics, and AI workflows across NFL, NHL, MLB, FIFA, NBA, and ICC programs. Act as the primary architectural partner to Biomechanics and Data Science research teams, enabling advanced research on skeletal motion and biomechanics data.

Key Projects & Initiatives

Real-Time Biomechanics Lakehouse

Designed the Flink-Kafka-Iceberg backbone to process sub-second skeletal tracking (SkeleTRACK) and MLB pitch data for live broadcast.

Semi-Automated Offside Tech (SAOT)

Architected the data pipeline powering FIFA’s offside detection, processing 29-point skeletal models in real-time across 900+ matches globally.

NHL Insights Platform

Built the "Insight Ports" architecture that transforms live game telemetry into real-time visualizations for teams, fans, and broadcasters.

KinaTrax 3D Integration

Led the data integration of markerless motion capture (Computer Vision) to drive NBA player development and shooting analytics.

SMART Video Review System

Engineered the synchronized data/video capture framework used for VAR (Football) and DRS (Cricket) independent officiating.

Medical & Injury Review

Developed the "Injury Review" data workflow, allowing medical teams to instantly tag, zoom, and archive multi-angle video for athlete safety.

Apache IcebergApache KafkaApache FlinkAWS Lake FormationSageMakerData Governance

Atos (Cloudreach / Eviden)

Senior Data & Cloud Architect

Aug 2022 – May 2024
London, UK

Designed and delivered a secure, enterprise-grade AWS data lake enabling analytics and AI workloads across global business units. Defined data models, metadata standards, and governance processes using AWS Lake Formation, Glue, and Informatica MDM. Architected ML and AI platforms using Amazon SageMaker and AWS Bedrock, supporting reproducible experimentation and model lifecycle management.

Key Projects & Initiatives

ATOS Data Lake & MLOps

Architected a secure AWS Data Lake and GenAI platform (SageMaker/Bedrock), enabling global master data governance and rapid model deployment.

AWS Data LakeAWS BedrockInformatica MDMSecurity ArchitectureSageMaker

Ministry of Interior – Government of Qatar

Lead Systems & Data Infrastructure Architect

Oct 2012 – Aug 2022
Doha, Qatar

Led architecture for national-scale data platforms supporting security, logistics, and analytics initiatives, including FIFA World Cup 2022. Designed and managed hybrid data lake architectures, combining on-premise Hadoop ecosystems with AWS cloud storage for long-term analytics. Established data durability, lifecycle management, and disaster recovery strategies for petabyte-scale systems.

Key Projects & Initiatives

FIFA World Cup 2022 Infrastructure

Built the $200M hybrid data infrastructure (Hadoop/AWS) ensuring 100% uptime for national security and logistics during the event.

Hybrid Data LakesHadoopDisaster RecoveryNational Scale PlatformsFIFA World Cup 2022