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Hi, I am Gareth

Gareth Shaw

Enterprise Architect

My experience includes leading enterprise initiatives, designing reference frameworks, documenting and owning data landscapes and catalogs, creating data models, designing end-to-end data solutions, developing data governance strategies, and ensuring compliance to principles, standards and best practise. I have worked with modern data warehousing solutions, big data platforms, and cloud-based services. My role often involved optimizing ETL pipelines, implementing real-time data processing, integrating diverse data sources for enterprise-wide reporting, data visualization, and analytics, and ensuring the security and quality of data assets.

Architecture, Design & Modelling
Management & Leadership
Strategic Planning
Problem-solving & Analytics
Communication & Collaboration
Technical proficiency (Data, AI and ML)

Skills

Experiences

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Digioutsource

Jan 2010 - Aug 2024

Cape Town

DigiOutsource is an iGaming technology company, part of the Super Group holding company (SGHC) for leading online sports brand, Betway and premier betting brand, Spin.

Enterprise Architect

Sept 2016 - Aug 2024

Responsibilities:
  • Led a highly skilled architecture team, executing the Enterprise Architecture portfolio and developing strategies, roadmaps, and solutions.
  • Collaborated with stakeholders, providing mentorship and advocating for technology improvements aligned with business goals.
  • Analysed current architecture for improvement, identified gaps, and developed transition plans.
  • Served on the Technology Steering Committee, assessing industry trends and championing technology advancements. Acting as an advocate and steward for Technology.
  • Managed Working Groups and COEs for cloud adoption, AI, data platforms, MLops adoption and more.
  • Streamlined cross-team collaboration, reducing duplicative efforts.
  • Implemented an Automated Architecture landscape integrated with a with a Software catalogue.
  • Led Data Governance initiatives and created a Data Management Maturity Framework. (DMBOK2, DCAM, CDMC)
  • Provided enterprise architecture guidance and thought leadership across multiple domains.
  • Established the Data Science portfolio within Data Architecture.
Head of Business Intelligence

Oct 2014 - Sep 2016

Responsibilities:
  • Key member of the technology management team, optimizing data usage to drive business strategy and operational success.
  • Led and mentored a highly skilled BI team to ensure data-driven strategies and operational effectiveness.
  • Established and maintained architecture for BI platforms, supporting organizational goals and products.
  • Provided strategic insights into key metrics, driving decision-making with data-driven insights and identifying opportunities for improvement.
  • Managed daily BI operations, including statistical analysis, report development, staff training, and system maintenance.
  • Enhanced the companys reporting systems and data warehousing strategies, ensuring timely delivery of highquality reports.
  • Researched and implemented new systems to improve BI capabilities.
BI Team Lead

Apr 2014 - Sep 2014

Responsibilities:
  • Led, managed and mentored the BI team, overseeing the execution of the Business Intelligence portfolio and responsible for team productivity.
  • Developed and implemented architecture for BI platforms, supporting organizational needs.
  • Identified opportunities for efficiency improvements and business optimization.
  • Delivered data analysis from multiple sources to enable proactive business decision-making.
  • Provided end-user training, enhancing BI expertise across the company.
  • Improved team knowledge of BI concepts, creating individual training plans and managing performance metrics.
Senior ETL Technical Specialist

Jan 2010 - Mar 2014

Responsibilities:
  • Technical lead on new initiatives, data analysis, analysing business requests and creation of solutions.
  • Led new initiatives, data analysis, and business solution creation, with expertise in Microsoft SSAS, SSIS, SSRS, and MDX.
  • Redesigned a data warehouse using Kimball standards and SQL Change Data Capture (CDC) for efficient data analysis and reporting.
  • Maintained ETL processes through SSIS, setting technical team goals and leading new initiatives.
  • Continuously explored innovative methods for data integration and analysis aligned with the company’s business model.

Business Connexion (BCX)

Jan 2001 - Dec 2009

Durban

BCX is a South African-based information and communications technology (ICT) company. It is a subsidiary within Telkom Group and is one of Africa’s largest systems integrators and digital transformation partners for enterprises and public sector organizations.

Senior Consultant/Developer

Jan 2001 - Dec 2009

Responsibilities:
  • Developed Software solutions and consulted with numerous BCX customers namely SAPREF, RBCT, Mass Discounters, Toyota, Rainbow chickens to name a few.
  • Expertise in Microsoft stack development, business intelligence, reporting, and integration with BizTalk, SharePoint, and Exchange workflow.
  • Consulting in a customer-facing environment to understand clients’ business needs, formulate recommendations including presales pitch and the delivery of technical solutions for client needs.
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Education

BCom in Information Systems
Achievements:
Led the final year Business Information System project team.
2010-2012
Secondary School Certificate
Extracurricular Activities:
  • Lead drummer in the decorated Jazz band, winning competions and eisteddfords.
Achievements:
Awarded Music colours for cultural contribution and leading organisation for inter house music competitions.

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