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Nicolas Gielen

Chief Data Officer (freelance) @ National Employment Office (NEO)
Hainaut, Belgium

Leveraging extensive experience in Data and Analytics, I combine technical expertise, management skills, and creativity to help organizations maximize the value of their data.

Top roles

Data Analyst< 2 years
Consultant (Specialist)< 2 years
Project / Program Manager2 - 5 years

Systems

Oracle
Microsoft 365 / Office 365
PostgreSQL
Windows
Windows Server

Business Intelligence

Cognos
Power BI
QlikView / Qlik Sense

Back-end

SQL
PowerShell

Miscellaneous

DevOps
Visual Basic

Cloud

Azure

ETL Datawarehouse

ETL / Datawarehouse
Language
Native French
French
Native
English
Good
Dutch
Good
Work experience
Since 2015
Chief Data Officer (freelance) @ National Employment Office (NEO)
01 January 2024 -

Designed the data strategy aligning with NEO's business objectives. Established and led the Data Office, covering Data Governance, Data Quality, Data Architecture and Data & Insights delivery. Launched the Data Governance and Data Quality practices. Supervised the inception of a new hybrid data platform (Azure cloud and on-prem OpenShift). Drove the definition and implementation of the Power BI and Python governance frameworks. Implemented a demand management process for Data & Insights delivery.

Data & Analytics Consultant (freelance) @ Fluxys
01 April 2023 - 31 January 2024

Managed the Analytics roadmap for Corporate Commercial. Data warehouse design and Power BI report development. Provided guidance to the Smart Data Factory (IT) department to improve efficiency in delivering Agile analytics projects.

Data & Analytics Consultant (freelance) @ Moore Belgium
01 September 2022 - 30 November 2023

Evaluation of Microsoft Fabric next to other options for the to-be Azure data platform. Provided guidance to migrate Qlik Sense Enterprise for Windows (on-premises) to Qlik Sense SaaS Enterprise.

Head of Analytics Center of Excellence @ UCB
01 July 2022 - 30 June 2022

Managed UCB's global technology roadmap for Analytics & AI, aligning with the objectives of various IT and non-IT stakeholders. Responsible for the delivery of numerous technical and functional analytics projects through the Analytics COE resource pool.

Analytics Technology Lead @ UCB
01 March 2016 - 30 June 2021

Implemented and managed UCB's global Qlik Sense platform (on-premises), enabling self-service and guided data discovery/visualization at a global scale.

Principal Consultant @ Keyrus
01 May 2015 - 31 March 2016

Provide engagement consulting services with a focus on data and digital solutions for performance management.

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