Muhammad Talha
Senior Data Engineer & Founder, DataMentorLabs
Professional Summary
Senior Data Engineer with 3+ years of experience architecting and delivering end-to-end data platforms, scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, and analytics systems across finance, healthcare, retail, and operations. Proven ability to translate complex business requirements into governed, reliable data infrastructure spanning cloud-native data warehouse design on Azure and GCP, dimensional modeling, data lineage, and executive BI systems.
Trusted by organizations and consulting clients to own the full data lifecycle: from source integration and pipeline orchestration to KPI reporting and decision-support dashboards. Combines deep technical depth with a strong focus on data reliability, governance, and measurable business impact.
Professional Experience
Senior Data Engineer & Consultant
Freelance / Remote
- Architected end-to-end data platforms spanning ingestion, transformation, and presentation layers for clients in finance, healthcare, retail, and operations — delivering production-grade pipelines from day one.
- Designed and maintained batch ETL/ELT pipelines consolidating data from REST APIs, flat files, and enterprise systems into unified cloud data warehouses.
- Built executive-facing BI dashboards in Power BI and Looker Studio, enabling daily operational monitoring for senior stakeholders.
- Delivered forecasting models, KPI frameworks, and operational optimization solutions that accelerated decision cycles.
- Implemented data governance and audit reporting frameworks ensuring complete traceability from raw source to final report.
Data Engineer
IAC Expert — Remote
- Collaborated with the data architect to establish enterprise-wide governance practices, documenting complete end-to-end data lineage using Erwin Data Modeler.
- Designed dimensional data models (star and snowflake schemas) standardising analytics definitions across the enterprise.
- Developed and maintained ETL pipelines integrating multiple enterprise source systems, improving data availability and reducing integration failures.
- Delivered interactive Power BI dashboards for operational teams and senior management, reducing ad hoc reporting requests by standardising self-service analytics.
Key Projects
Aquaverse Leadership Analytics Platform
Architected a multi-source analytics platform on Google BigQuery integrating operational, financial, and sales data streams. Built automated Looker Studio dashboards for executive reporting, eliminating manual data consolidation and delivering a single source of truth for leadership.
Operational KPIs and Regional Performance
Designed Looker and Power BI dashboards tracking operational performance across multiple regions. Centralized KPIs, trend analysis, and risk indicators into a unified reporting layer enabling proactive operational decisions.
Xledger Analytics & Writeback Platform
Built an Azure-native analytics and writeback platform using GraphQL, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Power BI, and Power Apps. Delivered clean dimensional data models, incremental ETL pipelines, and governed business writeback workflows enabling finance teams to manage forecasts and actuals within a single governed environment.
Compliance and Misconduct Reporting
Developed governance-focused reporting pipelines and audit dashboards with full data lineage from source to report, supporting misconduct investigations and regulatory compliance workflows with traceable, defensible data.
Education
Bachelor's, Computer Science
Szabist Islamabad
Certifications
Associate Data Engineer
DataCamp
Associate Data Analyst
DataCamp
Google Business Intelligence
Microsoft Student Ambassador
Szabist Islamabad / Microsoft
Skills & Technologies
Data Engineering
Cloud & Infrastructure
BI & Analytics
Programming & APIs
AI & Databases
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