Open to consulting & contract work AI Strategy & Insights Consultant

Turning complex data into scalable decision systems.

I help organizations turn fragmented customer, member, donor and applicant data into clear audience strategies, defensible decision frameworks and governed, AI-assisted analytics workflows, taking the work from raw data to executive action.

75+
client engagements delivered or contributed to since 2022
50+
executive-ready presentations developed
~12
sectors, from financial services to public-sector recruitment
60–80%*
estimated time saved on repetitive analytical tasks

* Owner estimate for selected repetitive tasks (not whole projects), with human validation kept in place. How I report numbers

The questions I answer

Your business question comes first. The data serves it.

Executives rarely ask for "a segmentation" or "a DAX measure". They ask where to grow, whom to protect and what they can trust. These are the questions I have answered for clients, with the work to show for each.

Selected work

Five case studies. One operating model.

Anonymized by design: no client names, invented segment labels and synthetic visuals. The value is in the analytical decisions, and those are shown in full.

Method

From question to decision, in ten traceable steps.

The same operating system runs every engagement: clarify the decision, define the universe, validate on my own before relying on a result, then tell the story. Select a step to see what it produces.

How evidence becomes a recommendation executives can act on.

Every deck follows the same six-part arc, so senior readers always know where they are and what is being asked of them.

01

Context

What decision or audience are we examining?

02

Evidence

What does the data show?

03

Meaning

Why does this pattern matter?

04

Opportunity

Where is reach or engagement underdeveloped?

05

Direction

What should we protect, improve, prioritize or test?

06

Activation

Which segment, channel, product or place comes first?

Quality is a designed operating system, not a final proofread.

Four separate gates check data, calculations, interpretation and delivery. When something fails, it goes back for correction. Nothing is quietly patched.

Four-layer QC model

Hover a gate to see what it checks. The red item failed analytical QC and is routed back.

1 · Data

Duplicates, blanks, invalid codes, date windows, exclusions

2 · Analytical

Counts, indices, penetration, rollups, denominator logic

3 · Insight

Materiality, direction, caveats, overstatement

4 · Delivery

SOW coverage, slide flow, labels, footnotes

Conceptual diagram
Address matching, audited rather than forced

Share of records by match outcome in one audit

High confidence ~70% Review ~15% Unmatched ~15%
View as table
OutcomeShare (rounded)
High-confidence match~70%
Routed to review~15%
Left unmatched~15%
Rounded proportions only
AI operations

AI as a governed productivity layer, never a replacement for judgment.

This is the workflow I designed for analytics teams. It starts from work that is already proven, writes down the method, puts open questions to people before running anything, and validates outputs independently before relying on them. Watch it run:

sop/donor-profile-build.md · synthetic demo
    Manual vs AI-assisted effort

    Choose a repetitive task to see what the AI does and what stays with a person.

    Design principles

    Reusable assets, not chat history

    Prompts and SOPs have defined inputs, checks and deliverables.

    Human approval built in

    Validation is a required step, and confidence builds in stages.

    Version-controlled

    VS Code, Git and Power BI project files replace risky manual edits.

    Business logic separate from the tool

    The method stays valid even when the tool changes.

    Roadmap · exploring now

    Automated location-level report production Python-supported data review Persistent project knowledge bases
    Capabilities

    What makes the difference is the combination, not any single tool.

    Business context, data logic, audience strategy, visualization, governance and AI-enabled execution, combined in one delivery model.

    01

    Clarity from complexity

    I turn fragmented data and ambiguous questions into decision frameworks people can understand.

    02

    Evidence to action

    I connect findings to clear strategic direction and to specific places, segments and channels to act on.

    03

    Quality by design

    I build QC, traceability and stakeholder confirmation into the workflow itself.

    04

    Scalable intelligence

    I turn successful work into reusable SOPs, templates, prompts and knowledge assets.

    05

    Responsible AI adoption

    I apply AI where it reduces friction and keep human judgment and validation in place.

    Insight & segmentation

    • PRIZM-style segmentation
    • Social Values psychographics
    • Personas
    • Recency · frequency · value
    • Lifecycle & tenure

    BI & data

    • Power BI
    • DAX
    • Power Query
    • Data modelling
    • Excel validation
    • ArcGIS in Power BI

    Automation & AI

    • VS Code
    • GitHub & Copilot
    • Markdown SOPs
    • Prompt design
    • Python workflows
    • Azure DevOps concepts

    Location & delivery

    • Trade-area design
    • Distance decay
    • Visitor analytics
    • Executive decks
    • Secure file transfer
    Sectors

    Different industries, the same core question: who, where and what next?

    Membership organizations

    "Who are our members, how do they engage, and where are the acquisition opportunities?"

    Financial services

    "Which member groups are most valuable or expandable, and how should branch and digital strategy differ?"

    Healthcare philanthropy & non-profit

    "How should donor records roll up, and where should fundraising focus?"

    Public-sector recruitment

    "Where do high-potential lookalikes live, and where is conversion below market potential?"

    Tourism, arts & culture

    "Who visits and who gives, and what is the real trade area?"

    Energy & utilities

    "How do we describe customer households clearly enough for stakeholders to act?"

    Municipal & local government

    "How do we standardize geographic reference data for mapping and reporting?"

    Internal analytics products

    "How do templates, bilingual reporting and SOPs become scalable?"

    Also: transportation, business improvement areas and consumer / market strategy. Sector labels are generalized on purpose so that no client can be identified.

    Career arc

    From rigorous delivery to end-to-end ownership and AI-enabled transformation.

    Since 2022 I have worked on client engagements at a national insights and analytics consultancy, with responsibility growing at each stage.

    Phase 1

    Rigorous delivery & QC

    Review sequencing, feedback integration and quality preparation: disciplined delivery before anything else.

    Phase 2

    Ownership of insight

    Audience sizing, segmentation interpretation, psychographics and multi-layer QC. A consultative role responsible for the narrative.

    Phase 3

    End-to-end leadership

    SOW interpretation through data rules, segmentation, geographic opportunity, storytelling and stakeholder confirmation.

    Phase 4 · now

    AI-enabled transformation

    Reverse-engineering proven work into SOPs, reusable prompts, validation routines and version-controlled workflows.

    DimensionFromToward
    Role scopeAnalytical production & reviewEnd-to-end consulting ownership
    Data workCleaning and reportingDefensible frameworks & reusable business rules
    VisualizationBuilding report outputsStandardized, bilingual, maintainable analytics products
    InsightDescribing findingsConnecting evidence to strategic action
    TechnologyUsing analytics toolsRedesigning workflows around AI & automation
    LeadershipCompleting assigned deliverablesCoordinating decisions, risk, QC, handover & training
    Ways to work together

    Four engagements, each built from work I have already delivered.

    Each engagement has a fixed scope and clear deliverables, and ends with a handover so your team can continue without me. Timelines are typical and depend on data readiness.

    Data readiness & segmentation audit

    ≈ 2–3 weeks

    For teams about to segment, model or report on data they are not sure they can trust.

    Questions answered

    • What is our real analytical population?
    • Which records, labels and IDs are inconsistent?
    • What must be decided before we segment?

    You receive

    • Data-assessment report
    • Classification & entity-key rules
    • Confirmed-vs-pending decision log

    Audience & growth strategy sprint

    ≈ 4–6 weeks

    For leaders deciding where to grow, whom to protect and where to act first.

    Questions answered

    • Who are our strongest and most expandable audiences?
    • Where is potential high but conversion low?
    • What should each segment receive?

    You receive

    • Segment & persona profiles
    • Geographic opportunity model
    • Executive deck with prioritized actions

    Power BI modernization

    ≈ 3–6 weeks

    For reporting teams maintaining duplicated templates, fragile queries or separate language versions.

    Questions answered

    • Why is every template change slow and risky?
    • Can one model serve both languages?
    • How do we version and govern reports?

    You receive

    • Model & DAX review with fixes
    • Dynamic bilingual design
    • Version-control workflow (PBIP + Git)

    Governed AI workflow enablement

    ≈ 4–8 weeks

    For analytics teams that want AI productivity without losing control, auditability or knowledge.

    Questions answered

    • Which workflows suit AI assistance?
    • How do we keep human validation built in?
    • How does knowledge outlive individual projects?

    You receive

    • Prioritized workflow map
    • Markdown SOP & prompt library
    • Validation checklist and team training
    How I report numbers

    An evidence standard, because trust is the product.

    Every figure on this site comes from one claim register. Each claim has a source, a verification status and a set of approved wording. Client work stays confidential, so figures are rounded or generalized and every chart is rebuilt with synthetic data.

    • An opportunity size is never presented as a realized result.
    • A target or evaluation is never presented as achieved.
    • An estimate always carries the word "estimated" and its scope.
    • Team delivery is never claimed as solely my own.
    Verified

    A documented count or output in project records. Example: "nearly 6,000 labels classified".

    Owner-confirmed

    Confirmed by me; the supporting records exist but are withheld for client confidentiality. Example: "75+ client engagements".

    Owner estimate

    A range derived from before-and-after practice, not a formal time study. Example: "an estimated 60–80% on repetitive tasks".

    Roadmap

    Work in progress. Shown only as "exploring" and never as an outcome.

    Never published

    Client names, exact counts that could identify a client, gift values, locations and proprietary visuals.

    Field notes

    Short essays from the work.

    Practical perspectives for analytics leaders. Coming soon.

    Data governance

    Why segmentation fails before it starts: the entity problem

    When IDs repeat across source systems, your "customers" may not be people at all. How source-aware keys fix it.

    Coming soon
    AI adoption

    Governed AI for analytics teams

    Reverse-engineer what already works, write it down, and put validation where automation could fail quietly.

    Coming soon
    Quality

    The four-layer QC model

    Data, analytical, insight and delivery QC are different jobs. Treating them as one proofread is where errors get through.

    Coming soon
    AI STRATEGY · INSIGHTS · DECISION SYSTEMS · EVIDENCE TO ACTION · D g SINCE 2022
    Dharmdeepsinh GohilCanada · Remote
    About

    An analyst's rigour, a consultant's focus on the decision.

    I work where consumer insight, segmentation consulting, Power BI delivery, quality assurance and workflow transformation meet. My job goes beyond producing analysis. I define the analytical population, translate business questions into methods, document assumptions, coordinate stakeholder decisions and turn findings into practical recommendations.

    I work well with imperfect data. I build defensible approaches without pretending the limitations aren't there, and I add validation before I automate anything. What I leave behind lasts: SOPs, prompts, decision logs and templates that let your team continue the work.

    I'm now bringing that combination to organizations as an AI Strategy & Insights Consultant. I focus on analytics consulting and on responsible, decision-focused AI adoption.

    BasedCanada · works with clients remotely
    Languages of deliveryEnglish; bilingual EN/FR reporting
    EngagementContract, advisory & project-based
    Start a conversation

    Have a hard question about your data? Let's make it a decision.

    Tell me the decision you're facing and the data you have. I'll reply with a first read on how I'd approach it.

    "We don't trust our member data" "Where should we grow next?" "Our Power BI is unmaintainable" "How do we adopt AI safely?"
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