Data Strategy
An honest assessment of where you are today, a strategy and roadmap shaped around your business priorities, and hands-on support with delivery when you need it.
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Chief Data Officer · Data & AI Leader
Helping organisations build Data & AI capabilities that actually deliver.
From developer to Chief Data Officer, I’ve worked across every layer of the data ecosystem. Today I help organisations turn strategy into capabilities that deliver lasting business value.
15+ years in data at ING, Avast and E.ON.
Data Strategy & Governance
Defining your data strategy and governance model
Data Analytics & Insights
From raw data to clear KPIs, dashboards and insights that drive business decisions
Data Leadership & Teams
Building high-performing data teams and leading large data programmes from strategy to delivery
Practical Workshops
Hands-on AI and data training for teams and executives
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Experience built inside organisations serving millions of customers
E.ON
Avast
ING
VŠE Prague
Energy
Banking
Cybersecurity
About
Bridging business strategy and technical execution.
Most organisations don’t struggle because they lack technology. They struggle because strategy, business and engineering move in different directions.
I help leadership teams align those worlds. Whether the challenge is defining a data strategy, modernising a platform, introducing AI or building a stronger data organisation, my focus is always the same: creating capabilities that deliver measurable business value.
Over the past 15+ years, I’ve worked across every layer of the data ecosystem—from Data Warehouse Developer and Business Analyst to Architect, Data Leader and Chief Data Officer. That perspective allows me to connect executive priorities with technical reality and turn strategy into execution.
- Enterprise Data Strategy, Governance & Operating Model
- Modern Data Platforms (Databricks, Azure, Power BI)
- Data Foundations, AI Adoption & Team Enablement
- Building High-Performing Data & AI Organisations
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Services
Where I can help
Six areas, one goal: data and AI that earn their budget. Engagements usually combine two or three of them.
Data Governance
Ownership, quality and access rules that people follow because they make work easier, not because a policy says so. Built in, not bolted on.
- Ownership
- Data Quality
- Metadata
Executive Advisory
A sounding board for CEOs, CFOs and newly appointed CDOs: org design, hiring senior talent, and board-level communication.
- Org Design
- Mentoring
- Hiring
Data Foundations & AI Readiness
An honest check of whether your data can carry AI, a short list of use cases worth starting with, and hands-on training that makes AI an everyday work tool for your people.
- AI Readiness
- Use Cases
- AI Training
Business Intelligence
One version of the truth for the metrics that run the company, and self-service reporting that replaces spreadsheet sprawl.
- Self-Service
- Data Models
Data Platforms
Architecture choices, vendor selection and a cost model you can defend, so the platform scales without the bill surprising anyone.
- Architecture
- Design
- Management
Experience
From Analyst and Data Developer through Architect and Manager to Chief Data Officer
15+ years across banking, cybersecurity and energy, always where data, technology and business meet.
06/2013 – 04/2015
Junior Data Warehouse Specialist
ING Bank Prague
- Designed and developed BI and DWH solutions on the Microsoft platform
- Built a reporting system measuring the effectiveness of IT service delivery
- Managed data quality and change management processes
04/2015 – 03/2019
BI Principal & Data Warehouse Developer
Avast
- Owned the company’s Data Warehouse platform: architecture, development and governance of the entire MS BI stack
- Delivered a unified Sales & Billing data model, consolidating fragmented sources into one reliable foundation
- Built a web analytics data model integrating Google Analytics data into the DWH, enabling consistent reporting across digital channels
- Established development standards for the local Data Warehouse and led ETL development, data analysis and automation of recurring reports
- Owned Master Data Management and forecasting and planning inputs
04/2019 – 09/2022
Data Engineering & Data Warehouse Manager
Avast (NortonLifeLock)
- Led a team of data engineers behind the global Enterprise Data Warehouse, acting as the company’s data architecture authority
- Designed and delivered the core data platform: architecture, ETL pipelines, data modelling and automation
- Launched Customer 360, which became the most widely adopted analytical tool in the company
- Key data lead for IPO preparation, M&A integrations and GDPR, covering governance, MDM, privacy and security
09/2022 – present
Chief Data Officer
E.ON Czech Republic
- Built and led a centralised data team across engineering, analytics, governance and reporting, now moving to an agile, tribe-based model
- Defined the enterprise data strategy with a multi-year roadmap aligned to Finance, Customer, Energy Market and Business domains
- Architected the Enterprise Data Platform on Databricks, from business case to delivered core platform
- Established data governance: ownership model, quality standards, metadata catalog and RDM
- Drove self-service analytics and AI literacy company-wide, including executive workshops and AI enablement
EducationMaster’s in Informatics and MBA, Prague University of Economics and Business (VŠE). From informatics to an MBA delivered with KPMG. Two degrees, one goal: connect the technical and business worlds.
Projects
Selected Work
From enterprise platform architecture and organisational design to governance, compliance and board reporting. Each one a real initiative with real business impact.
Architecture
Enterprise Data Platform
Initiated the change and upgrade of the company’s data landscape, then led the new platform from business case and architecture to delivery: Databricks and Azure, Medallion architecture, Unity Catalog and Delta Lake. Now the backbone of all data and AI work across the company.
Strategy
Data & AI Tribe Design
Designed and launched the Data & AI Tribe as a product organisation: defined the team structure, OKR framework, seniority model and agile ways of working, and led the transition from a centralised team.
AI Enablement
Practical AI Training & Data Literacy
Design and deliver practical AI courses focused on real value for the business and individuals, not party tricks: summarising documents, analysing data, drafting and automating everyday work. Alongside them, data literacy training on working with data, building data solutions, SQL and BI principles.
Architecture
Customer 360
Designed and developed the solution that brought customer data from disparate systems into one source of truth, powering analytics and personalisation at global scale. It became the company’s most widely adopted analytics tool.
Architecture
Enterprise DWH & Migration
Owned and led the global Enterprise Data Warehouse: architecture, development and team. Planned and led its successful migration from MS SQL to Greenplum.
Reporting
KPI Data Model & Board Reporting
Designed and built the KPI data model behind top-management reporting and stock exchange disclosure, including the database layer, ETL automation and custom orchestration.
Compliance
GDPR Compliance Data Integration
Designed and built the integration that brought customer PII onto one platform to handle GDPR requests, with ETL pipelines connected to the company’s public GDPR portal.
Security
Data Security Design
Designed the RBAC model for DWH and Data Lake access and defined data masking, PII anonymisation, the retention policy and security standards.
MDM
MDM & RDM Implementation
Implemented Master Data Management from the ground up: defined master data domains and built data quality, profiling, acquisition and merging processes.
Testimonials
What People Say
How I work
Four steps from first call to results
Simple and transparent, with no commitment until we both know the collaboration makes sense.
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Intro call
A short, informal conversation about what you’re trying to achieve and where things stand today. You’ll quickly know whether I can help.
30 minutes2
Deep dive
A follow-up session to go into the detail of what came up in the first call: context, constraints, people and data.
1 to 2 hours3
Agreement
We agree on the scope, format and timing that fit your needs, whether that’s a workshop, a strategy sprint or ongoing advisory.
Clear scope4
Delivery & review
We get to work, with regular check-ins on progress and outcomes, so you can adjust or scale at any point.
As agreed
Ways to work together
Pick the format that fits
Every engagement is scoped after a first call, so you only pay for what moves the needle.
Leadership, Data & AI Workshops
1 dayor as agreed
For teams and executives who want to go deeper on the topic that matters to them right now.
- Topic tailored to you: data leadership, data strategy, analytics or practical AI as an everyday work tool
- Hands-on exercises built on your real use cases
- Written summary with clear next steps
Strategy Sprint
Most requested4 to 6 weeks
Kick-starting your data or AI initiative, scoped to exactly what you need to achieve.
- Assessment of where you are today: data, platform and team
- A clear scope, roadmap and business case for the initiative
- The right setup to deliver it: people, ownership and first quick wins
- Hand-over plan so your team can take it forward
Advisory Retainer
Monthly
For CEOs, CFOs and CDOs who want an experienced sparring partner.
- Regular one-to-one sessions
- Review of plans, vendors and senior hires
- Direct line between sessions
Have a data or AI decision on the table?
A 30-minute call is usually enough to tell whether I can help, and what the first step should be.
Let's work togetherNo sales pitch. You'll leave with at least one useful idea.
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Based in Prague, working across Europe on-site and remotely
Czech and English