DAVID BADOVINAC

Principal Analytics Engineer ยท Data Lead
๐Ÿ“ฑ +44 7576 200823 (UK) | +1 702 573 7157 (US) | +595 986 376900 (PY)
๐Ÿ“ Remote (Miami ยท London ยท Paraguay), Worldwide
๐ŸŒ TimeWise Labs
๐Ÿ”— LinkedIn | GitHub
๐ŸŽ“ Udemy Instructor

Profile

Principal Analytics Engineer and Data Lead with strong BI & operations background. Proven success leading teams, managing data units, and optimizing analytics stacks from warehousing to reporting. Deep expertise in Looker, dbt, BigQuery, and Snowflake. Founder, consultant, and course creator with 16,000+ students worldwide. Based between Miami, London, and Paraguay, operating remotely with clients across US, UK, and LATAM. Focused on democratizing data access, mentoring teams, and delivering measurable business value.

Key Skills

Data:

Looker (Certified) dbt BigQuery Snowflake SQL GCP Data Modeling Migrations

Leadership:

Team Mgmt Hiring Mentoring

Business:

Client Mgmt Consultancy Entrepreneurship

Languages:

English Italian Spanish Portuguese

Professional Experience

Consultant Hawkfry Group
May 2024 โ€“ Present
Remote, Global
  • Fix and optimize Looker instances for enterprise clients
  • Implement best practices in data modeling and dashboard development
  • Build dashboards that accelerate decision making
Founder TimeWise Labs
Oct 2023 โ€“ Present
London | Remote, Global
  • Founded boutique consultancy specializing in Google Cloud Platform and analytics tools
  • Help companies optimize Looker deployments, drive adoption, and embed best practices
  • Support global clients in stabilizing and scaling BI ecosystems
Shareholder & Advisor Fortisnet.io
2024 โ€“ Present
Remote, Global
  • Advise on AML/CFT compliance frameworks
  • Shape regional expansion strategy and governance
Co-Founder aecamp.io
Sep 2021 โ€“ Present
Remote
  • Co-developed Analytics Engineering Bootcamp curriculum
  • Helped 16,000+ students worldwide become Analytics Engineers
  • Developing additional analytics courses
  • Video editing and course production
  • Business administration
Co-Founder SmartMeta Labs
Oct 2022 โ€“ Aug 2023
London
  • Built blockchain analytics platform and data warehouse infrastructure
  • Led business development, networking and product promotion
  • Worked to identify product market fit, startup ultimately did not achieve market traction
Senior Analytics Engineer Datatonic
Apr 2021 โ€“ Oct 2023
Remote - London, United Kingdom
  • Implemented large scale Looker migrations for 1000+ users
  • Looker Administrator for instances with 1000+ users
  • Developed data warehouse layers (single source of truth) in BigQuery and Snowflake
  • Maintained and developed dbt models from source to reports
  • Managed team of business intelligence analysts
  • Interviewed and hired candidates from graduate to senior level
Senior Looker Data Analyst Datatonic
Sep 2020 โ€“ Apr 2021
Remote - London, United Kingdom
  • Led end to end BI solutions implementation
  • Drove partnerships with dbt labs
  • Conducted qualification sales calls, understanding opportunities from a technical view
  • Developed and refined statements of work for future contracts
Looker Data Analyst Consultant Datatonic
Mar 2020 โ€“ Sep 2020
London, United Kingdom
  • Looker Certified Professional Consultant
  • Delivered successful Looker implementations with clients across multiple industries
  • Built internal knowledge repository
  • Worked in agile environment implementing best practices
  • R&D within Looker ecosystem, developed automated LookML generator using open source parser and Looker API
BI & Operations Consultant Food Tech
Oct 2019 โ€“ Mar 2020
London, United Kingdom
  • Built reporting models
  • Analyzed and combined various data sources into single source of truth
  • Developed internal tools
  • Established and developed internal processes
Software Engineering Student FlatIron School
Jun 2019 โ€“ Oct 2019
London, United Kingdom
  • Full stack immersive web development course (15 weeks)
  • Ruby and Ruby on Rails: developed Book & Zhen app (group project)
  • JavaScript: developed Whack a Coder game (group project)
  • React: developed Astro Scope application (group project)
  • Final solo project: Tdash dashboard application
Data Analyst Special Projects, Food Procurement Deliveroo
Sep 2018 โ€“ Apr 2019
London, United Kingdom
  • Launched ETL system adapted for different markets and cultures
  • Developed reporting with LookML
  • Special Projects Global Department Looker Champion, trained team members to improve department reporting
  • Optimized data processing/transformation, reducing processing time by 50%
  • Diversity & inclusion committee member
Site Manager Editions, Special Projects Deliveroo
Jun 2018 โ€“ Sep 2018
London, United Kingdom
  • Coordinated and launched site operations in international markets, from technical setup to adapting processes for local culture and legislation
  • Managed and oversaw entire site team
  • Introduced and restructured operations strategies
Strategy Analyst Editions, Special Projects (PT) Deliveroo
Feb 2018 โ€“ Sep 2018
London, United Kingdom
  • Developed site operations Looker reporting dashboards, consolidating global reporting to single source of truth
  • Optimized site operations through data analysis and research
  • Streamlined customer service experience, eliminating 80% of escalations to managers
  • Acted as technical resource for global site operations team, resolving issues and creating procedures
Assistant Site Manager, Editions, Special Projects Deliveroo
Jan 2017 โ€“ Jun 2018
London, United Kingdom
  • Oversaw daily operations, addressing challenges and standardizing procedures
  • Maintained sites in excellent condition meeting compliance standards
  • Liaised with stakeholders and various partners
  • Built strong partner relationships while maintaining smooth operations
Visitor Service/Fundraiser (PT) Science Museum
Jan 2016 โ€“ Dec 2016
London, United Kingdom
  • Raised funding awareness through face to face conversations
  • Generated 10% annual increase in donations as part of 8-person team
Co-Founder La Passione Gelateria Italiana
Apr 2015 โ€“ Oct 2015
Nerja, Malaga, Spain
  • Created business reporting and managed tax filing
  • Generated business strategies including new offers and flash sales, driving 10% revenue increase
  • Recovered investment in 6 months, exited business with 25% profit
  • Reduced operation costs by analyzing peak hours and optimizing staff scheduling
Console Operator BP
Jul 2014 โ€“ Jan 2015
Norseman, WA, Australia
  • Operated fuel management systems
  • Provided customer service
  • Handled administrative duties
Receptionist University Women's Club
Apr 2013 โ€“ Jan 2014
London, United Kingdom
  • Managed Opera booking system
  • Handled night reception duties
  • Coordinated events
  • Delivered customer service
Assistant Manager => Area Manager Cinnabon
Oct 2011 โ€“ Mar 2013
London, United Kingdom
  • Generated new operations processes that increased sales to achieve daily targets
  • Managed weekly stocktake and banking duties
  • Supervised team and mentored staff for promotion
  • Oversaw UK expansion opening 3 branches nationwide

Projects in Production

Events aggregator app for Asunciรณn, Paraguay with LLM-powered chat to help users find local events and activities.
Automated X (Twitter) posting app with AI content generation.

Education

Software Engineering Immersive
FlatIron School
2019
Level 5 Diploma, Applied Financial Trading
London Academy of Trading
2016
  • Behavioural Finance & Risk Management
  • Technical Analysis & Trading Strategies
  • Live Trading on Trading Floor

Certifications

Looker Certified Developer