I am an agent of change and transformation, combining pragmatism, practicality, logic, and artistic flair. I have 30+ years in IT across New Zealand and Australia, specialising in data, business intelligence, infrastructure, and integration. I lead with strategy, architecture, solution design, development, implementation, security, deployment, and support. I am focused on driving business value through strategic alignment, fostering capability, and balanced change management. I am light-hearted and pleasant to work with, and I enjoy mentoring teams, turning abstract goals into practical, deliverable outcomes, and partnering with senior leadership, vendors, customers, and engineering teams to achieve measurable results.

Bruce William Cassidy

I am an agent of change and transformation, combining pragmatism, practicality, logic, and artistic flair. I have 30+ years in IT across New Zealand and Australia, specialising in data, business intelligence, infrastructure, and integration. I lead with strategy, architecture, solution design, development, implementation, security, deployment, and support. I am focused on driving business value through strategic alignment, fostering capability, and balanced change management. I am light-hearted and pleasant to work with, and I enjoy mentoring teams, turning abstract goals into practical, deliverable outcomes, and partnering with senior leadership, vendors, customers, and engineering teams to achieve measurable results.

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I am an agent of change and transformation, combining pragmatism, practicality, logic, and artistic flair. I have 30+ years in IT across New Zealand and Australia, specialising in data, business intelligence, infrastructure, and integration. I lead with strategy, architecture, solution design, development, implementation, security, deployment, and support. I am focused on driving business value through strategic alignment, fostering capability, and balanced change management.

I am light-hearted and pleasant to work with, and I enjoy mentoring teams, turning abstract goals into practical, deliverable outcomes, and partnering with senior leadership, vendors, customers, and engineering teams to achieve measurable results.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Enterprise Data Architect at Tata Consultancy Services
July 1, 2025 - October 26, 2025
Provided architectural consultancy to Genesis (New Zealand energy company); overhauled data platforms, optimized integration, ETL, reporting, and analytics; designed streaming with Kafka; led cloud analytics migration; improved modularity, observability, and reliability; championed DevOps and security integration.
Solutions Architect, Data and Insights, Visa Spend Clarity for Enterprise at Visa
November 1, 2024 - October 26, 2025
Overhauled critical data platforms, designed streaming data integration, migrated analytics to cloud (AWS Glue, Spark, Python), improved distributed architectures, consolidated multiple legacy reporting systems, and advanced data governance and agile data product development.
Domain Architect, Business Intelligence at The University of Auckland
June 1, 2019 - October 26, 2025
Led BI domain governance and cloud analytics platform initiatives; delivered three-year BI roadmap and cloud-based analytics using Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Cosmos DB; migrated from Oracle data warehouse.
EDW Technical Lead at PlaceMakers
December 31, 2015 - October 26, 2025
Led enterprise data warehouse development and governance initiatives; fostered improved data quality and deployment practices.
BI Specialist at ClearPoint
December 31, 2014 - October 26, 2025
Delivered BI solutions and reporting enhancements; ensured data quality and governance.
BI Specialist at TVNZ
December 31, 2013 - October 26, 2025
Implemented BI solutions to support decision-making and reporting.
Lead BI Consultant at Theta Systems
December 31, 2013 - October 26, 2025
Led BI engagements, architecture discussions, and delivery of BI outcomes.
Reporting Developer at Express Couriers
January 1, 2013 - October 26, 2025
Developed reporting solutions and data interfaces to support operations.
BI Specialist at Mighty River Power
January 1, 2012 - October 26, 2025
Delivered BI capabilities for reporting and analytics across the organization.
BI Specialist at Datacom Auckland
January 1, 2011 - Present
Provided BI services and data integration expertise.
DW Specialist at Express Couriers
January 1, 2011 - October 26, 2025
Built and maintained data warehouse architecture and pipelines.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science at The University of Waikato
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 1992

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Industry Experience

Education, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Professional Services, Software & Internet