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I am Thompson Ikechukwu, a Strategic Enterprise Data Architect and Flowgear Integration Engineer who designs high-integrity, production-ready data infrastructures and bridges legacy environments with Agentic AI. I build TOGAF-aligned blueprints and robust iPaaS middleware to support multi-national operations and complex data lifecycles.
My work spans Microsoft Fabric Lakehouses, real-time pipelines, governance, and responsible AI. I lead multi-agent AI orchestration, ensure GDPR and ISO 27001 compliance, and deliver scalable, auditable, and resilient solutions across 27,000+ employees and global ERP/CMMS/HR ecosystems.
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Data Architect/Integration Engineer at BIDVEST NOONAN
August 1, 2025 - PresentArchitecting autonomous multi-agent systems via Microsoft Copilot Studio to automate complex business workflows, including tender analysis and predictive asset intelligence across a 27,000-employee estate. Orchestrating Flowgear integration architecture across global ERP, CMMS, and HR platforms; engineered idempotent, circuit-breaker-pattern middleware with full workflow auditability, transient error retries and alerting. Engineering a Microsoft Fabric Medallion Lakehouse (bronze → gold) utilizing metadata-driven MDM controls to establish a governed 'single source of truth'. Standardized a library of reusable integration patterns and fault-tolerant messaging protocols to reduce deployment latency by 40% and ensure 99.9% uptime for IoT-to-Analytics pipelines.
Data Architect at NCFE
March 1, 2025 - August 1, 2025Spearheaded the architectural migration from legacy infrastructure to Microsoft Fabric, centralizing fragmented national educational datasets into a unified, high-integrity Medallion Lakehouse. Designed production-grade Interoperability Layer using API-driven middleware to facilitate real-time, schema-validated data exchange with regulated third-party bodies. Implemented TOGAF-aligned governance frameworks with embedded GDPR and ISO 27001 controls to secure nationally regulated student data. Developed an end-to-end traceability matrix mapping board-level KPIs directly to Gold-layer data models, providing 100% lineage transparency. Embedded modern data practices and delivery models, improving architecture maturity and ensuring adoption across BI, governance, and tech teams.
Data Architect at ETCHEL INNOVATIONS LTD
January 1, 2019 - July 1, 2023Architected end-to-end Medallion pipelines for enterprise fintech clients using Azure Data Lake, incorporating automated data dictionaries and KPI traceability. Implemented Automated Data Quality Firewalls at the ingestion layer to enforce validation rules, ensuring only 'AI-ready' data reaches downstream models — improving reliability by 35%. Unified fragmented legacy data sources into a single governed reporting platform, eliminating manual reconciliation and accelerating time-to-insight for stakeholders. Executed a Legacy System Decoupling Strategy, replacing fragile point-to-point connections with scalable, event-driven integration architecture to support high-volume financial transactions. Conducted stakeholder workshops to translate data requirements into actionable data models and integration workflows.
Education
MSc in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (Distinction) at University of Suffolk, UK
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024MBA in Banking & Finance (Part Time, Distinction) at University of Nigeria, Nigeria
January 1, 2023 - January 1, 2023BSc in Entrepreneurship & Management at University of Cape Coast, Ghana
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2017Qualifications
Flowgear Technical Certification: Integration & Automation
August 1, 2025 - March 11, 2026Standard 10.0 - Level 1 Enterprise Architect Course
May 1, 2025 - March 11, 2026Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
April 1, 2025 - March 11, 2026Artificial Intelligence Leadership
April 1, 2025 - March 11, 2026Data Governance
April 1, 2025 - March 11, 2026Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education
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