Turning complex data into scalable data products that accelerate decisions.

A product-minded data leader who turns executive vision into valuable and scalable data assets. Partners with C-suites and VPs to identify high-ROI opportunities, leading the design and development of the scalable BI, AI, and automated data platforms that solve them. Builds not just analytics, but the products that power business growth.

Tolga Kilicarslan

Experience

Jan 2026 – Present
Senior Data Architect
May 2022 – Dec 2025
BI Data Engineer
May 2019 – May 2022
Head of Data & Operations
May 2018 – May 2019
Data Governance Lead & Finance Analyst
Feb 2018 – May 2018
Strategic Data Consultant
(Award-Winning MBA Capstone)

Education

Master's Degree
Master of Business Administration
Bachelor's Degree
Mechanical Engineering

Expertise

Data Platform Architecture

Designing and building enterprise data platforms from the ground up. Specializes in dimensional modeling, medallion architectures, and cloud-native warehousing on Snowflake, BigQuery, and SAP HANA. Integrates 10+ fragmented data sources into unified, governed assets that serve as a single source of truth across the organization.

AI-Powered Analytics & Automation

Applies generative AI, NLP, and predictive models to automate manual workflows and surface insights at scale. From OCR-driven label extraction to event-driven ETL pipelines and browser-based forecasting tools, builds products that eliminate repetitive work and accelerate time-to-insight from days to minutes.

Strategic Data Leadership

Partners directly with C-suite and VP stakeholders to identify high-ROI data opportunities and translate them into shipped products. Leads cross-functional teams across engineering, analytics, and operations, with a track record of award-winning projects and measurable business impact in CPG, retail, and financial services.


Skills

Data Platform Design

Architect enterprise data warehouses that unify fragmented sources into a governed single source of truth. Dimensional modeling, medallion layers, and scalable ETL orchestration.

Snowflake · dbt · BigQuery · Dagster · SAP HANA

Pipeline & Automation

Build event-driven data pipelines and process automation that eliminate manual work. From real-time ingestion to fully automated payroll and inventory systems.

Python · SQL · GCP · AWS · REST APIs · Cloud Functions

Analytics & Business Intelligence

Design self-serve dashboards, predictive models, and executive reporting that drive decisions. Syndicated data integration from NielsenIQ, IQVIA, and POS sources.

Power BI · DAX · Tableau · Looker Studio · Excel · Power Query

AI & Generative AI

Apply LLMs, RAG patterns, and NLP to extract insights from unstructured data. Build conversational agents, custom GPTs, and AI-powered data products.

Gemini · OpenAI · Prompt Engineering · OCR · Time Series

Contact

Get in Touch

Tolga Kilicarslan