Alex Wheatley
An operator and builder whose route into technology runs through automotive engineering, live operations, enterprise data and shipping products personally.
I am most useful in the space between a leadership question and the people, data and systems that determine whether the answer will work.
Career
- AI and cloud implementation consultantFormula E · contract
Working with senior stakeholders to map operational processes, identify useful AI and automation opportunities, shape a longer-term roadmap, create requirements and build proofs on the Google Cloud stack.
- CTO and co-founderMotorIQ / ShouldIBuyThisCar.ai
Architected and built a vehicle-risk platform end to end: data ingestion, modelling, infrastructure, product interface and live release. The work turns large MOT and repair datasets into forward-looking ownership risk.
- Independent technology consultantHOWAT LTD
Built quotation, booking and job-management tools; an AI pipeline processing 234 million records; a vehicle-warranty calculator integrating public and commercial APIs; and practical agent workflows around existing team processes.
- Operations director and technical leadHowat Engineering
Ran high-precision vehicle restoration work, contractor teams and supply chains. Built a Retool and BigQuery operating dashboard linking parts, labour, schedule and cost variance to project P&L.
- Senior business analystJaguar Land Rover
Decision dashboards, data-governance work and a GCP data-lake and ETL environment used by more than 1,000 stakeholders. Prioritised work for a ten-person technology squad and provided interim project leadership.
- eCommerce operations managerAutoparts UK
Built a stock-control system connecting online listings with physical inventory, improved logistics and order accuracy, and used algorithmic listing optimisation to grow net revenue by 42.5% year on year.
- Data manager, EMEAEastman Chemical Company
Led a cross-functional technical team through a complex regional data migration, balancing scarce resources, operational ownership and data-quality risk.
- Automotive engineering in durability, powertrain and full-vehicle test programmesJaguar Land Rover and BMW
- Race engineering and automotive specialistIndependent / STR8SIX
Race engineering for the TVR Tuscan Challenge and Global Endurance Legends.
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