Experience

Our work draws on experience across automotive engineering, live operations, enterprise data and hands-on product delivery.

Formula E cars on track at the Berlin E-Prix

Practical AI.At race pace.

Working with senior stakeholders to map operations, shape an AI roadmap and build working proofs on Google Cloud.

From operational insight to working proof
Formula E photography: Steffen Prößdorf · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vehicle assembly at Jaguar Land Rover’s Halewood manufacturing facility

Better decisions.At enterprise scale.

Decision dashboards, data governance and a Google Cloud data environment used by more than 1,000 stakeholders. Prioritising delivery for a ten-person technology squad.

1,000+ stakeholders
Photography: JLR

We connect leadership decisions with the people, data and systems that turn them into working results.

Alex Wheatley · Career

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Senior consultant — AI, technology & dataHOWAT LTD

    Fractional AI, technology and data leadership, interim delivery and hands-on ownership of complex automation and AI projects, from discovery and roadmap through to delivery and handover.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Automotive engineering in durability, powertrain and full-vehicle test programmesJaguar Land Rover and BMW
  9. Race engineering and automotive specialistIndependent / STR8SIX

    Race engineering for the TVR Tuscan Challenge and Global Endurance Legends.

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