Data, Analytics & AI Consultant

I help businesses turn messy data into clear decisions.

I help small and growing businesses replace manual reporting with reliable dashboards, automation, and practical AI tools that support better decisions.

Revenue overview
MRR
€48.2k
+12.4%
Active
1,284
+3.1%
Churn
1.9%
-0.4%
Revenue trend▲ 18.2%
Monthly sales
Channel split
Direct 50%
Partner 30%
Other 20%

Data, analytics & AI product experience

Corporate, marketing, tourism, retail & customer-facing operations

Power BI, Python, Microsoft 365, Copilot Studio & AI tooling

Remote projects in English and Portuguese

The reality

Problems I help solve

Common patterns I see across small and growing businesses.

Reporting is manual and time-consuming

Hours lost every week copy-pasting numbers into slides and spreadsheets.

Data is scattered across tools and spreadsheets

Different systems, different definitions, no single source of truth.

Leadership does not trust the numbers

Conflicting reports erode confidence in decisions and metrics.

Dashboards exist but do not drive decisions

Pretty charts, little action — reports built without a decision in mind.

Teams want to use AI but don’t know where to start

Lots of hype, few practical, business-relevant use cases.

You need data leadership, not a full-time hire

Senior guidance, part-time — strategy without the headcount.

Engagement types

Ways we can work together

Clear, scoped engagements designed to deliver visible value quickly.

Dashboard Sprint

A focused 2–4 week engagement to build or improve a decision-ready dashboard.

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Automation Sprint

Reduce manual reporting work and create repeatable workflows.

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Data & AI Roadmap

Assess your data setup, identify priorities, and define practical next steps.

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Fractional Data & AI Partner

Ongoing senior data and AI support without hiring full-time.

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Services

Capabilities

The work I take on inside every engagement.

Dashboards & Business Intelligence

Executive dashboards, KPI tracking, Power BI reports, and decision-ready analytics.

Data Strategy & Roadmaps

Data maturity assessment, analytics roadmap, governance, tooling, and prioritization.

Reporting Automation

Automating repetitive reports, replacing manual Excel workflows, and improving efficiency.

AI Enablement

Practical AI use cases, Copilot agents, support bots, internal assistants, and AI product discovery.

Fractional Data Leadership

Part-time data leadership for teams that need senior guidance without hiring full-time.

Case studies

Selected Projects

A snapshot of recent engagements across data platforms, dashboards, and AI agents.

Microsoft Fabric Migration & Data Platform Setup

Moved fragmented reporting onto a scalable Microsoft Fabric foundation.

Problem
Data spread across systems and manual workflows, with no clear governance.
Built
A Fabric-based data model with Power BI as the business-facing layer.
Result
A clearer path toward governed, reusable, scalable analytics.
Microsoft FabricPower BISQLData Modeling

Sales Dashboard with Data Agent

Sales performance dashboard with an AI agent for natural-language exploration.

Problem
Users needed faster ways to ask questions and understand performance.
Built
Power BI dashboard combined with a Copilot-based data agent layer.
Result
Faster, more interactive access to sales insights.
Power BIMicrosoft FabricCopilot StudioAI Agents
Agent-a-thon Winner

Cultural Monitor for Lisbon

AI agent aggregating cultural information for Lisbon — Microsoft Agent-a-thon winning project.

Problem
Cultural data is fragmented and hard to monitor in a structured way.
Built
An AI agent that aggregates and organizes cultural information into an explorable interface.
Result
Selected as a winning project in the Microsoft Agent-a-thon.
Copilot StudioAI AgentsMicrosoft 365

Customer Support AI System Using Internal Documentation

AI support assistant grounded in internal documentation.

Problem
Support teams repeatedly answered the same questions manually.
Built
A knowledge base structured from internal docs, wired into an AI support agent.
Result
More consistent answers and fewer repetitive support tickets.
Copilot StudioKnowledge BaseAI Agents
About

About me

Portrait of Tiago Canadinhas

I’m Tiago Canadinhas, a data and AI professional working across analytics, product, and business intelligence.

I help teams move from scattered reporting to practical data systems people actually understand, trust, and use — combining technical execution with business strategy.

  • Data strategy
  • Business intelligence
  • Product management
  • AI enablement
  • Stakeholder management
  • Process automation
Stack

Tools I work with

A practical mix of Microsoft data tooling, AI platforms, and analytics workflows.

Core expertise

Microsoft FabricExpert
Power BIExpert
SQLExpert
PythonExpert
Microsoft Copilot StudioExpert
StreamlitExpert
Power QueryExpert
DAXExpert

Additional stack

Excel
Power Platform
Power Automate
Azure
Microsoft 365
SharePoint
OpenAI
Jupyter Notebook
VS Code
Google Analytics 4
HubSpot
dbt
Snowflake
BigQuery
Apache Airflow
Databricks
Tableau
Looker

Capabilities

Data Modeling
Dashboard Design
ETL / ELT
AI Agents
Testimonials

Feedback from clients, colleagues and stakeholders

Tiago has a rare ability to connect business needs with practical data solutions.

Senior stakeholder, tourism & experience business

He helped us move from scattered reporting to a much clearer view of our performance.

Product leader, enterprise technology

His approach is structured, pragmatic, and focused on real business impact.

Operations manager, retail context
Writing & Insights

Writing & Insights

Notes on data, AI, and how to make both useful. More pieces coming soon.

Data StrategyFeatured

Building Data Systems People Actually Use

Thoughts on moving from dashboards and scattered reporting to practical data systems that support real decisions.

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Practical AI Use Cases for Small Teams

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Why Dashboards Fail to Drive Decisions

Let’s build something useful with your data.

Tell me what you are trying to solve. I’ll reply with the most practical next step.

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