Dashboard Sprint
A focused 2–4 week engagement to build or improve a decision-ready dashboard.
Discuss thisData, 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
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Churn
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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.
Automation Sprint
Reduce manual reporting work and create repeatable workflows.
Discuss thisData & AI Roadmap
Assess your data setup, identify priorities, and define practical next steps.
Discuss thisFractional Data & AI Partner
Ongoing senior data and AI support without hiring full-time.
Discuss thisServices
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 BIAzure Data ServicesData 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 AgentsDAX
Agent-a-thon Winner
AI-Powered External Threat & Signal Monitor
An AI agent that scans public event data, reasons about weekly business threats, and surfaces signals to leadership.
- Problem
- Leadership had no structured way to monitor external events that could impact operations, marketing, or staffing.
- Built
- A pipeline pulling from an open-source city events API, an AI agent that evaluates and scores weekly threats, storage in Microsoft Lists, and a Power BI report for executives.
- Result
- Winning project at the Microsoft Agent-a-thon. Executives gained a weekly, automated view of external signals.
Copilot StudioAI AgentsPower BIMicrosoft ListsOpen Data API
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 AgentsSharePoint
About
About me
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
Power BIExpert
SQLExpert
PythonExpert
Microsoft FabricExpert
DAXExpert
Power QueryExpert
dbtExpert
Azure Data ServicesExpert
Additional stack
Snowflake
BigQuery
Databricks
Apache Airflow
Tableau
Looker
Streamlit
Microsoft Copilot Studio
OpenAI
Jupyter Notebook
Git / GitHub
VS Code
Google Analytics 4
HubSpot
Jira
Figma
Excel
Power Automate
SharePoint
Microsoft 365
Capabilities
Data Modeling
ETL / ELT Pipelines
Analytics Engineering
Data Warehousing
Dashboard Design
KPI Definition
Product Discovery
Roadmapping
Stakeholder Management
A/B Testing & Experimentation
AI Agents & LLM Apps
Data Governance
Certifications
Credentials I’ve earned (and what’s next)
Formal training that backs the day-to-day work across data, analytics, and product.
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
Google / Coursera
Certified
DP-600: Fabric Analytics Engineer
Microsoft
In progress
Product Management Certification
Planned
Testimonials
Feedback from clients, colleagues and stakeholders
Names and company logos are illustrative mock-ups representing real engagements.
Marta Oliveira
Head of Experience
“Tiago has a rare ability to connect business needs with practical data solutions.”
Coastline Co
Daniel Reis
Product Lead
“He helped us move from scattered reporting to a much clearer view of our performance.”
Northform
Sofia Martins
Operations Manager
“His approach is structured, pragmatic, and focused on real business impact.”
Marketline
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.
Coming soon
AIComing soon
Practical AI Use Cases for Small Teams
BIComing soon
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.