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Kai Walker Donovan
Professional Summary
#1 LookML contributor serving multiple partners across 100+ sites. Built analytics hub used by ~500 daily; trained ~100 users on self-serve tools. 4+ years in BI platforms, data modelling, and pipeline engineering.
Work Experience
Data Analyst
September 2021 - Presentemployer - Hatfield, UK
- Top contributor to the company's Looker Enterprise back-end with ~125,000 lines of LookML across ~750 commits, recognised as the #1 contributing developer.
- Built Analyticado, a centralised analytics hub that boosted engagement 10x (~500 daily users), becoming the one-stop platform for discovering dashboards and reports.
- Built K-AI, an AI-powered assistant enabling natural-language discovery of dashboards and documentation, reducing analyst dependency for routine data discovery.
- Created Python framework automating data pipelines across Looker, Slack, BigQuery; ~10 contributors, ~5 GCP Cloud Functions in production.
- Trained ~100 users on Looker and self-serve analytics, fostering data-driven decision-making across the organisation.
Senior Analyst - International Secondment (client partnership)
2025 - 2026employer - Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Led analytical workstreams, translating complex data into clear recommendations for operations leadership and partner teams.
- Mentored partner team members on data interpretation, reporting tools, and building their own analytical solutions, delivering hands-on training across teams.
- Acted as senior analytical specialist embedded at the client for ~15 months, bridging technical systems and operational decision-making across supply chain, warehouse, and last-mile logistics.
- Delivered $2M in traceable cost savings through analytical models: Cost to Serve (~$1M/year) and Water Limit geo-cubing (~$550K/year), with further recommendations up to ~$2M/year.
Key Projects
Analyticado
Next.js · React · Looker API · TypeScriptCentralised analytics hub with ~500 daily active users
K-AI - Conversational Analytics Assistant
Vertex AI · BigQuery · GCP · Looker APIAI-powered analytics discovery across dashboards, docs, and Slack
Python Framework
Python · GCP · BigQuery · Slack APIShared analytics automation platform with ~10 contributors
OSP Insights Platform
LookML · Looker · SQL · BigQueryPartner reporting platform with ~3,000 monthly report runs
Education
BSc (Hons) Computer Science, First Class
2024University of West London, London
BTEC Extended Diploma in IT, D*D*D*
2020West Herts College, Watford
Skills
LookML / Looker EnterpriseSQL (BigQuery)PythonJavaScript / TypeScriptNext.js / ReactdbtGCP (Cloud Functions, BigQuery, Secrets Manager)Data ModellingDashboard Design & VisualisationLooker API IntegrationCI/CD (GitLab)Stakeholder Enablement & Training