Curriculum Vitae
Enterprise AI & Data Strategy Executive · MBA · Published Author · Melbourne, Australia
Profile
Enterprise technology practitioner with close to two decades leading data, analytics and AI deployment across Asia-Pacific, including senior roles at Snowflake, Tableau, ThoughtSpot, MicroStrategy and Accenture. My work sits at the intersection of technology and organisational design: how large organisations structure decision authority, governance and operating models around intelligent systems.
I have designed Centres of Excellence, governance frameworks and adoption programs inside dozens of enterprises across telecommunications, banking, retail, healthcare and the public sector. Prospective DBA candidate at Curtin University, researching decision rights and operating model archetypes for agentic AI in large enterprises.
Experience
Lead Solutions Engineer, AI & BI Strategy
Dec 2024 — present
Strategy · Melbourne, Australia
- Lead the solutions engineering function for enterprise AI engagements across ANZ, advising boards and executive teams on AI transformation roadmaps, operating model design and the organisational conditions for value realisation.
- Work daily with enterprises designing semantic layers, ontologies and agentic AI architectures.
- Design and facilitate multi-workstream executive workshops that translate business processes into quantified AI outcomes across telecommunications, banking and retail accounts.
Senior Solutions Engineer & APAC Sales Enablement Lead
Sep 2020 — Dec 2024
Snowflake · Melbourne, Australia
- Defined the solutions engineering methodology used by 50+ professionals across APAC, establishing frameworks for account planning, opportunity assessment and value quantification.
- Architected enterprise-scale data transformation programs across telecommunications, retail and financial services, with end-to-end accountability from business case through production deployment and measured outcomes.
- First commercial solutions engineer in the ANZ region; recognised as top contributor for new enterprise engagements. Mentored SE and sales leaders across APAC as a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach.
Customer Success Lead & Solutions Architect
Sep 2019 — Sep 2020
ThoughtSpot · Melbourne, Australia
- Owned the value realisation lifecycle for enterprise accounts across APAC on an AI-powered analytics platform, defining success criteria and adoption pathways.
Senior Solutions Architect & Solutions Consultant
Sep 2016 — Sep 2019
Tableau Software · Melbourne, Australia
- Led enterprise value engagements across APAC and ANZ, defining deployment governance standards and enterprise adoption approaches.
- Spent two years in Professional Services designing analytics environments, governance frameworks and operating models for organisational self-sufficiency; shaped the New Zealand go-to-market approach.
Technical Lead & Data Analytics Consultant
Mar 2015 — Sep 2016
Analytics8 · Melbourne, Australia
- Led data and analytics transformation programs for Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Medibank, owning solution architecture, data warehouse modernisation and cloud analytics deployment on AWS.
Senior Solutions Architect, BI Architect & Consulting Team Lead
2008 — 2015
MicroStrategy, Accenture, Tecnova, everis, Nextel · Chile & Australia
- Seven years leading enterprise analytics consulting across telecommunications (Telefónica, Entel, Nextel), retail (Coles) and banking — spanning two continents and two languages.
- At Accenture, defined enterprise-wide AS-IS versus TO-BE data architecture models and led PMO governance across concurrent BI transformation programs at Telefónica.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
RMIT University, Melbourne
2020 — 2022
Diploma in Management & Technology
Universidad de Chile, Santiago
2011 — 2012
Bachelor of Computer Engineering
Universidad Tecnológica de Chile (INACAP)
2002 — 2006
Publication
Gomez, C. (2016). Data Discovery with MicroStrategy 10. Commissioned technical volume on enterprise analytics and data discovery practice.
Expertise
Enterprise AI & agentic systems
Agentic AI orchestration, generative AI, RAG architectures, semantic layers, ontologies and knowledge graphs, intelligent decision support.
Organisational design in practice
Centre of Excellence design, governance frameworks, operating models, enterprise adoption and change programs, executive sponsorship.
Data architecture
Cloud data platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks), data warehousing, lakehouse, data vault, data governance, enterprise integration.
Industry domains
Telecommunications, banking and financial services, retail and supply chain, healthcare, public sector.
Certifications
- Gallup Certified Strengths Coach
- Executive Coaching Certification (IECL)
- MicroStrategy Certified Developer (Platinum)
- Tableau Server Certified Professional
- Snowflake SnowCore Professional
Languages
English (bilingual) · Spanish (native) · Italian (elementary)
Contact
Melbourne, Australia ·cristian.gomez.se@gmail.com ·LinkedIn