Summary
Andrew Bacon is a Solutions Architect with 10+ years of hands-on experience designing cloud-native data platforms and analytics solutions, currently focused on maximising customer value as a QuickSight Specialist Solutions Architect and now at Barchester Healthcare. Trained in Computer Science at Swansea University and shaped by early work on Big Data and telecoms analytics, he pairs deep technical knowledge of databases, ETL and visualization with certified expertise in AWS and Azure. He has helped 150+ organisations across EMEA adopt QuickSight, influence product direction, and present at major events like re:Invent, demonstrating an ability to translate complex data needs into practical business outcomes. Known for bridging architecture and delivery, he has authored enterprise standards, led cloud migrations for financial and public-sector clients, and mentors teams to improve engineering practices. Notably, his career began tinkering with a BBC Micro, a thread that underscores a long-standing curiosity for pragmatic problem solving that still informs his approach to cloud-enabled data strategy.
10 years of coding experience
22 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Hons Computer Science, BSc Hons Computer Science at Swansea University
German