Summary
Nikita Barsukov is a Power BI architect and data leader with 13 years’ experience building analytics platforms for enterprise and clinical drug development. He has led analytics architecture at Novo Nordisk—designing a Databricks-based data lake, Microsoft Fabric semantic models, and ML-driven forecasting for trial operations—and previously owned ETL, KPI frameworks and reporting for Dynamics 365 at Microsoft. Nikita specializes in modernizing legacy reporting into scalable Power BI ecosystems with CI/CD, source control and isolated environments, and coaches teams to adopt robust development practices. He runs an advisory practice focused on Power BI migrations and established real-world CI/CD flows for BI artifacts, a relatively rare blend of data engineering discipline and BI product craftsmanship. Based in Copenhagen, he also volunteers mentoring Ukrainian refugees transitioning into analytics, reflecting a practical commitment to skills transfer and inclusive growth.
13 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"
MSc, Business, MSc, Business at Kalmar University