Richard Shepherd is a seasoned finance data specialist and senior data modeller with over 14 years of hands-on experience building robust data platforms for banking, fintech and property investment firms. He designs end-to-end ETL and orchestration pipelines (PySpark, Synapse SQL, SSIS) and dimensional models that embed accounting and reconciliation rules to deliver auditable, production-ready finance reporting. His work spans migrations from legacy EUC systems to scalable SQL Server and Microsoft Fabric architectures, resolving schema drift, identifier mismatches and data-quality edge cases common in regulated environments. Richard pairs deep T-SQL and data modelling chops with practical process controls—audit logging, CDC, partitions and re-run safety—to reliably power downstream tooling like Duco and Power BI. A former lead at a SaaS property startup, he brings a pragmatic mix of start-up delivery and bank-grade governance, and a less-obvious creative side evidenced by an MA in Screenwriting. Based in London, he excels at translating finance and treasury requirements into governed, traceable data structures that stakeholders trust.
14 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
A' Levels, Various, A' Levels, Various at Maiden Erleigh School - Reading
Master of Arts - MA, Screenwriting, Master of Arts - MA, Screenwriting at Leeds Beckett University
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