About
Hi, I'm Prathy.
I spent years building warehouses nobody outside the data team ever saw. Power BI changed that: the work became something people could open and argue with. Making data accessible is still the part I care about. I build data platforms on the Microsoft stack, Fabric and Power BI, and I build them for both sides: the IT team that runs them and the business users who read them.
- Microsoft MVP since 2016
- Fabric since private preview
- London and Utrecht, remote first
My story
I started out building data warehouses with SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, and SQL Server. When Power BI arrived something clicked: I could tell stories rather than just serve up numbers. That is where I found my focus, combining design and data so teams can read a report and make a decision without a training session first.
Being an MVP and Avanade's Fabric go-to-market lead put me in front of Fabric during its private preview, and in front of the early adopters trying to make it work. Years of consulting meant a lot of organisations and a lot of interesting problems.
In 2024 I went out on my own to focus on the Microsoft Fabric ecosystem: consulting, building and training, for organisations and for individuals.
I'm based in London and Utrecht. I work remotely, and visit clients when being in the room helps.
- Started with
- SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, SQL Server
- Previously
- Director at Avanade, before that Altius
- Now
- Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, semantic model design
What I do
- Work out a Power BI and Fabric strategy, and see it through to delivery
- Design Power BI frameworks that are metadata-driven and documented, so they scale
- Build governed self-serve reporting people can extend
- Run discovery and POCs in Microsoft Fabric
- Set up centres of excellence, governance models, and adoption plans
- Coach teams on report design and data storytelling
How I work
- Start with the decision the report or platform has to support, not the tool
- Make the system understandable to people beyond the build team
- Validate early, document as I go, and hand over something the team owns
- One person accountable throughout, with no handoffs
What clients and colleagues say
Prathy made an exceptional impact from the moment she joined, leading the build of a complete Microsoft Fabric environment and delivering a wide range of high quality reports. Her technical expertise was matched by her ability to explain complex concepts in a clear, approachable way, ensuring the wider team understood not just what was being built, but why it mattered and how it worked.
Prathy is a rare combination of deep technical expertise and genuine ease to work with. She explains complex work clearly at every level and gives her team the space to deliver excellent work.
Prathy delivered far beyond expectations. Her ability to quickly understand a complex business environment and extract meaningful insights was outstanding. Her solo effort felt like the work of an entire team. Strategic, efficient, and genuinely impactful.
Working with Prathy on our Power BI data scorecard was a game-changer. She understood our operational needs and delivered a sleek, intuitive dashboard that gives us great insights and supports smarter decision-making.
I would more than happily work with you again. A key member of the team.
Rose to the challenge when the team lead left, became the leader and voice of the team.
Prathy is absolutely brilliant! Very knowledgeable and excitingly engaging! Her approach to storytelling through data visualisations is modern, and well thought through.
Community and speaking
In 2016 I started the London Power BI User Group, now the London Microsoft Fabric User Group. It still meets monthly and is one of the more active BI communities in the UK. I speak regularly at SQLBits, Data Saturdays, and the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference, including sessions presented alongside the Microsoft Product Group.
- Microsoft MVP
- Every year since 2016
- Microsoft FastTrack Recognized Solution Architect
- 2021 and 2022
- User group
- Founded 2016, meets monthly in London
Get in touch
Most of my work starts with a twenty-minute call and a messy description of the problem. That is how it should start.