{"id":32,"date":"2021-03-31T18:26:34","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T07:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qski.com.au\/blog\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2026-03-27T08:22:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T21:52:32","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qski.com.au\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1347 size-large\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/qski.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DataandSideQuests.png?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/qski.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DataandSideQuests.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/qski.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DataandSideQuests.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/qski.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DataandSideQuests.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/qski.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DataandSideQuests.png?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-palette-color-4-background-color has-background-dim-70 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-2-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-b73affd6e1fc16d4bc69c0a6e0520d5d\" style=\"margin-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">Why Hello there!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I work across data and analytics, systems thinking, and visual storytelling and design.<br>This site brings together both professional work and personal projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m a senior technical product and data architecture leader with over 15 years of experience delivering production data platforms in highly regulated, high-consequence environments. 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