Undisputed metrics in your executive committee and complete control over your business.
As your Data Partner, I bridge executive strategy with end-to-end data engineering, analytics, and automation. I eliminate uncertainty across your core KPIs—without bloated consultancies, captive software licenses, or endless projects, delivering tangible results from month one.
- ❌ Boardroom debates because Sales, Finance, and Operations bring conflicting numbers
- ❌ Large consultancies billing for theoretical slide decks without fixing operations
- ❌ Fragile spreadsheets maintained manually by a single key employee
- ✓ A Single Source of Truth trusted and shared across the entire leadership team
- ✓ Automated data pipelines and dashboards 100% owned by your company
- ✓ Direct partnership with a senior leader: strategy, analytics, and engineering with zero middlemen
Mathematical rigor with executive vision and personal commitment
I am Gabriel Rul-lan. I combine the analytical rigor of a B.S. in Mathematics (Universitat de les Illes Balears) with the business acumen of an Executive MBA (ESERP / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) and certified project governance as a Project Management Professional (PMP® by the Project Management Institute).
Over more than 13 years, I have led data strategy, engineering, and governance across strictly regulated global enterprises (AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Mapfre) as well as high-growth European scaleups (Movinga). My mission as a Data Partner is to bring enterprise-grade data quality and automation to organizations that deserve a dedicated senior partner without corporate bureaucracy.
I do not resell third-party software licenses or hand your project off to junior analysts. I work directly alongside your leadership and operational teams to uncover real bottlenecks, automate manual workflows, and deliver reliable executive dashboards that restore full sovereignty and peace of mind.
Critical bottlenecks on the desk of a CEO or CFO
Real operational friction that erodes margins and slows down decision-making in growing and mid-sized companies.
Conflicting numbers in executive meetings
Sales, Finance, and Operations present different revenue or margin figures. Leadership meetings are spent debating where each number came from instead of making strategic decisions.
Heavy ERP investment, yet reporting lives in manual spreadsheets
Despite paying for an ERP or CRM, actual reporting relies on key staff spending hours every week copying, pasting, and reconciling fragile spreadsheets.
Delayed monthly closes and rear-view mirror visibility
Consolidated performance figures arrive weeks after month-end. By the time a budget variance or margin drop is spotted, the financial impact is already irreversible.
The dilemma between massive consultancies or full-time hiring
Traditional consultancies charge steep retainers and staff junior generalists, while hiring a full-time internal data team takes months of recruiting and heavy fixed overhead.
A structured process to take full control of your data
From initial fragmentation to complete autonomy, building your internal Data Office step by step without disrupting daily operations.
Diagnostic & Prioritized Roadmap
End-to-end audit of your data sources, systems, and reporting workflows. We align on executive priorities and map technical and organizational bottlenecks.
- Audit of data quality, reliability, and system accessibility
- Agreed catalog of core business indicators (unified KPI dictionary)
- Prioritized 90-day action plan focused on rapid business wins
Engineering, Consolidation & Automation
We connect your core systems and automate data reconciliation directly on your infrastructure, eliminating repetitive manual work and calculation errors.
- Stable, monitored, and automated data pipelines
- Unattended consolidation deployed inside your own environment
- Automated data quality alerts and cross-system reconciliation
Executive Analytics & Full Autonomy
We design clear executive dashboards and train your internal team so you own and operate your daily analytics with zero external dependency.
- Clear, fast, and audited executive dashboards for leadership
- Hands-on training so your team masters the tools with confidence
- Complete technical documentation and 100% ownership handover
Options tailored to your company's maturity and needs
Complete flexibility with transparent deliverables and no forced long-term lock-in.
Diagnostic & Data Roadmap Sprint
A focused executive immersion to audit your systems, unify business definitions, and chart a pragmatic action plan before committing major capital.
- Audit of data architecture, quality, and current reporting flows
- Pinpoint identification of operational bottlenecks and data risks
- Unified dictionary of core business metrics (KPIs)
- Prioritized implementation roadmap with recommended architecture
- Executive readout session with your leadership committee
Ongoing Data Partner (Strategy, Analytics & Automation)
I embed as a senior extension of your team (1–2 days per week) to lead data strategy, build automated analytics, and align technology with business goals.
- Participation in leadership committees and KPI governance
- Hands-on design and delivery of data pipelines, warehouse, and BI
- Vendor oversight and cloud architecture cost optimization
- Direct mentoring and upskilling of your internal analysts and engineers
- Total independence: 100% of code and systems owned by your company
Turnkey Data Office & Project Rescue
Targeted execution to build your Data Office from scratch, automate critical reports trapped in spreadsheets, or rescue stalled data initiatives.
- Forensic technical audit to find and fix the root cause of discrepancies
- End-to-end automation of financial, commercial, and operational reporting
- Verified reconciliation across ERP, CRM, and accounting systems
- Comprehensive technical documentation and operational playbooks
- Production deployment with stability verification and clean handover
Real-world impact in data strategy, analytics, and automation
Verified engagements where unified definitions, rigorous engineering, and governance restored executive confidence.
Movinga: Analytics Turnaround & Single Source of Truth
Unstable overnight data pipelines, duplicate records across European subsidiaries, and commercial reports arriving hours late for daily operations.
From Zero to Unified Analytical Model for Leadership & Investors
Commercial and financial metrics scattered across production databases, payment gateways, and CRM, causing recurring disputes over MRR and retention.
AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim & Mapfre: Corporate Governance & BI
Global enterprise environments with massive data volumes, strict pharmaceutical and financial compliance, and zero tolerance for reporting ambiguity.
What executives and leaders say about working with me
Direct references from CEOs, audit heads, and data leaders.
“His expertise was crucial in building our platform from scratch, propelling us ahead of schedule through his commitment and skill.”
“His skills and work ethic are commendable and have significantly contributed to the success of our projects.”
“He transformed our dataset, improving decision-making and efficiency with his expertise.”
“Gabriel is a valuable asset to any data team and I am confident he will excel in any future challenge.”
“Gabriel is one of the most dedicated, patient, and innovative people I have had the pleasure of working with.”
Frequently asked questions
Key answers about what a Data Partner does, how we collaborate, and what you can expect.
A Data Partner goes far beyond a traditional contractor or theoretical advisor. I act as a senior extension of your team across the entire data lifecycle: aligning strategy with leadership, engineering automated pipelines, and building clear dashboards. Think of it as building your internal Data Office—I design it, build it on your infrastructure, train your team to run it day-to-day, and stay available whenever you need senior strategic support.
Large consultancies often pitch with senior partners, hand execution to junior staff, and aim for endless retainers. With me, you work directly and exclusively with a senior practitioner with 13+ years of experience: pragmatic solutions built on your servers, tangible deliverables from month one, and zero vendor lock-in.
Absolutely. Most growing and mid-sized companies rely on spreadsheets because they are flexible. My goal is never to over-engineer or sell expensive tools you don't need—it is to build a solution tailored to your exact maturity, automating manual data prep so your team stops wasting hours copying and pasting and works from one reliable source of truth.
Building a solid data foundation requires a rare blend of executive business strategy, data engineering, and BI architecture. Recruiting that profile full-time takes months and carries a heavy fixed salary overhead—whereas once your core Data Office is built and automated, your team can run daily operations independently with ongoing strategic and technical support.
Within the first 14 days, you receive a complete diagnostic, a unified KPI dictionary, and a prioritized action roadmap. By weeks 3 and 4, the first automated workflows and executive views are live in production—saving operational hours and bringing clarity from the very first month.