University of Southampton

Head of Data Science at International Airlines Group (IAG)

Harmondsworth, Greater London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the development of Data Platforms  and Data Science across the group.  Leading innovation projects within multiple business areas.  Putting our data to work! through combining our internal knowledge and experience with the best of what's out there in the market and academia.

International Airlines Group (IAG)

Head of Data Science

Lead the Business Intelligence team at British Airways.   Responsible for Development and Support of Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Tools and Applications.   Work with Business areas across British Airways and its Partners to deliver systems, data and insights for business performance and key corporate programmes.

British Airways

Head of Business Intelligence

Responsible for the Design of the Enterprise Data Warehouse.  Lead Design team working with data integration projects.  Responsible for warehouse data modelling and technical design and standards.

Data Warehouse Design Manager

Managed team within developing analytical and reporting tools for Revenue Management and Sales teams in British Airways.   Designed and delivered key Commercial Reporting System and lead Commercial department input to Corporate Data Warehouse programme.

Commercial Revenue Analysis Development Manager

Responsible for Systems Strategy for World Sales at British Airways.  Working closely with Sales teams and IT to design and deliver IT Systems.

World Sales Systems Manager

Part of specialist team brought together to develop Global Corporate Dealing Strategy for British Airways.  Responsible for design and delivery of Global dealing system and its roll out across British Airways.

Pricing Programmes Manager, Global Dealing Review

Took sabbatical from British Airways to work with a Web start up (Still going today!).   Responsible for all technical architecture, design and development.   Developed using Microsoft ASP/JavaScript and Perl.   Web based system both B2B and B2C working with major corporate customers in the US.

Rewardlife Limited

Technical Development Manager

Managed team of data analysts working closely with UK Sales teams to design British Airways Corporate Deals.   Responsible for dealing strategy,  pricing analysis,  deal model development,  deal performance tracking, forecasting and reporting.

Corporate Pricing Manager, UK Sales

Managed team responsible for analysis and performance reporting for UK&I Sales team.  Responsible for Sales MI strategy, development of reporting and delivery of regular performance reporting/presentation back to sales teams

Sales Performance Manager, UK Sales

Moved to IT to deliver development of SAS based Dealing system developed in previous role.  Moved on to Business Analysis for working on key IT projects  for Sales Systems.

Business Analyst, IT

Worked in new team with UK Sales mixing Sale negotiator with key analysts to design Corporate Agreements.   Responsible for development of Deal Modelling systems,  Data development and integration and creation of deal performance reporting systems.

Commercial Agreements Analyst, UK Sales

Operational Research analyst,  specialising in Market Research analysis and Commercial analysis.

Senior Operational Research Analyst

Contract within BA developing analysis and reporting for service recovery.  Development of first analytical database in area for performance reporting.

Customer Relations Analyst

Contract to design and build system for sales team.

Paul Shade

Paul Shade