More than 14 years' experience in software applications architecture, development and maintenance using Microsoft.NET technologies ASP.NET WebForms, MVC and Web API frameworks, ASP.NET Core, WCF, C#, VB.NET, SQL Server, Entity Framework, LINQ, IIS, Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Blob and table storage.
Experience of Responsive Single Page Applications development using Bootstrap, Angular, Typescript, Durandal JS, KnockoutJS and RequireJS, Lodash, Q promises and LESS.
DevOps expertise with strong skills in migrating and setting up ASP.NET, PHP, Classic ASP, ColdFusion and Python web applications on Cloud infrastructure and on-premise server. Experience of deploying REST APIs and applications on Docker containers with Kubernetes orchestrator.
Microsoft SQL Server Programming
TypeScript
JSON
Docker
.NET Core
ASP.NET
OAuth
ASP.NET MVC
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft IIS
C#
Amazon ECS
API Development
Bassam H.
Auckland, New Zealand
$35/hr
5.0
13 jobs
Are slow Power BI dashboards, manual Excel reports, or DAX issues preventing your team from making faster business decisions?
I help businesses replace manual reporting with fast, scalable Power BI dashboards and automated reporting solutions that deliver real-time insights, improve data accuracy, and reduce reporting effort.
Whether you need a new Power BI dashboard, want to optimize an existing report, troubleshoot DAX calculations, improve SQL performance, or build a complete business intelligence solution, I can help you turn complex data into actionable business insights.
I'm a Top-Rated Power BI Developer, Power BI Consultant, and Data Analyst with over 10 years of experience delivering business intelligence, data analysis, dashboard development, data visualization, KPI dashboards, executive dashboards, and business reporting solutions across healthcare, HR, finance, sales, operations, education, construction, e-commerce, and more.
I design scalable Power BI solutions using SQL, DAX, Power Query, ETL processes, and data modeling best practices to improve reporting performance, automate recurring processes, and provide decision-makers with reliable, real-time business intelligence.
🏆Results Delivered:
• Built dashboards used by 100+ stakeholders
• Reduced manual reporting effort by up to 80% through reporting automation
• Automated recurring reporting workflows, saving 20+ hours per month
• Improved dashboard performance and refresh speed by 50%
• Resolved complex DAX calculations, Power Query, and data modeling challenges
• Built end-to-end business intelligence and analytics solutions
• Delivered executive dashboards and KPI reporting for finance, sales, operations, HR, and executive leadership
✅What I Can Help You With:
• Power BI Dashboard Development
✔ Custom Power BI dashboard development
✔ KPI dashboards & executive dashboards
✔ Interactive dashboards & data visualization
✔ Dashboard design following business intelligence best practices
✔ Data modeling (star schema & relationship design)
✔ DAX development, optimization & troubleshooting
✔ Power Query development & data transformation
✔ Dashboard performance optimization
✔ Power BI Service & Power BI Gateway configuration
✔ Row-Level Security (RLS)
• Reporting Automation & Business Intelligence
✔ Automated reporting solutions
✔ Reporting & analytics
✔ Business reporting solutions
✔ Performance reporting
✔ Financial reporting
✔ Sales dashboards
✔ Operational reporting
✔ Executive reporting
✔ Business performance monitoring
✔ KPI metric development
• Excel Automation & Reporting
✔ Excel dashboard development
✔ Power Query & Power Pivot solutions
✔ Excel VBA automation
✔ Advanced Excel reporting systems
✔ Reporting automation
✔ Excel to Power BI migration
✔ Spreadsheet automation and process optimization
• SQL, ETL & Data Integration
✔ SQL query development & optimization
✔ Data extraction & transformation
✔ ETL processes & data pipelines
✔ Data cleaning & validation
✔ Database reporting solutions
✔ Data warehousing support
✔ multi-source data integration
✔ API integration
✔ Microsoft Power Automate
✔ Automated reporting workflows
✔ Azure & cloud-based reporting solutions
✔ Microsoft Fabric solutions
⚙️Tech Stack:
Power BI | SQL| DAX | Power Query | Data Modeling | Microsoft Excel | Microsoft Excel PowerPivot | Excel VBA | Microsoft Fabric | Azure | Power Automate | Microsoft SQL Server | SSIS | API Integration
✅Why Clients Work with Me:
• 10+ years of real-world business intelligence and reporting experience
• Strong business and technical expertise
• Clean, intuitive, and user-friendly dashboard design
• Fast communication and reliable delivery
• Scalable reporting solutions built for long-term growth
• Ability to translate complex data into meaningful business insights
📩Whether you need a new Power BI dashboard, an executive KPI report, Excel reporting automation, SQL optimization, Power Query transformations, or help resolving complex DAX and data modeling issues, send me a message or invite me to your job.
I'd be happy to discuss your project and help you build reporting solutions that save time, improve decision-making, and deliver measurable business value.
SQL
Microsoft Power BI
Dashboard
Data Visualization
Business Intelligence
Data Analysis Expressions
Power Query
Microsoft Excel
API Integration
Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
Data Analysis
Data Modeling
Microsoft Power BI Development
KPI Metric Development
Analytics Dashboard
ETL
Microsoft Excel PowerPivot
Visual Basic for Applications
Data Warehousing
Business Analysis
Sam C.
Christchurch, New Zealand
$40/hr
4.9
11 jobs
I help businesses build, improve, and maintain websites and web applications without unnecessary complexity.
I'm a Senior Full Stack Developer based in New Zealand with 7+ years of experience across .NET, Umbraco, Shopify, WordPress, Angular, React, Vue.js, SQL Server, and Azure. I've worked with startups, agencies, e-commerce businesses, healthcare companies, and enterprise clients to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.
Whether you need a new website, CMS improvements, Shopify customisation, API integration, performance optimisation, or ongoing support, I can quickly get up to speed and deliver results.
🔧 What I Can Help With
.NET Development
• ASP.NET Core & ASP.NET MVC
• REST API development and integrations
• Legacy application maintenance and upgrades
• Performance optimisation and troubleshooting
• SQL Server and database design
Umbraco CMS
• Umbraco v7 – v17+ development
• Umbraco Cloud
• ModelsBuilder & Block Lists
• Custom components and integrations
• Content migrations and upgrades
• Ongoing maintenance and support
Shopify
• Theme customisation (Liquid)
• Homepage and product page optimisation
• Custom sections and blocks
• Store setup and configuration
• Performance improvements
• App integrations
WordPress
• Customisation and maintenance
• Elementor and page builders
• Responsive design improvements
• Content updates and SEO fixes
Frontend Development
• Angular, React, Vue.js
• TypeScript & JavaScript
• Responsive UI development
• Bug fixing and feature enhancements
🧠 How I Work
• Understand the business requirement first
• Deliver practical and maintainable solutions
• Communicate clearly and proactively
• Focus on quality, performance, and long-term stability
🧰 Tech Stack
C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, Umbraco, Shopify, WordPress, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Angular, React, Vue.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Azure, Azure DevOps
🌍 Location & Availability
Based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Available for projects across New Zealand, Australia, the US, and Europe.
✅ Why Clients Work With Me
• 7+ years commercial experience
• Strong CMS expertise (Umbraco, Shopify, WordPress)
• Experience with both websites and complex web applications
• Clear communication and reliable delivery
• Fast ramp-up on existing systems
If you're looking for a developer who can take ownership, solve problems, and deliver high-quality work, I'd be happy to discuss your project.
— Sam Chandra
Microsoft SQL Server
SQL
.NET Core
ASP.NET MVC
CSS
WordPress
ASP.NET Core
HTML5
Umbraco
JavaScript
React
Angular
Aurelia
Shopify
Ben R.
Christchurch, New Zealand
$80/hr
5.0
22 jobs
20 years experience as a software consultant. Currently working day to day on QlikView and QlikSense development and design, along with Sage CRM customisation in my role as a business systems consultant. Microsoft qualified in SQL administration and transact sql. Experience extracting data from many different datasources using Qlik products.
I am looking for additional work in Qlik development (Qlikview or Qliksense) to supplement my existing salary.
Microsoft SQL Server Administration
Transact-SQL
SAP Crystal Reports
Microsoft Power BI
QlikView
Qlik Sense
Data Visualization
Sage 300
Dewey W.
Auckland, New Zealand
$55/hr
5.0
5 jobs
SnowPro Core Certified, experience in building LLM / RAG applications within Snowflake ecosystem.
More than 15 years experience on data engineering, data visualization, data architecture and data operations. Highly specialized in building Power BI dashboards and developing data pipelines using Python (AWS Glue, EMR, Lambda) or traditional ETL tools (SSIS, WhereScape, etc). Proficient in all aspects of Microsoft SQL Server, including database administration, T-SQL programming, data warehouse development (DAX, SSIS, SSAS Tabular and SSRS) performance tuning and troubleshooting.
Microsoft SQL Server
Data Engineering
Data Visualization
ETL
Microsoft Power BI
Python
Terraform
AWS Glue
Streamlit
Amazon Athena
Data Warehousing
AWS Lambda
Snowflake
LLM Prompt Engineering
AI Chatbot
Vladimir A.
Auckland, New Zealand
$75/hr
5.0
54 jobs
As a freelancer and data engineer, I concentrated on databases and ETL related projects, queries performance, and database structure optimization.
Work with many types of databases for more than 15 years, primarily with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL, Redshift, but on projects work with many others, such as Snowflake, Cloudera, DB2, Oracle.
Big portfolio of ETL projects with Talend Data Integration, NiFi.
Certified Talend Developer (Data Integration, BigData)
Microsoft Certified Professional
Continuously extend my expertise and knowledge.
Open for new challenges.
Microsoft SQL Server Programming
SQL
SQL Programming
Talend Open Studio
MySQL
ETL
Database Administration
PostgreSQL
Data Migration
Database Design
Apache NiFi
Data Analysis
Amazon Redshift
Snowflake
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