From data to decisions that matter
Most mid-market teams already have the data. What they lack is one version of it everyone trusts, and a way to act on it before the quarter closes. We build that foundation in weeks, not quarters.
Where we work
Five practices, framed by the problem you would recognise rather than the technology underneath.
Integration & Data Engineering
Connect fragmented systems and build reliable data flows that can be operated and changed.
Integration architecture · APIs · batch, CDC and streaming · pipelines · DataOps
ExploreData Governance & Master Data Management
Create trusted enterprise data through ownership, MDM, quality, observability, lineage and AI governance.
Governance operating model · MDM · data quality · observability · catalog · lineage · stewardship · reference data · AI governance
ExploreAnalytics & Decision Intelligence
Turn governed data into consistent metrics, self-service insight and better decisions.
Semantic layer · trusted metrics · BI · self-service · data products
ExploreProcess Automation
Remove repetitive cross-system work with governed workflows and automation.
Workflow and BPM · API automation · RPA · process mining · AI-assisted workflows
ExploreAI Readiness
Prepare trusted data, knowledge, controls and access patterns for production AI.
Data and knowledge readiness · AI architecture · AI governance · responsible AI · agent access controls
Explore
Selected work
Three engagements, described by sector. Evidence of how the work is actually done.
Financial Services
- Problem
- Customer records were duplicated across retail, commercial and wealth, and investigations reconciled them by hand.
- Intervention
- Fixed the matching problem first: profiled real failure modes, then tuned rules against cases the team already knew the answer to.
- Outcome
- A single customer view for financial crime investigations, with lineage back to every contributing source.
Data Platform & Integration
- Problem
- Several integration stacks ran side by side after years of acquisitions, with no agreed answer on which pipeline was authoritative.
- Intervention
- Inventoried what actually ran, then consolidated in order of business risk rather than technical convenience.
- Outcome
- One documented pattern for onboarding a source, and the duplicate routes genuinely retired rather than left running.
Governance & Analytics
- Problem
- Regulatory figures were produced on time but their derivation could not always be demonstrated.
- Intervention
- Traced each reported measure back to source and captured the owning definition with a named owner.
- Outcome
- Provenance questions became a lookup instead of a multi-day investigation.
How We Deliver
Senior practitioners and a proven approach—built to get you trusted, usable data fast.
Weeks, Not Months
Tightly scoped engagements designed to deliver measurable value fast.
Built to Leave You Stronger
Knowledge transfer as a deliverable—your team can run and change what we build.
Governance-First
Security, lineage, and controls built in from day one—not bolted on later.
Senior, Hands-On Team
You work directly with experienced practitioners, not junior hand-offs.
End-to-End Expertise
One partner across integration, pipelines, governance, analytics, and AI readiness.
Who you'll actually work with
Senior practitioners who do the work themselves. No account layer, no junior hand-off.
Papa S. Nguer
VP, Solutions Engineering — PaWa Data Solutions
- Nearly two decades at Informatica, most recently Country Manager for Technical Sales in Canada.
- 300+ customer-facing proving engagements for Tier 1 banks, insurers, telecoms and transport.
- Depth where financial services meets data: KYC and AML, entity resolution, MDM, governance and lineage.
Jason Thien Vo
Principal and Co-Founder, PaWa Data Solutions
- Principal and co-founder, with 25+ years in enterprise data management.
- Two decades leading complex architecture and delivery, including a long tenure at Informatica.
- Depth in MDM, entity resolution, data governance and audit-ready data foundations.
PaWa is deliberately small. Engagements are led and delivered by the person you meet in the first conversation, and specialist collaborators are brought in by name when a project genuinely needs them.
Recent thinking
Articles
The Governance Crisis: The Turning Point
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