I build the data and AI layer
your business needs
before you can justify
hiring a data team.
From a 2-week diagnostic to a 90-day embedded build. One person. Your domain. Tools your operators will actually use.
Three ways to start
Every engagement starts with a free 30-minute data audit. No deck. No sales pitch. Bring your ugliest data problem.
Data Clarity Diagnostic
Know exactly where your data problems are and what to fix first.
- Workflow map of your current data operations
- Data source inventory with quality assessment
- Top 3 highest-impact opportunities ranked
- Recommended build scope and timeline
What clients walked away with
Kuska Autism Services
Staff running the same manual workflows 15 minutes at a time, plus a monthly process that consumed a full hour to harden.
Mapped and automated three core workflows into repeatable, fast routines.
Daily processes: 15 min to under 5 min. Monthly hardening: 1 hr to 20 min. Staff recaptured hours every week for client care.
Solar installer forecasting
No visibility into future installation completions. Sales and ops working from different numbers.
Built forecasting system with user-controllable conversion rates, seasonality, and growth factors connected to live pipeline data.
6-month forward visibility per installer. First accurate forecast in company history.
MCA loan analytics
Manual reconciliation across 840 API calls per pipeline run. No risk scoring. Reports took 30 minutes to assemble.
Automated grading system with ROI scoring, correlation analysis, and reconciliation layer across HubSpot and QuickBooks.
840 API calls reduced to 6. Reports: 30 min to 26 sec. Risk team reviews flags, not raw data.
Unified operations dashboard
Data scattered across CRM, accounting, and ops systems. No single view of the business.
Single data layer connecting QuickBooks, HubSpot, and custom APIs.
One source of truth. Leadership sees the full picture every morning without manual assembly.
60 – 90 days, start to ship
Embed
First week: I sit with your operators and learn how work actually flows.
Map
Diagram the systems, the data, the stuck places. Pick one painful thing to fix first.
Ship
Weeks 2–8: build, test, and deploy. Demo every Friday. No ceremony.
Hand off
Docs, runbook, and training. Your team owns it when I leave.
Stay close
Optional retainer for iteration. Most clients keep one.
Built and maintained by Nektar
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DroughtWatch
Real-time NCAA basketball scoring drought analytics. Tracks 350+ teams, surfaces drought-influenced games, predicts drought risk — with a live March Madness tracker.
OC Tendencies
Play-calling tendency profiles for Big 12 offensive coordinators. 111K+ plays analyzed across 23 coaches — run/pass splits, EPA, red zone, 3rd down, game-script patterns.
One operator. Four domains. Ten years of shipping.
I'm David Hyde. Senior data scientist turned one-person shop. I've built internal tools across solar, financial services, sports analytics, and ranching — the kind of tools operators actually open before their first meeting.
I don't do decks. I write the pipeline, ship the dashboard, and train your team to own it. When I leave, the tool stays.
Connect on LinkedIn →Have a painful data problem? Let's see if I can ship through it.
Free 30-minute data audit. Bring the ugliest part of your stack.