Co-Founder & CEO

Paul Williams

Cloud Data and AI Architect

17 years building enterprise data systems — cloud warehouses, master data management, digital transformation. From enterprise SaaS platforms to global professional services, Paul has designed and shipped the data architectures that large organizations actually run on. He co-founded Encephalon to solve the problem he kept seeing: organizations adopt AI tools without encoding the institutional knowledge those tools need to be useful.

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How I Work

I start every engagement the same way: with the business requirements. Not the technology, not the architecture diagram, not the vendor pitch — the actual problem the business needs to solve. I've been doing this for 17 years and the pattern never changes. When you lead with requirements, the right architecture reveals itself. When you lead with technology, you end up rebuilding it in two years.

That mindset is how I ended up building Enterprise Intelligence. I spent years watching organizations pour money into data platforms and AI tools without encoding the institutional knowledge those tools need to actually work. The business requirements were always the same: consistency, governance, knowledge retention. The technology just wasn't solving for them. So we built something that does.

The Resume

I was born and bred in Enterprise Data. Data to me is everything. Here is my enterprise career.

Global Professional Services Firm

2 years

Data Architect

Developed and refined an HTAP system for tracking and managing global cloud migration projects.
Reduced operational costs by identifying and implementing custom code improvements for Azure SQL instances.
Contributed as a Data SME on RFPs, helping sell projects and expand the data management portfolio.

Global Sports & Events Company

1 year 4 months

Lead Data Architect

Orchestrated a major digital transformation, leveraging Informatica Data Management Cloud for Master Data Management to consolidate and standardize global data processes.
Managed the selection and coordination with implementation partners, ensuring project success and prompt delivery.

Financial Services Corporation

2 years 3 months

Business Intelligence Manager / Lead Data Architect

Directed the transition of data assets to Microsoft Azure, implementing cloud data warehousing and analytics solutions.
Eliminated a significant backlog of data requests by optimizing data management practices and introducing efficient cloud-based solutions.

Data & BI Consultancy

2 years 3 months

Principal BI Architect

Led the development of a hybrid data warehousing product, achieving Microsoft Gold Certification for SQL Server 2016 across cloud and on-premises solutions.
Led pre-sales technical consultations, scoping data solutions for prospective clients.

Marketing Technology Firm

1 year 10 months

Data Architect

Established a department focused on developing customizable data warehouse solutions for a customer loyalty platform serving 65+ million members.
Implemented cloud-based data management and analytics initiatives supporting marketing and customer engagement.

Enterprise SaaS Platform

7 years

Senior Systems Architect / Data Team Lead

Engineered an Enterprise Business Intelligence solution within a large-scale private cloud environment.
Built data analysis and reporting capabilities that supported strategic business functions across the organization.

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