Field Notes & Essays

Writing from the edge of BI and AI.

March 2026

Why MCP Servers Are the Missing Layer Between LLMs and Power BI

A field report on building a dedicated Power BI MCP server that lets Claude reason over semantic models without leaking data.

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January 2026

Taguchi for the Slot Floor: Experimental Design Beyond Manufacturing

How a methodology born in quality engineering became my fastest path to optimizing RTP, volatility, and hit frequency.

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November 2025

The Executive Briefing Layer

Dashboards are not enough. The real product is the synthesized narrative leadership can act on in under 60 seconds.

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