Sydney, Australia — Solutions Engineering Leader

Emil
Pastor

I help enterprises move from AI experimentation to systems that hold up in production. Across AI, data, and graph, I bridge deep technical architecture with commercial rigour — building platforms designed to last, not just to demo.

AI Systems Data Architecture Graph Intelligence Scalable AI + Data Systems Value Engineering Regulated Environments

At a Glance

15+
Years Enterprise Tech
ANZ
SE Leader, Neo4j
AI
Agentic + GenAI Systems
VE
Value Engineered

01 — About

Who I Am


Enterprise AI and data architecture leader, based in Sydney. I architect and operationalise AI, data, and graph systems for regulated enterprise environments — translating advanced capability into production-scale platforms that deliver measurable commercial impact.

My career spans Teradata, EY, McKinsey/QuantumBlack, and Microsoft Azure, each chapter deepening a conviction that the right architecture changes everything. I currently lead Solutions Engineering at Neo4j ANZ, working with some of Australia's most complex data environments.

I focus on helping enterprises build AI systems, data platforms, and graph intelligence capabilities that are production-ready across financial services, government, and resource sectors — not just architecturally sound in theory, but operationally resilient in practice.

I write under the banner Value Engineered, exploring how rigorous value thinking should shape every AI and data architecture decision.

Core Expertise
Agentic AI GraphRAG LLM Systems Model Context Protocol Neo4j Knowledge Graphs Data Architecture Cloud Data Platforms Azure AWS Bedrock Snowflake Databricks Python Spark Value Engineering Pre-Sales Architecture

02 — Writing

Case Studies and Articles


03 — Experience

Career


2021 — Present

Solutions Engineering Leader, ANZ

Neo4j

Leading a regional SE team across enterprise, public sector, and commercial segments, translating AI, data, and graph capability into production-grade architecture for Australia and New Zealand's most complex data challenges.

2020 — 2021

Cloud Solutions Architect, Data and AI

Microsoft

Pre-sales architecture across Azure Data and AI for enterprise and public sector customers throughout APAC, acting as Territory CTO and CDO advisor.

2017 — 2020

Principal (Jr) Consultant

McKinsey and Company / QuantumBlack

Advanced analytics and data strategy for global clients in mining, telco, and media, delivering production ML systems with measurable commercial impact.

2016 — 2017

Senior Consultant

Ernst and Young

Enterprise data integration and entity resolution for financial services M&A programs, advising on governance-driven architecture and regulatory readiness.

2011 — 2016

Professional Services Consultant

Teradata

Enterprise data modelling and analytics platform delivery across banking, telco, transport, and retail clients throughout APAC.

04 — Speaking and Advisory

Talks, Lectures and Community


Conference Speaking
  • Gartner Data and Analytics Summit
  • Graph Summit ANZ
  • ANZ Data Engineering Meetups
  • Open Data Science Conference
  • Digital Banking Asia
  • Azure Community Events
Guest Lectures
  • University of Sydney
  • Macquarie University
  • University of New South Wales
  • Asian Institute of Management
Community
  • Organiser, ANZ Graph Database Meetups
Advisory
  • Technology Advisor, Cherry Recommends

05 — Contact

Get in Touch


Let's build something real.

If you're working on an AI, data, or graph problem in financial services, government, or any regulated environment, I'd like to hear from you.