Shaun Rodricks
15+ years building data platforms and analytics functions inside enterprise operations - mining, energy, utilities, infrastructure and government. Architect, engineer and delivery lead across the same estates this business now places specialists into.
That experience is the filter. Every technical assessment, every shortlist and every escalation lands with the same person - there is no handoff to an account manager.
A small advisory practice, kept small on purpose.
Alongside placements, Black Ocean takes a limited number of direct advisory and executive reporting engagements where practitioner depth matters - data strategy, platform architecture and executive reporting, scoped tight and delivered by the founder.
The two sides feed each other: delivery keeps the technical assessment sharp, and the assessment work keeps the advisory grounded in what operators actually run. Placements remain the core of the business.
Four pillars. No exceptions.
Every engagement runs on the same four commitments.
Take responsibility. Refuse limitations. Never compromise once. Leave something worth remembering.
Talk to the person who does the work.
Client brief or network application - either way, it lands with the founder.