Practical AI. Real business impact.
Turn data complexity into confident decisions.
OQLIS helps organisations connect their data, improve reporting, automate manual work and apply AI where it delivers genuine business value.
Data, analytics, automation and AI consultancy for New Zealand and Australian organisations.
Where most organisations start
Capable people, held back by spreadsheets and disconnected systems.
Most reporting problems come from data spread across systems, manual workarounds that grew over time and numbers different teams can’t agree on.
OQLIS works through these problems in a practical order, starting with the issues that cost the most time and carry the most risk.
- Monthly reports that take days to assemble by hand
- Safety, quality and operational data held in separate systems
- Executives asking questions the current reports can’t answer
- Processes that rely on copy-and-paste, email and re-keying
- Interest in AI, but no clear view of where it would actually help
Services
From strategy through to delivery and ongoing support.
Bring OQLIS in for one clearly defined piece of work, or from the first assessment right through to delivery and support.
01
Data and AI Strategy
Know where you stand today, what matters most and how to get there with a realistic, funded plan.
02
Data Architecture and Integration
A reliable, governed data foundation on Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Snowflake or Databricks.
03
Power BI and Business Intelligence
Executive and operational reporting that people trust and actually use.
04
HSEQ and Operational Reporting
Clear visibility of safety, quality, risk and performance across sites and business units.
05
Automation and AI-enabled Applications
Remove manual work and build tools that fit your process where off-the-shelf software doesn’t.
06
Delivery Assurance and Ongoing Support
Independent advice, project recovery, managed reporting and capability uplift.
Specialism
HSEQ and operational reporting, including Donesafe
Safety, quality and operational reporting is where OQLIS does some of its strongest work: bringing Donesafe and operational data together with Power BI, Snowflake, Databricks or the OQLIS platform.
More than software or consulting hours
A team of people who know how to solve complex data problems.
Shawn is your local point of contact. Behind him, the OQLIS team brings data scientists, data engineers, industrial engineers, software developers and BI specialists, plus the OQLIS platform when it fits.
Every recommendation is clearly labelled, so you can decide where to invest and when:
Quick win
Value in weeks
Remove a manual step, fix a report people don’t trust or automate a recurring task. Useful straight away, with no long-term commitment.
Interim solution
Solve today’s problem properly
A sound, supportable solution for the problem in front of you, built so it can be reused as the bigger picture takes shape.
Target architecture
Build towards the long term
The data platform, governance and reporting model your organisation grows into, delivered in sensible stages.
Meet Shawn
Independent advice from someone who has done the work.
Shawn Winterburn, Founder and Managing Director of OQLIS New Zealand, has spent more than 25 years at the intersection of business strategy, technology and people.
He works directly with business leaders to understand the real problem, challenge assumptions and set a clear, commercially sound direction. He then stays involved until it turns into measurable results.
Clients
Trusted by organisations across Australia, New Zealand and beyond.
Australia and New Zealand
OQLIS customers internationally
Case study · Steel manufacturing
Connected data intelligence for steel manufacturing
A leading Australian steel manufacturer extended the OQLIS platform it already used to cover HSEQ reporting. The business case: 16 implementation days, against 26.5 for the alternative.
Case study · Transport and logistics
Turning HSEQ reporting into business intelligence
A major Australian transport group brought Donesafe and other operational data together in Snowflake, with Power BI reporting for group executives, operating businesses and business units.
Let’s talk about the data, reporting or process problem you need to solve.
A short conversation is usually enough to establish whether there’s a quick win, what a sensible next step looks like and whether OQLIS is the right fit.