Fundamenta – Data Engineering Specialists

We are a team of seasoned industry professionals, each with over a decade of hands-on experience tackling the most complex challenges in data engineering. As your trusted technology partner, we mentor and guide your data engineering teams, empowering them to make well-informed decisions. Our goal is to help your business move swiftly while building a strong, reliable foundation.

Our approach is straightforward: we don’t trap, we empower — providing organisations with the knowledge and skills their teams need to thrive in a data-driven world.

Leadership & Expertise

Richard He – Founder & Technical Advisor

Richard He leads Fundamenta with over a decade of experience in solving complex data engineering challenges at scale. His expertise in modern data architecture, cloud platforms, and engineering leadership has driven transformative outcomes for some of the world’s largest organisations.

Notably, at Virgin Media O2, he built a data platform engineering team from scratch, scaling it to 40+ engineers supporting 300+ data professionals. This transformation not only improved efficiency but also unlocked ~£100 million in P/L improvements by 2024. Under his leadership, the team earned Google’s DORA DevOps Awards twice for delivering exceptional speed and stability in data operations.

Beyond Fundamenta, Richard is an active voice in the Google Cloud community as a Google Developer Expert (GDE) in Cloud. He shares practical insights on his YouTube channel, Practical GCP, which has grown to over 4,000 subscribers, helping professionals worldwide navigate modern data engineering challenges.

Proven Results, Trusted by Industry Leaders

Our team has helped businesses unlock the full potential of their data by:

✅ Scaling engineering teams to support enterprise-wide data initiatives

✅ Migrating complex data platforms to modern, scalable cloud architectures

✅ Improving business agility by driving 10x faster deployments and highly reliable SLAs

✅ Delivering measurable financial impact, including multi-million-pound cost savings and revenue growth

Let’s connect and explore how we can prepare your data engineering team to tackle future challenges with confidence and expertise.