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Jihwan Kim

Enterprise BI Architect & Microsoft Fabric Strategist

I architect enterprise analytics at IKEA (30,000+ users on Microsoft Fabric) and build the open-source DevOps tools that Power BI teams need for the PBIR/TMDL transition. Microsoft MVP since 2022. 2,700+ community solutions. 4 governance tools. 8+ years Power BI & 2+ years Fabric.

30K+ users
2,700+ solutions
58+ stars
8+ yrs Power BI
Jihwan Kim — Enterprise BI Architect & Microsoft Fabric Strategist

The Enterprise Fabric Transition Is Happening Now

PBIR Mandatory Q3 2026
Every Power BI report must migrate to the PBIR format. Most teams have no tooling or strategy. Jihwan already built 2 open-source tools for PBIR governance.
85% IT Talent Shortage
85% of IT employers in the Netherlands struggle to find talent with the right skills. The gap is even wider for Fabric, TMDL, and PBIR expertise. Source: ManpowerGroup/Experis ETTO Q2 2026
90%+ Fortune 500 on Fabric
Over 90% of Fortune 500 companies now use Microsoft Fabric, but architects who've migrated at enterprise scale are rare. Jihwan did it at IKEA for 30,000+ users. Source: FabCon 2026 Keynote
CI/CD = #1 Skills Gap
CI/CD for Power BI is the biggest skills gap in the market. Jihwan designed Git-based CI/CD governance at IKEA scale.

The Enterprise Fabric Architect
Who Already Built the Tooling

Every Fortune 500 enterprise running Power BI faces the same challenge right now: migrating to Microsoft Fabric, adopting PBIR (mandatory Q3 2026), implementing TMDL-based CI/CD, and doing it all without breaking production reports serving thousands of users. This is exactly the problem I solve—and I have the enterprise-scale proof and open-source tooling to prove it.

At IKEA, I architected the migration of legacy Import-mode semantic models to composite Direct Lake architecture on Microsoft Fabric—serving 30,000+ users with 90%+ refresh elimination, 30% model size reduction, and 25% query performance improvement. I designed the Git-based CI/CD governance architecture (PBIP/TMDL) that became the standard for our Customer Fulfilment, Inventory & Logistics organization.

What makes my approach different: I don't just implement solutions—I build the tools that make the transition repeatable. My four open-source PBIP governance tools (documenter, lineage explorer, impact analyzer, visual manager) solve the exact DevOps gaps that every enterprise faces during the Fabric transition. And as a Microsoft MVP with direct access to the product team, I work at the frontier of what's coming next. AI is integrated into every phase of my workflow—from DAX prototyping to performance analysis—boosting development speed by 3x.

Microsoft MVP Badge Community Super User Badge
Microsoft MVP since 2022 — Recognized for community contributions in Power BI and Microsoft Fabric. Fewer than 200 people worldwide hold MVP status in Power BI & Fabric—this means direct access to Microsoft's product roadmap, early previews of features like PBIR and DAX UDFs, and a direct feedback channel to the engineering team.
Community Super User since 2021 — 2,709 solutions authored in the Power BI & Fabric Community forums. Active community mentor.
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Open-Source Tools

The DevOps tooling that enterprises need for PBIR/TMDL governance—built from real-world pain at IKEA scale, free and open-source.

pbip-documenter — semantic model documentation with page layout, tables, measures, and lineage
pbip-documenter 28 Mar 2026

Generates comprehensive documentation from Power BI semantic models. Automatically extracts measures, tables, relationships, and metadata into structured, readable output. Used by enterprise teams managing 100+ semantic models who need automated governance documentation.

JavaScript PBIP Documentation
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pbip-lineage-explorer — DAX lineage tracing and git change intelligence
pbip-lineage-explorer 19 Mar 2026

Traces DAX measure dependencies from visuals to source columns in PBIP projects. Includes commit-by-commit change intelligence—see exactly what changed, when, and which visuals are impacted across 30+ change types. Essential for teams adopting Git-based workflows who need to understand impact before merging.

JavaScript DAX Lineage Git Change Intelligence PBIP
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isHiddenInViewMode — PBIR Visual Manager for filter visibility, layer order, and visual interactions
isHiddenInViewMode 8 Mar 2026

Bulk-manage filter visibility and layer order in PBIR reports. Eliminates tedious manual clicking through Edit Interactions for complex multi-visual reports. Built for the PBIR transition—the first tool to enable bulk management of PBIR visual properties.

JavaScript PBIR Productivity
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pbip-impact-analyzer — impact analysis and safe refactoring for PBIP semantic models
pbip-impact-analyzer 3 Mar 2026

Analyze impact of changes and safely refactor PBIP semantic models. Know exactly which visuals, measures, and reports are affected before making changes. The safety net for enterprise refactoring—know what breaks before you break it.

JavaScript Impact Analysis Refactoring
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Enterprise-Scale Impact

Two decades of supply chain domain expertise combined with deep BI architecture—a rare combination at Fortune 500 scale.

Career Impact Trajectory
IKEA CURRENT
Data Analyst | Power BI Developer
Feb 2023 – Present · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Scope: Customer Fulfilment, Inventory & Logistics Insights—serving IKEA's global supply chain analytics operations
  • Architect semantic models and analytics pipelines on Microsoft Fabric and Power BI serving 30,000+ users across the global supply chain organization
Key Achievements
Semantic Model Development Process Optimization
Implemented systematic parameterization — source control parameters, row count control, and data integrity parameters — making the development process controllable and reproducible across environments. Result: reproducible deployments across 3 environments, eliminating deployment failures and reducing release time by 70%.
Git Integration & Source Control Architecture
Designed a new architecture achieving full source control and version control for Power BI artifacts (PBIP/TMDL), with CI/CD pipelines via Azure DevOps and GitHub. Result: zero-downtime deployments, full audit trail for compliance, and 50% faster onboarding for new team members.
Direct Lake & Composite Model Migration
Migrated legacy Import-mode models to composite models with Direct Lake mode — achieving developer efficiency with 90%+ refresh elimination and optimized CU usage, plus end-user satisfaction with more data and 25% better query performance. Result: near real-time analytics for 30,000+ supply chain users, enabling faster inventory decisions and reducing data latency from hours to minutes.
  • Streamlined semantic models: 30% model size reduction and 25% performance gain
  • Reduced Fabric Premium capacity (CU) usage by 25% through hands-on tuning and AI-supported performance analysis
  • Integrated AI copilots into DAX authoring, performance diagnostics, and documentation workflows—including early adoption of the Power BI MCP server for AI-driven semantic model development—boosting development speed
  • Mentored analysts on semantic modeling best practices, DAX optimization, and AI-powered report generation
ITVT Group
Senior BI Analyst
Jun 2022 – Jan 2023 · Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Delivered Power BI solutions across Supply Chain, Logistics, CRM, HR, and Project Management domains, integrated with Dynamics 365
  • Created logistics performance dashboard consolidating shipping, warehousing & fulfillment KPIs—reduced manual weekly reporting from 6 hours to 10 minutes
  • Optimized query folding and DAX logic, improving report load times by 40–60%
  • Built reusable Power BI templates and refactored legacy BI components for faster client rollouts
GXO Logistics
Business Intelligence Analyst
Jun 2021 – May 2022 · Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands
  • Designed and standardized Power BI Dataflows, datasets, and reports across 10+ EU sites monitoring Dock-to-Stock, On-Time Shipping, and Inventory KPIs
  • Delivered Weekly Stability, Monthly Business Review, and Productivity & Staff Planning dashboards
  • Reduced decision latency by centralizing analytics practices across large-scale logistics operations
Supply Chain Flow
Supply Chain Data Analyst (Freelance)
Feb 2020 – May 2021 · Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Built Power BI dashboards for logistics and warehouse teams covering freight pricing, bottleneck analysis, and cash flow visibility
  • Launched FlowAnalysis.co—sharing deep dives on data modeling, DAX patterns, and supply chain analytics
  • Earned APICS CSCP, MCSA: BI Reporting, MCT, and MOS Excel Expert certifications during this period
Samsung SDS Cello Logistics
Business Development Manager
Feb 2019 – Feb 2020 · Delft, Netherlands
  • Managed key accounts across global air/ocean freight, European trucking, and warehouse handling
  • Built operational analytics for shipment visibility, SLA root-cause analysis, and cost-to-serve modeling
  • Optimized Asia–Europe trade lanes using data-driven carrier selection and transit time analysis
  • Transition point: discovered the power of data analytics, leading to a career shift into enterprise BI

Education

Rotterdam Business School
Master in Logistics Management · 2018–2019
Korea University
Bachelor in Geology · 1994–2001

What I Deliver

Not just technical skills—strategic capabilities proven at enterprise scale, each backed by measurable outcomes.

Enterprise Fabric Migration
Architect end-to-end migrations from legacy Import-mode Power BI to Direct Lake composite models on Microsoft Fabric. Design lakehouse architecture, optimize Fabric capacity (CU), and deliver near real-time analytics at scale.
Proven at IKEA: 30,000+ users, 90%+ refresh elimination, 25% CU savings
Microsoft Fabric Direct Lake Lakehouse Dataflow Gen2 Composite Models 2+ yrs Fabric 8+ yrs Power BI
DevOps & CI/CD Governance
Design Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines for Power BI using PBIP, TMDL, and PBIR. Build the tooling that makes enterprise BI governance automated, repeatable, and audit-ready.
4 open-source governance tools with 58+ GitHub stars. IKEA-scale CI/CD architecture.
PBIP / TMDL PBIR Git Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Deployment Pipelines 3+ yrs
Semantic Modeling & Performance Engineering
Architect star-schema semantic models, optimize DAX at the formula and storage engine level, tune Fabric capacity, and integrate AI into the development workflow for 3x faster iteration.
Proven at IKEA: 30% model size reduction, 25% query performance gain, 3x dev speed with AI
DAX (8+ yrs) Power Query / M (8+ yrs) SQL (5+ yrs) DAX Studio (6+ yrs) Tabular Editor (6+ yrs) AI-Augmented
Domain: Supply Chain & Retail
Translate complex supply chain operations into analytics that drive decisions—not just reports. Two decades of domain expertise means I speak the language of operations, finance, and logistics, not just data.
Proven at IKEA, GXO Logistics, Samsung SDS Cello. 20+ years domain expertise.
Inventory & Fulfilment Freight & Trade Lanes Warehousing Retail Analytics Dock-to-Stock 20+ yrs

Achievements & Certifications

Certifications

Active

PL-300: Power BI Data Analyst
DP-600: Fabric Analytics Engineer
AZ-900: Azure Fundamentals
Power Platform Fundamentals
MOS: Excel Expert

Expired

APICS CSCP
MCSA: BI Reporting
MCT: Microsoft Certified Trainer

Awards & Recognition

Super User Badge Community Super User ONGOING
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2020
2022
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Thesis Excellence Award
Supply Chain & Logistics — Rotterdam Business School
Hall of Fame
Maven Analytics
Community Spotlight
Power BI Community

Blog & Community

Sharing knowledge through writing, mentoring, and open-source contributions.

powerbimvp.com

Deep dives into Power BI, PBIR, DAX, Microsoft Fabric, and DevOps for BI. Sharing discoveries, patterns, and practical techniques from real enterprise work.

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Community Impact

As a Microsoft MVP and Power BI & Fabric Super User, I actively contribute to the community through mentoring, forum support, and knowledge sharing.

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What I'll Build for Your Organization

The next 18 months will define a decade of enterprise BI. PBIR becomes mandatory. Fabric adoption will accelerate. The teams that get governance, DevOps, and semantic architecture right NOW will have a permanent competitive advantage. I want to be the architect who makes that happen for your organization.

"I don't just build reports—I architect the platform, build the tooling, and establish the engineering culture that makes enterprise BI sustainable at scale. The Fabric transition is a once-in-a-decade opportunity to get this right."

What I bring to your organization:

  • Enterprise scale — Proven at IKEA with 30,000+ users and 500M+ record workloads
  • Architectural thinking — Open-source governance tools demonstrate depth beyond report building
  • Business acumen — Supply chain and logistics background means I speak the language of operations, not just data
  • Microsoft relationship — MVP status provides early access to features, direct feedback channels, and deep ecosystem knowledge
  • AI-augmented workflow — Early adopter of Power BI MCP server; proven integration of AI agents into every phase of semantic model development
  • Community leadership — Track record of mentoring, knowledge sharing, and building BI culture
What I'll Deliver
  • Enterprise PBIR Migration Strategy — Architect and execute your organization's PBIR transition before the Q3 2026 mandate, using proven tooling and migration patterns from IKEA-scale deployments
  • Fabric Center of Excellence — Establish governance standards, CI/CD pipelines, and semantic model architecture patterns that scale across your organization
  • AI-Augmented BI Engineering — Integrate AI agents via Power BI MCP into your BI development workflow—not as a gimmick, but as a 3x productivity multiplier backed by real results at enterprise scale
  • Semantic Layer as Product — Evolve your semantic models from report-backing datasets into governed, reusable data products that serve multiple teams and applications

Let's Discuss Your Fabric Strategy

Exploring senior enterprise BI architecture roles at Fortune 500 organizations in The Netherlands. If your team faces a Fabric migration, PBIR transition, or needs to scale Power BI governance—let's talk.

Power BI Architect • Fabric Platform Lead • Enterprise Analytics Director • Based in Amsterdam