Data · AI · Finance · Automation

Spreadsheets to systems.
Data to decisions.

We help small and large businesses move from scattered files and manual work to AI-augmented operations. Financial models, dashboards, and automations — built on critical thinking, not hype.

// LIVE SYSTEM v2.4.1
Operational Variance — 2025 vs 2026
Daily Output2,450 +3.1%
Cost per Unit ($)48.20 -1.8%
Budget Adherence92% on track
Process Yield %81.4 +0.7pp
Forecast EBITDA$14.6M +4.2%
Refresh cadenceHourly
01 AI-Augmented Operations
02 Financial & Operational Models
03 Automation That Pays for Itself
The Reality

Most companies already have the data.
What they lack is the infrastructure to use it.

Disconnected spreadsheets. Reports nobody trusts. Automations held together with macros. The result isn't a data problem — it's a decision-making problem. We fix that end-to-end.

73%
of collected business data is never analyzed
It exists, it's paid for, and it sits unused in SharePoint and ERPs.
— Forrester
40%
of workweek lost to manual, repeatable tasks
Copy-paste between systems, reconciling files, formatting reports.
— McKinsey Digital
3x
higher ROI on AI when paired with clean data pipelines
Without the plumbing, even the best model produces garbage.
— MIT Sloan
$0
wasted on tools your team doesn't actually use
We audit before we recommend. If Excel is enough, we say so.
— Our commitment
What We Build

Six disciplines, one operating system for your business.

We don't sell categories. We solve problems. But here's how the work usually breaks down.

01 / AI INTEGRATION

AI Where It Moves the Needle

Practical applications only. Document processing, forecasting, anomaly detection, internal assistants — deployed where the ROI is obvious.

  • Custom GPT / Claude integrations for internal teams
  • Structured extraction from invoices, contracts, reports
  • Forecasting & scenario engines
02 / FINANCIAL MODELING

Models That Survive the Boardroom

Budgets, variance analysis, valuation, cash flow, scenario planning. Auditable models for decisions, board meetings, and capital raising — built so your CFO can defend every number.

  • Operating & financial models (Excel / Power Pivot)
  • Scenario & sensitivity analysis
  • Board-ready variance & KPI reporting
03 / BUSINESS AUTOMATION

Remove the Manual Work

Power Query pipelines, Python scripts, Power Automate, ERP integrations. We eliminate the weekly grind so your team works on decisions, not data entry.

  • Power Query / M code data pipelines
  • Python automation & API integrations
  • Business Central / Dynamics 365 configuration
04 / DASHBOARDS & BI

Answers, Not Charts

Every dashboard is built around a specific decision. We start with the question, not the tool. Power BI, Excel, custom web — whatever fits.

  • Power BI & Power Pivot data models (DAX)
  • Custom web dashboards (real-time)
  • Executive & operational reporting packs
05 / PITCH & GROWTH

Tell the Story That Raises Capital

Pitch decks, investor narratives, and growth strategies built on the same data and models that run your business. Numbers that match reality, stories that close rounds.

  • Investor pitch decks (seed, Series A, growth)
  • Growth strategy & GTM planning
  • Data rooms & due-diligence support materials
06 / BUSINESS DIAGNOSTICS

Find What's Broken Before It Breaks

Independent audits of your operations, finances, and digital footprint. Where your money leaks, where competitors are eating your lunch, what to fix first.

  • Web & competitive analysis
  • Financial & operational improvement audits
  • Process & cost optimization roadmaps
How We Work

Three principles. No PowerPoint theater.

We've seen enough 80-slide discovery decks. Here's the whole methodology.

01

Diagnose First

Before anything gets built, we understand the actual business question. Most consulting engagements fail here. We won't.

02

Build to Last

Documented, version-controlled, auditable systems. Not brittle scripts that only the original author can fix. Your systems outlive us.

03

Transfer Knowledge

Your team owns the output by the time we leave. Training, documentation, and runbooks are deliverables, not afterthoughts.

Selected Work

Real problems. Measurable outcomes.

A sample of engagements across operations, corporate finance, and data infrastructure.

Mining · Metallurgy

Automated Metallurgical Balance Pipeline

Replaced 2-day manual close with a Power Query pipeline. Eliminated a redundant pivot cycle and reduced reporting lag from 48h to 30min.

Corp Finance · Hedging

Commodity Hedging Strategy & Board Model

Evaluated put options vs zero-cost collars against a $30M net cash target. Delivered a board-level report with sensitivity tables and scenario output.

ERP · Business Central

Dimension Architecture & Budget Loader

Audited blocked dimension combinations causing budget import failures. Rebuilt the dimension hierarchy and shipped a validated 2026 budget loader.

FOUNDER · MEXICO CITY
Who We Are

Industrial operator first. Consultant second.

Dakieda Labs was founded out of a simple frustration: most "AI & data" consultants have never had to close a month, defend a budget, or explain a variance to an operations director at 7am.

We bring 10+ years of hands-on operating experience across industrial finance, ERP systems, and data infrastructure — plus working fluency in the AI tooling most consultants only talk about. When we recommend a solution, it's because we've built it and we know how it breaks.

Core Stack
Power BI · Power Query M · DAX · Python · Business Central · Excel modeling
Domain Experience
Industrial operations · Corporate finance · Budget & variance reporting
AI Tooling
Claude / GPT APIs · RAG pipelines · Automation workflows · Anthropic MCP
Location
Mexico City · Bilingual (ES / EN) · Serving LATAM & North America
Field Notes

What we're thinking about.

Short, opinionated pieces on data infrastructure, AI in industry, and finance systems.

Apr 14, 2026|OPINION

Stop buying AI tools. Start building AI workflows.

Why your Copilot license isn't moving the needle, and what actually does: the three layers of automation every mid-market company needs before "AI" means anything.

Apr 03, 2026|TECHNICAL

The Power Query pattern we use for every operations client

A parameterized, auditable M-code template for month-end cost reporting. Handles late-arriving data, dimension breaks, and variance calculations without manual intervention.

Mar 22, 2026|FINANCE

Variance reporting is a decision-making tool, not an accounting exercise

Most variance reports answer "what happened." The good ones answer "what do we do next." How to restructure your monthly pack for operational decisions.

Mar 10, 2026|CASE STUDY

We replaced a $120k/yr BI tool with Power BI + one week of work

The short version: the original tool was solving a problem the client didn't have. Here's the audit framework we used to catch it.

Let's Talk

Book a 30-minute discovery call.

No pitch deck. We'll ask about your current data stack, the decisions you're trying to make, and tell you honestly whether we can help.

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