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The Practice Behind
the Architecture

One Big Table Consulting is a boutique data engineering and AI strategy practice serving enterprise analytics leaders across media, technology, retail, and manufacturing.

Founded on Architecture.
Delivering Enterprise Intelligence.

Maria Wright-Noor is the Founder and Managing Principal of One Big Table Consulting — a boutique data architecture and AI strategy practice headquartered in San Diego, California. She advises CDOs, CTOs, and senior analytics leaders on building the data infrastructure required to deploy AI with confidence and operational reliability.

With more than 15 years of enterprise delivery experience across Microsoft, Nike, and Shift Paradigm — spanning SaaS analytics, consumer retail intelligence, and management consulting — Wright-Noor brings practitioner-level command of the modern data stack: Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, and Power BI. She is recognized for leading cross-functional architecture programs that produce measurable business outcomes.

Wright-Noor developed OBT's AI and Data Readiness Scorecard — a nine-dimension diagnostic framework for responsible AI deployment — and is the architect of OBT's proprietary engagement methodology: Align → Activate → Optimize → Scale. Read our full philosophy →

Maria Wright-Noor, Founder & Managing Principal at One Big Table Consulting — enterprise data architecture expert
Maria Wright-Noor Founder & Managing Principal

Outside of her consulting practice, Maria is a published author whose work examines systemic power, women's leadership, and equity in underrepresented communities. She is an active advocate for broadening access to careers in data and technology.

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Intelligence isn't a dashboard. It isn't a model. It's architecture — and it starts with data you can trust.

$250M+

Revenue Impact

15+ Yrs

Enterprise Experience

OBT One practice
Five disciplines

Data Architecture & Semantic Modelling

Across Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, and Databricks.

Governance & Data Integrity

Lineage, access, and data contracts that make data trustworthy.

AI & Advanced Analytics

Built on production-grade foundations — creator of OBT's AI & Data Readiness assessment.

AI Strategy

Readiness-driven roadmaps that take you from data foundations to AI deployed with confidence.

Executive Intelligence

Turning data into decisions leaders trust.

Data Architecture & Semantic Modelling

Across Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, and Databricks.

Governance & Data Integrity

Lineage, access, and data contracts that make data trustworthy.

AI & Advanced Analytics

Built on production-grade foundations — creator of OBT's AI & Data Readiness assessment.

AI Strategy

Readiness-driven roadmaps that take you from data foundations to AI deployed with confidence.

Executive Intelligence

Turning data into decisions leaders trust.

Technical Depth Across the Modern Data Stack

Maria's work spans the full modern data stack — from Snowflake and Databricks architecture to Power BI and Tableau delivery — across media, retail, technology, transportation, and manufacturing.

Core Platforms

Snowflake · Databricks · Microsoft Azure · BigQuery · dbt

Industries

Media · Technology · Retail · Transportation · Manufacturing · Aerospace

Notable Clients

Amazon · Microsoft · DIRECTV · Nike · Seagate · Turkish Airlines · ADP

Impact & Practice

$250M+ in measurable revenue & cost outcomes · 15+ years enterprise data architecture

Platforms

  • Snowflake
  • Databricks
  • BigQuery
  • Azure Data Lake
  • dbt

Modeling

  • Star Schema
  • Data Vault
  • OBT / Wide Tables
  • Semantic Layers
  • Feature Stores

BI & Analytics

  • Tableau
  • Power BI
  • Looker
  • Python / SQL
  • NLP & Predictive

Industries

  • Media & Entertainment
  • Technology
  • Retail & E-Commerce
  • Transportation
  • Manufacturing

Experience Across

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Your Data Requires

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Maria Wright-Noor, Founder & Managing Principal at One Big Table Consulting — enterprise data architecture expert
Maria Wright-Noor Founder & Managing Principal