Why It Matters
20+
Years of transformation leadership across 3 continents
$10M
Savings delivered in 12 months. First Quantum Minerals, Zambia.
70%
of digital transformations fail to deliver on their goals
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Core thesis: decisions not technology determine outcomes
Austin, Texas · Serving USA & Global Clients
Our Point of View
Transformation
Is a Decisions Problem.
“Organizations across Texas and beyond are deploying AI tools, cloud platforms, and automation systems — and still failing to transform. The gap isn't in the technology. It's in the decisions being made above it.”
Data Sentinels was built on a single insight: digital transformation fails when leadership doesn't have the frameworks, governance, or decision architecture to make it stick.
We work above the implementation layer — advising the humans who decide which technology gets deployed, how, and why. That's not IT consulting. It's not data services. It's a fundamentally different kind of engagement — and it's the one most Texas and global organizations are missing.
Three Ways to Engage
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Mining & Enterprise Transformation
Multi-year · Implementation-led
For mining operations and large enterprises that need more than advice. Data foundation, AI deployment, workforce capability building, and handover. Each phase tied to a measurable outcome.
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Data Foundation Audit and Integration
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AI models tied to savings mechanisms
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Workforce capability building
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Embed and handover, no dependency
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Advisory Engagements
Structured · Defined deliverables
For leadership teams who need a structured intervention. A diagnostic, a framework, or a roadmap without the commitment of an ongoing retainer. Defined scope. Clear deliverable. Board-ready output.
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AI Governance Diagnostic
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Transformation Readiness Assessment
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Decision Architecture Design
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Stalled Transformation Diagnosis
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Fractional CDO
Ongoing retainer · Senior leadership
Board-level data and transformation leadership without the full-time hire. Nono embedded in your strategy monthly, available when decisions need to be made. Prevents expensive mistakes before they happen.
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Monthly strategic sessions with Nono
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AI and vendor evaluation using the SPACE Test
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Quarterly board-ready reporting
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On-call access for time-sensitive decisions
Our Model
Lean Core. Enterprise Reach.
Data Sentinels operates with a deliberate model: a tight core team of senior strategists, supported by a vetted contractor network that activates for large-scale engagements. You get senior attention on every engagement — not junior consultants with a senior name on the pitch deck.
When a project demands scale, we can deploy up to 15 specialists without compromising quality. Right-sized for your problem, not for our headcount.
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Core Team
15
Max Deployed
Contractor Network
Vetted domain specialists — activated on demand for large-scale, complex client engagements across the USA and globally.
PROPRIETARY IP
Our Frameworks
The Founder
Nono Bokete
CEO & Head of Data Strategy · Austin, Texas
BHP Billiton
Software Implementation Lead · London
First Quantum Minerals
$10M savings delivered in 12 months · Zambia
Forbes Business Council
Member & contributor
IoD Member
Certificate in Company Direction
SADC Policy Advisory
Digital transformation at the regional level
PMI Austin
Member
20+ years across mining · financial services · supply chain · retail
Southern Africa · United Kingdom · United States
Where We Win Work