Andy Hayler
Encyclopedia
Andy Hayler, data warehousing innovator
, entrepreneur
, writer, and food critic
, is known for leading the creation of the dynamic data warehousing architecture within Royal Dutch Shell
that he later commercialized as the KALIDO Active Information Management software product of Kalido
, the Shell subsidiary founded by Hayler in 2001. This company is now headquartered in Massachusetts
. In 2002, Hayler was selected for the "Top 10 Innovators" list by the editors of Red Herring
, the magazine of business technology innovation and entrepreneurism. As software industry expert, Hayler writes the weblog "Andy on Software".
Hayler currently leads a professional double life. As a food critic, he writes and maintains the web site "Andy Hayler's Restaurant, Food and Hotel Guide".
His "London Transport Restaurant Guide" was published by Macmillan
in 1994.
in 2006, The Guardian
choose it as one of top 10 food web sites.
He is noted for having visited all the 3 star Michelin restaurants
that existed in the world in 2004, keeping up with this culinary journey in 2008
and again in 2010.
He is a regular guest critic on the BBC
series “Masterchef
: The Professionals.”
Innovator
An innovator in a general sense, is a person or an organization who is one of the first to introduce into reality something better than before. That often opens up a new area for others and achieves an innovation.-History:...
, entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, writer, and food critic
Food critic
The terms food critic, food writer, and restaurant critic can all be used to describe a writer who analyzes food or restaurants and then publishes the results of their findings. While these terms are not strictly synonymous they are often used interchangeably, at least in some circumstances...
, is known for leading the creation of the dynamic data warehousing architecture within Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
that he later commercialized as the KALIDO Active Information Management software product of Kalido
Kalido
Kalido is a software company headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts with offices in the US, London and India.-History:The ideas behind Kalido started in 1985, when the Royal Dutch/Shell Group began twelve years of advanced data-modeling research, involving highly generic models and time...
, the Shell subsidiary founded by Hayler in 2001. This company is now headquartered in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. In 2002, Hayler was selected for the "Top 10 Innovators" list by the editors of Red Herring
Red Herring (magazine)
Red Herring was a technology business magazine, which flourished during the dot com boom, with global distribution and bureaus in Bangalore, Beijing, and Paris. It also sponsored conferences designed to bring venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and technologists together. But the magazine went into...
, the magazine of business technology innovation and entrepreneurism. As software industry expert, Hayler writes the weblog "Andy on Software".
Hayler currently leads a professional double life. As a food critic, he writes and maintains the web site "Andy Hayler's Restaurant, Food and Hotel Guide".
His "London Transport Restaurant Guide" was published by Macmillan
Macmillan Publishers
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, also known as The Macmillan Group, is a privately held international publishing company owned by Georg von Holtzbrinck Publishing Group. It has offices in 41 countries worldwide and operates in more than thirty others.-History:...
in 1994.
in 2006, The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
choose it as one of top 10 food web sites.
He is noted for having visited all the 3 star Michelin restaurants
Michelin Guide
The Michelin Guide is a series of annual guide books published by Michelin for over a dozen countries. The term normally refers to the Michelin Red Guide, the oldest and best-known European hotel and restaurant guide, which awards the Michelin stars...
that existed in the world in 2004, keeping up with this culinary journey in 2008
and again in 2010.
He is a regular guest critic on the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
series “Masterchef
Masterchef
MasterChef is a BBC television cooking game show. It initially ran from 1990 to 2001 and was later revived in a different format known as MasterChef Goes Large from 2005 onwards. In 2008, the "Goes Large" part of the name was dropped, but the format remains identical...
: The Professionals.”