diff --git a/calculate_largest_expensors.sql b/calculate_largest_expensors.sql
index e69de29..52399dd 100644
--- a/calculate_largest_expensors.sql
+++ b/calculate_largest_expensors.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+-- When interacting with trino, `USE` the `memory.default` catalogue.schema.
+USE memory.default;
+
+-- Main query to identify employees who expensed more than 1000
+SELECT 
+    e.employee_id,
+    CONCAT(e.first_name, ' ', e.last_name) AS employee_name,
+    e.manager_id,
+    CONCAT(m.first_name, ' ', m.last_name) AS manager_name,
+    SUM(exp.unit_price * exp.quantity) AS total_expensed_amount
+FROM EMPLOYEE e
+LEFT JOIN EXPENSE exp ON e.employee_id = exp.employee_id
+LEFT JOIN EMPLOYEE m ON e.manager_id = m.employee_id
+GROUP BY 
+    e.employee_id, 
+    e.first_name, 
+    e.last_name, 
+    e.manager_id, 
+    m.first_name, 
+    m.last_name
+HAVING SUM(exp.unit_price * exp.quantity) > 1000
+ORDER BY total_expensed_amount DESC;
+
+-- Verify expense calculations for all employees
+SELECT 
+    e.employee_id,
+    CONCAT(e.first_name, ' ', e.last_name) AS employee_name,
+    COUNT(exp.employee_id) AS number_of_receipts,
+    COALESCE(SUM(exp.unit_price * exp.quantity), 0) AS total_expensed_amount,
+    CASE 
+        WHEN COALESCE(SUM(exp.unit_price * exp.quantity), 0) > 1000 THEN 'EXCEEDS LIMIT'
+        ELSE 'WITHIN LIMIT'
+    END AS status
+FROM EMPLOYEE e
+LEFT JOIN EXPENSE exp ON e.employee_id = exp.employee_id
+GROUP BY 
+    e.employee_id, 
+    e.first_name, 
+    e.last_name
+ORDER BY total_expensed_amount DESC;
+
+
+
+-- Alternative implementation using Common Table Expression for clarity
+-- This approach separates expense calculation from employee details
+WITH EmployeeExpenses AS (
+    -- Calculate total expenses for each employee
+    SELECT 
+        employee_id,
+        SUM(unit_price * quantity) AS total_expensed_amount
+    FROM EXPENSE
+    GROUP BY employee_id
+    HAVING SUM(unit_price * quantity) > 1000
+)
+SELECT 
+    e.employee_id,
+    CONCAT(e.first_name, ' ', e.last_name) AS employee_name,
+    e.manager_id,
+    CONCAT(m.first_name, ' ', m.last_name) AS manager_name,
+    ee.total_expensed_amount
+FROM EmployeeExpenses ee
+JOIN EMPLOYEE e ON ee.employee_id = e.employee_id
+LEFT JOIN EMPLOYEE m ON e.manager_id = m.employee_id
+ORDER BY ee.total_expensed_amount DESC;
diff --git a/create_employees.sql b/create_employees.sql
index e69de29..043b23c 100644
--- a/create_employees.sql
+++ b/create_employees.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+-- When interacting with trino, `USE` the `memory.default` catalogue.schema.
+USE memory.default;
+
+-- Drop table if it already exists
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS EMPLOYEE;
+
+-- Create the EMPLOYEE table with appropriate data types
+CREATE TABLE EMPLOYEE (
+    employee_id TINYINT,
+    first_name VARCHAR,
+    last_name VARCHAR,
+    job_title VARCHAR,
+    manager_id TINYINT
+);
+
+-- Manually insert the employee data as Trino doesn't support direct CSV import
+INSERT INTO EMPLOYEE (employee_id, first_name, last_name, job_title, manager_id) VALUES
+    (1, 'Ian', 'James', 'CEO', 4),
+    (2, 'Umberto', 'Torrielli', 'CSO', 1),
+    (3, 'Alex', 'Jacobson', 'MD EMEA', 2),
+    (4, 'Darren', 'Poynton', 'CFO', 2),
+    (5, 'Tim', 'Beard', 'MD APAC', 2),
+    (6, 'Gemma', 'Dodd', 'COS', 1),
+    (7, 'Lisa', 'Platten', 'CHR', 6),
+    (8, 'Stefano', 'Camisaca', 'GM Activation', 2),
+    (9, 'Andrea', 'Ghibaudi', 'MD NAM', 2);
+
+-- Verify the table was created successfully
+SHOW TABLES FROM memory.default;
+
+-- Check table structure
+DESCRIBE memory.default.EMPLOYEE;
+
+-- Verify all data was inserted correctly
+SELECT * FROM EMPLOYEE ORDER BY employee_id;
+
+-- Check for any invalid manager references (managers that don't exist as employees)
+SELECT e.employee_id, e.first_name, e.last_name, e.manager_id
+FROM EMPLOYEE e
+LEFT JOIN EMPLOYEE m ON e.manager_id = m.employee_id
+WHERE e.manager_id IS NOT NULL AND m.employee_id IS NULL;
+
+-- Display employee hierarchy for verification
+SELECT 
+    e.employee_id,
+    CONCAT(e.first_name, ' ', e.last_name) AS employee_name,
+    e.job_title,
+    e.manager_id,
+    CONCAT(m.first_name, ' ', m.last_name) AS manager_name
+FROM EMPLOYEE e
+LEFT JOIN EMPLOYEE m ON e.manager_id = m.employee_id
+ORDER BY e.employee_id;
diff --git a/create_expenses.sql b/create_expenses.sql
index e69de29..f9b83ba 100644
--- a/create_expenses.sql
+++ b/create_expenses.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+-- When interacting with trino, `USE` the `memory.default` catalogue.schema.
+USE memory.default;
+
+-- Drop table if it already exists
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS EXPENSE;
+
+-- Create the EXPENSE table with appropriate data types
+CREATE TABLE EXPENSE (
+    employee_id TINYINT,
+    unit_price DECIMAL(8, 2),
+    quantity TINYINT
+);
+
+-- Manually insert expense data from finance/receipts_from_last_night/*.txt files
+INSERT INTO EXPENSE (employee_id, unit_price, quantity) VALUES
+    (3, 6.50, 14),
+    (3, 11.00, 20),
+    (3, 22.00, 18),
+    (3, 13.00, 75),
+    (9, 300.00, 1),
+    (4, 40.00, 9),
+    (2, 17.50, 4);
+
+-- Verify the table was created successfully
+SHOW TABLES FROM memory.default;
+
+-- Check table structure
+DESCRIBE memory.default.EXPENSE;
+
+-- Verify all data was inserted correctly
+SELECT * FROM EXPENSE ORDER BY employee_id, unit_price;
+
+-- Check for any invalid employee references (expenses for employees that don't exist)
+SELECT e.employee_id, e.unit_price, e.quantity
+FROM EXPENSE e
+LEFT JOIN EMPLOYEE emp ON e.employee_id = emp.employee_id
+WHERE emp.employee_id IS NULL;
+
+-- Display expenses with employee details for verification
+SELECT 
+    e.employee_id,
+    CONCAT(emp.first_name, ' ', emp.last_name) AS employee_name,
+    emp.job_title,
+    e.unit_price,
+    e.quantity,
+    (e.unit_price * e.quantity) AS total_amount
+FROM EXPENSE e
+LEFT JOIN EMPLOYEE emp ON e.employee_id = emp.employee_id
+ORDER BY e.employee_id, e.unit_price;
+
+-- Calculate total expenses per employee
+SELECT 
+    e.employee_id,
+    CONCAT(emp.first_name, ' ', emp.last_name) AS employee_name,
+    COUNT(*) AS number_of_receipts,
+    SUM(e.unit_price * e.quantity) AS total_expensed_amount
+FROM EXPENSE e
+LEFT JOIN EMPLOYEE emp ON e.employee_id = emp.employee_id
+GROUP BY e.employee_id, emp.first_name, emp.last_name
+ORDER BY total_expensed_amount DESC;
diff --git a/create_invoices.sql b/create_invoices.sql
index e69de29..caaa563 100644
--- a/create_invoices.sql
+++ b/create_invoices.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+-- When interacting with trino, `USE` the `memory.default` catalogue.schema.
+USE memory.default;
+
+-- Drop tables if they already exist
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS INVOICE;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS SUPPLIER;
+
+-- Create the SUPPLIER table with appropriate data types
+CREATE TABLE SUPPLIER (
+    supplier_id TINYINT,
+    name VARCHAR
+);
+
+-- Insert suppliers sorted alphabetically by name
+INSERT INTO SUPPLIER (supplier_id, name) VALUES
+    (1, 'Catering Plus'),
+    (2, 'Dave''s Discos'),
+    (3, 'Entertainment tonight'),
+    (4, 'Ice Ice Baby'),
+    (5, 'Party Animals');
+
+-- Create the INVOICE table with appropriate data types as specified in requirements
+CREATE TABLE INVOICE (
+    supplier_id TINYINT,
+    invoice_amount DECIMAL(8, 2),
+    due_date DATE
+);
+
+-- Manually insert invoice data from finance/invoices_due/*.txt files
+INSERT INTO INVOICE (supplier_id, invoice_amount, due_date) VALUES
+    (1, 2000.00, DATE '2025-02-28'),
+    (1, 1500.00, DATE '2025-03-31'),
+    (2, 500.00, DATE '2025-01-31'),
+    (3, 6000.00, DATE '2025-03-31'),
+    (4, 4000.00, DATE '2025-06-30'),
+    (5, 6000.00, DATE '2025-03-31');
+
+-- Verify the tables were created successfully
+SHOW TABLES FROM memory.default;
+
+-- Check table structures
+DESCRIBE memory.default.SUPPLIER;
+DESCRIBE memory.default.INVOICE;
+
+-- Verify all supplier data was inserted correctly
+SELECT * FROM SUPPLIER ORDER BY supplier_id;
+
+-- Verify all invoice data was inserted correctly
+SELECT * FROM INVOICE ORDER BY supplier_id, due_date;
+
+-- Check for any invalid supplier references (invoices for suppliers that don't exist)
+SELECT i.supplier_id, i.invoice_amount, i.due_date
+FROM INVOICE i
+LEFT JOIN SUPPLIER s ON i.supplier_id = s.supplier_id
+WHERE s.supplier_id IS NULL;
+
+-- Display invoices with supplier details for verification
+SELECT 
+    i.supplier_id,
+    s.name AS supplier_name,
+    i.invoice_amount,
+    i.due_date
+FROM INVOICE i
+LEFT JOIN SUPPLIER s ON i.supplier_id = s.supplier_id
+ORDER BY i.supplier_id, i.due_date;
+
+-- Calculate total invoices per supplier
+SELECT 
+    i.supplier_id,
+    s.name AS supplier_name,
+    COUNT(*) AS number_of_invoices,
+    SUM(i.invoice_amount) AS total_invoice_amount
+FROM INVOICE i
+LEFT JOIN SUPPLIER s ON i.supplier_id = s.supplier_id
+GROUP BY i.supplier_id, s.name
+ORDER BY i.supplier_id;
+
+-- Verify all due dates are last day of the month
+SELECT 
+    supplier_id,
+    invoice_amount,
+    due_date,
+    CASE 
+        WHEN due_date = LAST_DAY_OF_MONTH(due_date) THEN 'Valid'
+        ELSE 'Invalid - not last day of month'
+    END AS date_validation
+FROM INVOICE;
diff --git a/find_manager_cycles.sql b/find_manager_cycles.sql
index e69de29..d231cc5 100644
--- a/find_manager_cycles.sql
+++ b/find_manager_cycles.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+-- When interacting with trino, `USE` the `memory.default` catalogue.schema.
+USE memory.default;
+
+-- This query identifies cycles in the employee-manager hierarchy
+WITH RECURSIVE manager_chain (employee_id, current_manager, path, depth, start_employee) AS (
+    -- Start with each employee and their manager
+    SELECT
+        employee_id,
+        manager_id AS current_manager,
+        CAST(employee_id AS VARCHAR) AS path,
+        1 AS depth,
+        employee_id AS start_employee
+    FROM EMPLOYEE
+    WHERE manager_id IS NOT NULL
+    
+    UNION ALL
+    
+    -- Follow the management chain
+    SELECT
+        mc.employee_id,
+        e.manager_id AS current_manager,
+        CONCAT(mc.path, ',', CAST(e.employee_id AS VARCHAR)) AS path,
+        mc.depth + 1,
+        mc.start_employee
+    FROM manager_chain mc
+    JOIN EMPLOYEE e ON mc.current_manager = e.employee_id
+    WHERE mc.depth < 10  -- Prevent infinite loops
+      AND e.manager_id IS NOT NULL  -- Only continue if there's a next manager
+      AND e.employee_id != mc.start_employee  -- Stop before we would revisit the starting employee
+)
+
+SELECT DISTINCT
+    mc.start_employee AS employee_id,
+    CONCAT(mc.path, ',', CAST(mc.current_manager AS VARCHAR)) AS cycle
+FROM manager_chain mc
+WHERE mc.current_manager = mc.start_employee  -- The current manager is the same as where we started
+ORDER BY employee_id;
+
+-- Show employee hierarchy for verification
+SELECT 
+    e.employee_id,
+    CONCAT(e.first_name, ' ', e.last_name) AS employee_name,
+    e.job_title,
+    e.manager_id,
+    CONCAT(m.first_name, ' ', m.last_name) AS manager_name
+FROM EMPLOYEE e
+LEFT JOIN EMPLOYEE m ON e.manager_id = m.employee_id
+ORDER BY e.employee_id;
diff --git a/generate_supplier_payment_plans.sql b/generate_supplier_payment_plans.sql
index e69de29..d0595d2 100644
--- a/generate_supplier_payment_plans.sql
+++ b/generate_supplier_payment_plans.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+-- When interacting with trino, `USE` the `memory.default` catalogue.schema.
+USE memory.default;
+
+-- Main query to generate supplier payment plans with $1500 flat monthly payments
+WITH supplier_totals AS (
+    -- Calculate total amount due for each supplier across all invoices
+    SELECT 
+        s.supplier_id,
+        s.name AS supplier_name,
+        SUM(i.invoice_amount) AS total_due
+    FROM SUPPLIER s
+    JOIN INVOICE i ON s.supplier_id = i.supplier_id
+    GROUP BY s.supplier_id, s.name
+),
+payment_installments AS (
+    -- Generate payment installments for each supplier
+    SELECT 
+        st.supplier_id,
+        st.supplier_name,
+        st.total_due,
+        -- Calculate number of payments needed (total_due / 1500, rounded up)
+        CEIL(st.total_due / 1500.00) AS payment_count,
+        -- Generate payment numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.)
+        payment_number
+    FROM supplier_totals st
+    CROSS JOIN UNNEST(sequence(1, CAST(CEIL(st.total_due / 1500.00) AS BIGINT))) AS t(payment_number)
+),
+calculated_payments AS (
+    -- Calculate payment amounts and dates
+    SELECT 
+        pi.supplier_id,
+        pi.supplier_name,
+        pi.total_due,
+        -- Payment amount is $1500, except for final payment which is remaining balance
+        CASE 
+            WHEN pi.payment_number = pi.payment_count THEN 
+                pi.total_due - (1500.00 * (pi.payment_number - 1))
+            ELSE 1500.00
+        END AS payment_amount,
+        -- Payment date is last day of month, starting from current month
+        DATE_ADD('month', pi.payment_number - 1, LAST_DAY_OF_MONTH(CURRENT_DATE)) AS payment_date,
+        pi.payment_number
+    FROM payment_installments pi
+)
+-- Final result with running balance calculation
+SELECT 
+    cp.supplier_id,
+    cp.supplier_name,
+    ROUND(cp.payment_amount, 2) AS payment_amount,
+    ROUND(cp.total_due - SUM(cp.payment_amount) OVER (
+        PARTITION BY cp.supplier_id 
+        ORDER BY cp.payment_date
+    ), 2) AS balance_outstanding,
+    cp.payment_date
+FROM calculated_payments cp
+ORDER BY cp.supplier_name, cp.payment_date;
+
+-- Verify payment plan calculations
+SELECT 
+    s.supplier_id,
+    s.name AS supplier_name,
+    COUNT(*) AS invoice_count,
+    SUM(i.invoice_amount) AS total_invoice_amount,
+    CEIL(SUM(i.invoice_amount) / 1500.00) AS estimated_payments_needed
+FROM SUPPLIER s
+LEFT JOIN INVOICE i ON s.supplier_id = i.supplier_id
+GROUP BY s.supplier_id, s.name
+ORDER BY s.supplier_id;