WORK EXPERIENCE
Third Place Bar, US — Founder
11/2022 – current
Founder of an alcohol-free pop-up bar and event business. Planning and execution of events including logistics, marketing, design, brand collaborations and partnerships with hospitality businesses. Built up social media following of over 20K followers and Substack subscribers combined. Scaled the business to include workshops for corporate clients including Sony, Whatnot, Royal Bank of Canada.
O’Reilly, US — Instructor, O’Reilly Live Training
07/2021 – current
Developed and taught multiple data engineering courses for 100+ participants on O’Reilly Live Training platform.
Collectors Universe, US — Staff Data Engineer & Principal Data Engineer
09/2021 – 09/2023
Led the initiative to create a new Data Platform Team for a mature organization. Hired engineers and analysts, designed and implemented a robust and scalable data platform to service dozens of decision makers in the organization.
Superconductive, US — Engineering Director, Partnerships
01/2020 – 03/2021
Led the Strategic Partnerships team and managed several engineers working on client projects and integration partnerships in the data engineering space. Developed and delivered hands-on user training via live webinars, tutorials, and blog posts. Took on additional responsibilities as the technical lead of the core engineering teams working on Great Expectations, an open-source data quality platform.
Flatiron Health, US — Medical Informaticist & Senior Data Insights Engineer
02/2014 – 06/2019
Contributed to various initiatives at a hyper-growth healthcare data startup: Built data pipelines to integrate complex data sets from healthcare providers into data warehouse. Led major legacy pipeline refactoring project. Built internal data visualization platform and trained users across the company to increase adoption. Launched new product teams, onboarded, mentored, and managed engineers. Developed and led in-house workshops for technical and non-technical staff.
PASSION PROJECTS
ANTI HANGOVER DRINKING CLUB, US — Writer
2024 – current
Author of ANTI HANGOVER DRINKING CLUB, the official companion publication of Third Place Bar on Substack. I research and write long-form articles on the topic of non-alcoholic drinks, sobriety, lifestyle, and mental health.
Digital Skills for Women in Manchester, UK — Project Lead
12/2012 – 06/2013
Co-founder of and project manager for an EU-funded project delivering IT classes for unemployed women. Reached over 100 women to teach basic IT skills applicable for job search and professional development.
Manchester Girl Geeks, UK — Co-founder, Chair
Jan 2009 – Jan 2013
Organized free monthly workshops and talks for girls and women with an interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Worked with local partners such as the Museum of Science and Industry and the Jodrell Bank festival.
b&n zine, Germany & UK — Founder, Editor
2005-2009
Founder and editor of b&n zine, a self-published and printed DIY pop culture zine.
EDUCATION
The University of Manchester, UK — PhD Computer Science
09/2009 – 09/2013
PhD research in the field of Description Logic, ontologies, Semantic Web/OWL.
The University of Manchester, UK — MSc Advanced Computer Science
09/2008 – 09/2019
HTWK Leipzig, Germany — BSc Media Informatics
09/2004 – 03/2008
Sam Bail 