This is part 2 of my Journey of a Data Engineer series which all started from the question “What’s the best path to be a great data engineer?” Check out Part 1: From College to BI Developer for the path from college through my first role as a BI consultant. In this post I’ll cover the steps… Continue Reading
Journey of a Data Engineer: From College to BI Developer
At my last meetup someone asked the question "What's the best path to be a great data engineer?" My journey is a more traditional path than many, but required a lot of independent learning that anyone could have done. I would like to share a more complete response of my experience and what I learned in hopes it helps others with the question of how to go from where they are to being a data engineer. I will cover this topic in two parts. Part 1 (this post) is about what set the stage for data engineering: my path to get into the industry as a Business Intelligence Consultant.
Effective Remote Work
I'm a believer in remote work as a great enabler of more opportunity and greater productivity. Here are my tips for working remote effectively, including how those in the office can best enable their distributed team members.