Summary
Ben McChesney is a Principal BI Engineer with 14 years of experience turning data into scalable pipelines and actionable business insights, currently shaping analytics at Matson, Inc. He blends hands-on data engineering with strategic stakeholder collaboration, automating the manual reporting for 100+ engineers with a Python-based Jira API connector and implementing robust slowly changing dimensions for historical analysis. He has led cross-functional initiatives that increased profitability by 5% on renewed cloud contracts and modernized data pipelines with dbt, data quality tests, and automated monitoring to reduce critical data issues. His career spans CTO-level analytics leadership at Helios Interactive and impactful BI roles at Sitecore and Freeman, delivering faster data latency and data-driven decision support across finance, sales, and product. Based in Oakland, CA, Ben holds a Bachelor's degree from Rochester Institute of Technology and is committed to advancing data culture, governance, and scalable analytics.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Rochester Institute of Technology