Emilie Schario
COO & VP Of Engineering at Kilo Code
Columbus, Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEmilie Schario is a product and engineering leader with a decade of experience building data-driven developer tools and inventory platforms, currently serving as COO & VP of Engineering at Kilo Code. She founded Turbine, a lightweight ERP for complex inventory operations that was acquired by Settle, and has led cross-functional teams through product, acquisition, and rapid leadership transitions, including a brief acting CEO stint. Emilie blends hands-on backend contributions to open-source projects like dbt-core with strategic product management and investor-facing work as a General Partner at Should Exist Ventures. Her background in data analytics and an MBA from UNC Kenan-Flagler underpin a pragmatic approach to scaling engineering throughput rather than just chasing AI cost optimizations. Based in Columbus, Georgia, she is known for turning messy operational problems into shipping products that simplify supply chain and developer workflows.
10 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business SchoolBachelor of Arts (B.A.) American Politics with Latin American Studies American Studies and Portuguese Language and Culture, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) American Politics with Latin American Studies American Studies and Portuguese Language and Culture at Princeton University
Spanish, Portuguese, English
Github Skills (11)
data-modeling10
python10
analytics10
dbt10
viewpoint10
back-end-development9
debug9
debugging9
error-handling8
computer-engineering8
git7
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
dbt-labs/dbt-core
Mar 2019 - Nov 2021
dbt enables data analysts and engineers to transform their data using the same practices that software engineers use to build applications.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 3 PRs, 20 comments in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Emilie primarily contributed to the dbt-core project by addressing code quality and functionality within the codebase. Their commits involved fixing merge conflicts, updating links, and adding logging statements to improve debugging capabilities. Further contributions include updating error messages and adjusting logic to address a matching issue, which suggests proficiency in understanding and refining the codebase logic. The changes appear focused on enhancing error handling and refining existing functionality within the core dbt project.
analyticsdbt-viewpointtransformanalystssql
helloturbine/turbine-docs
Mar 2024 - Oct 2024
Contributions:64 reviews, 117 PRs, 132 pushes in 7 months
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