Summary
Evan Cole is a Global AI Lead and Solutions Engineer with eight years of experience building and operationalizing data and AI solutions for enterprise clients. At Cloudera he runs the Global AI SME program and advises major Canadian organizations on end-to-end data and AI strategy, drawing on hands-on experience integrating platforms like Jupyter, Docker, SageMaker, and cloud ML tooling. He previously scaled technical sales cycles and product integrations at ActiveState—securing executive-level engagements and partnerships with companies such as Volkswagen and NASA—and founded a boutique cloud consulting firm. A Western University software engineering graduate, Evan combines practical engineering (PySpark, Hadoop, ML model ops) with customer advocacy and go-to-market impact, uniquely bridging product, sales, and technical delivery.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering Science (BESc) Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering Science (BESc) Software Engineering at Western University