Joel Thomas
Head Of Cloud Platform & Security Specialists, Field Engineering
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolJoel Thomas is a data and AI leader who builds pragmatic, production-ready ML and cloud solutions, currently heading Cloud Platform & Security Specialists in Databricks Field Engineering. With 18+ years spanning semiconductor process engineering to enterprise cloud architecture, he has scaled distributed data science and smart manufacturing efforts across 8 sites in 4 countries and helped launch Databricks on GCP from Day 0. Joel blends deep technical chops in advanced analytics, software engineering and MLOps with strategic leadership—turning prototypes into stable, maintainable MVPs and products. He pairs a scientific research background and publications in computational materials modeling with an executive education in leadership, and is known for iterating quickly while keeping systems robust and secure.
10 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Master of Science, Electrical Engineering at University of HoustonBachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Sathyabama UniversityLEAD - Executive Education, Leadership and Business, LEAD - Executive Education, Leadership and Business at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
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Github Skills (38)
pylint10
python-extension10
intellisense10
lifecycle9
mlflow9
apache-spark9
validation9
machine-learning9
model-management9
dvc9
incremental-learning9
ai9
python8
visual-studio8
vscode8
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
joelcthomas/ml-azuredatabricks
Apr 2020 - Nov 2020
Contributions:19 commits, 17 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
joelcthomas/productive-datascience-template
Aug 2018 - Jul 2020
Contributions:20 commits, 16 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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