Katie Watts is a multidisciplinary professional who transitioned from nine years in data science to pursue a lifelong passion for ceramics and acrylic painting, now working as a self-employed ceramic artist in San Francisco. Her data career included progressive analytics and engineering roles at Adobe—where she automated reporting, developed ETL pipelines, and added nuance to economic and travel insights—and a brief senior data science engineer role that sharpened leadership and productionization skills. Katie combines rigorous analytical thinking from a Galvanize data science education and a background in law and philosophy with a designer’s eye honed at Apple and Gensler. She brings a rare blend of data-driven storytelling and hands-on craft, frequently drawing on automation and visualization experience to run an efficient studio practice.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Law, Law at American University Washington College of Law
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Philosophy at Portland State University
Data Science / Machine Learning, Data Science / Machine Learning at Galvanize Inc
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Katie Watts - Ceramic Artist at (self-employed artist)