Krishna Desai
Krish Living Transformational Speaker Writer Artist
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolKrishna Desai is a multidisciplinary analytics leader, transformational speaker, and artist with 10 years of experience building data engineering, ETL, and automation solutions while leading cross-cultural teams across India, Brazil, France, and North America. With an MCIT in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania, Krishna blends deep technical fluency in Snowflake, DBT, Matillion, Python, SQL and RPA with hands-on product analytics and scalable pipeline design that drove award-winning innovations like the Matillion ETL Data Innovation recognition. Beyond analytics, Krishna channels creativity into writing, fine arts and public speaking—exhibiting oil paintings and sculptures and delivering keynote sessions that connect human-centered storytelling to data practice. Known for pragmatic automations (UiPath, Python) that turned web-scraped millions of points into daily Snowflake tables and business-ready insights, Krishna also mentors teams on technical leadership and career development. Comfortable pivoting between code, canvas, and classroom, Krishna volunteers teaching secondary students and pursues ongoing study in fine arts and design, reflecting a rare blend of technical rigor and artistic experimentation. Based in Philadelphia, Krishna actively seeks speaking, art, writing, and data opportunities that serve humanity and foster intentional living.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Conestoga Senior High SchoolWilliam Jefferson Clinton Scholarship, William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship at American University in DubaiBachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance, Business Analytics, & International Business, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance, Business Analytics, & International Business at Drexel University's LeBow College of BusinessNanyang Technological University SingaporeMaster's degree, MCIT (Computer Science), Master's degree, MCIT (Computer Science) at University of Pennsylvania
Chinese, Hindi, English, French, GujaratiGithub contributions (5)
desak29/app1
Apr 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:32 commits, 31 pushes, 1 branch in 8 days
desak29/blackjack
Mar 2016 - Mar 2016
Contributions:10 commits, 4 pushes, 1 branch in 8 days
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