Summary
Richard Griessel is an experienced data and analytics leader with 11+ years focused on designing and delivering large-scale data platforms across startups and global enterprises, currently serving as Associate Director for Data & AI at Accenture. He blends hands-on technical expertise in Big Data, cloud (AWS/Redshift), ETL and data warehousing with executive delivery skills, leading offerings in Content Scanning, Data Marketplace and Automated Metadata Generation. Richard has a track record of operating and migrating massive environments (e.g., 100TB migrations) and driving engineering efficiency and innovation through automation, labs initiatives and platform modernizations. Comfortable as the bridge between business and technology, he has led multinational teams of 75+ and stewarded priority alignment during organizational change. He pairs deep SQL, Hadoop and DW tooling knowledge with practical DevOps practices (Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub) to deliver production-grade analytics at scale. Based in Reston, VA, he brings a pragmatic problem-solving approach and history of turning legacy systems into scalable, cloud-first solutions.
11 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
BSc Computer Information Systems, BSc Computer Information Systems at Strayer University
University of South Africa
English, Afrikaans