Summary
Samuel Chow is a hands-on senior data engineering leader with 11 years of experience building cloud-native data platforms and driving digital transformation across startups and large enterprises. Currently Senior Director of Data Engineering at Fortune Brands Innovations, he designs scalable data, analytics, and ML infrastructure using Kubernetes, MLOps, and DevOps principles. He combines executive program management with deep technical practice—having led infra migrations, multi-region Kubernetes deployments, and platform initiatives at companies like Snap, Attentive, and Duro. As an owner-consultant he architects DataOps/MLOps solutions and develops open-source cloud-native supply chain tooling, bringing a founder’s pragmatism to product delivery. Samuel’s background spans embedded systems and manufacturing optimization at Analog Devices to product-led digital transformations at Farmers Insurance and Chef’d, giving him rare breadth from hardware-level systems to enterprise ML. Based in Los Angeles, he is known for turning complex technical debt into scalable, maintainable platforms that accelerate business outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
SM Public Policy, SM Public Policy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SM Engineering and Management, SM Engineering and Management at MIT Sloan School of Management
BS Electrical Engineering, BS Electrical Engineering at Kettering University