Summary
Sean Petrie is a Senior Data Platform Architect with over 25 years in software, IT, and project management, and nearly a decade focused on modern data platforms including Cloudera, MapR, EMR, Databricks and Snowflake. He specializes in optimizing data pipelines and operations through customer-facing roles from Technical Account Manager to Manager of Customer Success Engineering, blending deep hands-on BI and data architecture expertise with strategic account stewardship. His industry experience spans insurance, financial services, investment, media, sales, supply chain and ERP systems, enabling pragmatic solutions that align technical design with business outcomes. At Snowflake he now applies that cross-domain knowledge to architect scalable, production-grade data platforms and drive AI enablement. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex system assessments into clear design specs and user training, and his background in aeronautical engineering hints at a methodical, systems-first approach to problem solving.
9 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Aeronautical Enginering, Aeronautical Enginering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University