Soren Spicknall
Data Engineering Lead, New Practice Lab
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSoren Spicknall is a data engineering leader with a decade of experience building ethical, impact-driven data systems for governments, nonprofits, and civic organizations. Currently leading data engineering at New America's New Practice Lab, he focuses on improving public benefits delivery by partnering directly with impacted families and interdisciplinary teams. His background spans data governance consulting, public-sector infrastructure, and election-cycle data operations, emphasizing open source tools and capacity building. Known as a civic and political technologist, he blends technical craftsmanship with philosophical attention to data ethics and practical policy outcomes. Based in Chicago, he brings a rare combination of hands-on pipeline engineering and strategic stewardship that helps organizations turn complex data challenges into equitable, actionable programs.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology
Github Skills (46)
python10
data-infrastructure10
nyc10
progressive10
cal10
open-data10
gtfs10
connectors10
serve10
public-transportation9
kubernetes9
transit9
historical9
breakout9
user-experience9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
IndigoBox/Scroll-Stop
Jul 2016 - Mar 2022
Scroll Stop, a Google Chrome extension.
Contributions:1 PR, 12 pushes, 6 comments in 5 years 8 months
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AcademyInPeril/AcademyInPeril.github.io
Oct 2016 - Sep 2019
Contributions:57 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
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