Analytics, Builder, Startups
San Jose, California
Databricks
Solutions Architect
March 2019 to October 2019
San Francisco Bay Area
MariaDB Corporation
Technical Director, North America
September 2018 to February 2019
San Francisco Bay Area
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August 2015 to September 2018
San Francisco Bay Area
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United States Air Force
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August 1996 to December 2000
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San Francisco Bay Area
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
A.S., Avionics Engineering Technology
1991 to 1996
Nova Southeastern University
M.S., Computer Science
1999 to 2002
USAF Officer Training School
Basic Officer Training & Commissioning
1996 to 1996
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
B.S., Aviation Technology w/ Minor in Computer Science
1991 to 1996
Joined the Databricks Field Engineering team supporting the West region’s velocity territory as a Technical Solution Architect. Our mission: to rapidly acquire new customers by delivering deep technical expertise in Big Data and Machine Learning to solve real customer business problems.Assisted customers in deploying Data Engineering and Machine Learning pipelines into production using Apache Spark, Delta Lake,... Joined the Databricks Field Engineering team supporting the West region’s velocity territory as a Technical Solution Architect. Our mission: to rapidly acquire new customers by delivering deep technical expertise in Big Data and Machine Learning to solve real customer business problems.Assisted customers in deploying Data Engineering and Machine Learning pipelines into production using Apache Spark, Delta Lake, Docker, Python, Scikit-Learn, MLlib, MLflow, Hyperopt, and AWS.My focus areas at Databricks were:- Rapid deployment of the Databricks Unified Platform- Deploying data engineering pipelines using Apache Spark in production - Deploying distributed machine learning using Apache Spark- AWS deployments and security customizations- Customer enablement and growth- Business value-driven solution architectures
What company does John Sheaffer work for?
John Sheaffer works for Databricks
What is John Sheaffer's role at Databricks?
John Sheaffer is Solutions Architect
What industry does John Sheaffer work in?
John Sheaffer works in the Computer Software industry.
Who are John Sheaffer's colleagues?
John Sheaffer's colleagues are Kristofer K., Yifan Cao, Chia-Chen Hsu, Nikky CPA, Ryan DeCosmo, Max Allen, Ted O'Neill, Chessa Vir, Jason Bissell, and Arseny Chernov
💼 Past Experience
John Sheaffer has a BA in business from San Francisco State University.Sheaffer has worked in sales and marketing for the past two years, primarily within the software market, where she has experience in sales, marketing, and engineering. Sheaffer has also worked as a data engineer, primarily within the low-power assistive technologies market.In her previous roles, Sheaffer has helped to develop new sales processes, drive increased sales with data-driven platform deployments, and develop sales Enablement policies and processes for her clients.
🎓 Education
John Sheaffer has a B.S. from Aviation Technology with a Minor in Computer Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He has a M.S. from Computer Science at Nova Southeastern University. He is currently a Basic Officer Training & Commissioning at USAF Officer Training School.
💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills
John Sheaffer's Proven Acquisition and Solutions Delivery Abilities:John Sheaffer is a start-up/analytics engineer and has past experience withacquiring and deliverring solutions for startups and small businesses. John Sheaffer is currently a Solutions Architect at Databricks and has8 months experience working in San Francisco Bay Area. John Sheafferjoined the Databricks Field Engineering team supporting the West region’s velocity territory as a Technical Solution Architect. Our mission: to rapidly acquire new customers by delivering deep technical expertise in Big Data and Machine Learning to solve real customer business problems.John Sheaffer's Proven Acquisition and Solutions Delivery Abilities include rapid deployment of the Databricks Unified Platform, deploying data engineering pipelines using Apache Spark in production, deploying distributed machine learning using Apache Spark, AWS deployments and security customizations, customer enablement and growth-based solution architectures. John Sheaffer has alsoheired two top-notch team members within two months of taking over the team and established clear processes around PS quoting and SOW creation/approval. John Sheaffer also clarified SE engagement guidelines between Field Sales, Inside Sales, and Sales Development. John Sheafferhas also attendanceedsales enablement sessions for the MariaDB team on ClustrixDB selling topics including; opportunity prospecting, discovery, and qualification; PoC planning and execution, and deal sizing and discounting techniques.John Sheaffer's past experience also includes taking ownership of critical areas in product management, sales leadership, and general business operations which resulted in himpromotion to Vice President at MariaDB Corp. John Sheaffer's successful acquisition and solutions delivery qualifications include identified the ideal customer profile (ICP) given the product’s strengths, re-focused the positioning and sales approach to resonate with the ICP, took ownership & refined pricing based on observations in early sales cycles, led the development of Tutorial Videos used in all phases of customer engagement, wrote integration connectors & scripts in Java, Ruby, Python, and Bash, taught junior SEs, engineering, and support members SQL techniques for re-writing analytic SQL for primitive platforms, designed & filed as the lead inventor a patent on a key new product capability, and designed the approach for native integration with Tableau Server. As a result, John Sheaffer's team has helped a number of startups and small businesses quickly acquire and deliver solutions.
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