Paul Ellwood's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Director, Data Strategy at Airbnb in San Francisco Bay Area. Helping Airbnb transform how it creates, manages, and uses data to drive innovation & efficiency...Key focus areas include:- Steering the Offline Data Platform towards a streaming-first future- Constructing a modern Data Engineering practice- Driving data quality initiatives across the company- Protecting customer data privacy. Director, Data Engineering at Airbnb from September 2019 to January 2020 (5 months) in San Francisco Bay Area. Vice President, Data Engineering & Infrastructure at Netflix from October 2017 to April 2019 (1 year 7 months) in San Francisco Bay Area. Responsible for how Netflix manages and uses data across the entire data ecosystem. Transitioned the company to a self-serve data consumption model, where any employee is equipped to leverage data to improve their job effectiveness. Recognized as a model for inclusive leadership. Led multiple teams to realize these responsibilities, including:- Data Engineering, which provides trustworthy historical data for all areas of the business- Multiple data platform teams, including real-time data processing, batch data processing, notebooks, machine learning platform, experimentation platform, and dashboard/reporting platform- Technical Program & Product Management team, which helped us better understand customer needs, plan and deliver work, measure customer satisfaction, and drive cross-org initiatives- Our Data Lifecycle Management cross-functional team, which ensures Netflix responsibly and efficiently manages data in accord with customer, investor, and regulator (e.g. GDPR) expectations. Vice President, Data Engineering & Analytics at Netflix from December 2015 to October 2017 (1 year 11 months) in San Francisco Bay Area. All prior responsibilities, plus...Active participant in EStaff, Netflix’s executive leadership team.Led many initiatives to define how we measured business performance across the company (e.g. Original Title performance, Account Sharing).WeBSO/WebSocket technology became available in late 2017. This technology brings real-time streaming of data within the Leanpub platform. WeBSO was used to stream live video off of our website to a number of devices during aDEMO Tour.WeBSO was also used in late 2017 to stream live videos to an array of devices in a real-time demo of our streaming product.WeBSO had a number of trials in early 2018. Two trials were small demonstrations of how the technology could be used for live video streaming to a number of devices. Another trial was for live streaming of a webinar.

🎓 Education

In his professional career, Paul Ellwood has focused his attention on the design and optimization of algorithms, software, and services.Prior to his current position as the Deputy Mayor of Toronto, he was previous the Director of Manufacturing at Green Technology Ventures. Green Technology Ventures is a private Foundry focused on the development and deployment of new manufacturing technologies. While at Green Technology Ventures, Paul was responsible for the business strategy and execution of Carbon Black’s manufacturing initiatives.Carbon Black is a subsidiary of PEI conglomerate and is focused on the development of Renewable Gasification projects.Through his work at Green Technology Ventures and Carbon Black, Paul learned how to navigate the complexities of manufacturing technology and the entire business process from top to bottom. This experience taught him how to identify and document opportunities to optimize the manufacturing process and how to communicate and collaborate with colleagues in order to Ensure success.Paul’s education prepared him well for the challenges of his current position as the Deputy Mayor of Toronto. While he does not have a degree in Manufacturing, his experience and education prepared him well for the role of Deputy Mayor. He has a deep understanding of the company and its managers and is focused on building a well-oiled machine that can maximize the city’s resources. He has a keen eye for details, and his attention to detail has helped him become one of the most savvy andimble leaders in Toronto.While many of his qualifications come from his professional background in industrial engineering and data analytics, his education also prepared him for the challenges of government. He has a great deal of experience working across government organizations and has a clear understanding of the systems and systems issues that face Toronto. He is able to work with various departments and stakeholders to find common solutions to common problems. This experience is valuable in the role of Deputy Mayor, as he will be working with a variety of departments and municipal agencies.Paul Ellwood’s skills and experience are an asset to the Toronto community. He is an exemplar of the successful individual who takes their time to understand their surroundings and makes sacrifices to realize their goals. He is someone who is open to feedback and takes the time to learn from his mistakes. He is also someone who is willing to work hard outside of the traditional day-to-day work environment and is dedicated to his job and his community.The skills and experience that Paul Ellwood brings to the Toronto community are valuable and essential to the success of the city. The Deputy Mayor position is a challenging and important role in Toronto, and Paul Ellwood is a successful candidate who is well-prepared to serve.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Paul Ellwood has 8 years of experience in the software engineering field, specifically in thearea of data engineering. He has worked at various tech companies, specializing in various areas of software engineering such as datainfrastructure, data streaming, data consulting, data quality, data analytics, and data privacy. He has a strong understanding of agilemanaging team members, delivery of high quality software, and proactive perspective.In his current position at Netflix, Paul Ellwood is responsible for delivering trusty data, useful analytic products, and insights through analytics to all of the Netflix business areas. He also leads the development of new software development techniques for the company, such as data engineering and analytics. In his previous role at Rosetta, he led the delivery of interactive marketing services to a major motor oil brand. He has also been a regular speaker at technology and marketing conferences across the nation, and is a member of the Board of Directors for the Advanced Analytics & Optimization Practice at Rosetta.