Bart Kersteter

About Bart Kersteter

I am a solutions engineering manager focusing on helping clients design, build and run scalable streaming data platforms and event-driven applications that run on top of them using Kafka and the Confluent platform.I have an eye for talent when it comes to hiring both pre- and post-sales engineers, having built several teams from the ground up. I hire smart people and then get out of their way and let them do what they do best, providing support as needed.I also have over 20 years of experience in data engineering, database administration,\'big data\' and data architecture, working for some of the largest IT shops in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area as well as enterprise software and consulting firms.

Experience

1. Director, Solutions Engineering

   Confluent

   Mar 2025 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US

   Leading a team of specialist solutions engineers working on building and refining our GTM motion to Confluent\'s customers bring reliable data into their reporting, analytics and AI applications faster.

Education

• University of Minnesota

  BA, History

Skills

• Python
• Distributed Team Management
• Unix
• Itil
• Data Architecture
• Sdlc
• Business Intelligence
• Solution Architecture
• Sql Tuning
• Unix Shell Scripting
• Database Design
• Data Warehousing
• Leadership
• Solution Design
• Sql
• Linux
• Agile Methodologies
• Databases
• Team Building
• Extract, Transform, Load (Etl)
• Shell Scripting
• Performance Tuning
• Apache Kafka
• Mpp Databases
• Etl
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Data Warehouse Architecture
• Data Streaming
• Data Integration
• Gemfire
• Postgresql
• Db2
• Oracle
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Big Data
• Paas