Christopher Bergh

About Christopher Bergh

Christopher Bergh is the CEO and Head Chef at DataKitchen. Chris has more than 30 years of research, software engineering, data analytics, and executive management experience. At various points in his career, he has been a COO, CTO, VP, and Director of engineering. Chris has an M.S. from Columbia University and a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.Chris is a recognized expert on DataOps. He is the co-author of the ‘DataOps Cookbook” and the “DataOps Manifesto,” and a speaker on DataOps at many industry conferences and with other media outlets. Chris began his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology\'s Lincoln Laboratory and NASA Ames Research Center. There he created software and algorithms that provided aircraft arrival optimization at several major airports in the United States. Chris served as a Peace Corps Volunteer Math Teacher in Botswana, Africa.

Experience

1. CEO, Founder, Head Chef

   Datakitchen

   Feb 2013 — Present · Cambridge, MA, US

   I founded DataKitchen because we envisioned a world where every data analytics professional and his or her team no longer feels powerless or frustrated by failed and painfully slow projects, but instead are excited and energized by their ability to deliver high-quality, on-demand insight with DataOps. Almost every company strives to use data to drive their organizations forward. Most data analytic projects fall short of expectation or fail altogether. Critical business decisions remain uninformed by meaningful data insights. 87% of data projects never make it into production. Not surprisingly, the people who are responsible for these data projects always feel discouraged and frustrated. I spent many years leading teams of data engineers, scientists, and analysts and felt this pain firsthand. And this is what DataKitchen is determined to change. Our mission is to provide the software, service, and knowledge that enables every data analytics team to implement DataOps successfully.

Education

• Columbia University

  Master of Science

  1988 — 1990

• University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Bachelor of Science

  1981 — 1985

Skills

• Data Warehousing
• Professional Services
• Strategic Leadership
• Soa
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Software Engineering
• Software Development
• Lean Startup
• Databases
• Technical Leadership
• Enterprise Software
• Architectures
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Architecture
• Start-Ups
• Integration
• Agile Methodologies
• Saas
• Big Data
• Analytics
• Sdlc
• Solution Architecture
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Software Project Management
• Business Intelligence
• Pre-Sales