THE DATA CHEFS
Our team of ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Data Chefs is there to help you.
Forget consulting agencies with long costly processes.
Our methods are proven and effective, bringing value to your organization is our number one priority.
Forget consulting agencies with long costly processes.
Our methods are proven and effective, bringing value to your organization is our number one priority.
Aurelije Zovko
New Jersey, USA
SKILLS
DATA SCIENCE
KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING
MACHINE LEARNING
ARCHITECTURE
DATA & ANALYTICS
Aurelije is a skilled technology leader with over 30 years of expertise in driving innovative change efficiently using data, analytics, and data science. He is a passionate architect with deep hands-on experience in emerging technologies. Aurelije is the co-founder of Zenia Graph, a knowledge graph consulting firm focused on making semantic connected data work smart for their clients.
FUN FACTS
I surprised my team at my first US basketball tournament because I messed up the conversion from centimeters to inches, my team expected a 6’1” man and instead I showed up at a tall 5’9”! But we won!!
François SCHARFFE
New York, USA
SKILLS
DATA SCIENCE
KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING
DATA MANAGEMENT
MACHINE LEARNING
Founder of The Data Chefs, François is also an associate professor at the University of Montpellier, a co-founder of The Knowledge Graph Conference. He has published several articles on artificial intelligence, deep learning, ontology engineering and linked data knowledge graphs which have received many citations. François combines deep technical expertise with extensive knowledge of data systems in large organizations.
FUN FACTS
I've crossed the Alps on skis, was attacked by a monkey in Thailand, climbed over the security wall in Jerusalem, lived in a tribe in the Amazon, and until now survived raising a family in New York City.
Larry SWANSON
Amsterdam, NL
SKILLS
CONTENT ARCHITECTURE
CONTENT STRATEGY
CONTENT MODELING
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
CONTENT DESIGN
Larry is a 20-year digital strategy and design veteran. He has designed content systems at companies like LinkedIn and Expedia and developed content strategies for startups, SMBs, and nonprofits. Larry hosts the Content Strategy Insights podcast and co-organizes events like the Knowledge Graph Conference, Decoupled Days, and World Information Architecture Day.
FUN FACTS
At one point in my misspent youth I could juggle 5 balls
Michel BIEZUNSKI
New York, USA
SKILLS
KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING
INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE
DATA STRATEGY CONSULTING
TOPIC MAPPING
Inventor of the Topic Maps paradigm, Michel is a pioneer and an innovator.
He has developed semantic architectures for the IRS for 17 years. He is
interested to handle complex problems, while providing a smooth access to
non-technical information owners. He helps his customers design flexible
information models, that are used in applications sustainable on the long
term. Using his own experience as a software designer, he advocates in
favor of Subject Matter Experts facing IT personnel. Michel is providing
strategic consulting services for companies for which information accuracy
and accountability is a must.
FUN FACTS
I enjoy meeting people who say or do things that I would never have thought about on my own. It's fun living in New York City!
Pete Rivett
Laguna Beach, Southern California
SKILLS
ONTOLOGY MODELING
KNOWLEDGE GRAPH ARCHITECTURE
DATA WRANGLING
METADATA MANAGEMENT
Pete has spent his career in data management, metadata management and now knowledge graphs. In addition to being CTO for Adaptive, he was for many years on the Architecture Board of OMG, which approved all their requirements and specifications, and helped start the Enterprise Knowledge Graph Foundation.
He's helped create many standard ontologies, as well as organization-specific ones. His mantra is to be driven by the purpose and use cases to deliver business value, rather than theoretical purity. And to reuse through federation rather than a single upper-level ontology.
FUN FACTS
I moved from UK to US in 2009, but try my hardest to keep my British accent. Though many Americans, used to posher accents in movies, think I'm Australian or South African.
Sailesh DHUNGANA
Kathmandu, NEPAL
SKILLS
FULL STACK WEB DEVELOPMENT
DATA ENGINEERING
DATA SCIENCE
MACHINE LEARNING
Sailesh is an expert software developer with over 6 years of professional experience in full-stack web/app development, data engineering, data science and machine learning. He has experience working with international clients from US, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Singapore and Nepal ranging from startups to enterprises and governmental agencies. He is a graduate of Princeton University.
FUN FACTS
I ran for the mayor of Kathmandu as a zero-spending independent candidate when I was 34 years old. I got 34 votes.
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