About

Gavin Somers is a highly experienced Analytics Engineer and Data Engineer with over 20 years of professional experience in data, software, and telecommunications sectors. He holds an MBA, a Physics degree, and has developed his competence in senior data engineering roles for the past 7 years. Gavin has worked for leading blue-chip companies such as Jellyfish Online Marketing, InfoSpace, ADC, and Marconi. Gavin's USP lies in his ability to combine deep technical knowledge with a pragmatic business-oriented approach. He is passionate about his work and has a keen understanding of the problem space, which has led to his success in the industry. Gavin's strong communication skills have also contributed to his success, allowing him to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Gavin's proficiency in Python, JavaScript, and Cloud technologies, especially Google Cloud Platform, has enabled him to leverage knowledge internally and across clients to business case, design, implement, and advocate cloud-based data solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, and insight. His technology proficiency includes Cloud tech, DBT, SQL, Dimensional modeling, BigQuery, Airbyte, Cubejs, Dagster, Cloud Run, and Kubernetes. He is also proficient in development technologies such as Python, git, JavaScript, machine learning, Google App Scripts, and API integrations. Currently, Gavin is working as a Senior Analytics Engineer at mvf, which has been ranked 1st in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for. In his previous role as Data Engineering Lead at Fresh Egg Digital Marketing Agency, he was responsible for client and agency data engineering strategy and implementation. Gavin has also worked as a Data Consultant at 4cdata, where he delivered competitive advantage by leveraging cloud data platforms to make sense of the "data tsunami" within a business. Gavin's education history includes an MBA from Manchester Business School and a BSc III in Physics from the University of Stirling. He has also completed various Google certifications, including Google Adwords Individually qualified - Advanced Search, Google Analytics Individually Qualified, Google Advertising - Reporting & Analysis Advanced, and Google Adwords Qualified - Display Advertising. Gavin's tech stack includes Data Engineering, Data Warehouse, SQL, Python, JavaScript, Kubernetes, ML, test, Docker, and Integration. With 31.53 years of relevant experience, Gavin is a highly skilled and experienced Analytics Engineer and Data Engineer who is passionate about leveraging cloud-based data solutions to improve efficiency, productivity, and insight