Claus Herther

Claus Herther is a highly experienced consultant and leader with over 20 years in data analytics and engineering, specializing in bridging the gap between business and technology for a wide range of clients.

He has an impressive track record of contributing to the success of notable companies such as Netflix, Quibi, Omaze, Joymode, The Black Tux, Hush Inc, Wag Walking, California Pizza Kitchen, Universal Studios, Disney, and Johnson & Johnson through the development of large-scale analytics solutions.

During his tenure as Head of Data & Analytics at The Black Tux, Claus played a pivotal role in establishing the company's initial data analytics infrastructure, business intelligence systems, and data products tailored for machine learning and statistical modeling.

Under his leadership, The Black Tux secured $60MM in funding, expanded its retail footprint, and enhanced national distribution capabilities.

Currently, Claus Herther is actively involved in assisting promising LA startups like Quibi and Omaze in the implementation of their inaugural data warehouse initiatives and analytical capacities.

His extensive project portfolio encompasses a wide array of data-related tasks including logical and physical modeling of data warehouses, creating interactive dashboards using tools like Looker, Tableau, Periscope, and Mode, developing ETL/ELT pipelines in Airflow and Python, designing scalable data warehouses in BigQuery and Snowflake, executing data warehouse migrations, and constructing various predictive models and machine learning algorithms for different purposes.

Claus holds a Bachelor of Science degree and an MBA from the University of Southern California, where he acquired a solid educational foundation to complement his practical expertise.

In his career journey, Claus has served as a Staff Data Scientist and Analytics Engineer at Airbnb, and he also founded and acted as the Principal Consultant of Calogica, showcasing his versatility and broad-ranging skill set in the data analytics domain.