Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan is the Lead Solutions Architect at Hydrolix Inc., a position he has held since November 2022. Based in the Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area, he has extensive experience in cloud and data architecture, data science, and engineering. His role at Hydrolix involves developing innovative solutions for data management and analytics.

Professional Background

• Founder, Sullivan Learning Group (September 2021 - Present): Dan develops educational courses and materials focused on cloud computing, data engineering, and analytics.
• Principal Data Architect, 4 Mile Analytics (February 2022 - September 2022): He worked on data architecture and analytics solutions.
• Principal Engineer, PEAK6 Technologies (May 2020 - February 2022): Focused on various aspects of data from architecture to analytics.
• Author and Speaker: Dan has authored numerous courses for LinkedIn Learning and has been a speaker at various conferences related to cloud computing and data science.

Education

Dan holds a PhD in Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (2006-2016), an MS in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts (1985-1987), and a BS in Computer Science/Philosophy from Trinity College-Hartford (1980-1984).

Contributions

He has contributed significantly to the field through his work as an author of Google Cloud certification study guides and has been involved in various educational initiatives aimed at enhancing skills in data science and cloud computing.

Dan's expertise spans multiple domains including machine learning, big data, and distributed databases, making him a prominent figure in the tech community.