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Brian Hess

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Field CTO, Applications at Snowflake
📍 Bolton, Massachusetts, United States

Brian Hess is a Field CTO for Applications at Snowflake with over 20 years of experience in data, analytics, and distributed systems. His expertise spans data warehousing, NoSQL, and AI/ML applications. He holds Masters degrees in both Engineering and Arts from The Johns Hopkins University and started his career at the National Security Agency.

His career began with a unique role as a Senior Cryptologic Mathematician at the National Security Agency.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Field CTO, Applications
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Bolton, Massachusetts, United States
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Priorities

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Conversational AI
Writes extensively about creating "talk-to-your-data" experiences and chat widgets using Snowflake Cortex, showcasing a focus on user-facing AI applications.
ML Model Deployment
Publishes technical guides on programmatically accessing and managing Snowpark ML Model Inferencing Endpoints, indicating an interest in MLOps and practical AI implementation.
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Career

Work history

3-2022
Field CTO, Applications
Snowflake
3-2021 - 3-2022
Senior Analytics Strategy Platform Specialist
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
6-2020 - 3-2021
Senior Solution Architect Specialist, NoSQL
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
6-2018 - 5-2020
Strategic Solution Engineer
DataStax
8-2015 - 5-2018
Product Director, Architecture and Analytics
DataStax
In the press

Media appearances

Brian Hess – Snowflake Blog Author Page. Featured in Snowflake Official Blog
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Snowflake Native Apps — 3 Less Obvious Use Cases. Featured in Medium (Snowflake Publication)
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Education
1999 - 2001
MSE
The Johns Hopkins University
1993 - 1997
MA
The Johns Hopkins University
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