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Matt Nylin

Go-getter · DISC type d
Director of Analytics and Data Engineering at Vacasa
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Matt is a data leader with over 15 years of experience building and scaling high-performance data teams. He specializes in data warehousing, platform engineering, and AI/ML, having led platform modernization at Vacasa and established the first data warehouse at UNFI. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Georgia Institute of Technology.

He is passionate about leveraging data to solve real business problems and drive strategic clarity. His writing emphasizes focusing on outcomes and business impact over purely technical outputs, advocating for a people-centric approach to building data platforms.

Unique fact: At Vacasa, he spearheaded a full Redshift-to-Snowflake migration, successfully cutting query runtimes by 30%.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Director of Analytics and Data Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
Personality Overview

How Matt shows up

Challenger
Fast-Paced
Self-Confident

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Priorities

Topics Matt cares about

Data Platform Strategy
Writes extensively about building data platforms, emphasizing the importance of focusing on business impact, user experience, and strategic alignment over technical output.
Building Data Teams
Has a long track record of building and leading data teams from the ground up, including growing a globally distributed team of over 15 engineers.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
Director of Analytics and Data Engineering
Vacasa
6-2022 - 5-2024
Director of Analytics Engineering
Vacasa
4-2012 - 6-2022
IT Director - Enterprise Data Warehousing
United Natural Foods
12-2011 - 4-2012
Data Warehouse Solution Designer
MillerCoors
4-2010 - 12-2011
Database Analyst
MillerCoors
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Media appearances

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Education
2001 - 2006
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Georgia Institute of Technology
2001 - 2006
Bachelor of Science
Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

d

Dominance (D)

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