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Mendelsohn Chan

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Staff Deployment Architect, Applied AI at Alation
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Mendelsohn is a seasoned technical pre-sales solutions engineer and Senior Solutions Architect at Alation, specializing in enterprise-scale data initiatives for F500 companies. He is adept in data architecture, engineering, and solutions selling, with certifications from Databricks and Snowflake. Colleagues describe him as professional, pro-active, and thorough, with a talent for explaining complex topics to diverse audiences.

His career in technology was sparked by a passion for sports analytics, specifically NBA statistics, after watching the movie "Moneyball". Outside of work, Mendelsohn is a self-described die-hard basketball fan who enjoys exploring independent coffee shops, reading books by authors like Malcolm Gladwell and Yuval Noah Harari, and creating content.

He is a recipient of the Databricks BrickSTAR Award for closing two of the top 10 new logos in the Asia-Pacific region in a single quarter.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Staff Deployment Architect, Applied AI
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Data Governance
As a leader at Alation, he frequently posts about innovations in AI-powered data governance and his company being a leader in Gartner and Forrester reports for the category.
Sports Analytics
Explicitly states his passion for NBA stats and sports analytics, citing the movie "Moneyball" as the pivotal inspiration for his entire career in technology.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Staff Deployment Architect, Applied AI
Alation
9-2023 - 12-2025
Senior Solutions Architect, APJ Enterprise
Alation
11-2021 - 9-2023
Solutions Architect, ASEAN Enterprise
Databricks
1-2021 - 11-2021
Solutions Engineer, ASEAN & ANZ
InterWorks
12-2020 - 12-2021
Solutions Lead, ASEAN & ANZ
InterWorks
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Education
Data Science & Predictive Analytics
Toronto Metropolitan University
Management (Honours)
Ateneo de Manila University
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