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Rainer Sternecker

Critic · DISC type C
Director of Solution Engineering at Exasol
📍 Austria

Rainer Sternecker is the Director of Solution Engineering at Exasol, where he leads teams in driving customer success through technical excellence, cloud adoption, and high-performance analytics solutions. He has an extensive background in data management and pre-sales architecture, previously holding leadership roles at SAS. Rainer holds a Masters Degree from Technische Universität Wien.

He has a keen interest in the practical business applications of emerging technologies. His thought leadership extends to topics like the future of generative AI, data management trends, the Internet of Things, and digital twin technology, often participating in industry discussions and interviews.

He is promoting the upcoming Exasol Xperience 2026, which will feature a keynote titled "Beyond the AI Hype: Is the Bubble about to Burst? "

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Director of Solution Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Austria
Personality Overview

How Rainer shows up

Objective Thinker
Negotiator
Precise

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.

Priorities

Topics Rainer cares about

High-Performance Analytics
Drives customer success with what his company calls "the world’s fastest database, " and shares content on Exasol's superior performance benchmarks.
Cloud Adoption
Leads teams of cloud architects and engineers, focusing on developing high-availability, cloud-native analytics architectures for enterprise customers.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Director of Solution Engineering
Exasol
1-2020 - 8-2025
Pre-Sales Manager at SAS - Platform Architecture & Cloud Services Germany, Austria, Switzerland
SAS Institute GmbH
10-2012 - 12-2019
Principal Pre-Sales Solutions Architect
SAS Institute GmbH
1-2008 - 9-2012
Senior Consultant Business Intelligence
Vector SW DV GmbH
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2001 - 2007
Master’s Degree
Technische Universität Wien
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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