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Zach Stagers

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Head of Data Engineering at Advancing Analytics
📍 Kirkby Lonsdale, England, United Kingdom

Zach is the Head of Data Engineering at Advancing Analytics, where he has scaled his practice from 20 to over 40 engineers. He is a data and technology leader with deep expertise in building modern data platforms using Azure and Databricks. People who have worked with him describe him as excellent, hard-working, and efficient.

Outside of his leadership role, Zach is deeply involved in the data community. He is a frequent speaker at major conferences like SQLBits, contributes to technical blogs, and runs workshops to share his knowledge. He also participates in charitable fundraising events like Movember.

Unique fact: Zach coined the term "Data Subsidence" to describe the instability caused by building on a poorly architected data platform foundation.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Head of Data Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Kirkby Lonsdale, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Zach shows up

Demanding
Hard To Convince
ROI Conscious

They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Priorities

Topics Zach cares about

Data Platform Trust
He delivered a talk on building and maintaining trust in data platforms, emphasizing it as a critical ingredient for success.
Modern Data Stacks
His career focuses on implementing cutting-edge Data Lakehouse platforms, with a passion for vetting new technologies like Databricks and Spark to find what truly adds value.
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Career

Work history

9-2023
Head of Data Engineering
Advancing Analytics
5-2021 - 9-2023
Principal Data Engineering Consultant
Advancing Analytics
7-2019 - 4-2021
Senior Data Analytics Consultant
Adatis
7-2017 - 7-2019
Data Analytics Consultant
Adatis
5-2013 - 7-2017
SQL Server Developer
Auto Integrate Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

Zach Stagers – Advancing Analytics Blog Author. Featured in Advancing Analytics
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Education
2007 - 2007
Maths
Portsmouth College
2004 - 2007
Studying towards High School Diploma
Cascade High School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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