Ellen König

Head Of Engineering at alcemy

Ellen König has a diverse range of work experience in various technology and data-related roles. In their current position as Head of Engineering at alcemy, they oversee engineering operations. Prior to this, they worked as a Lead Data Engineer/Consultant at Thoughtworks.

In their previous role as Head of Data Engineering at WhereIsMyTransport, Ellen established and led a team of data engineers, analysts, scientists, and GIS analysts. Ellen was responsible for the department's strategy, budget, roadmap, and line management. Additionally, they served as a Senior Data Engineer at WhereIsMyTransport before being promoted to the head position.

Before joining WhereIsMyTransport, Ellen worked at Thoughtworks as a Senior Data Engineer, where they participated in consulting projects for major German companies. Ellen'sresponsibilities included data pipeline engineering, data quality assessment, data API engineering, and ETL development.

Ellen has also held positions as a Senior Data Scientist at Humanitec, Native Instruments, Europace AG, and SoundCloud. At SoundCloud, they had the opportunity to establish analytics, KPIs, and tracking for the notifications system, as well as increase the usage of A/B testing by 5x. Prior to that, they gained experience as a Software Developer at neofonie GmbH and as a Software Engineer at Capgemini, where they worked on redesigning ETLs and implementing reporting web applications.

Overall, Ellen König has a strong background in engineering and data-related roles, with experience in leadership, consulting, and technology development.

Ellen König has a strong educational background in both computer science and environmental science. Ellen obtained a Diplom (MSc) degree in Informatik (Computer Science) from the University of Potsdam from 2002 to 2010. In addition, Ellen pursued further education in Environmental Science and is currently working towards a Master of Science (MS) degree from FernUniversität in Hagen, starting in 2022 and expected to complete in 2025.

Ellen also has a diverse range of additional certifications. Ellen completed a Coaching Training program in Public Speaking at UltraSpeaking in 2020. Ellen further enhanced their knowledge in machine learning by completing a Nano degree program from Udacity in 2016. Additionally, Ellen has obtained multiple certifications from online platforms. Ellen has completed courses such as "Introduction to Time Series Analysis in Python" from DataCamp in 2019, "Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark" from Coursera Course Certificates in 2017, "Statistical Inference" from Coursera Course Certificates in 2016, "Exploratory Data Analysis" from Coursera Verified Certificates in 2015, and "Functional Programming Principles in Scala" from Coursera in 2014. Ellen also pursued a course on Machine Learning from Coursera in 2012.

Overall, Ellen has a solid educational background in computer science, environmental science, and has acquired various additional certifications and training programs to supplement their knowledge and skills.

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  • Head Of Engineering

    December, 2022 - present

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