Dean Westling

Dean Westling is a Senior Ontologist at Amazon, where they orchestrate the ontological strategy for the Global Softlines marketplaces, enhancing product categorization efficiency. With over a decade of experience, Dean has developed robust metadata models and collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure comprehensive representation of product information. Prior to Amazon, Dean held several roles including Customer Service and Marketing Manager at Front Panel Express and Digital Media Content Manager at Showfer Media. They began their career as a Data Classification Analyst at Onvia, where they developed a nested ontology for financial data extraction. Dean holds a Bachelor's degree in History from Western Washington University.