Weston Drifka

Weston Drifka is a Senior Solutions Architect at Databricks, where they focus on architecting and deploying Lakehouse architectures, blending data lakes and data warehouses. With extensive experience in Data Engineering and AI/ML, Weston has implemented scalable big data solutions across various industries, enhancing data governance, security, and cost efficiency. Prior to their current role, Weston held positions as a Solutions Architect and Senior Solutions Engineer at Databricks, as well as a Strategy Consultant at Accenture, where they drove significant improvements in customer experience for a telecommunications client. Weston has also contributed to Rockwell Automation as both an Associate and Sales Engineer, utilizing machine learning to resolve critical operational issues. They are pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology while also working towards a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.