John Rotenstein

John Rotenstein has a diverse work experience spanning several industries and roles. John started their career as a Systems Engineer at CompuServe Pacific, where they provided technical customer support, sales, marketing, and billing services. After that, they joined Pink Elephant as a Senior Trainer/Consultant, specializing in ITIL and Prince2 methodologies. John then worked at Ariba as a Trainer/Consultant, where they assisted clients in implementing e-Commerce solutions and taught technical education courses.

Following this, John joined Insurance Australia Group as a Technical Manager, leading a support team and managing business-critical systems. John later moved to Computer Associates as a Senior Consultant, specializing in IT Service Management. During this time, they analyzed customer requirements, recommended software solutions, and created demonstration systems.

John then joined Atlassian as a Senior Business Analyst & Technical Team Leader, responsible for the company's CRM, sales, e-commerce, and Business Intelligence systems. John later transitioned to the role of Data Engineer and implemented Atlassian's corporate Data Warehouse.

After their tenure at Atlassian, John worked at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in various roles. John started as a Senior Technical Trainer, delivering instructor-led training courses across the APAC region. John then became a Technical Curriculum Developer, creating and maintaining online hands-on labs for AWS Cloud training. Finally, they served as a Senior Technical Evangelist, focusing on online communities.

Most recently, John worked at Brighte as a Principal Data Engineer / Analytical Engineer, Energy Technologies. In this role, they focused on extracting and transforming energy-related data from multiple systems, creating data models, and providing business recommendations based on data analysis.

Currently, John holds the position of Principal Data Engineer at GROW Inc, where they continue to apply their expertise in data engineering.

Throughout their career, John has demonstrated strong technical skills, leadership abilities, and a passion for data analysis and management.

John Rotenstein started their education at Trinity Grammar School from 1973 to 1982, although no degree or field of study is provided. John then attended Sydney Grammar School from 1983 to 1985, where they obtained a Higher School Certificate (HSC) with an unspecified field of study. From 1986 to 1988, John studied at UNSW and received a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree, focusing on IT, Computing, and Commerce. In 1994-1995, they pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Management at AGSM @ UNSW Business School.

Throughout their career, John also acquired several certifications. In 1998, they obtained a Prince2 Project Management certification, although the institution is not specified. John became an ITIL Service Manager Master in 1999 through Pink Elephant. In terms of Amazon Web Services (AWS) certifications, John obtained the following: AWS Certified Security - Specialty in July 2020, AWS Certified Big Data - Specialty in May 2017, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional in February 2015, AWS Certified Developer - Associate in December 2014, AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional in May 2014, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate in January 2014, and AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate in August 2013. Additionally, John achieved the Academy Accreditation - Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals in October 2022 and the dbt Fundamentals certification, but no specific dates or institutions are provided. Lastly, in an unspecified year, they obtained a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification with a specialization in Security from Microsoft.