Joyce Avila

Joyce Avila has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Joyce'smost recent position was at Sercante, where they worked as a Program Lead in the Data Cloud division. Prior to that, they held various roles at O'Reilly Media, including authoring several books and creating a video course on Snowflake technology.

Before joining O'Reilly Media, Joyce worked at SpringML, Inc., where they were a Senior Manager and Practice Lead for Snowflake. Joyce'saccomplishments included increasing the number of Snowflake certifications and accreditations, as well as creating a dashboard to track opportunities for Snowflake clients. Joyce received recognition from coworkers for their leadership and contributions.

Earlier in their career, Joyce worked as a Senior Design Project Team Member at Lockheed Martin, where they collaborated on an agile project and presented a working prototype. Joyce also worked as a Software Developer at USAA, where they focused on ETL and Salesforce development, and as the CEO and Founder of Lonestar3D, a company that developed a 3D food printer system.

Additionally, Joyce has experience as a Certified Public Accountant, where they managed e-commerce and retail operations and executed successful nationwide promotional campaigns. Joyce also worked as a Mobile Application Developer Intern at USAA and a Research Assistant at the University of Texas Arlington Research Institute.

Joyce's work experience demonstrates their expertise in data cloud technologies, project management, software development, entrepreneurship, and research.

Joyce Avila has a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Arlington, which they obtained from 2013 to 2020. Prior to this, they pursued a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Accounting Information Systems from The University of Texas at Arlington from 1996 to 2001, completing the coursework. Additionally, they hold a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Accounting from California State University, Fresno, which they earned in 1993-1994. Joyce obtained their first Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Business/Management from Texas A&M University-Kingsville in 1990.

In terms of certifications, Joyce Avila has obtained several credentials. These include the Tableau Desktop Certified Professional Certification from Tableau in April 2023, the Salesforce Marketing Cloud Customer Data Platform Accredited Professional certification from Salesforce in January 2023, the Salesforce Certified Business Analyst certification from Salesforce in September 2022, and the Salesforce Einstein Prediction Builder Accreditation from Salesforce in March 2022. Joyce also holds the Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant Certification, which they acquired in May 2021, and the Snowflake Hands On Essentials - Data Sharing (Badge) certification from Snowflake in August 2020. Moreover, they have obtained numerous other certifications from Salesforce and Snowflake, with dates ranging from 2020 to 2019. These certifications cover a wide range of Salesforce skills, including marketing, analytics, development, administration, and data architecture. Additionally, they hold the Data-Driven Marketing Practitioner Certification from the Cloud Analytics Academy obtained in August 2019 and the Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) obtained in July 2019. Finally, Joyce Avila has the Cloud Analytics Architect certification from the Cloud Analytics Academy obtained in June 2019.