Andries Engelbrecht is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in solution architecture and big data engineering. Currently serving as a Partner Solution Architect at Snowflake since July 2019, Andries previously held roles at MapR Technologies, where responsibilities included the development of partner ecosystems and technical support for sales teams, and at Hewlett-Packard, leading big data solution architecture and reference design efforts. Andries' career spans significant contributions at Arthur Andersen Business Consulting and Telkom, where technical consulting, ERP solutions, and system development were focal points. Andries holds a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Pretoria.