Worthy Lafollette

Worthy LaFollette is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in software engineering and architecture, particularly within marketing technology. Currently serving as Principal Software Engineer at The Home Depot since August 2005, Worthy LaFollette specializes in the Customer 360 Data Lake, supporting Marketing Analytics and Campaign Management, and managing both on-premise Hadoop and Google BigQuery systems. Previous roles include Senior Architect focusing on Enterprise Content Management and Complex Event Processing at The Home Depot, and Content Management Architect at EMSI. Worthy LaFollette’s earlier career includes consulting positions and technical leadership roles at organizations such as YCG Consulting, Rare Medium, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Mary Kay Inc. Worthy LaFollette holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology and dual Bachelor’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science from The University of Texas at Austin.