Manuel Garrido Peña
About Manuel Garrido Peña
Manuel Garrido Peña is a Principal Data Ops Engineer at Carpe Data, where he leads the Data Source Engineering team and champions Python coding standards. He has extensive experience in data engineering and teaching, having held various roles in companies and educational institutions across Spain, Portugal, and the United States.
Current Role at Carpe Data
Manuel Garrido Peña serves as the Principal DataOps Engineer at Carpe Data since 2022. In this role, he leads the Data Source Engineering team, focusing on implementing orchestration and managing data warehouse infrastructure. He is responsible for the ownership of the Directed Acyclic Graphs (DAGs) stack, which includes technologies such as DBT, Airflow, Great Expectations, and Snowflake. Additionally, he champions Python coding standards within the organization. His work is conducted in a hybrid setting in Murcia, Región de Murcia, Spain.
Professional Experience
Manuel has a diverse professional background with experience in various roles across multiple organizations. He worked as a Principal Data Engineer at Daltix from 2018 to 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. Prior to that, he held positions as Chief Technology Officer at Tribe Click from 2016 to 2018, and as a Data Scientist at Scrapinghub and Namely between 2013 and 2016. He also served as a Senior Research Analyst at NBCUniversal, Inc. from 2012 to 2013. His early career included a research position at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2009.
Teaching and Academic Contributions
Manuel has contributed to academia by teaching various courses related to data science and machine learning. He served as a professor at ENAE Business School in 2018, focusing on Machine Learning and Statistical Programming with Python. He also taught Data Science at iXperience CT and the Lisbon Data Science Academy between 2017 and 2020. His teaching experience spans multiple institutions, reflecting his commitment to education in the field of data science.
Educational Background
Manuel holds multiple degrees in engineering and management. He earned a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2009, following a six-year program at Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). Additionally, he completed a Master in International Management at IE Business School, recognized as a top global business school, from 2010 to 2011. He also studied Data Science at General Assembly in 2013.