Leo Folsom
About Leo Folsom
Leo Folsom is a Solutions Engineer currently employed at Datafold since 2022, with a diverse background in data analytics and engineering across several organizations, including Eduventures and eviCore Healthcare.
Work at Datafold
Leo Folsom has been employed at Datafold as a Solutions Engineer since 2022. In this role, he engages with data practitioners through virtual hands-on labs and participates in Datafold's Cloud Demo Days as a presenter. He has demonstrated expertise in cross-database diffing, particularly between PostgreSQL and Snowflake. Additionally, he contributed to a blog post focused on validating data parity during migrations using open source data-diff and Datafold Cloud.
Previous Experience in Analytics and Data Science
Prior to his current position, Leo Folsom worked in various roles related to analytics and data science. He served as a Senior Analytics Engineer at Vendr for 10 months in 2021-2022. Before that, he was a Data and Analytics Manager at Clarify Health Solutions for 6 months in 2021. His earlier experience includes roles as a Data Science Analyst and Senior Analyst at eviCore healthcare from 2017 to 2020, and as a Data Analyst at Eduventures from 2012 to 2014.
Education and Expertise
Leo Folsom holds a Master's Degree in Public Health from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, which he completed from 2014 to 2017. He has also studied Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration at Harvard Extension School, where he completed a course on Designing and Developing Relational and NoSQL Databases in 2021. Additionally, he has taken courses in Biology at Boston University and Mathematics and Statistics at UC Berkeley Extension Online.
Background in Research and Development
Leo's background includes significant research experience. He worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health from 2014 to 2016. This role followed his studies in American Studies and Russian at Williams College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from 2007 to 2011. He also participated in the Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program in 2009.