James Chien
About James Chien
James Chien is a Senior Solution Architect at Dremio, specializing in predictive data strategies and self-service business intelligence. He has extensive experience in data management roles at various companies, including Micro Focus and HP Vertica, and holds a degree in Computer Science and Economics from UC San Diego.
Work at Dremio
James Chien has been employed at Dremio as a Senior Solution Architect since 2021. In this role, he focuses on enabling organizations to adopt predictive data strategies and self-service business intelligence directly from data lakes. His expertise contributes to Dremio's mission of simplifying data access and analytics, allowing businesses to leverage their data more effectively.
Previous Experience at Micro Focus
Before joining Dremio, James Chien worked at Micro Focus in various capacities. He served as Strategic Alliance Manager for Vertica from 2020 to 2021, and prior to that, he was the Regional Sales Manager for Vertica from 2017 to 2020. His roles involved managing strategic partnerships and driving sales initiatives within the Greater Los Angeles Area.
Career Background in Data Solutions
James Chien has extensive experience in data solutions, having worked at HP Vertica as a Presales Engineer from 2015 to 2017. He also held positions at Allergan as a Principal Programmer for a brief period in 2012 and at Cirro as a Solutions Engineer for five months in the same year. His career began at Informatica, where he worked for seven years as a Senior Consultant and briefly as a B2B Product Specialist.
Education and Expertise
James Chien studied at the University of California, San Diego, where he earned a degree in Computer Science and Economics from 1998 to 2002. His educational background supports his specialization in data strategies, particularly in transitioning organizations from reactive to predictive approaches. He advocates for eliminating the need for additional data warehouses by utilizing high-performance query capabilities.