I enjoy sharing ideas, tools, and methods that excite me. Slides and videos from past conference talks are available and embedded in almost all of the posts below. Additional resources may be available upon request if not included online – please don’t hesitate to reach out!
Operationalizing Column-Name Contracts with dbtplyr
An exploration of how data producers and consumers can use column names as interfaces, configuations, and code to improve data quality and discoverability. The second half of the talk demonstrates how to implement these ideas with my dbtplyr dbt package.
Posit Data Science Hangout
Each week, host Rachael Dempsey invites an accomplished data science leader to talk about their experience and answer questions from the audience. The discussion focuses mainly on the human elements of data science leadership. There’s no sales or marketing fluff, just great insights from inspiring professionals.
oRganization: Design patterns for internal packages
An overview of the unique design challenges and opportunities when building R packages for use inside of a single organization versus open-source. By using the jobs-to-be-done framework, this talk explores how internal packages can be better teammates by following specific design patterns for API design, testing, documentaiton, and more.
tidycf: Turning analysis on its head by turning cashflows on their side
A case study on building an internal R package for customer lifetime value modeling at Capital One and leading broader analyst adoption of open-source tooling and reproducible workflows through a community of practice.