Joe Reis is a Òrecovering data scientistÓ, CEO of Ternary Data, and a business-minded data nerd whoÕs worked in the data industry for 20 years, with responsibilities ranging from statistical modeling, forecasting, machine learning, data engineering, data architecture, and almost everything else in between. HeÕs the host of the popular data show and podcast, the Monday Morning Data Chat, interviews the top people in data on The Data Nerd Herd, and runs several popular meetups, including The Utah Data Engineering Meetup and SLC Python. Joe also teaches at the University of Utah and is the co-author of the upcoming OÕReilly book, Fundamentals of Data Engineering. When heÕs not busy running a company, teaching, or creating content, Joe often finds himself rock climbing or trail running in the mountains around Salt Lake City, Utah.