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Sleep Number processes 30B+ sensor events daily to enhance sleep technology. This talk details a journey in scaling an IoT telemetry pipeline to handle exponential data growth, real-time processing, and high reliability—advancing sleep science for millions.
Scaling isn’t just about multiplying outputs; it’s about amplifying impact, staying grounded, and adapting with purpose.” As a technology leader with over 20 years of experience, I’m passionate about building, scaling, and optimizing complex distributed systems. My focus areas include IoT, cloud engineering, big data, AI, and SaaS for enterprise and consumer applications. At Sleepnumber Labs, I lead engineering efforts across products, platforms, and data, driving innovation and meaningful changes.
I have over 25 years of experience leading high-performance teams and developing cutting-edge software solutions. I started my career as a system developer, writing C and C++ compilers, and then moved towards application development, providing scalable solutions and complex problems. I am a specialist in designing and developing Big Data Pipelines and processing data using Big Data technologies.
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