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Best 19 Snowflake Consultants for Your Data Stack

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Snowflake has rapidly become the go-to cloud data platform for modern analytics, data engineering, and AI workloads—driven by a passionate global community of experts.

These include open-source contributors extending Snowflake’s capabilities, startup founders and principal architects designing cutting-edge data stacks, enterprise consultants leading transformations, prolific bloggers and educators, and even Snowflake-recognized “Data Superheroes.” Below is a curated and verified list of 19 of the world’s top Snowflake consultants and experts, selected for their real-world impact, technical excellence, and community leadership.

  1. Christopher Marland
  2. Mike Droog
  3. Felipe Hoffa
  4. Tobias Krüger
  5. Tomasz Urbaszek
  6. Daan Bakboord
  7. Jeremiah Hansen
  8. Simeon Pilgrim
  9. Ruchi Soni
  10. Kosuke Kida
  11. Stewart Bryson
  12. Benoit Dageville
  13. Sudhendu Pandey
  14. Fabian Hernandez
  15. Maja Ferle
  16. Arihant Shashank
  17. Elizabeth Rosso
  18. Sean Falconer
  19. Miho Kajiya

Now, let’s delve deeper into their remarkable qualifications, achievements, and current activities.

Christopher Marland

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Nationality: British

Chris is a Snowflake Data Superhero from England who was recognized for his community contributions in 2022. A former analytics consultant at The Information Lab and PwC, he joined Aimpoint Digital to build out their Snowflake practice.

Chris is perhaps best known as a co-founder of “Frosty Friday,” a weekly Snowflake challenge that has gained global participation. He also co-leads the London Snowflake User Group, organizing meetups to share success stories. In his day job, Chris architects Snowflake solutions for clients, emphasizing automation and clear data lineage. He is AWS certified and often explores how Snowflake works alongside AWS analytics services.

Chris has written about topics like Snowflake’s semi-structured data and ran a popular internal series called “Snowflake Tips of the Week.” He exemplifies the young data professional who rapidly became a Snowflake authority – in fact, Snowflake’s blog highlighted him when Aimpoint achieved Elite partner status.

Mike Droog

I believe that Frosty Friday can fill a gap that’s currently in the Snowflake space. Challenging the experienced and inexperienced alike, learning or deepening our understanding of Snowflake features new and old.

Nationality: Dutch

Mike is a Snowflake Data Superhero and long-time analytics consultant from the Netherlands. A former head coach at Nimbus Intelligence and consultant at The Information Lab, he has helped companies adopt Snowflake since its early days in Europe.

Mike is known for writing approachable how-to articles – for instance, he authored “Getting your first dataset into Snowflake” on The Information Lab blog, guiding new users through basics. He’s also an organizer of the Dutch Snowflake User Group alongside Daan Bakboord, frequently hosting knowledge-sharing sessions. Mike co-hosts the “Frosty Friday” challenges with Chris Marland, contributing creative puzzles that teach Snowflake concepts (participants say it’s both fun and educational).

With 10+ Snowflake projects under his belt, Mike specializes in ETL/ELT optimization and data visualization on Snowflake. He holds multiple Snowflake certifications and is valued for his friendly mentoring style that lowers the learning curve for newcomers.

Felipe Hoffa

Felipe Hoffa - Best 19 Snowflake Consultants for Your Data Stack

Nationality: Chilean

Felipe became a key player in Snowflake’s meteoric rise after joining as a Developer Advocate in 2020 (following 9 years as the face of Google BigQuery). At Snowflake he was known for his live demos, community hacks, and engaging content that bridged BigQuery and Snowflake audiences.

Felipe helped global developers understand Snowflake’s power by blogging tutorials (e.g. on Medium) and speaking at data meetups. In 2023 he was recognized as an “MVP” by Snowflake’s engineers. Now an independent evangelist (recently at Confluent for data streaming), he remains an influential blogger and speaker on all things data, sharing creative Snowflake use cases (like sending emails or visualizing data entirely within Snowflake).

Tobias Krüger

Learn about ‘AB-testing in Streamlit’ and ‘How-To build a Snowflake community at your workplace’ with fellow Snowflake enthusiasts!

Nationality: German

Tobias is a business intelligence consultant who has specialized in Snowflake solutions for media and retail clients in Europe. At Accenture Song (formerly initions GmbH), he leads a team of data engineers delivering analytics projects on Snowflake.

Tobias has been recognized as a Snowflake Data Superhero for his active community involvement: he co-leads the Hamburg Snowflake User Group and often presents on Snowflake + Salesforce zero-copy integration use cases. On LinkedIn, he’s known for posting tips (in German and English) about Snowflake features like data sharing and Snowsight. Tobias also contributed to open-source by sharing dbt models and has the unofficial title of “Snowflake Evangelist” within Accenture Germany.

His motto is to make data warehousing as simple and agile as possible for end-users. With 10+ years in BI, Tobias exemplifies the new generation of cloud-focused consultants who marry enterprise experience with Snowflake expertise.

Tomasz Urbaszek

Nationality: Polish

Tomasz is an open-source heavyweight on Snowflake’s Engineering team, known for building integrations that extend Snowflake’s reach. As an Apache Airflow PMC member, he helped develop Snowflake’s Airflow provider and other pipeline tools. Tomasz also created the Snowflake ServiceNow Connector and contributes to Terraform-based Snowflake automation. A frequent writer on the Snowflake Developers Blog, he demystifies complex topics (his article “Building Snowflake Connector for ServiceNow” shows his knack for bridging systems). Tomasz is passionate about developer enablement: he leads Snowflake’s internal Data Engineering Community of Practice and often speaks at Airflow and Apache Iceberg meetups about Snowflake interoperability. His unique dual expertise – deep Snowflake internals plus broader open-source data ecosystems – makes him a sought-after consultant for automating Snowflake in enterprise workflows.

Daan Bakboord

Daan Bakboord - Best 19 Snowflake Consultants for Your Data Stack

Nationality: Dutch

Daan is a cloud data architect who leads Bravinci’s data practice and co-chairs the Snowflake User Group in the Netherlands. A Snowflake Superhero since 2018, he was an “OG” member of Snowflake’s community programs. Daan has helped numerous organizations (finance, public sector) implement modern Snowflake solutions.

He actively blogs (Medium/Substack as “DaAnalytics”) about Snowflake features – his post “If you think Snowflake is a Data Warehouse, you don’t get it” reflects his forward-thinking approach. Daan also mentors others via the “Snowflake GroupBy” series, sharing real-world ELT patterns. Known for combining governance with cutting-edge tech, he emphasizes that Snowflake is a cloud data platform for AI & BI, not just a warehouse. Daan’s contributions earned him Snowflake’s global recognition and a trusted reputation across industries in Europe.

Jeremiah Hansen

Nationality: American

Jeremiah is a Snowflake veteran who leads Data Engineering best practices at Snowflake and previously co-founded the open-source “schemachange” tool for Snowflake DevOps. In Snowflake’s Field CTO team, he advises Fortune 500 clients on architecture and also heads Snowflake’s internal developer community.

Jeremiah’s creation schemachange (aka snowchange) provides Git-integrated CI/CD for Snowflake and is widely used to manage Snowflake objects via code. He shares his expertise through talks on CI/CD (e.g. using GitHub Actions & Terraform with Snowflake) and blogs on Snowflake’s site about Database Change Management and DevOps. With prior stints at consulting firms, Jeremiah brings a practical approach to automating cloud data pipelines. He is also an AWS Data Hero and has helped ensure Snowflake plays nicely in the dev toolchain, making life easier for data engineers everywhere.

Simeon Pilgrim

Nationality: New Zealander

Simeon is a full-stack developer who became one of the earliest Snowflake Data Superheroes for his community contributions in APAC. Based in Christchurch, NZ, Simeon earned the title through his helpful presence on Stack Overflow and the Snowflake forums – he’s known for detailed answers on tricky Snowflake SQL behaviors.

At Phocas (a SaaS company), Simeon integrated Snowflake into analytics products, showcasing Snowflake’s power in SaaS apps. He co-founded “Frosty Friday,” a weekly Snowflake challenge series, to help users sharpen their skills in a fun way. Described as a “data ninja,” Simeon frequently writes about query performance (one blog documented a 45x speedup using date range join optimizations on Snowflake). He exemplifies the spirit of knowledge-sharing across borders, helping Snowflake users worldwide via online communities and local meetups in New Zealand.

Ruchi Soni

Ruchi Soni - Best 19 Snowflake Consultants for Your Data Stack

Nationality: Indian

Ruchi is a cloud data architect who leads Snowflake practice globally at Accenture, driving data platform modernization for Fortune 500 clients. She is a Snowflake Data Superhero recognized for her thought leadership: Ruchi authored the book “Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Architect Certification Companion” to help others master Snowflake.

With 16+ years in data, she is a 4x multi-cloud certified architect and known as an “evangelist” in adopting Snowflake at scale. Ruchi frequently shares best practices on LinkedIn and the Snowflake community, from data sharing and security to GenAI with Snowflake integration. She also mentors women in data (featured in Snowflake’s Women in Tech forums). Her passion for data led her straight from college into Accenture, and now she’s spearheading Accenture’s Snowflake innovations. Ruchi’s mix of hands-on architecture skill and community knowledge-sharing exemplifies the new breed of enterprise data leader.

Kosuke Kida

Nationality: Japanese

Kosuke is one of Japan’s leading Snowflake advocates, serving as a Snowflake Data Superhero and user group leader. At Exture Inc., he helps Japanese enterprises migrate to Snowflake and modernize their data stacks (he’s also skilled in dbt and Terraform).

Kosuke is a prominent speaker at Snowflake’s Japan events and writes technical articles in both Japanese and English. A two-time Data Superhero, he has been “thrilled to embark on another year” of community advocacy. Kosuke often collaborates with Snowflake’s global team to localize best practices (e.g., explaining Apache Iceberg and Snowflake integration in Japanese).

He also co-founded “SnowVillage,” an online community for Snowflake users in Japan. Through blogs, social media (he’s active on X/Threads), and public seminars, Kosuke has significantly grown Snowflake’s presence in the APAC region.

Stewart Bryson

Nationality: American

Stewart is an internationally recognized data thought leader who bridges the worlds of traditional BI and modern cloud data. A Snowflake Data Superhero and former Oracle ACE Director, Stewart has built a career on helping enterprises adopt new tech.

He founded Red Pill Analytics (a BI consultancy) and later joined Onix to lead cloud data engineering. Stewart created an open-source Gradle plugin for Snowflake UDF deployment, simplifying developer workflows. He is also co-host of the “True DataOps” podcast alongside Kent Graziano. Stewart literally wrote the book on Snowflake – he’s co-author of “Snowflake Data Engineering” (Manning, 2023), sharing design tips from his years of experience.

As a prolific speaker and writer (with a Medium blog and countless webinars), Stewart advocates for DataOps and agile analytics on Snowflake, showing companies how to deliver value faster. His broad influence and community service earned him Snowflake Superhero status and industry respect.

Benoit Dageville

Benoit Dageville - Best 19 Snowflake Consultants for Your Data Stack

Nationality: French

Benoit is one of the original architects of Snowflake’s cloud data platform, having co-founded Snowflake in 2012 after a distinguished career at Oracle. A database genius with a PhD, Benoit envisioned a new kind of data warehouse built natively for the cloud. He led Snowflake’s early engineering, inventing its query optimizer and unique multi-cluster architecture.

Under his technical guidance, Snowflake grew from a startup to a $80B+ public company. Today, as President of Products, Benoit still drives Snowflake’s product roadmap – from support for data science workloads to Snowflake’s foray into AI and applications. He remains a hands-on coder at heart, often diving into optimization details. Benoit’s impact on the database field is profound: he proved that a cloud-first data warehouse could outperform legacy systems.

His contributions earned him recognition as a technology billionaire who still prefers to let the product and community speak for him. (Fun fact: Benoit is an avid free-diver, attributing lessons from deep-sea diving to his leadership style.)

Sudhendu Pandey

Nationality: Indian

Sudhendu is a cloud data architect with a flair for community engagement and writing. He leads the sales engineering team at a Snowflake Elite partner in Dubai, helping customers design modern data stacks on Snowflake.

Sudhendu is also a Snowflake Data Superhero (2022–2024) and even an official “Docker Captain” and Quora Top Writer – reflecting his broad influence. He frequently publishes insightful articles (on Medium and kipi.ai’s blog) demystifying the “Modern Data Stack” and Snowflake’s role in it. One of his popular pieces, “So You Just Heard About Snowflake, Now What?”, guides newcomers through Snowflake’s advantages.

In the community, Sudhendu co-organizes the Snowflake UAE User Group and speaks at meetups about data mesh and AI in Snowflake. His cross-technology expertise (Snowflake + Docker + cloud) and enthusiasm for Q&A have made him a respected figure advancing Snowflake adoption in the Middle East.

Fabian Hernandez

Nationality: Costa Rican

Fabian is a Snowflake expert in the LatAm region who blends data engineering with machine learning. With two Master’s degrees (Computer Science and Statistics), he has 13+ years experience and is a Snowflake Data Superhero in Canada/Costa Rica. Fabian designs cloud data platforms for Infostrux’s clients, focusing on Snowflake-centric AI solutions.

He actively blogs on the Infostrux Engineering Blog and Medium, writing in-depth articles like “Deploying Pre-Trained LLMs in Snowflake” and “Forecasting with Snowflake’s vectorized UDFs.” These posts demonstrate how to leverage Snowflake with Python (Snowpark) for advanced analytics. Fabian also shares open-source demos, such as using Snowflake + Streamlit for machine learning apps. As an influencer, he frequently presents at Snowflake’s “Data for Breakfast” events across the Americas. Fabian’s work exemplifies how Snowflake can be a backbone for AI/ML workflows, bridging the gap between data science and data engineering.

Maja Ferle

Maja Ferle - Best 19 Snowflake Consultants for Your Data Stack

Nationality: Slovenian

Maja is a seasoned data architect and one of Europe’s notable Snowflake experts, holding both SnowPro Advanced Data Engineer and SnowPro Architect certifications. She authored the book “Snowflake Data Engineering” (Apress, 2023) which provides a comprehensive guide to building data pipelines on Snowflake.

As a Snowflake Data Superhero, Maja actively shares knowledge via her blog (majaferle.com) – covering topics like performance tuning, semi-structured data, and implementing Data Vault on Snowflake. She has spoken at Snowflake Summit 2024 about Snowflake’s Forecasting functions, and at various European data conferences, advocating best practices in cloud data warehousing.

Maja is also a community leader, helping to organize “Women in Data” and Snowflake user group events in Slovenia. Her contributions show how a practitioner’s deep expertise (she’s implemented Snowflake at multiple companies) can translate into educational content that uplifts the whole community.

Arihant Shashank

Nationality: Indian

Arihant is a data architect at Ericsson who led the telecom giant’s adoption of Snowflake for analytics in APAC. He is a Snowflake Data Superhero (2024) recognized for his technical blogging on complex data modeling topics.

Arihant has written guides on Data Vault modeling in Snowflake and implementing data quality frameworks using Snowflake features. With over 8 years in BI, he has deep expertise in telecom data, and he leveraged Snowflake to unify Ericsson’s regional data marts onto one cloud platform. Arihant frequently shares code samples on his GitHub (like stored procedures for data cleansing) and posts on LinkedIn about Snowflake + Azure integrations (as Ericsson’s stack uses Azure AD, etc.).

In the community, he mentors younger engineers for Snowflake certifications. Arihant’s blend of practical enterprise know-how and willingness to openly share (e.g. his Medium piece on “Native & Custom Data Quality in Snowflake”) makes him a valued consultant in the Asia-Pacific Snowflake user base.

Elizabeth Rosso

Nationality: American

Elizabeth is an independent consultant who helps companies implement Snowflake and develop data analytics solutions. A Snowflake Data Superhero since 2022, she is known for her active mentoring on Snowflake’s community forums and user groups.

Elizabeth holds multiple Snowflake certifications and runs her own firm, Strategic Data Insights, focusing on data engineering and visualization projects for mid-market clients. On LinkedIn, she brands herself the “Snowflake Whisperer,” frequently sharing quick tips on performance tuning. She also co-leads the Women in Data Snowflake group and advocates for more women in cloud data roles. Elizabeth contributed exam questions as a Snowflake SME and authored an upcoming study guide for Snowflake SnowPro Core.

Her background includes a mix of data science and BI, giving her a holistic view that she applies when training client teams on Snowflake. With her friendly demeanor and willingness to help (she has a 500+ answers profile on the Snowflake community), Elizabeth has become a go-to Snowflake expert in the New England area.

Sean Falconer

Sean Falconer - Best 19 Snowflake Consultants for Your Data Stack

Nationality: American

Sean is a Snowflake Data Superhero known for his prolific content creation at the intersection of data and software engineering. A PhD computer scientist, Sean led Developer Advocacy for Snowflake’s Data Marketplace, producing tutorials on building data apps and pipelines.

He also co-hosted Snowflake’s “Data Cloud Now” podcast, interviewing data leaders on innovative uses of Snowflake. Sean has significant startup experience – before Snowflake, he was Head of DevRel at Skyflow (data privacy API) and a Google Developer Advocate. He is a regular speaker at data conferences and writes on Medium about streaming data into Snowflake (e.g. using Kafka connectors) and Safe AI with Snowflake Cortex. Online, Sean identifies as “ex-Google, ex-Snowflake, always me” and stays active in Snowflake forums.

He bridges the gap between developers and data platforms, showing how Snowflake can fit into modern app architectures. In 2024, he joined Confluent to focus on AI + real-time data, but remains an active Snowflake community voice through blogs and Twitter.

Miho Kajiya

Nationality: Japanese

Miho is a leading female data engineer in Japan’s Snowflake community. At Datum Studio (a Tokyo-based analytics firm), she designs ETL pipelines and analytics solutions using Snowflake for various industries. Miho became a Snowflake Data Superhero in 2024, recognized for her community efforts like organizing the “Snowflake Joshi-kai” (Snowflake Women’s Meetup) in Tokyo.

She actively mentors women engineers and shares Snowflake knowledge on Qiita (Japanese tech forum), writing about topics such as Snowflake + Python and hands-on labs with Cortex ML. Miho holds Snowflake’s Advanced Architect certification and regularly presents at Snowflake User Group Japan events. Her contributions helped localize Snowflake best practices for Japanese audiences – for example, she blogged a comprehensive recap of her first year as a Data Superhero, inspiring others in Japan to join the program. Balancing work and parenting, Miho is admired as a role model expanding Snowflake’s reach in Japan’s developer community.

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