I’m Maja Ferle, a seasoned data architect with over 30 years of experience in data analytics, data warehousing, business intelligence, data engineering, data modeling, and other data-related fields.
I have authored numerous magazine articles, blog posts, and training materials covering these topics.
I frequently speak at industry conferences and events and hold an M.Sc. degree in computer science and business intelligence.
Snowflake Data Superhero
As of 2022 I’m a Snowflake Data Superhero. Data Superheroes are an exclusive group of active champions, dedicated to helping the community learn more about Snowflake.
Published books
In March 2023, my book SnowPro™ Core Certification Companion Hands-on Preparation and Practice was published by Apress.
In 2024, I completed my second book, Snowflake Data Engineering, published by Manning. The book teaches data engineering skills by guiding the reader through hands-on examples. We start by building our very first simple pipeline on the Snowflake platform. Then, we improve the pipeline with increasingly complex elements, including performance optimization and augmenting the data with generative AI. Throughout, I share design tips drawn from my years of experience to ensure the pipeline follows the best practices of software engineering, security, and data governance.
Professional certifications
Keeping up with IT industry advances and demonstrating my expertise in the form of professional certifications is important to me. This is a selection of my certifications:
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Certified Scrum Professional – Scrum Master (CSP-SM)
- IBM Data Science Professional
- Certified Data Vault 2.0 Practitioner
- SnowPro Core Certification
- SnowPro Advanced: Data Analyst Certification
- SnowPro Advanced: Data Engineer Certification
