Koundinya (“KD”) is a Solutions Architecture Leader at Databricks focused on driving adoption of Databricks SQL, working with customers on architecture definition and cloud strategy for Data, AI & Analytics. In his time at Databricks, he has led some of the largest implementations with a strong focus on governance and user adoption. Prior to Databricks, Koundinya had a varied career spanning DevOps, Cloud-Native Application Development, Observability Tooling and Networking at Pivotal/VMware, Riverbed & IBM. He earned his Computer Science Bachelor’s degree from Bangalore University and his Master's Degree from NC State University with a research focus in Optical Networks.