O&G Big Data use cases, by Hortonworks

Presented by

Kenneth Smith General Manager, Energy, and Wade Salazar, Solutions Engineer, both of Hortonworks

Kenneth Smith Bio

As the General Manager, Energy, Kenneth is responsible for establishing and leading the execution of a winning go-to-market strategy for Hortonworks in the energy industry. Responsibilities include proactively working with customers, Hortonworks sales & solution management, partners, VARs, and prospects to identify new solutions and industry specific product requirements for the energy market. He also ensures appropriate energy industry expertise support is provided and leveraged during the sales and solution implementation cycle, develops successful thought-leadership and solution strategies to drive adoption of Hortonworks products and services in the segment.

Wade Salazar Bio

Wade Salazar serves Hortonworks as a Solutions Engineering in Houston TX. Educated as an electrical engineer, fluent in many programming languages, and having worked in the control systems trade for over ten years before joining Hortonworks Wade enables those looking to apply big data tools to industrial processes and equipment. Outside of work Wade is passionate about technology, the outdoors, cooking, dogs, horses and Texas lore.