Paula Merns

Paula Merns is a Senior Cloud Data Engineer, programmer, and educator. She holds a Master of Science in Data Science from the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering (2016) and is a veteran of the Minnesota Army National Guard. She has held roles from user support to data architect. For decades, her focus has been secure, user-friendly access to data. She now works on Google Cloud Platform, with data mostly in BigQuery. She previously taught programming and database development at Dunwoody College of Technology and spoke at DevFestMN in 2018 and 2019.