Learn Data Engineering

The ultimate Data Engineering Academy. Teaching you everything you need to become a Data Engineer or add Data Engineering to your skillset. Proven system through my 10+ years of experience, over 2,000 students, over 50hours of video training material.

Founder

Udemy

I create free data & AI courses on Udemy for Data Engineers, Analysts, Scientists and beginners.

Course Author & Instructor

Kretz Media

At Kretz Media, we help innovative companies share their story and connect with the right audience. We specialize in creating authentic, high-impact content that makes complex topics understandable – and your brand unforgettable.

Whether it's a YouTube product demo, a livestream, a branded online course, or a strategic LinkedIn campaign – we turn your innovation into media that resonates.

LinkedIn

In this course you learn everything you need to know to design a NoSQL graph database and implement it in the cloud.

LinkedIn Learning Instructor

Bosch Rexroth

Data Lab Team Lead

Data Engineering Team Lead

Data Engineer

SALT Solutions GmbH

SAP Consultant

Hey there! I'm Andreas Kretz, your dedicated guide to the exciting realm of Data Engineering and the founder of the Learn Data Engineering Academy. With over years of specialized coaching experience, I've had the pleasure of helping more than 2,000 students reach their goals in this essential field.

I bring over 8 years of experience in Corporate Data Science, 14+ years in Computer Science and IoT, and a robust background as a Data Engineering and Data Labs Team Lead. My journey in Data Engineering has garnered global recognition, including being named a LinkedIn Top Voice in Data Science & Analytics in 2018, 2019, and 2024.

Here's what I do:
➡️ Learn Data Engineering Academy
I’ve trained over 2,000 students through my Academy, offering 30+ in-depth courses and projects with over 55 hours of video content, covering everything you need to excel in Data Engineering.

➡️ Media Work
In 2024, I helped my media partners achieve significant brand awareness, resulting in 1.21 million post views on LinkedIn, 250,000 video views on YouTube, and 235,000 sent emails with a 40% open rate. My efforts have built a vast network of over 100,000 engineers and scientists.

➡️ YouTube
On my YouTube channel, I simplify complex Data Engineering concepts and share valuable insights from the Academy. Join me for livestreams with industry experts, workshops, tool reviews, and deep dives into the latest architectures. It’s your go-to source for staying ahead in the data world.

If you're passionate about Data Engineering, eager to learn, or curious about the latest tools and techniques, hit subscribe. Let's explore the world of Data Engineering together!

Andreas Kretz

Ministerie van Financiën

Solution Architect / Data Architect

NuoCanvas

NuoCanvas® transforms the way businesses perform ad-hoc exploratory analytics by providing fully automated analytics solutions. These automated analytical solutions maximize decision making opportunities by minimizing the effort needed to prepare, explore and visualize data.

Analyzing Airbnb data with natural language (EVA Tutorial #1)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmFuk0IYNt8

NuoCanvas® is a leader in ad-hoc exploratory data analytics using plain English. We use advanced deterministic Natural Language Processing (NLP) to convert complex unstructured questions into structured SQL queries.

https://nuocanvas.com

Co-founder & Advisory

ITsPeople

Consultant IT Architect & (Master) Data Management

City of Rotterdam

Project Manager

Rijkswaterstaat

Information Technology Program Manager

TIE Kinetix

Data Architect (freelance)

Amgen

Amgen is one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, with a global turnover in excess of $18 billion and over 18,000 employees all over the world. For more than 35 years, Amgen has pioneered biotechnology breakthroughs, to bring state-of-the-art medicines from laboratory to the patient.
 
Responsible for leading offshore teams and providing leadership and management of regional stakeholders, as part of Digital Transformation initiatives
- Global Master Data Management (Customer, Product and Territory)
- Global VEEVA CRM & Sales Force Marketing Cloud implementation
- EU data warehouse integration & Operational Data Store implementation 
- Global AWS Data Lake Integration
- EMIF Project - European Medical Information Framework (EU Union funded)
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- Chief Sentinel Information Protection

Digital Transformation Lead & Architect

Secondment with Amgen's Enterprise Architecture group, with the purpose of gaining as much architectural knowledge and experience to bring back to Amgen Europe.

Solution Architect

IS Business Analyst

Symantec

Designed and developed Symantec's PartnerNet portal.

Senior Programmer Analyst

HREF Tools Corp

Intern

(Master) Data Management, Data Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Integration, Data Quality, Data Governance, Program & Project Management.

An experienced techno/functional IT Leader with 20+ years experience in Data Management, managing CRM, MDM, Data Lake and integration implementation programs, with a strong desire to bring progress and quality as part of business initiatives.  A quick learner focusing on delivering results and partnering to achieve business outcomes in a respectful way.

ex Amgen (biotech - fortune 67), SAS (analytics & data management), Symantec (cyber security)

Specialties:
•  (Master) Data Management
•  Data Governance
•  Data Quality
•  Solution Architecture
•  Data Architecture
•  Enterprise Data Integration 

Skills: 
•  People Skills, Entrepreneurial, Scrum Master, Business Analyst
•  Big Data Processing, NLP, Automation, SQL, DAMA-DMBOK, SDLC, DevOps, UML, ArchiMate
•  SAS ESP (Event Stream Processing) & IoT, SAS DataFlux & SAS DMP
•  Data Lake/Data Warehouse, Data & Analytics, Business Intelligence and Visualization

Co-founder PRIDE AI
•  Developing Multilevel Quantum Software that serves as a base operating system for an Artificial Intelligence called PRIDE. The operating system allows PRIDE to Predict and react on its own. The acronym of PRIDE has two meanings depending on the services used.

1. Predictive, Reactive, Intelligent, Defensive, Engine (used for cyber and security defense)
2. Predictive, Reactive, Intelligent, Decision, Engine (used for its ability to predict and decide how to react based on predicted responses)

Co-founder NuoCanvas NLP-based Exploratory Data Analytics (EDA) with EVA
•  NuoCanvas transforms the way businesses perform ad-hoc exploratory analytics by providing fully automated analytics solutions. These automated analytical solutions maximize decision making opportunities by minimizing the effort needed to prepare, explore and visualize data.

My opinions are my own.

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