David Sprogis

Critical thinker with excellent problem solving skills and history of improving product, operations and customer experience through data analytics and insights.
Data Analytics and Information strategist with a track record of defining vision and roadmap for innovative product solutions from concept to creation.
Motivational team leader able to recruit, develop and orchestrate high-performing product development teams.
Exceptional communication skills.
Sleeves-up, get-it-done attitude.
Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhsprogis/

Selected work

Just the Tip of the IcebergIceberg Tables, announced earlier this month by Amazon Web Services (AWS), codify Apache Iceberg as the new data lakehouse. Iceberg is an open table format designed for managing large-scale datasets in data lakes, offering features like ACID transactions, schema evolution, and time travel.

Requirements as Code: How AI is Changing Software DevelopmentOver the past 12-18 months, I’ve spent a lot of time tutoring my son in software development concepts—object-oriented programming, data structures, and most recently, security and encryption, all in Java. One thing is clear: AI, particularly tools like ChatGPT, is a game changer.

Kicking the Tires: Exploring CouchbaseDB and ChatGPT with PythonIntroduction As someone who loves to explore new tools, I decided to take CouchbaseDB and ChatGPT for a spin, using Python to interact with their APIs. Now, here’s the kicker—I’m also new to Python! I'm a C++ and Java programmer so I am not new to the concepts but tackling a new language made the jo

Professional Presentations

Eon Mode: Past, Present, Future

Great illustration of working closely with engineering to explain complex concepts in an engaging way.

(Dave Sprogis with Yuanzhe Bei, 2020)

How Modern Infrastructure Accelerates Time to Insights with Vertica

Great illustration of collaborating with a partner company.

(Dave Sprogis & Miroslav Klivansky of Pure Storage, 2019)

Public transit buses suckAnalytics of realtime bus data show terrible performance due to “bus bunching”. Uber-like technology can fix it. Here’s how.

Improving Rider Experience on MBTA Buses

A data analytics based understanding of "Bus Bunching", the problem of current bus scheduling and a solution that could be implemented as a simple smart phone app.

Demonstrates

User-centric focus, identifying pain points
Technical skills of data collection, analysis, simulation, and solutioning
Presentation skills
Out-of-the-box reasoning and solutioning

Whitepapers

The Future of the Perkins BraillerReimagining Tactile Literacy in a Digital Age

Toastmasters Speeches

Buzz, Glance, Repeat(This is my Toastmasters speech for March 5, 2025 that I thought I would share more broadly because it applies to and affects all of us.) You’re with a friend, they’re sharing something big—maybe a dream or a worry—and your phone buzzes.

Organizing your Speech using the Classic "Rule of Three"

I have been a student of business communication, primarily presentations, for three decades and a Toastmaster for two decades. One of the fundamentals of any speech is the way it is organized. The "Rule of Threes" is a classic way to organize, which I explain in this video.

Hobbies and Other Interests

Drone Video

In 2013 and 2014 I spent a lot of my spare time mastering drone videography.

I tried to perfect each flight through repeated runs at different times of the day.

As one might expect, some of the best video was just luck - being in the right place at the right time.

Highlight videos can be found here: https://vimeo.com/dsprogis