Jenna Jordan

Data Engineer in practice, Data Librarian at heart

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Senior Consultant

Data Management

Analytics8

As a data engineer, I use SQL and python to wrangle data into shape. I create and maintain the pipelines that keep high-quality data flowing to vital dashboards, reports, and published data. I design data systems that house and integrate data from a multitude of sources - cleaning, munging, and reshaping along the way.

As a mission-driven data engineer from the civic tech space, I choose to work on projects that will have a positive impact on society. The data and systems that I work with have the potential to improve people’s daily lives when handled with care and integrity.

While I am continually learning new tools in the data engineering space, my data work will always be grounded in information science. I’m proud to say that I learned how to code at library school - and I will forever be grateful to my MSLIS degree for providing the foundation of all the technical work that I do.

I am also a knitter, a dog mom to my adorable rescue Bella, a board gamer, and a voracious reader of all things sci-fi & fantasy.

news

Oct 10, 2024 Awarded the dbt Community Award for Data Governance Excellence at Coalesce 2024
Oct 7, 2024 Facilitated the “Governance co-lab” peer exchange at Coalesce 2024
Sep 12, 2024 Led a working session at the Q3 Chicago dbt Meetup hosted by Analytics8
Aug 2, 2024 Promoted to Senior Consultant at Analytics8

latest posts

selected publications

2023

  1. Coalesce
    From coast to coast: Implementing dbt in the public sector
    Jenna Jordan, Ian Rose, and Laurie Merrell
    Oct 2023

2021

  1. Carpentries
    carpentries-incubator/python-interactive-data-visualizations (beta release)
    Jenna Jordan, and Sarah Stevens
    Aug 2021