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

Debbie Cohen-Abravanel

VP Marketing

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Director of Marketing

FoldiMate, Inc.

Responsible for all offline and online marketing activities, worldwide, with an emphasis on USA. Planned a comprehensive marketing strategy which included demand generation, lead generation and collecting deposits. Implemented Hubspot. Played an integral part of the product management by focusing on the customer with customer meetings, surveys and focus groups. Ran a customer help-desk system which during peak periods had hundreds of inquiries a day.

Key Achievements:

- Website generated, on average, 4,000 leads per month and during viral peak times (CES Event) reached over 40,000 leads a month. Presently FoldiMate has over 350,000 potential customers on a waitlist and over 12,500 customers who paid a deposit.
- Increased worldwide brand awareness by generating demand and excitement through website. 
- Developed viral videos, events, PR and content marketing. 
- Increased Facebook social followers from a few thousand to over 100,000 and Instagram from a few hundred to 12,000 
- Planned and executed the strategy for the successful equity crowdfunding campaign on SeedInvest.com

SURE Universal Ltd.

Responsible for customer acquisition via media buying and digital ads. Analyzed the app usage, defined and implemented push notification flows to increase usage, retention and app reviews. Supported product development by creating interactive wire-frames based on usage and user analytics to improve user friendliness and increase customer retention. Initiated content marketing to create brand awareness. 

Key Achievements:

- Learned app marketing from scratch and and defined marketing strategies to meet short term goals. 
- Exceeded my goal. Within 9 months increased app installs from 200,000 to 3 million. My goal was 1 million.
- App reached No.1 position on Google App Store for highly competitive, relevant keywords.
- Implemented timely in-app push notifications to improve user experience and increase both retention and positive reviews in the app store.
- Invited to speak at a mobile app event in London by the owners of the in-app notification tool due to its success on our product. Read the success story here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-reach-1-google-play-without-any-prior-experience-cohen-abravanel/

LightCyber

Responsible for preparing marketing strategy to reach new customers. Implemented Hubspot marketing automation and created unique and interesting content to increase both brand awareness and demand for the product. Managed an external SDR team to handle initial sales inquiries and to reach out to potential customers.

Key Achievements:
- Converted the website to a lead generation tool. Website previously generated zero leads. 
- Created sales development and lead follow-up processes.
- Increased brand awareness via a variety of low-cost techniques such as creating and sharing relevant, timely, unique infographics and articles and initiating paid remarketing campaigns.

Seculert

Defined lead generation strategy. Implemented Hubspot and initiated all online and offline marketing activities. Developed a marketing program to collect relevant high-quality leads. Seculert emerged as a recognized leader and the CTO was considered a thought-leader in the cyber security industry.

Key Achievements:
- Increased conversions by 500% via the website and blog using analytical skills and conversion knowledge.
- Increased brand awareness via a variety of techniques, including: guest blog posts on notable publications, social activities on major social platforms, industry webinars, and digital ads.
- Increased email open rates, click-through and conversion rates on website, landing pages and other types of advertising via continuous testing and optimizing. 
- Published an APT for Dummies book that was used for demand and lead generation (offline and online)

VP Online Marketing

Clarizen - Work & Project Management

Responsible for devising a marketing strategy and tactics to reach new potential customers. Used my skills to manage a diverse online marketing team. We developed three multilingual websites (English, German and French), PPC campaigns in six languages, and an array of high profile online and offline marketing activities.

Key Achievements:
- Worked closely with SDRs and customer success team to understand their lead and customer requirements and receive regular input and feedback.
- Channel marketing by focusing on various verticals and working with product team to format the on-boarding process according to the customer type.
- Increased conversion rates by 25% by instituting new landing page design with relevant content according to the target audience and/or keyword, plus A/B testing.
- Increased brand awareness via content syndication, social marketing activities and other methods. 
- Discovered new sources of leads and negotiated contract terms.

SEO PPC Plus

Helping small and medium businesses gain traction and leads via keyword research, website analysis, SEO, content marketing, website and landing page optimization and paid campaigns.

Owner

I'm an experienced strategic marketing executive willing to do whatever it takes to get things done, and who has the skills to make your company its market leader.

I have led global strategic marketing, product marketing and product management initiatives for both B2B and B2C companies (cyber security, project management, mobile app, physical consumer product). I'm a rare breed of strategic thinker and problem solver as I have the technological knowledge to back things up. 

I am hands-on in online marketing, event marketing, and marketing automation. I have extensive experience in planning and executing multi-channel lead generation campaigns aligned with the organizations requirements, and have increased brands social followers from zero to tens of thousands.

I thrive in fast moving, dynamic startups that require growth hacking to reach their goals. 

I'm a fast learner, highly analytical, performance and results-driven. 


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