Niels van Galen Last is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in data science, data engineering, and technology leadership. Niels has served as a Senior Data Science & Data Engineering Consultant at Future Facts and as the Founder of Ronix LLC. Previously, Niels held the position of Chief Data Officer at XLabs.ai and Chief Technology Officer at Post Planner, as well as working as a Senior Software Engineer at Scal.io. Niels holds an M.S. and PhD in Computational and Mathematical Engineering from Stanford University, where education took place from 2011 to 2016, and also completed a Master of Science in the same field from 2010 to 2011.