Meet the Minds Behind the Magic

Meet the faces behind the success! Dive into the diverse backgrounds and impressive credentials of our team.

Sid Atkinson

Sid is Applied Curiosity’s Co-Founder, and CEO, responsible for business development, data engineering delivery, and partnerships. Sid is passionate about informed decision making, creative thinking, and pursuing problems worth solving. 

Co-Founder and CEO

Lee Harper, PhD

Lee is Applied Curiosity’s Co-Founder and President, responsible for our delivery practices, delivery quality, and AI/ML and data science strategy and execution. Lee holds a PhD from Oxford and regularly mentors the next wave of data science and AI talent.

Co-Founder and President 
Principal Solutions Architect

Shawn Deggans

Shawn is effortlessly curious and passionate over many different technologies and industries. He currently spends much of his time on IoT, manufacturing, Gen AI, and farming. 

Data Scientist & AI Engineer

Thierry Dusabiringabo

Thierry started his professional career as a data scientist for a software company and spent time in the banking sector. He is thoughtful, thorough, and asks incredibly insightful questions. Thierry holds a master’s from Carnegie Mellon and is a certified data and AI engineer.

Carlos Garcia-Vaso

Carlos loves a data challenge. If we tell him something is difficult, he is eager to dive in and find a practical way to deliver value. Carlos started his career focused on the stars (Aerospace engineering), but fell in love with building systems and consulting along the way. Carlos holds a MS in software engineering from UT Austin and multiple cloud certifications.

Senior Consultant

Ty Revering

Tyler is passionate about building effective data cultures to augment business value for the company’s biggest clients. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Economics from Vanderbilt University.

Consultant 
Delivery Manager

Renee Veloz

Renee sets the standards for delivery excellence within our accounts. She brings an amazing record to Applied Curiosity as the lead team member in many large data science and data engineering engagements. Renee holds a MS in Data Science from University of Houston.

Marketing and Partnership Manager

Sasha Charrier

Sasha leads our marketing and partnership strategy, executing projects across branding, content creation, events, and podcast production. She plays a key role in advancing partner strategy while delivering high-quality marketing initiatives.

Kate Kraemer

Kate is awesome, more to come!

Delivery Manager

Man Vu

Man is awesome, more to come!

Consultant 
Data Scientist

Madeline Dabney

Madeline is awesome, more to come!