Deep expertise. Narrow focus. Real results. 

We started SunnyData to help our clients do more with Databricks.

SunnyData was built by people who spent years watching the same problem play out from different seats: as data architects, enterprise sales leaders, and team managers. Most organizations invest in Databricks and never realize the full value of that investment.

Why

We believe the value of Databricks is realized when the business can put it to work. We help enterprises turn Databricks into value people can use, faster.

How

We combine specialist Databricks expertise, senior engineering talent, industry understanding, responsive delivery, and a practical partnership mindset.

What

We migrate, modernize, govern, optimize, and build use cases on Databricks, so the platform delivers real business outcomes.

WHAT HOW WHY

“The Sunny Circle”

HOW WE'RE DIFFERENT

We made two deliberate choices
most consulting firms don't.

One platform, total focus.

Databricks is all we do. No split attention across a dozen platforms and industries, so every engagement starts from patterns we've already solved, with a direct line to the people building the platform.

100% Databricks-certified team
Typical firm: layers between you and the work SunnyData: you, and the senior team You Senior team

Small on purpose

Being a small firm means senior people on your project, shorter paths to decisions, and the flexibility to change course mid-flight without a change-order saga. We don't carry the layers that slow bigger firms down.

RESULTS

Our focus pays off in ways Databricks
can actually measure.

According to Databricks' own data, SunnyData clients achieve:

+25%

Faster time to platform maturity.

70%

Faster time-to-value for early-stage use cases, from idea to production

(vs. the average Databricks partner)

How we get there

We get there with battle-tested frameworks and solutions for ingestion, transformation, governance, and MLOps, plus nearshore delivery from LATAM that keeps costs disciplined without compromising quality or response time.

PEOPLE

Our Leadership Team

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Brock Noland

Brock Noland

Chairman

Chairs the board and guides SunnyData's long-term strategy.

Early employee at Cloudera and Founder of phData - Snowflake's POY (Partner of the Year) 2022 & 2023 + Fivetran's POY 2023 + dbt's POY 2023.

He led various Apache big data projects and currently serves as the CEO of Vertical Insure (insurance tech platform).

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Kai Thapa

Kai Thapa

CEO

Sets SunnyData's strategic direction and leads go-to-market, backed by 20+ years in software and data solutions.

His background includes successful product development and sales at Informatica, SnapLogic, and Alation, where he implemented data analytics and governance solutions for Fortune 500 companies.

Kai brings extensive healthcare domain expertise, leading our go-to-market strategy while ensuring exceptional project delivery.

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Jeronimo Acosta

Jeronimo Acosta

CPO

Leads LATAM delivery, building the nearshore teams behind our US-facing work.

Serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits, including data engineering company Nooka Labs (acquired by phData). Jeronimo excels at building and scaling high-performing teams across Latin America, delivering US-centric solutions with nearshore talent.

His approach combines technical excellence with practical business outcomes, creating a delivery model that consistently exceeds client expectations.

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Santiago Carrera

Santiago Carrera

CTO

Sets the technical vision behind every SunnyData implementation.

Passionate Apache Spark expert and Databricks SA Champion who built and led a team of 120+ data engineers at Montevideo Data Labs.

Santiago's technical vision ensures SunnyData implementations are built on rock-solid engineering principles. His deep platform knowledge helps clients maximize their Databricks investment while creating sustainable data architectures that deliver long-term business value.

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Patrick Finan

Patrick Finan

CRO

Leads global revenue strategy and GTM execution, working closely with clients and partners to deliver meaningful outcomes and lasting business value.

A data-driven growth leader with deep experience scaling SaaS and B2B technology companies, Patrick has led GTM transformation initiatives across growth-stage and enterprise organizations.

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Allen Becker

Allen Becker

Sr. Director of Solutions

Leads solutions for our financial services and regulated-industry clients.

A seasoned engineer with over a decade of experience as a Databricks architect. Allen's work with financial institutions like Bank United and American Express has given him deep knowledge of the sector's use cases and regulatory requirements.

His combined technical expertise and financial services insight enable SunnyData to deliver compliant, innovative solutions for regulated industries.

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Emma Handler

Emma Handler

VP of Marketing

Leads global marketing strategy and brand messaging.

An experienced Marketing and Communications leader, Emma has spent her career building the brand, demand, and storytelling engines that fuel high growth technology companies.

Passionate about storytelling and customer case studies, she leads global marketing strategy and brand, where her skill at crafting compelling and consistent messaging helps translate deep technical expertise into clear value for clients across data engineering, AI, and analytics.

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Joseph Lammers

Joseph Lammers

VP of Global Ops

Leads global operations, building the systems, processes, and rhythms that allow the business to scale efficiently as the team grows across the US, Latin America, and beyond.

An operations leader with a track record of driving significant impact for rapid growth organizations, Joe specializes in developing efficient teams, instilling operational excellence, and leading complex cross functional initiatives from strategy through execution.

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Kristen Johnson

Kristen Johnson

VP of Talent Acquisition

Leads global talent acquisition to scale world class Data, AI, and Databricks teams across the US, Latin America, and beyond.

A talent acquisition leader with experience scaling technical recruiting across Data and AI, Engineering, and Cloud in high growth environments.

KJ operates at the intersection of business strategy, workforce planning, and recruiting execution, known for building recruiting organizations that scale without losing the human touch.

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