About me

Hello! 👋

My name is Kevin Kho. I am currently working on Fugue, a minimal interface to bring Python, Pandas, and SQL code to Spark, Dask, and Ray. Most recently, I was at Prefect as an Open Source Community Engineer where I managed the Slack community and created content. Before working on open-source tooling, I was a data scientist for four years across Paylocity and Itron.

I am currently contracting part time with Citi helping them scale compute workflows to distributed computing. I am looking for more contract opportunities around big data and machine learning platforms.

🌎    Location

I am currently based out of Chicago. Always happy to meet people in person.

📝    Blogs

Here are a few blogs I’ve written. The full list can be found under Blogs

• Why Pandas-like Interfaces are Sub-optimal for Distributed Computing

• Using Pandera on Spark for Data Validation through Fugue

• The Simple Guide to Productionizing Data Workflows with Docker

• Introducing Fugue — Reducing PySpark Developer Friction

📢    Conference Talks

Here are a few talks about Fugue, Prefect, and distributed computing. The full list can be found under Talks

• SciPy 2022 - Introduction to Workflow Orchestration with Prefect

• PyCon US 2022 - Comparing the Different Ways to Scale Python and Pandas Code

• Databricks Summit 2022 - FugueSQL - The Enhanced SQL Interface for Pandas and Spark DataFrames

• PyCon US 2021 - Large Scale Data Validation with Spark and Dask

🎤    Podcasts

• Data Engineering Podcast - Build Your Python Data Processing Your Way And Run It Anywhere With Fugue

💙    Community

I am involved in some other things:

• DataKind - I volunteered for two projects helping non-profits with data science/data engineering work

• Orlando Machine Learning and Data Science - I organized/co-organized this Meetup for 4 years

• Adventurous Analytics - I often contract alongside them

• Conference Involvement:

  • SciPy 2022 Data Life Cycle Track Co-chair

  • PyData Seattle 2023 Volunteer