Kristy Stengl
@kristystengl
I build AI-powered data platforms and engineering teams for healthcare and data-intensive businesses.
What I'm looking for
I'm building CAQH's cloud-native enterprise data platform on Azure and Snowflake, unifying provider and member data across credentialing, enrollment, and eligibility. I lead enterprise data lake, warehouse, ETL/ELT, AI integration, and platform modernization work across engineers, architects, and analysts.
Previously, I built AWS and Terraform infrastructure for Enlitic's deep-learning radiology platform and led Meta's global data engineering organization supporting communication platforms. Across UnitedHealth Group, I led data engineering and analytics roadmaps, improved release delivery to 95% on time, reduced vendor costs 15%, and contributed more than $2M in annual automation savings.
Alongside executive leadership, I stay hands-on through True North NexTech, where I take AI, data, and cloud engagements from strategy through production deployment. I've also taught computer science and information systems since 2011, including data mining, information visualization, big data analytics, and IT strategy.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Data & Analytics Lead, Women Pilots Leadership Team
Cirrus Owners & Pilots Association (COPA)
Oct 2025 - Present (10 months)
Own membership analytics, engagement tracking, and communications strategy.
Sr Director, Data Engineering and Architecture
CAQH
Aug 2025 - Present (1 year)
Building CAQH's cloud-native enterprise data platform on Azure and Snowflake, directing design and build of the Enterprise Data Lake and Data Warehouse. Defining enterprise AI integration strategy and leading a cross-functional team of engineers, architects, and analysts.
Instructor, Information Systems
May 2025 - Present (1 year 3 months)
Teach graduate courses in the MS Information Systems Management program, including Big Data Analytics & Applications and Strategic Planning & Management of IT.
Consultant, AI Instructional Automation
University of Colorado Boulder
Feb 2025 - Present (1 year 6 months)
Built AI systems that keep graduate CS curriculum current, including automated content revamp, AI video production, interactive learning modules, and rubric-based automated grading.
Founder and CTO
True North NexTech
Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 7 months)
Independent consultancy delivering AI, data, and architecture consulting alongside hands-on 0-to-1 product development. Building API integrations with Claude Code and defining AI strategies covering responsible governance and production-viable ML adoption.
Instructor, Computer Science Post-Baccalaureate
University of Colorado Boulder
May 2018 - Present (8 years 3 months)
Teach CSCI 4830 Information Visualization and CSCI 4502 Data Mining.
Vision & Planning Committee
Cirrus Owners & Pilots Association (COPA)
Nov 2025 - May 2026 (6 months)
Led formulation of five SMART goals within COPA's 2026 to 2031 strategic vision, spanning membership growth, unified member experience, safety and training, brand, and operational sustainability.
Consultant, Mentorship to Program Director
University of Colorado Boulder
Aug 2024 - Jan 2025 (5 months)
Coached the Program Director on strategy, operations, and team leadership; established performance metric tracking.
Vice President, Data Engineering and Cloud Infrastructure
Enlitic
May 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 8 months)
Built the AWS and Terraform infrastructure behind deep-learning radiology at scale, orchestrating AWS services for computer vision and NLP models. Cut AWS spend through rightsizing and standardized diverse medical imaging data into machine-readable datasets.
Consultant, Program Development
University of Colorado Boulder
May 2024 - Aug 2024 (3 months)
Rebuilt course design standards and program analytics; built Tableau dashboards tracking retention, graduation, and satisfaction; architected centralized databases.
Led a globally distributed data engineering organization supporting Meta's communication platforms. Directed the BI and data warehousing strategy, building data models and pipelines in Python and SQL that cut processing times and raised uptime.
Defined and executed the data engineering roadmap for a Fortune 5 healthcare business, leading engineers to a 95% on-time release rate. Accelerated analytical processing using SQL, Python, Databricks, Snowflake, and Kubernetes, and cut vendor costs 15%.
Designed scalable data strategies, architectures, and ETL pipelines supporting large-scale business functions. Led data scientists and engineers building targeted ML models driving cost savings and improved healthcare outcomes.
Directed automation development in UiPath RPA, .NET/C#, Python, and VBA, contributing over $2M in annual cost savings. Configured UiPath Orchestrator and stood up Azure infrastructure for custom applications.
Faculty, Business Research
University of Phoenix
Dec 2011 - May 2018 (6 years 5 months)
Taught business research methods to working professionals online, covering problem framing, data collection, and quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Associate Director, Change Control and Innovation
Oct 2015 - Jul 2017 (1 year 9 months)
Founded the IT & Innovation organization on a $1.1M budget, growing 28 people across the U.S. and India. Owned a productivity application used by 25,000 employees and stood up data warehousing using SSIS, SSRS, and Tableau.
Global Marketing Innovation Lead, Cloud
Level 3 Communications
Mar 2015 - Sep 2015 (6 months)
Drove hybrid cloud product and partnership strategy anchored on AWS, Azure, VMware, and IBM SoftLayer. Added cloud service providers to the Cloud Ecosystem and conducted market research for sales and revenue forecasts.
Course Developer, Database Design II
Mount Washington College
Feb 2015 - Jul 2015 (5 months)
Designed and built the Database Design II curriculum, aligned to real-world database practice and industry standards.
Senior Service Level Manager
CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation)
Apr 2012 - Mar 2015 (2 years 11 months)
Drove IT service delivery across accounts using ITIL practice, holding SLAs and KPIs to target. Led demand planning and cross-functional contract negotiations.
Senior Demand Manager
CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation)
Mar 2009 - Apr 2012 (3 years 1 month)
Owned demand forecasting for the Americas GESM organization across networking, cloud, data center, and backup service lines. Ran Executive Demand Reviews.
Applications Engineer
CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation)
May 2006 - Aug 2007 (1 year 3 months)
Built .NET/C# applications standardizing identity and inspection processes across U.S. Navy installations in Hawaii. Consolidated eight forms into one handling 2,500 to 4,000 ID cards monthly.
Enhanced the Performance Management Tracking System serving 220,000+ employees in ASP.NET, C#, and SQL.
Software Developer / Business Analyst
Document Advantage Corporation
Aug 2003 - Dec 2003 (4 months)
Primary Java and Oracle developer on Hillsborough County's agenda automation system.
Project Manager
Attilanet Corporation
Jul 2003 - Aug 2003 (1 month)
Led delivery of a customizable .NET e-commerce platform.
Software Developer
Rivergy
Jan 2003 - Jul 2003 (6 months)
Built ASP front ends and SQL Server back ends with FedEx API integration for client businesses.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Northcentral University
Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration
PhD in Business Administration from Northcentral University.
University of Tampa
Master of Science, Technology & Innovation Management
MS in Technology & Innovation Management from the University of Tampa.
University of South Florida
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
BS in Computer Science from the University of South Florida.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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