Peter Schmiedeskamp

Peter Schmiedeskamp is a data scientist based in Seattle with over 20 years of experience spanning systems engineering, security, and data.

Peter began his career in Unix systems administration and security, working in the public and academic sectors in the United States and New Zealand. Following graduate studies, his research and analysis work in transportation and urban planning led him to focus on open data in the private sector. He has worked on open data as a data scientist at Uber, Socrata, and most recently Amazon Web Services, where he helped scientific organizations publish large datasets in the cloud.

Peter holds a Master of Urban Planning from the University of Washington and a BA in Journalism from the University of Montana.

Outside of work, Peter plays jazz trombone, tinkers with traditional woodworking, and rides his bicycle.