Modernizing Your Databricks Engineering: Using Lakeflow & Declarative Pipelines
Full-day hands-on workshopMedallion architecture, orchestration, and optimization built with Lakeflow declarative pipelines.
Media
Interviews, talks, and live sessions in one place.
Podcast appearances, conference sessions, and live builds from Chris Gambill, indexed here so you can hear the thinking behind the consulting and coaching work before you book a call.
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Breaking Into Data Engineering in 2026: Standout Resumes, Career Changes, and More
A conversation with Joe Reis on getting into data engineering in 2026: what makes a resume stand out, how career changers get taken seriously, and what hiring teams actually evaluate.
Joe Reis
Most Data Teams Are Doing It Wrong
A podcast interview with Daniel Beach on the operating habits that quietly break data teams, technical credibility, and building proof through real work.
DataEngineeringDan with Daniel Beach
Data Engineering Patterns with Chris Gambill (Episode 65)
Shane Gibson and Chris on data engineering patterns, career growth, and the judgment behind reliable technical work.
Agile Data N' Info with Shane Gibson
The Data Hustle, Episode 6
An interview on Tony Zeljkovic's series about the people building data careers and data businesses.
The Data Hustle with Tony Zeljkovic
Vibe Check: What Should an Agent Remember?
A live panel hosted by Temporal with Melanie Warrick and Scott Haines on agent memory, context, and what durable AI systems should retain.
Temporal with Melanie Warrick and Scott Haines Live session · 2026-08-15AURA with Shane Gibson
A recorded live conversation with Shane Gibson on AI plus well-structured context, governed logic, versioned rules, and feedback loops.
Substack Live with Shane Gibson Live session · 2026-07-10AURA with Shane Gibson
The first recorded AURA live session between Chris Gambill and Shane Gibson.
Substack Live with Shane GibsonConference talks
Sessions available for events.
Workshops and sessions listed on the Sessionize speaker profile. Organizers can request any of them directly there.
Modern Data Engineering with Lakeflow Declarative Pipelines & Databricks Orchestration
Hands-on workshopLakeflow Connect and workload orchestration in a condensed hands-on format.
Adapt or Be Automated: Continuous Learning in the Age of AI and Data Engineering
60-minute sessionAdaptability as the critical skill when the tools never stop changing.
How Data Engineers Can Start Architecting with Agents
Live-coding sessionMoving past AI as a glorified Stack Overflow toward agentic frameworks inside data engineering workflows.
DataTune 2026 · Nashville, Tennessee · March 2026CodeStock 2026 · Knoxville, Tennessee · April 2026Sessionize speaker profile
Live Data Friday and channel videos
Sessions Chris hosts himself.
Live builds, ask-me-anything sessions, and technical walkthroughs from the YouTube channel and Substack Live.
Live Data Friday: Vibe Coding and Data Engineering AMA with Scott Haines
A live ask-me-anything with Scott Haines on vibe coding, what it does to engineering judgment, and where it fits in real data work.
Chris Gambill | Data Engineering Strategy with Scott Haines
Live Data Friday: Agents, Harnesses, and Omnigent
A live session on agent harnesses and how data engineers should think about building with agents rather than around them.
Chris Gambill | Data Engineering Strategy Live session · 2026-08-16Live Data Friday: Escaping the 9-to-5, Local Networking, and Live AI Builds
A recorded Live Data Friday on leaving the 9-to-5, building a local network, and live AI builds.
Substack Live Live session · 2026-07-24Live Data Friday
The recorded July 24, 2026 Live Data Friday session.
Substack Live
Medallion Architecture vs. Staging & Production: What's Actually Different?
A channel video separating the medallion pattern from the staging-and-production layering most teams already run.
Chris Gambill | Data Engineering StrategyWhere to follow
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