Summary
Rob Stein is an experienced data and architecture leader with 13+ years driving enterprise-grade, cloud-native data platforms and analytics programs across financial services and technology firms. He has repeatedly led cross-functional mesh teams to deliver streaming-first, metadata-driven solutions that treat data as a first-class citizen, architecting capabilities like schema-drift handling, data versioning, and automated reprocessing on Azure and AWS. At Brighthouse and Northwestern Mutual he translated strategic visions into reference architectures and vendor-backed implementations, and previously scaled Hadoop and DW initiatives across MetLife’s global footprint. Based in Boston, he blends hands-on technical depth with C-level influence—selling the value of platforms as well as designing them—and his working motto, “just do stuff,” reflects a pragmatic bias toward delivery. Notably, he couples decades of legacy system modernization experience with modern cloud patterns to reduce risk while accelerating analytics velocity.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
University of Southern Queensland