Denver-based AI and analytics practice lead at consultancy Alchemy Tech Group, and a 2026 Data Superhero (directory member-since tag 2026) whose primary-source-visible work is partner-side AI and analytics leadership and a Summit 26 production-AI session. Index: [[snowflake-data-superheroes/index|index]].
Known for
- Presenting as a Data Superhero at Summit 26. His Summit 26 speaker bio calls him a "Snowflake Data Superhero" focused on "solution architecture, presales strategy, and implementation planning" across data modernization and GenAI (Summit 26 speaker catalog). He was listed for "Meet a Data Superhero: AI in Production - What's Actually Working" at the AI Pop Up, Mon Jun 1 2026 (Summit 26 session catalog).
Contribution channels
- Community answers: ? (no Snowflake Community or Stack Overflow activity found)
- User group: ? (no Denver Snowflake user group role found)
- Blog: Employer blog on alchemytechgroup.com. Posts include "When Glean Needs Snowflake: Why Enterprise AI Still Depends on Analytics Platforms" (Apr 27 2026, link), "The Rise of the AI Customer" (Aug 13 2026, agents as buyers, no Snowflake mention, link), and two Glean posts from Sep 2026 (blog index). No Medium or Snowflake Builders Blog posts found.
- YouTube / talks: Snowflake Summit 26, a "Meet a Data Superhero" production-AI session on Jun 1 2026 (catalog). A search snippet also shows him on a TDWI virtual-summit speaker page, but that page now returns 404, so this is unverified.
- Open source: ? (no GitHub found)
- Books: ?
- Certs: SnowPro Core (issued Nov 2022, listed as expired Nov 2024), Qlik Sense Data Architect, Qlik Sense System Administrator v3, CAPM (LinkedIn).
Path to recognition
- 2014-2016: Qlik Sense engagement-manager work. Shown on the public LinkedIn profile (LinkedIn).
- Nov 2022: SnowPro Core. Issued Nov 2022 and listed as expired Nov 2024 (LinkedIn).
- Now: Alchemy Tech Group. His titles have moved from data modernization principal, to "Principal Architect, Data and Analytics" (current Alchemists page), to the directory's "AI and Analytics Practice Director."
- 2026: Superhero year. Apr 2026 blog on Glean plus Snowflake. Jun 2026 Summit 26 speaker as a Data Superhero. Directory member-since tag: 2026.
- (inference) He did not follow the usual Community-answers or Medium route; his visible footprint is employer-blog posts and a Summit 26 stage slot. For Ben, the useful parallel is the partner-side practice lead presenting production AI, not a content-volume profile.
Notes
- Directory card (scraped 2026-09-29): AI and Analytics Practice Director, Alchemy Tech Group (directory).
- Directory member-since tag: 2026. The Summit 26 bio ("Snowflake Data Superhero", June 2026) supports his 2026 membership.
- Not on the 2025 Medium roster.
- 2026 membership is presumed from presence on the current directory; the directory (130) does not exactly equal the announced 2026 cohort (125). See [[_roster-notes]].
- Title varies by source: "AI Practice Director" (Summit 26), "Principal Architect, Data and Analytics" (Alchemy site), "AI and Analytics Practice Director" (directory).
- Deliberately not used: claims that appear only in search-engine snippets or people-data aggregator sites (prior Snowflake role and tenure, Qlik program dates, specific Cortex project list). They have no primary source and aggregator sites expose contact data, so they were removed (critic fix 2026-09-29).
- Alchemy Tech Group is a Houston-headquartered IT consultancy. Its formal Snowflake partner tier is not verified, so employer_type "partner-consultancy" rests on the firm being an IT consultancy that delivers Snowflake work.
- Identity confidence is high: the LinkedIn, Alchemy, Summit, and directory sources all match on name, employer, and Denver.
Sources
- Snowflake Data Superheroes directory, Americas
- LinkedIn profile (public view + search snippets)
- Alchemy Tech Group, Meet the Alchemists
- Alchemy blog index
- When Glean Needs Snowflake (Apr 2026)
- The Rise of the AI Customer (Aug 2026)
- Snowflake Summit 26 speaker catalog
- Snowflake Summit 26 session catalog, Andy Quirin