SPEAKER
David
Garcia
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Director Software and Data engineering, Copa Airlines
David Garcia is a versatile leader with over 20 years of experience, currently serving as the Director of Software and Data Engineering at Copa Airlines. He has deep expertise in modernizing data platforms and working with public cloud providers like Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Databricks. David has led and mentored teams of 60+ members across multiple countries, driving large-scale cloud migration, implementing DevOps CI/CD practices, and transforming legacy applications into microservices-based architectures. His achievements include creating a mobile center of competence, deploying omnichannel service layers, and modernizing big data architectures for real-time analytics.
David's sessions
David will be contributing to these sessions at Data + AI Summit 2026:
Data Engineering & Streaming
From Cost Mystery to Cost Mastery COPA Airlines Journey to Lakehouse Efficiency
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