Thomas Nield
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Upcoming live online training courses
June 18 & 25, 2026
Data Engineering Fundamentals in 2 Weeks
Managing the Lifecycle of Data Projects Course Outcomes Discern and organize roles of data engineering, and how those roles impact others in an organization Manage the data engineering life cycle and ...
July 2, 2026
Deep Learning from Scratch with PyTorch
Even large large language models and agentic AI have a deep learning component. But how do these mysterious black boxes work? Join expert Thomas Nield to learn how to build a ...
July 22 & 23, 2026
Essential Math for Data Science Bootcamp—with Interactivity
With countless topics in mathematics, it’s difficult to know which ones are truly relevant and applicable to real-world problems. This two-day bootcamp, led by data science expert Thomas Nield, is designed ...
August 10, 2026
Machine Learning from Scratch
The risks of trusting black boxes, from lack of insight to complete misuse, often outweigh the benefits of convenience. Expert Thomas Nield takes you on a highly practical deep dive into ...
Bio
Thomas Nield (author of Getting Started with SQL) is a business consultant for Southwest Airlines in Schedule Initiatives. Early in his career, he became fascinated with technology and its role in business analytics. After becoming proficient in Java, Kotlin, Python, SQL, and reactive programming, he became an open-source contributor as well as an author/trainer for O’Reilly Media. He is passionate about sharing what he learns and enabling others with new skill sets. He enjoys making technical content relatable and relevant to those unfamiliar with or intimidated by it.
Currently, Thomas is interested in data science, reactive programming, and the Kotlin language. You may find him speaking on these three subjects and how they can interconnect.