Christian Henning

Profile

I design and lead data platforms that collect, clean, and model complex real-world data, with a focus on reliability, performance, and clear statistical reasoning.

Experience

VP of Data Engineering — Overproof, Inc.

Remote — 2023–Present

Lead a team building an AI-native menu intelligence platform for beverage brands.
Architect large-scale scraping, extraction, and analytics pipelines on AWS/GCP.
Integrate LLMs to extract structured data from PDFs, images, and HTML.

Senior Software / Data Engineer

Various roles — 2004–2023

Designed backend services and data workflows in Python, C++, and SQL.
Worked across insurance, finance, and analytics, often in startup environments.
Specialized in turning messy data into reproducible, analyzable datasets.

Skills

Languages: Python, SQL, C++
Data: Postgres, Snowflake, SQLite, ETL, data modeling
Cloud: AWS, GCP
AI / Stats: LLM integration, NumPy, regression, chi-square, time-series
Other: Web scraping, PDF / HTML extraction, Docker, Linux

Education

Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent) — add your university and dates here.

Contact

Email: chhenning@gmail.com
GitHub: github.com/chhenning
Location: Near New York City