Meet Pooja – a passionate data leader with two decades of experience in building and scaling modern data platforms. Pooja is recognized as a Snowflake Data Superhero, a Women in Tech Community Award Winner, and the author of Mastering Snowflake Platform, a practical guide for today’s data practitioners.
She currently works as a Senior Data Architect, where she helps organizations design efficient and high-performing architectures. Pooja also holds certifications as a SnowPro Core SME and a Google Cloud Certified Architect. Beyond her technical expertise, she is known for her active presence in the data community as a blogger, speaker, and mentor.
Honors & Awards
Women in Tech Community Award (Individual/Public Voting) 2024
2024 Winner
The Women in Tech Community Award (Individual) is designed to honor a woman who has made outstanding contributions to the tech community. It celebrates her dedication to creating positive change, fostering inclusivity, and actively participating in community-building initiatives.
A panel of community leaders and tech professionals will evaluate the applications. The winner will be selected based on her dedication, impact, and contributions to the tech community.
https://www.womentech.net/nominee/Pooja/Kelgaonkar/107432
LinkedIn Announcement
WomenTech Network announced winners on LinkedIn
👏 We are excited to announce the winners of the WomenTech Network Community Award Local Winners.
📌 Canada
🏅 Carter Cousineau, Interim Head of Data and Analytics/ VP Responsible AI and Data Use at Thomson Reuters
🏅 Niti Jain, Lead Software Engineer at Salesforce
🏅 Pooja Kelgaonkar, Senior Data Architect at Rackspace Technology
Congratulations! 👏 🎉🤩
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Award Nomination – 2023
WomenTech Community Global Awards 2023
Nominated for two categories – Public Speaker of the year and Community Award 2023
Achievements
Snowflake Data Superhero
2023- Ongoing
Toronto User Group Leader
2023-2025
Books & Contributions
I’ve had the opportunity to work on several exciting projects in the space of book development, including serving as a technical reviewer for industry-focused publications. Each experience has allowed me to contribute meaningfully to the tech community while continuing to learn and grow myself. I’m truly grateful for these opportunities to share knowledge, support authors, and help create resources that empower others in their learning journeys.
Book Author
Recently Published (2024)
Mastering Snowflake Platform: Generate, fetch, and automate Snowflake data as a skilled data practitioner
This book is for data practitioners, data engineers, data architects, or every data enthusiast who is keen on learning Snowflake. It does not need any prior experience, however, it is beneficial to have a basic understanding of cloud computing, data concepts and basic programming skills.
Author : Pooja Kelgaonkar
Upcoming Book (2025)
Tech Reviewer
Published Book (2024)
Prepare for the SnowPro Core Certification with this all-inclusive guide. Understand Snowflake’s architecture, data types, and security features while mastering virtual warehouse management.
Author: Balamurugan Kannaiyan
Tech Reviewer: Pooja Kelgaonkar
Upcoming Books (2026)
Modernize on-premise systems and build data systems from scratch that support data intensive analytics on Google Cloud Platform with this guide.
Author: Gopal Sahu
Tech Reviewer: Pooja Kelgaonkar
Release Date: March, 2026
Leading the Conversations
Webinars, Podcasts, and Public Thought Leadership
I believe knowledge grows stronger when shared. Through speaking opportunities, webinars, panels, and community events. I am thrilled to lead conversations on AI, data readiness, data governance, data analytics, and inclusive innovation. Whether on global stages or in grassroots forums, I speak to inspire, inform, and empower the next generation of data and AI leaders.
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