The document provides biographical information about Becky Wagner and Heli Helskyaho. Becky is a senior BI architect with 15 years of experience in IT and data. Heli has a master's degree in computer science from the University of Helsinki and has worked with Oracle products since 1993. The document then provides tips on how to turbocharge a data engineering career, including places to learn, things to do, and people to connect with. It emphasizes the importance of lifelong learning, asking for help, saying yes to opportunities, and loving one's work.

1. Turbocharging Your Data
Engineering Career
Becky Wagner
&
Heli Helskyaho

2. Who Am I?
 Wife; Mother of 3 (ages 17, 14, and 10);
 2nd degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do
 Red Cross Blood Drive Coordinator
 ODTUG Analytics Community Leader
 Oracle ACE
 Sr BI Architect at US-Analytics
 15 years in IT
 Email: bwagner@us-analytics.com
 Twitter: @Bec_Wagner
 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-wagner-bb356924/
 IRC Channel (Telegram): #obihackers

3. Path

4. Who Am I?
 Wife; Mother of 2 (ages 22, and 20);
 Master of Science (computer science) University of Helsinki, currently a doctoral student, researcher and
lecturer at University of Helsinki
 Worked with Oracle products since 1993, worked for IT since 1990
 Data and Database!
 CEO for Miracle Finland Oy
 Oracle ACE Director
 Ambassador for EOUC (EMEA Oracle Users Group Community)
 Listed as one of the TOP 100 influencers on IT sector in Finland (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
 Public speaker and an author
 Author of the book Oracle SQL Developer Data Modeler for Database Design Mastery (Oracle Press, 2015), co-
author for Real World SQL and PL/SQL: Advice from the Experts (Oracle Press, 2016)
 Sportaholic

5. Path
• From outside the path looks like this:
• In reality it has been like this

6. Balance
All the things image

7. • Finish small jobs immediately
• Write lists (less stress when it’s concrete)
• Ask for help
• When I was writing the book the boys cooked !
• The best thing I have done was to taught the boys how to
cook
• On Sat or Sun I prepare my next week (add in the
calendar, also sports), I will change it during the week
but I at least have a plan for the week and the calendar
reminds me of things I should do (no need to
remember and stress)
Small tips and hints

8. • Remote work, more efficient
• No spending time in the traffic
• Laundry, dishes, spending time with the family, time for
exercise
• If you are tired, a nap for 15 min and you are as good as new
• Listen to your body
• I do work on weekends but only as much as my body system
allows, if I need to rest I rest
Small tips and hints

9. 9
Be a ”Man”

10. • Be an example
• Whatever you do make sure you will feel ok to look in the
mirror
• Be proud of yourself and show that
• Take your space! But not at somebody else’s expenses.
• Be yourself, do not try to be somebody else
• Support others
• Be nice to people
What can You do?
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11. • Prioritizing, prioritizing and prioritizing
• Making decisions
• Love to learn
• Saying: Yes 
• If you get an opportunity, do not forget to say yes!
• You have time later to be afraid and regret 
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What are my skills?

12. • It is always balancing...do not expect that it will be
easier when something happens (”when the kids go to
school, when they...”)
• I started my first company when my boys were 1 and 3
• Teenagers..
• BUT keep the priorities! You and the family must always
come first.
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Work and family

13. • I only started traveling when the younger one was 8YO
(my personal decision, not saying everybody should do
so) and very slowly (2007 trip to Croatia I took the
whole family with me)
• Make sure your family knows what you do
• Boys to the office
• Family members to attend events with me
• …
Work and family

14. • Nobody else will...
• Rest, eat well, enjoy life,...
• Physical Excercise is a MUST!
• ”outsource”
• Never, ever sacrifice yourself! DO NOT feel quilty for
thinking about yourself!
• ” Put on your own oxygen mask before helping those
around you”
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Take care of YOU

15. • A friend at the gym asked me: ”How are you today?”
• I replied: ”Great! Never better!”
• She replied: ”How can you always be so happy?”
• I replied: ”It’s my life. If I’m not happy about
something I change it. Then I’m happy again.”
• She said: ”WOW!”
• If you like what you are doing you can have 42 hours…
How are you today?

16. Turbocharging
• Places to go
• Things to do
• People to see

17. Places to go
• support.oracle.com
• youtube
• Forums
• Google
• Stack overflow
• Twitter
• Docs.oracle.com

18. Things to do
• Trials
• VMs
• Play
• Read blogs
• Watch videos
• Learn more and don’t stop learning more
• When you learn, write a blog and/or give a presentation

19. People to See
• Oracle ACEs/Groundbreakers/Java Champions
• bit.ly/OracleACEProgram
• User Groups
• Local Meetups
• Twitter
• LinkedIn

20. Trouble Spots and Lessons Learned

21. • DO NOT let anybody else define who and what you are!
or what you are capable of.
• Ignore pointless, negative comments
• Believe in yourself
• This is something I work on everyday but I am getting
better 
Keep distance from the negative
people
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22. • If you do not like your work, change it.
• The world is full of different kinds of jobs
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LOVE your work

23. • You need to trust yourself. If you learn that you will do
great in life!
• You make your future…
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24. • Reach for the STARS, do not forget to DREAM.
• Without that I would not be
• Writing
• Studying
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Do not be afraid of challenges!

25. bit.ly/OracleACEProgram
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28. Thanks for Coming
bwagner@us-analytics.com
@Bec_Wagner
https://www.linkedin.com/in/
becky-wagner-bb356924/
Telegram: #obihackers
heli@miracleoy.fi
@Helifromfinland
https://www.linkedin.com/
in/helihelskyaho/
Blog: Helifromfinland.com