Subject Matter Expert Spotlight: Sophia Cooper

Alteryx’s Certification and Training teams are back with a new SME Spotlight. This monthly feature highlights one extraordinary individual who has served as a subject matter expert (SME) in the development of either certification exams or training content. Including a panel of experts with diverse backgrounds is critical to ensuring the validity of current and future offerings in the Alteryx Credentialing portfolio, and we are happy to spotlight some of these amazing individuals who partake in this important work.

1. Name: Sophia Cooper
2. Job Title: Senior Solutions Architect
3. Where are you currently located? London, UK
4. How many years have you been using Alteryx products? 8+
5. Which Alteryx product do you use the most? Designer
6. Which certificates have you earned? Designer Core, Designer Advanced, Server Administrator, Server Implementation, Cloud Data Wrangler, Cloud Platform Administrator
7. Do you plan to earn any more certifications? Yes.
8. What is your favorite part of being a SME? Being able to be part of the creation process - whether that is the certification itself or knowledge content for the wider community.
9. How has being a SME added value for you and/or your team? It has given me the opportunity to work on new projects that I would not have been exposed to. From a career growth perspective, this has been so valuable.
10. What would you say to someone considering becoming a SME? It is absolutely a worthwhile endeavor; my advice would be to focus on one product or area and consume all the content you can. Then, put that to the test by creating new content for the wider community. Pay it forward!”