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Data · Education · Policy · Places

Data that works for everyone

I’m Dei’Marlon “D” Scisney. Through The Data Guys™ I build data and AI systems people can trust, teach the people who use them, help write the policy around them, and bring it all home to community technology centers in Seattle and Evansville.

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Dei’Marlon “D” Scisney, founder and president of The Data Guys
Vice-ChairSeattle CTAB
PSBJ40 Under 40 · 2026
CommissionerSeattle Sports Commission
City of SeattleSeattle Sports CommissionGoodwillNAACP Seattle King CountyUniversity of WashingtonCity of TacomaCity of ShorelineWorkforce Development CounciliUrban TeenShoreline ChamberTacoma-Pierce County ChamberKent ChamberBOBECDCPDAArizona State UniversitySeattle Public Library
$400M+in community investments tracked through data systems D designedex-AWSAnalytics and AI/ML specialist at Amazon Web Services40 Under 40Puget Sound Business Journal, Class of 2026Vice-ChairSeattle's Community Technology Advisory Board
My story

From Evansville to Seattle, and back home.

“The goal was never to make it out and forget where I came from. The goal was always to come back and build a bigger table.”D, on turning 27 ↗
D smiling on stage at The HUB before a talk
Dei’Marlon “D” ScisneyFounder, President & Principal Data Engineer
MS, Data EngineeringPMPCISAex-AWSPSBJ 40 Under 40 · 2026
Chapter 1 of 5 · Evansville, Indiana

A grandmother who made miracles out of $776 a month

D was raised by his grandmother in a household that lived on $776 a month and $127 in food stamps. He went to Culver Elementary and Signature School. He didn’t know anyone building companies, working in technology or serving on boards. Success felt like something that happened to other people.

A kid raised by his grandmother on food stamps now spends his life creating opportunities for others. Every system we build, every class we teach and every seat at the table is in service of that.

What we do

More than implementation.

Systems only change outcomes when people can use them, get help with them and shape the rules around them. So the work runs on five tracks, and each one feeds the others.

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Implementation

We build the data systems organizations run on.

Process mapping, systems integration, dashboards, evidence reporting and carefully scoped automation, for public agencies, contractors and community organizations.

02

Education

We teach people to run them, and to question them.

Classes, curriculum design and teaching tools that make data and AI practical for job seekers, business owners, staff, students and residents.

03

Policy & civic leadership

We shape the rules with the people they affect.

Policy work grounded in participatory design: residents set the agenda, define themselves in the data and see their input turn into recommendations the City can act on.

04

Community events

We show up in the room.

Community conversations, summits and expos where the work meets the people it is meant to serve.

05

Community technology centers

We build places, not just platforms.

Urban technology centers focused on digital access, navigation and literacy: a trades, technology and innovation campus in Evansville and a digital bridge lab in Seattle.

01 · Implementation

Get your data house in order.

Dashboards, automation and AI only hold up on a solid foundation. The Data House is how we find the cracks and build floor by floor. Click a floor, or rate your own.

ROOF · AI & AUTOMATIONF8VisualizationDashboards and reportsF7ProcessingCleaning and shapingF6StorageWhere data livesF5IngestionHow data comes inF4SystemsTools that hold the workF3ProcessesWorkflows and handoffsF2PeopleRoles, skills, cultureF1GovernancePolicies, standards, ownershipFOUNDATION
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Processes

Signs of cracks
Work is marked “submitted” and quietly stalls between teams.
First move
Follow one request end to end and record every handoff.

Two-minute check

Rate each floor: 1 is not started, 5 is documented and trusted.

Governance
People
Processes
Systems
Ingestion
Storage
Processing
Visualization

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Process mapping

Follow the work end to end: who touches it, what they record, where it stalls.

02

Data unification & integration

Connect accounting, project, CRM and program systems into one trusted record.

03

Dashboards & evidence reporting

Reports where every number traces to its source, built for boards, funders and commissioners.

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Automation & AI, in that order

Layer automation and AI only once the floors beneath them can carry the weight.

Selected work

Systems people trust, and act on.

Full portfolio
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Economic development

FIFA World Cup 2026 Seattle Economic Impact Dashboard

Seattle Sports Commission · Seattle Metropolitan Chamber

A commissioner-facing dashboard with five-method triangulation and evidence classes that keep observed, reported and modeled numbers apart.

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Government

Seattle Black Diasporic Community Survey

City of Seattle · Black Diasporic Council feasibility

A privacy-first civic survey with a restricted executive dashboard, small-cell suppression and a separate contact store.

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Community finance

Operations, Lending & Impact Platform

Denkyem Co-op

One dataset registry generates the forms, imports, validation, templates and data dictionary for a cooperative lender.

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Construction

Construction Finance & Field Data Systems

Construction enterprises (anonymized)

Governed WIP reporting across 18+ operating companies, month-end close support and ticket intake that reconcile Costpoint, HCSS, Procore and Snowflake data.

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Youth programs

iUrban Teen Impact Dashboard

iUrban Teen

Registrations become outcomes: a council-facing view of who programs reach and what happens next.

Also: King County Play Equity Report concept · UW & King County Play Equity Coalition · Tepe Park Impact Hub · Community One · AMPLIFY Community Intelligence Hub · Branch 1136 Letter Studio · Seattle–King County NAACP · Asana Implementation Walkthrough · ADS.

Provenance first Every number traces back to a source file, sheet and row, or a stored response.One calculation library Dashboards, reports and exports share formulas, so they never disagree.Evidence classes Observed data, reported figures, model estimates and plans are labeled and never blended.Safe by default Locked periods, gated writes, small-cell suppression and an audit trail on every change.
Platform · Storyhouse

The Data House, in your team’s hands.

Storyhouse is the platform we built from our implementation work. Your agency brings the spreadsheets, surveys and sign-in sheets it already keeps, and walks away with measurable results, credible stories and funder-ready reports. Every person gets their own login.

  • Evidence ladder: Activities · Outputs · Outcomes · Longer-term outcomes · Impact
  • Forms, funder tracking, seven report types and a public dashboard
  • Owner, admin, staff and viewer roles for your whole agency
  • Free for 14 days. Cancel any time before you're charged.
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Pages from a Storyhouse impact report: cover, executive summary with key numbers, outcome charts, the evidence ladder, results by group, recommendations and participant quotes
02 · Education

Teaching people to run the systems, and question them.

Classes, curriculum and teaching tools for job seekers, business owners, public staff, students and residents. Practical enough to use the same day, honest about what AI can and can’t do.

D speaking into a microphone during a panel discussion
D co-presenting at a podium at The HUB
D with fellow panelists after a session
2.5-hour class
AI literacy & workforce · Foundations

Introduction to AI

Goodwill GoodSkills Academy · Evansville

For adult learners & job seekers
2.5-hour class
AI literacy & workforce · Applied

AI Models & Workforce Applications

Goodwill GoodSkills Academy · Evansville

For adult learners & job seekers
Title slide: AI for Everyday WorkHands-on class
AI literacy & workforce · Foundations

AI for Everyday Work

Goodwill GoodSkills Academy · Class 1

For beginners
Title slide: AI for the Next EconomyHands-on class
AI literacy & workforce · Applied

AI for the Next Economy

Goodwill GoodSkills Academy · Class 2

For career builders
Hands-on class
AI literacy & workforce · Workflows

From Prompts to AI Workflows

Goodwill GoodSkills Academy

For intermediate learners
Hands-on workshop
AI literacy & workforce · Foundations

AI Made Simple

Goodwill Opportunity Center · Evansville

For community members
Title slide: AI for Everyday Productivity: Foundations28-slide interactive workshop
AI literacy & workforce · Foundations

AI for Everyday Productivity: Foundations

Interactive workshop

For teams & staff
Title slide: AI & the Next Workforce FrontierPresentation
AI literacy & workforce

AI & the Next Workforce Frontier

Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County

For workforce & college partners
Facilitated summit
AI literacy & workforce

The Impact of AI on Higher Education

Higher Education Summit · Seattle Colleges

For faculty & administrators
Masterclass
AI literacy & workforce

Before You Click Accept: The Hidden Risks of AI

BOBE Symposium · Seattle Public Library

For business owners
Workshop
Small business

AI for Small Businesses: What It Is, What It Isn’t

Shoreline Chamber of Commerce

For owners & entrepreneurs
Hands-on workshop
Small business

AI for Small Businesses

City of Tacoma · Tacoma Public Library

For owners & entrepreneurs

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03 · Policy & civic leadership

Policy designed with the people it affects.

D’s policy work is rooted in participatory design. He serves on the boards, task forces and advisory groups that shape how the region uses technology, funds transportation, develops neighborhoods and welcomes the world, and he builds the processes that let residents shape those decisions directly.

11current seats
303+board & civic meetings since 2025
01Residents set the agenda

Community conversations like CD Connected are co-designed so the questions come from the neighborhood, not the agency.

02People define themselves

The Seattle Black Diasporic Community Survey uses self-identification, ancestry and regional origin instead of a single census box.

03Evidence travels with the ask

Recommendations reach advisory boards with the data, quotes and trade-offs attached.

04Close the loop

Findings go back to the people who raised them, with what changed and what didn’t.

Where D serves

City appointments & task forcesCommunity boards & coalitionsEconomic development & sportsNetworks & past leadership

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Vice-Chair · Chair, Outreach & Engagement CommitteeSeattle Community Technology Advisory Board (CTAB)

Advises the Mayor and City Council on digital equity, technology access and how the City uses data and AI. Leads the committee that takes those questions into neighborhoods.

Task force member · appointed 2026SDOT Transportation Funding Task Force

Appointed to the task force advising the City and Seattle Department of Transportation on how Seattle funds transportation after the current levy, with an eye on who pays and who benefits.

MemberEquitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) Community Advisory Group

Helped write community-led recommendations on housing, mobility and anti-displacement around Seattle’s transit stations, including the group’s final recommendations report.

Board member · TreasurerCentral District Community Preservation & Development Authority (CDCPDA)

Helps steward the historic McKinney Center and the authority’s finances, and co-leads community programming like CD Connected and the Digital Bridge Lab.

Communications Chair · Treasurer · Executive CommitteeNAACP Seattle King County Branch #1136

Runs branch communications and treasury, from Get Out the Vote campaigns and voter mobilization to the Read, Rise & Thrive early-literacy summit.

Secretary · Executive TeamSeattle MLK Jr. Organizing Coalition

Helps organize Seattle’s annual MLK Day celebration, Opportunity Fair and youth scholarship, and keeps the coalition’s records and meetings running.

Executive Officer · Operations & Governance CommitteeBlack-Owned Business Excellence (BOBE)

Helps lead the nonprofit behind the annual BOBE Symposium at the Seattle Public Library, where he also teaches.

Executive Council · SeattleiUrban Teen

Guides Seattle programming for a STEAM nonprofit that prepares underrepresented young people for tech careers, and teaches its Data Systems Program and AI hackathons.

CommissionerSeattle Sports Commission

Serves on the commission that brings major sporting events to the region, and built its FIFA World Cup 2026 economic impact dashboard.

Committee member · data partnerShoreline World Cup Committee (SFWC26)

Worked with the City of Shoreline, the Shoreline Chamber and local partners on World Cup readiness, data collection and the local action plan.

MemberDigital Equity Leadership Network

A regional network of leaders working to close gaps in internet access, devices and digital skills.

Past leadership · Professional Development ChairSeattle Urban League Young Professionals

Led professional development for young professionals and built the chapter’s membership and collaboration platforms.

05 · Urban technology centers

Places for digital access, navigation and literacy.

Where people get connected, get one-on-one help and build real skills. The Data Guys™ is a technology company, not a nonprofit: we reinvest what we learn from enterprise clients, AI systems and large data environments into physical places, starting in the two cities that shaped D.

Human help is the product. The computer is the tool.

Working through Evansville’s rezoning and site-review process

Center City Trades, Technology & Innovation Campus

Washington Ave & S. Evans Ave · Center City, Evansville, Indiana

Educate. Innovate. Empower.

To empower people with in-demand skills, technology training and entrepreneurial opportunities that create good jobs, strengthen families and drive inclusive economic growth in Evansville.

Center City Trades & Technology Institute

Serving students, workers, families and entrepreneurs

  • Workforce training center
  • Skilled trades training
  • Technology & AI labs
  • Digital literacy & certifications
  • Entrepreneur resource hub
  • Community & event space
  • Live / work loft
WASHINGTON AVES. EVANS AVEALLEYDRIVEWAYALLEYNEIGHBORS1807 WashingtonTrades & TechnologyInstitute21008 EvansInnovation &Entrepreneurship♿31011–1015 EvansCampus parking101110131015N

North is up. The institute and the innovation center share the east side of S. Evans Ave; the parking lots sit across the street to the southwest, a short crosswalk away. Illustrative, not to scale.

  1. 01Access
  2. 02Skills
  3. 03Training
  4. 04Credentials
  5. 05Employment
  6. 06Economic mobility

Why Center City

  • Central and reachable by bus, bike, on foot or by car
  • Walkable for nearby neighborhoods and residents without reliable transportation
  • Expands workforce and technology training beyond the East Side
  • A neighborhood anchor that brings underused properties back to life
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Work already underway

Community OneData & community AI education partner

Before the campus opens, the work is already underway: The Data Guys™ is Community One’s data and analytics partner and delivers community-focused AI education in its space, from what AI is and isn’t to practical tools for job searches and everyday life.

Goodwill Opportunity CenterWorkforce & technology partnership

A partnership designed to complement Goodwill’s existing workforce programs with more access points across Evansville, tech and digital-literacy programming, AI-readiness and workforce prep.

  1. Vision & sketches (complete)
  2. Property secured (complete)
  3. Concept & site plans (complete)
  4. Rezoning plan set (complete)
  5. Rezoning, site review & special use (in progress)

Be part of it.

PartnerBuild programs, pathways and placements with us.InvestHelp fund the vision and the people it serves.VolunteerShare your time, trade or technical skills.Spread the wordTell a neighbor. Bring us to your community.
06 · Calendar

Where the work meets the people.

Every class, talk, community event and public meeting since January 2025, straight from D’s calendar. The shading shows how full each day was. Private client meetings count toward the shading but are never named.

5,000+calendar commitments since Jan 2025
227a month, on average
23talks, panels & sessions
15community events
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Speaking

Bring D to your stage, classroom or community room.

Keynotes, workshops and facilitated conversations built around your audience, with real questions instead of a one-way lecture.

  • Get your data house in order before AI
  • AI governance for small businesses
  • Digital equity and community-led technology
  • Evidence-grade impact reporting
  • Data careers in sports and public life
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