A warm welcome to Evan Schmitz, our latest addition to the Pavilion Analytics team. Evan's proficiency in scaling rapidly growing companies, including Door Dash, QuinStreet, and Helix, brings a strategic edge to our team. Explore further to uncover Evan's deep connection to Pavilion's mission, his love for global exploration, and his fascinating journey into the art of cinematography.
Why Pavilion?
I think from my very first call, what felt different for me was just how lovely the people were. It’s hard to exactly put it into words, but you spend more time with your coworkers than probably most people in your life… so why not spend it with people who you admire? Everyone I’ve met is incredibly bright and they've been genuinely lovely people to spend time with.
Secondly what has felt different than any other place is just how incredibly aligned everyone is with the mission of the company. Government spending is in the trillions, it is something that touches every single person living in the US, but yet it is one of the least addressed by technology. By helping governments find the best goods and services, it helps improve our schools, our roads and the thousands of things in between. If you’re going to make something your life’s work, why not make it something you love to work on?
What do you like to do when you’re not working?
I love exploring different countries. I got to work on a rainforest reforestation project in Central America and generally I’ve been lucky enough to spend some time backpacking. Brazil to Namibia to Turkey to Indonesia all with just a little backpack and some friends. It’s been incredible to get to camp through the Namib desert, dive with barracuda in Indonesia, surf in Rio de Janeiro and enjoy all the funny little things that happen along the way.
What’s something you’re not good at, but working on?
Cinematography. I bought a cinema camera and I’ve been filming and I will say it’s an incredibly humbling experience. At this point it feels like 90% trying not to breathe while shooting and 10% clearing things off your hard drive to fit the massive file sizes. What’s been rewarding is just how amazingly crisp and beautiful you can capture the world around you – in a way that’s even more clear than the human eye.
