Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI), 2015
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Scrum Alliance, 2015
Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Scrum Alliance, 2015
Business Process Management Specialist (BPMS)
AIIM, 2016
Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS), 2018
SAFe® 4 Agilist
Scaled Agile Inc, 2019
Certified Solutions Architect, Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS), 2019

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Python SQL Spark Scala Pandas NumPy Scikit-Learn Git GitHub Shell Scripting

Cloud & Data Engineering

AWS Snowflake Airflow Databricks DBT Delta Lake MLFlow Terraform Kubernetes Docker

Databases & Tools

Oracle MSSQL Server Netezza PowerBI Tableau Jira Confluence Talend DataStage

Professional Experience

Senior Data Engineer

Quanata
Martinsburg, WV • 6/2022–Present
  • Optimize data models and pipelines for improved performance and scalability, enabling seamless data migration between Redshift and Snowflake. Implement a robust DBT framework to streamline data transformations and ensure data quality.
  • Lead the modernization of data infrastructure by adopting cloud-native technologies like Terraform and Kubernetes. Implement efficient CI/CD pipelines to accelerate development and deployment cycles, improving time-to-market for data-driven solutions.
  • Design and implement robust data pipelines to automate data ingestion, transformation, and loading processes. Utilize industry best practices to ensure data quality, reliability, and consistency.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to identify data-driven opportunities and develop actionable insights. Implement reverse ETL processes to synchronize data between operational and analytical systems, enabling data-driven decision-making.

Senior Data Engineer / Lead Data Engineer

Consumer Affairs
Roanoke, VA • 1/2021–6/2022
  • Served as functional team manager of 3 Data Engineers, responsible for roadmap, delivery, and team performance.
  • Identified, designed, and implemented internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability.
  • Built the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using SQL, AWS Athena, Glue, Talend, Python, Databricks, Spark, DBT.
  • Built analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer acquisition, operational efficiency and other key business performance metrics.
  • Worked with stakeholders including the Traffic, Product, Data and Engineering teams to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.

Data Engineer

The Carilion Clinic
Roanoke, VA • 10/2019–1/2021
  • Built and supported infrastructure required for optimal ETL and ELT from a wide variety of data sources including MSSQLServer, Netezza, flat files, APIs, Oracle, and Snowflake using SQL, Python, Talend, Datastage, shell scripts, and other tools.
  • Participated in design of internal business processes: automation of manual processes, optimization of data delivery, design for cloud transformation.
  • Worked with stakeholders, including data consumers as well as the Business Intelligence (BI) teams to identify data requirements and modeling needs in order to meet business objectives.

Project Manager / Product Owner

Cities Digital
Portland, OR (Remote) • 4/2016–6/2018
  • Provided pre-sales support for bundled and custom Laserfiche Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Business Process Automation solutions.
  • Created Statement of Work (SOW), and facilitated Business Requirements Document (BRD) gathering.
  • Heavy use of SQL within implemented solutions, including implementation of ETL, Data Warehousing, and automated Business Intelligence (BI) reporting.
  • Provided Subject Matter Expertise (SME) before during and after delivery, including implementation design, documentation, and change requests.
  • Served as Product Owner/Agile Coach to development team including adoption and implementation of agile methodologies.
  • Assisted team with Scrum ceremonies including creation of User Stories and Product Backlog, facilitation of Backlog Grooming, Sprint Demo, and Sprint Retrospectives.

Implementation Consultant

ADP
Clackamas, OR • 6/2015–4/2016
  • Provided oversight and support of the implementation of SaaS HCM software for new clients or existing client upsells.
  • Controlled project requirements, scope, and change management to ensure on-time achievement of project milestones and deliverables.
  • Ranked #1 against over 500 peers within market segmentation at 177% to Plan YTD at time of departure.

Project Specialist

Walmart eCommerce
San Bruno, CA • 10/2012–5/2015
  • Created and managed contingent workforce process including submission processes, onboarding / offboarding, vendor management policies, and played a key role in MSP implementation.
  • Leveraged Agile and Kanban methodologies and developed business analytics for risk evaluation, resource forecasting, and measurement of recruiting team effectiveness.
  • Full life cycle recruitment: sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, and offer negotiation.
  • Supported senior management and directors by maintaining document control and tracking projects within project timelines, which included implementing the internal collaboration tools Confluence and Sharepoint.

Education

Master of Science (MS), Data Science
Bellevue University, Bellevue NE
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science, Minor Psychology
American University, Washington DC