Senior Data Engineer – Platform Modernization - Impetus - Plano, TX
- Architected and deployed Databricks pipeline solutions for Fortune 500 life sciences and financial clients, building production-grade data ingestion frameworks supporting multi-system integrations across North America and Australia
- Designed and implemented medallion architecture patterns for data lakehouse consolidation, improving data quality governance and scalability across enterprise data platforms on Azure Stack and AWS
- Led catalog migration strategy and execution for legacy ETL to Databricks migration, establishing governed data definitions and semantic layer frameworks ensuring 100% data continuity and cross-platform standardization
- Designed Change Data Capture (CDC) model implementations for platform modernization project, standardizing data structures and change handling semantics across 3+ enterprise platforms
- Migrated HD Insights and Talend ETL workloads to Databricks, consolidating 50+ Power BI reports and dashboards to lakehouse architecture while maintaining reporting continuity and SLA compliance
- Orchestrated ETL/ELT replatforming from legacy tools (Informatica, Cognos) to AWS Glue and AWS Quicksight, directing discovery workshops and translating complex business requirements into scalable migration roadmaps
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to define migration strategies, governance frameworks, and technical scope of engagements supporting 5+ enterprise platform modernization initiatives
- Mentored technical teams through architecture guidance and code reviews, establishing best practices for production-grade data pipeline development and lakehouse implementation patterns
Data Engineer / Solution Architect – Talend & Data Governance - Talend Inc - Plano, TX
(2019-10 - 2023-12)
- Architected and demonstrated enterprise data integration solutions using Talend ETL (traditional and big data), Talend Stewardship, and Talend Data Catalogue, translating customer requirements into tailored platform solutions
- Designed data governance communication frameworks and literacy programs for 10+ enterprise customers, establishing master data management principles and data stewardship best practices
- Led product management functions for Talend Data Catalog, partnering with development teams to prioritize 25+ feature requests from customer feedback, ensuring timely implementation and product-market alignment
- Conducted technical workshops and product training sessions for C-suite and technical audiences, demonstrating platform capabilities and driving customer adoption of data governance frameworks
- Supported post-sales implementation transitions and provided ongoing technical guidance throughout customer engagement lifecycle, ensuring seamless solution adoption
Data Engineer / Architect – Cloud Migration & Transformation - British Petroleum - Houston, TX
(2018-01 - 2019-10)
- Executed AWS cloud migration strategy for 15+ legacy IST applications, performing pre-migration assessments and complexity analysis using AWS Migration Accelerator
- Developed enterprise data migration pipelines using Informatica Power Center (Source Analyzer, Target Analyzer, Mapping, Mapplet) for multi-language applications (Dot Net, Java) backed by SQL Server, Oracle, and Postgres databases
- Implemented database conversion framework migrating Oracle to PostgreSQL using AWS Services (Schema Conversion Tool, Database Migration Service), establishing cloud-native data architecture patterns
- Designed and validated migration roadmaps supporting cloud transformation team strategy, ensuring application continuity and data integrity across hybrid cloud environments
Data Engineer - West Corporation - Omaha, NE
(2016-01 - 2017-12)
- Developed enterprise data warehouse and reporting infrastructure for Brickhouse project, delivering 30+ dashboards and reports using Power BI, SSRS, and Tableau
- Designed and reverse-engineered physical data models, establishing baseline architectural artifacts and documentation for 8+ application domains
- Built and optimized ETL pipelines using Pentaho Kettle and SSIS for ad-hoc business requirements, supporting 15+ concurrent data integration workloads
- Architected and deployed MongoDB cluster infrastructure, managing 2+ petabytes of distributed data across production environments
- Implemented PostgreSQL database administration function, managing schema design, performance tuning, and backup/recovery procedures for 12+ business-critical databases
- Developed proof-of-concept integration between Pentaho ETL and Apache Kafka, validating streaming data architecture patterns for next-generation analytics platform
Data Architect - State Farm Insurance - Bloomington, IL
(2012-08 - 2015-12)
- Designed enterprise Customer Driven platform solution architecture, delivering data modeling and database solutions supporting 20+ business initiatives
- Developed relational and NoSQL data models using ERStudio, implementing complex data architectures for Master Data Management and Data Governance programs
- Created 40+ analytical reports and dashboards using Power BI, SSRS, Tableau, and QlikView, supporting executive decision-making across 5+ business units
- Developed SSIS ETL jobs supporting data migration and Master Data Management initiatives, processing 500+ million records monthly
- Served as escalation subject matter expert for database performance issues, providing technical leadership to program-level triage activities
- Facilitated enterprise data architecture SOW initiatives for Master Data Management, Data Governance, Data Migration, and NoSQL data modeling as part-time Scrum Master
BI Project Lead - Swank Health Care - St. Louis, MO
(2011-09 - 2012-08)
- Designed and built enterprise data warehouse supporting non-theater distribution channel data consolidation from 6+ source systems
- Developed ETL pipelines using SSIS and Pentaho Kettle, processing 100+ million distribution records daily
- Created 25+ analytical reports and dashboards using Power BI and SSRS for business stakeholder decision-making
- Developed web-based reporting portal using Microsoft ASP.NET and C#, enabling self-service analytics access for 500+ users
Project Lead – Business Intelligence Solutions - THR Associates - Springfield, IL
(2012-01 - 2011-09)
- Architected enterprise BI solution stack using Microsoft BI platform (SSRS, SSIS, SSAS), supporting data warehousing and advanced analytics initiatives
- Designed dimensional data models and SSAS cubes supporting 8+ analytical business domains
