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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Expand, optimize, and improve overall data quality and set up next-generation data orchestration using modern cloud tools and technologies. Designed and built secure and resilient architectures, with the goal of providing actionable insights to the company’s investment advisors for them to optimize their business.✓ Designed and developed data pipelines to extract data from a wide variety of data sources using Azure, Snowflake Cloud, and cloud-native technologies.✓ Built data models to get actionable insights from data, operational efficiency, and other key business performance metrics.✓ Designed and managed inbound and outbound data processes and monitoring. Worked with data providers to bring new feeds into the data eco-system.✓ Collaborated in Agile as part of a scrum team to deliver high quality product incrementally in an interactive manner.✓ Wrote Test Driven Development based code to meet overall data quality standards as defined by the users.✓ Automated the data testing processes and integrate them with monitoring systems.✓ Analyzed existing systems (including legacy) and data sets to help Business Analysts define the functional and non-functional requirements.✓ Met with the business users, assist with data-related technical issues, and supported their data infrastructure needs.

Austin, Tx, Us

Expand, optimize, and improve overall data quality and set up next-generation data orchestration using modern cloud tools and technologies. Designed and built secure and resilient architectures, with the goal of providing actionable insights to the company’s investment advisors for them to optimize their business.✓ Designed and developed data pipelines to extract data from a wide variety of data sources using Azure, Snowflake Cloud, and cloud-native technologies.✓ Built data models to get actionable insights from data, operational efficiency, and other key business performance metrics.✓ Designed and managed inbound and outbound data processes and monitoring. Worked with data providers to bring new feeds into the data eco-system.✓ Collaborated in Agile as part of a scrum team to deliver high quality product incrementally in an interactive manner.✓ Wrote Test Driven Development based code to meet overall data quality standards as defined by the users.✓ Automated the data testing processes and integrate them with monitoring systems.✓ Analyzed existing systems (including legacy) and data sets to help Business Analysts define the functional and non-functional requirements.✓ Met with the business users, assist with data-related technical issues, and supported their data infrastructure needs.

Houston, Texas, Us

Innovated in the San Antonio Division office with a group of 6 engineers, building data products that created value for production accounting, drilling, production, marketing, and measurement customers.✓ Designed, created, and maintained a reporting data mart based on SQL Server, SQL Server Integration Services, Crystal Reports, SQL Server Reporting Services, and Power BI, providing timely general operational reporting and trending for the division.✓ Created ETL pipelines integrating different data sources into production systems, supporting operational initiatives, saving > $1M annually over alternative solutions. ➜ Provided real-time insight to engineers for the impact of active drilling operations on nearby active wells.➜ Created a real-time map of pipeline segments and wells including color-coded status KPIs based on current pressures and production to help the pipeline control room detect issues quicker.➜ Developed JSON data feeds from GPS tracking devices with production trailer locations, providing the production accounting department with the ability to accurately assign expenses to operational projects.➜ Established a process to match trucking company records of individual oil and water truckloads operational records and accounting systems to ensure proper billing and assignment of expenses.✓ Managed relationships with external database support vendors and the internal database administrators on various initiatives, keeping servers secure and current.

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Developed data pipelines using the Information Builders product stack to support the overall data strategy and drive unified sales team initiatives. Supported initiatives to bring customer statement reporting in-house as the primary developer and subject matter expert in the acquisition and staging of stock brokerage data.✓ Introduced staging flows from 7 new data sources with history staging flows from 15 data sources by using iWay Data Migrator to flesh out the data warehouse development.✓ Developed data cleansing routines to load accurate customer information to Salesforce, supporting the unified sales teams by using T-SQL stored procedures and iWay Data Quality Center.✓ Built automated workflows to automatically receive data from external vendors and trigger workflows into the data warehouse by using iWay Service Manager.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Led a team of 2 ETL Developers and 3 Report Developers to synthesize vendor data, support subprime special servicing operations, and prepare reports for external investors.✓ Collaborated with the Vice President of Data Analytics and senior leadership, developing the strategy to support and enhance the loan servicing application, and create new and improved investor reporting.✓ Functioned as liaison between business users, report developers, IT staff, and outside vendors, ensuring key stakeholders were informed of project progress.✓ Mentored and coached staff, developing a culture of learning and continuous improvement.

Dallas, Texas, Us

✓ Used SQL Server to build processes that transformed the data for the company’s initial loan servicing portfolio. Created and loaded tables for the company’s servicing and investor reporting data warehouse.✓ Partnered with 2 report developers to create an initial investor reporting package based on SQL Server Reporting Services, completing ahead of deadlines, and ensuring the company could accurately report operations and portfolio information to investors.✓ Provided better automation and management of incoming data feeds, and subsequent transformations and integrations for reporting and applications by learning to use the features and functionality of SQL Server Integration Services.✓ Developed data-cleansing processes with T-SQL, automating the receipt of home appraisal data from multiple vendors and transform them into usable formats for input into the loan servicing system.

Master Of Science - Ms, Management Information Systems

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Finance

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Organizational Management And Development

Certificate, Data Analytics