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Software, Cloud, Data & Analytics Engineer
Upwork (formerly Elance-oDesk)•  November 2023 - Present
As a seasoned Software, Cloud, Data & Analytics Engineer on Upwork, I bring a diverse skill set and a proven track record of delivering exceptional results to clients worldwide.
Data Engineer
ExploreAI•  July 2022 - July 2023
- Developed the project architecture, designing an efficient and scalable system to handle data extraction, processing and loading to a database. - Utilized Airflow, an open-source platform, to automate various data workflows and batch data pipelines. - Worked with RDS (Relational Database Service) to manage and optimize database operations, ensuring data integrity and performance. - Actively participated in writing the white paper for the project, outlining the objectives, methodologies, and findings of our work. - Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to gather requirements, identify pain points, and propose data engineering solutions. - Implemented data cleaning and transformation processes, ensuring data quality and consistency for downstream analysis. - Conducted performance tuning and optimization of the data pipeline, improving overall system efficiency and reducing processing time. - Contributed to the documentation of the codebase facilitating knowledge sharing and future maintenance.
Education
Wizeline Academy
Data Engineering, Advanced Technical Diploma•  August 2022 - October 2023
Utilized Google Cloud to execute various data engineering tasks and projects. - Proficiently deployed Apache Airflow in Kubernetes clusters using Helm charts. - Processed and transformed data efficiently with DataProc and Apache Spark. - Automated the deployment of cloud resources on Google Cloud using Terraform. - Designed data pipelines to seamlessly load data from PostgreSQL Cloud SQL into Google Cloud Data Warehouse, leveraging Google BigQuery for analysis. - Implemented best practices for data storage management within Google Cloud, optimizing data retrieval and storage costs. - Employed Google Cloud Composer (Apache Airflow managed service) for workflow orchestration and automation, streamlining complex processes and ensuring task execution efficiency.
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Mathematics and Computer Science, BS•  September 2018 - August 2022