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Rishi Mashelkar

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I’m a data engineer who builds reliable, governed pipelines and scalable data platforms on AWS—often optimizing ingestion latency and operational cost while maintaining quality across streaming and batch sources.

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I’m a data engineer who builds reliable, governed pipelines and scalable data platforms on AWS—often optimizing ingestion latency and operational cost while maintaining quality across streaming and batch sources. I’ve worked across the full lifecycle: designing canonical data models, developing ETL/ELT workflows, and tuning databases (indexing, partitioning, and query performance) to support high-volume analytics.

I also enjoy turning engineering principles into enforcement—using contract-driven approaches to control access, mask PII by default, and apply row-level filtering consistently. From Dockerized ingestion with AWS Batch Spot to multi-terabyte data warehouses and real-time reporting systems, I focus on measurable impact like uptime, revenue growth, and faster time-to-data.

  • Joined October 2026

Industry experience

  • Education
  • Retail
  • Financial Services
  • Professional Services
  • Software & Internet

Projects · 1

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  • Cloud Developer
  • Data Engineer
  • Database Developer
  • +2

Work experience· 20 roles

Pipeline reliability / Engineering (consolidated role during Merkle tenure) · Merkle Inc, Columbia, MDSep 2017 – Nov 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Maintained high-volume pipelines at 99.8% uptime across hundreds of sources. Built a multi-terabyte data marketing warehouse for retail clients generating $3M in annual revenue.

Senior Data Engineer · Merkle Inc, Columbia, MDSep 2017 – Nov 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Developed and optimized OLAP/OLTP databases using MongoDB and Elasticsearch on AWS. Ingested streaming and batch data while ensuring data quality and governance throughout.

Education Lead Data Engineer (Remote)Sep 2017 – Nov 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos

Developed scalable multi-terabyte data warehouses. Directed database and query optimization efforts including indexing and partitioning. Led end-to-end migration projects with minimal downtime.

Pipeline reliability (role not specified in resume) · Merkle IncSep 2017 – Nov 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos
Senior Data Engineer · Merkle IncSep 2017 – Nov 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos
Pipeline reliability / Data Engineering · Merkle Inc, Columbia, MD.Sep 2017 – Nov 2023 · 6 yrs 3 mos
ETL developer · Koch Industries (i-360), Arlington, VAJun 2016 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos
Revenue impact reporting engineer (system builder) · Koch Industries (i-360), Arlington, VAJun 2016 – Sep 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

Education· 6

Masters – Information Management · Syracuse University2008 – 2026
Bachelors – Information Technology · Mumbai University2006 – 2026
Masters – Information Management · Syracuse University2030 – 2008
Bachelors – Information Technology · Mumbai University2030 – 2006

Certifications and awards

AWS Developer Associate2017 – 2026
AWS Developer Associate2017 – 2026

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