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I'm a results-driven Senior Data Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing and implementing large-scale data solutions across banking, healthcare, and telecom. I specialize in building data pipelines, data lakes, and analytics platforms using Azure Databricks, Spark, Informatica, and Talend, and I excel at optimizing ETL workflows and automating data processing to accelerate insights. I've led end-to-end data engineering initiatives on Microsoft Azure, earned the Azure Data Engineer Associate certification (2023), and continuously improve production stability and governance. My collaborative style and problem-solving mindset help cross-functional teams deliver reliable data assets with strong uptime and governance.…I'm a results-driven Senior Data Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing and implementing large-scale data solutions across banking, healthcare, and telecom. I specialize in building data pipelines, data lakes, and analytics platforms using Azure Databricks, Spark, Informatica, and Talend, and I excel at optimizing ETL workflows and automating data processing to accelerate insights. I've led end-to-end data engineering initiatives on Microsoft Azure, earned the Azure Data Engineer Associate certification (2023), and continuously improve production stability and governance. My collaborative style and problem-solving mindset help cross-functional teams deliver reliable data assets with strong uptime and governance.

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I'm a results-driven Senior Data Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing and implementing large-scale data solutions across banking, healthcare, and telecom. I specialize in building data pipelines, data lakes, and analytics platforms using Azure Databricks, Spark, Informatica, and Talend, and I excel at optimizing ETL workflows and automating data processing to accelerate insights. I've led end-to-end data engineering initiatives on Microsoft Azure, earned the Azure Data Engineer Associate certification (2023), and continuously improve production stability and governance. My collaborative style and problem-solving mindset help cross-functional teams deliver reliable data assets with strong uptime and governance.…I'm a results-driven Senior Data Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing and implementing large-scale data solutions across banking, healthcare, and telecom. I specialize in building data pipelines, data lakes, and analytics platforms using Azure Databricks, Spark, Informatica, and Talend, and I excel at optimizing ETL workflows and automating data processing to accelerate insights. I've led end-to-end data engineering initiatives on Microsoft Azure, earned the Azure Data Engineer Associate certification (2023), and continuously improve production stability and governance. My collaborative style and problem-solving mindset help cross-functional teams deliver reliable data assets with strong uptime and governance.

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I’m a results-driven Senior Data Engineer with 15+ years of experience designing and implementing large-scale data solutions across banking, healthcare, and telecom. I specialize in building data pipelines, data lakes, and analytics platforms using Azure Databricks, Spark, Informatica, and Talend, and I excel at optimizing ETL workflows and automating data processing to accelerate insights.

I’ve led end-to-end data engineering initiatives on Microsoft Azure, earned the Azure Data Engineer Associate certification (2023), and continuously improve production stability and governance. My collaborative style and problem-solving mindset help cross-functional teams deliver reliable data assets with strong uptime and governance.

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Senior Data Engineer at Bank of America

September 1, 2025 - September 1, 2025

Designed and optimized ETL pipelines using Informatica and PySpark, improving performance by 40%. Developed and deployed Azure Databricks workflows for analytics and compliance reporting. Automated deployment processes with Ansible, reducing manual errors by 30%. Provided L3 production support ensuring 99.8% uptime for data warehouse jobs.

Systems Analyst at HCSC

August 1, 2022 - August 1, 2022

Architected and implemented data lakehouse solutions using Delta Lake on Azure Databricks. Designed multi-layered (Bronze/Silver/Gold) data architecture and reusable ETL/ELT patterns. Managed Unity Catalog with fine-grained access control and AAD integration. Improved team productivity by 30% through Scrum and automation.

Senior ETL/Big Data Developer at FSSA

November 1, 2021 - November 1, 2021

Developed and maintained ETL processes using Informatica, DataStage, and Python for State EDW. Implemented SCD Type 1 & 2 mappings and automated batch testing using UNIX shell scripts. Reduced manual QA effort by 25% through automation of regression testing.

Senior ETL/Big Data Developer at Bank of America

February 1, 2021 - February 1, 2021

Built scalable Big Data pipelines using Cloudera, Hive, Spark, and Informatica. Migrated legacy ETL processes to Spark, improving data latency by 35%. Developed and monitored batch workflows using Autosys and UNIX scripting.

Data Engineer at Various Employers (Verizon, Sabre, JPMC, Tyco, Broadridge, and others)

December 31, 2018 - December 31, 2018

Held data engineering and ETL roles delivering data warehouse and migration projects using Informatica, Oracle, Hadoop, and Talend across finance, retail, and telecom domains.