ALEXANDER P. FORBES
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Solutions-oriented data and systems engineer with hands-on experience designing, building, and integrating enterprise data pipelines across manufacturing and operations domains. Background spans ETL architecture, data integration, production data modeling, and cross-functional collaboration within large-scale airline MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) operations. Proven ability to bridge functional and technical teams, define data transformation requirements, and drive process alignment across multiple business areas.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Data Analyst, TechOps Business Performance
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta, USA
07.2025 - Current
- Architect and maintain enterprise ETL pipelines that ingest, transform, and integrate engine maintenance, production scheduling, and component tracking data across S3 and Redshift, supporting end-to-end visibility of MRO operations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders including business analysts, data architects, and operations leads to define and refine data requirements, ensuring traceability to technical implementation.
- Design and enforce data standards, access policies, and stewardship practices using IAM, Secrets Manager, and Redshift permissions
- Implement orchestrated, repeatable deployment workflows using AWS Step Functions, EventBridge, and AWS CDK
- Lead Agile-based development sprints, coordinating virtual team efforts across engineering and business units to deliver data solutions on schedule.
- Mentor junior engineers on data management best practices, pipeline design patterns, and data integration techniques.
Data Engineering Intern, Global Wellbeing
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta, USA
08.2023 - 06.2025
- Developed foundational Glue/Spark pipelines and Redshift models in partnership with analysts and data scientists; delivered curated datasets for reporting and predictive analytics.
- Optimized Spark workloads via SQL pushdown, partitioning, and incremental processing to reduce runtimes and improve pipeline stability.
- Collaborated with teams to identify data requirements for projects.
- Conducted data quality assessments to ensure accuracy and reliability.
Web Designer / Developer
BLTZ Productions
Atlanta, USA
09.2020 - 05.2023
- Designed and developed client booking website using PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, enhancing user engagement and lead capture.
- Implemented MySQL-backed data collection and reporting to support targeted advertising and performance analysis.
- Automated internal email workflows through API integrations, optimizing customer communication processes.
Education
B.S. - Computer Science
Emory University
Atlanta, GA05-2025
A.A. - Computer Science
Oxford College of Emory University
Atlanta, GA05-2023
Skills
- ETL processes
- Agile project management
- Glue
- Redshift
- S3
- Apache Airflow
- CDK
- EventBridge
- Step Functions
- IAM
- ETL development
- Documentation skills
- Teamwork skills
Certification
IBM: Python for Data Science, AI & Development, 05/01/23
Timeline
Sr. Data Analyst, TechOps Business Performance
Delta Air Lines
07.2025 - Current
Data Engineering Intern, Global Wellbeing
Delta Air Lines
08.2023 - 06.2025
Web Designer / Developer
BLTZ Productions
09.2020 - 05.2023
B.S. - Computer Science
Emory University
A.A. - Computer Science
Oxford College of Emory University