Austin Cross
Frisco,TX
Summary
Dynamic Data Engineer with a proven track record of leveraging expertise in SQL and Python to tackle complex challenges. Committed to continuous learning and growth within the tech industry, consistently seeking opportunities that push the boundaries of innovation. Adept at transforming raw data into actionable insights, driving efficiency, and enhancing decision-making processes. Eager to contribute technical skills and a problem-solving mindset to impactful projects in a collaborative environment.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Cloud Data Engineer
Globe Life
07.2023 - Current
- Orchestrated and automated data workflows using Apache Airflow, enabling scalable execution of transformation jobs and improving pipeline reliability and operational efficiency.
- Manage an AWS Step Functions–driven data pipeline to ingest and process mainframe .bin files, leveraging Lambda, S3, and Athena to reliably transform binary data into human-readable formats.
- Improved and optimized SQL logic for various data-driven applications, resulting in enhanced query performance, reduced execution times, and improved user experience.
- Engineered automated processes, significantly reducing manual labor for reporting team.
Realized savings of more than four hours weekly by enhancing efficiency. - Leveraged AWS Bedrock to create innovative chatbot for Globe Life, achieving substantial cost savings.
- Lead prompt engineer on end-to-end OCR process, leveraging AWS Bedrock and AWS Textract.
Head Baseball Coach
Ashdown School District
07.2022 - 06.2023
- Conference Champion, Regional Champion, State Runner-Up
- Nominated to coach the Arkansas High School All-Star Game
Marketing Data Analyst Intern
Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Analyzed and evaluated data to optimize marketing processes and procedures; develop queries to build insights into customer profile data and analytic models
- Assisted in gathering, analyzing, and evaluating data used to analysis of Direct Mail Programs, Events, and Promotions
- Initiated market research studies and analyzed findings.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Data Science
Henderson State University
Arkadelphia, AR12.2021
Skills
Technical Skills:
- Python
- SQL (AWS Redshift)
- AWS Bedrock
- AWS Lambda
- AWS Airflow
- Data Mining
- Data Cleaning
- AI Prompting
Soft Skills:
- Technical Communication
- Detail Oriented
- Able to work in diverse teams
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Coachable
Certification
- IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate
- Data Fluency: Exploring and Describing Data (LinkedIn)
- Integrating Tableau and R for Data Science (LinkedIn)
- Master R for Data Science (LinkedIn)
- Logistic Regression in R and Excel (LinkedIn)
Timeline
Cloud Data Engineer
Globe Life
07.2023 - Current
Head Baseball Coach
Ashdown School District
07.2022 - 06.2023
Marketing Data Analyst Intern
Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort
06.2021 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Business Administration - Data Science
Henderson State University