Develop and maintain end-to-end data pipelines using Alteryx, Snowflake, Azure Logic Apps, and DBT to support critical insurance reporting, claim check processing, and TPA integrations.
Architected and implemented Snowflake database objects to support seamless ETL processes and data warehousing requirements.
Developed and deployed DBT data models, streamlining ETL and improving reporting capabilities within data warehouse.
Optimized and troubleshot production ETL processes, enhancing timely data delivery for critical reporting.
Administered and maintained Snowflake database instances, achieving high availability and optimal performance.
ETL Developer
ITA Group
West Des Moines, IA
08.2016 - 09.2021
Developed and supported ETL solutions enhancing reporting and transactional system capabilities.
Established direction, standards, and best practices to optimize corporate ETL processes.
Guided development teams on ETL processes, database design, and SQL performance tuning, ensuring best practices were followed.
Design reporting data warehouse and data marts.
Data modeling and source to target mapping of source and destination databases.
Work with analytics decision support team to define and provide reporting and analytics solutions for our clients.
Troubleshoot production issues related to database and ETL processes.
Research and recommend reporting, database and ETL software.
Provide DBA assistance and on-call support in a secondary/backup capacity.
Database Administrator – Analytics team
Wells Fargo Consumer Credit Solutions
12.2014 - 07.2016
Architect SQL Server Dev, UAT, and production reporting environments.
Installed, configured, and supported SQL Server and Reporting Services to ensure reliable reporting capabilities.
Develop, monitor, and manage ETL processes using Integration Services and SQL Server Agent.
Managed database backup, recovery, and maintenance solutions to safeguard data integrity and availability.
Implement database and server alerts for 24/7 monitoring.
Performance tuning of long running SQL and batch processes.
Architected disaster recovery and business continuity planning solutions to minimize downtime and ensure operational resilience.
Database Administrator
ITAGroup
West Des Moines, IA
10.2005 - 12.2014
Design and support of multi-site HA/DR solution using SQL Server 2012 Availability Groups.
Installation, configuration, and support of SQL Server 2012 and Reporting Services 2012 instances.
Design, implementation and support of enterprise data warehouse.
Executed database backup, recovery, and maintenance solutions to ensure data integrity and availability.
Develop and maintain enterprise data models.
Monitored database performance and tuned systems to optimize response times and resource utilization.
Executed environment migrations and deployments in a 24/7 on-call setting.
Developed and managed ETL processes using Integration Services and DTS to facilitate data integration and reporting.
Provided technical assistance to multiple development groups for project execution.
Education
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Marketing
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
Associate of Arts (AA) -
North Iowa Area Community College
Mason City, IA
Skills
Alteryx
Snowflake
DBT
Python
Salesforce
SQL Server
SSIS
Azure Data Factory
Azure Logic Apps
Nifi
Certification
MCDBA - Administering a SQL Server database
SQL Server Design and Implementation
Installing, Configuring, and Administering Windows Server
Designing and Implementing Data Warehouses with SQL Server