James Hough
Summary
Background includes data mining, warehousing and analytics. Highly skilled in automation and data pipeline development. Develops highly performant and optimized data pipelines for real time data solutions. Quality-driven and hardworking with excellent communication and project management skills.
Has created value for organizations through leadership, project planning, driven attitude, and willingness to follow through on company commitments. Easy to talk to and make laugh.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Engineer
Veritone
05.2022 - Current
- Gathered, defined and refined requirements, led project design and oversaw implementation for large scale data replication from Postgres to SnowFlake
- Created custom data streaming applications in GoLang, Rust, and Python to extract CDC data and efficiently export data en masse.
- Administered and maintained the company's Postgres analytics warehouse including provisioning, maintenance, auditing, and access controls.
- Created automated database maintenance procedures in PL/PGSql to created dynamically partitioned database solutions, leading to a 100% increase in analytics team query efficiency.
- Collaborated on ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tasks, maintaining data integrity and verifying pipeline stability using SQL, Rust, Python, and Alteryx.
- Used Python web automation to scrape social media data for use within the company's automated reporting solutions, providing near real time visibility on related ads on TikTok and Instagram.
Mathematics Teacher / 7
Snyder Independent School District Snyder
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Met challenging goals and benchmarks by coordinating with fellow teachers and administrators to improve student achievement
- De-escalated difficult situations and personalities with grace and persuasiveness.
- Provided additional support for students with special needs and learning disabilities.
- Administered assessments and standardized tests to evaluate student progress.
Data Engineer Contractor / Entity Data
Goldman Sachs
03.2021 - 09.2021
- Developed and maintained large-scale APIs using PURE/Alloy, Java, and SQL for use in entity and commercial activities across the organization
- Maintained valuable Tableau and Alteryx dashboards for internal users and published them to internal sites
- Stewarded data entry for entity relationship databases using knowledge of company charters, legal documents, and company structures
- Automated small-scale applications in Python to increase productivity in PURE code generation, resulting in a 100% increase in productivity.
Data Engineer Intern / Digital Records and Preservation
Church of Jesus Christ
04.2020 - 03.2021
- Administered Oracle and MS SQL databases, including Rosetta, PL/SQL stored procedures to maintain metadata on stored artifacts
- Developed and tested applications for the team's UI, APIs, and backend databases using Java
- Visualized database activity using Tableau, R, and Python for clients and team members to increase backend telemetry
- Used CI/CD applications like Jenkins to ensure the quality of code introduced to the repository.
Data Analyst / Institutional Research
Brigham Young University, Idaho
07.2017 - 10.2017
- Led students to develop forecasts used by major internal stakeholders
- Tested data prediction algorithms based on historical data.
- Automated small processes in Python and VBA to decrease the time needed to process forecasting data, resulting in a total decrease in forecast time of 25%
- Updated and developed scripts and queries to extract and analyze data from multiple sources.
- Published reports generated in Python and LATEX for stakeholders as part of a large team.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Business Analytics
Brigham Young University
Rexburg12.2020
Skills
- Database normalization and modeling
- ETL and ELT with Rust, Python, and Alteryx
- SQL, Go, Rust, Python, Scala, R
- Database, web scraping, and command line automation
- Rivery, Alteryx, Qlik, Tableau
- Linux, Powershell, Cygwin, Nushell
Languages
Portuguese
Full Professional
Spanish
Full Professional
French
Professional Working
Italian
Limited Working
Latin
Limited Working
Timeline
Data Engineer
Veritone
05.2022 - Current
Mathematics Teacher / 7
Snyder Independent School District Snyder
09.2021 - 05.2022
Data Engineer Contractor / Entity Data
Goldman Sachs
03.2021 - 09.2021
Data Engineer Intern / Digital Records and Preservation
Church of Jesus Christ
04.2020 - 03.2021
Data Analyst / Institutional Research
Brigham Young University, Idaho
07.2017 - 10.2017
Bachelor of Science - Business Analytics
Brigham Young University
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