Kyle Wheat
Chicago,IL
Summary
Seasoned Software Engineer with over 5 years of experience in developing software solutions, with a keen eye for data analysis and translating technical needs into business solutions. Skilled in collaborating with diverse teams to improve operational efficiency. Seeking to apply a deep understanding of software development and data analysis in a Business Analyst role to drive insights and process optimization.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Engineer II
Amplified IT (A CDW Company)
Chicago, IL
02.2023 - Current
- Amplified IT is an education technology startup specializing in Google Cloud automation solutions, providing innovative tools and consulting services to educational institutions. The company was recently acquired by CDW.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs, and translate them into technical requirements.
- Leveraged data analysis from client audits to inform business strategies, and improve decision-making processes.
- Designed cloud solutions to meet business needs, improving system efficiency, and reducing infrastructure costs.
- Built web applications and serverless backend solutions that improved system scalability and supported a microservice architecture.
Software Engineer
Advance Trading Inc.
Bloomington, IL
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Advance Trading Inc. is a financial services firm specializing in facilitating the buying and selling of commodity derivatives.
- Designed data pipelines to integrate and transform trading data, ensuring seamless data flow for analysis and reporting.
- Developed interactive Power BI dashboards for client trading data, providing brokers with actionable insights to enhance client decision-making.
- Collaborated on a Salesforce integration with the company CRM, designing administrator workflows, and implementing application updates to ensure seamless data synchronization and improved system interoperability.
Enterprise Technology Intern
State Farm
Bloomington, IL
05.2020 - 08.2020
- Collaborated with analysts to evaluate needed database structures and requirements.
- Carried out periodic maintenance to increase dependability of Oracle server systems.
- Facilitated server-to-server database migrations to adhere to regulatory standards.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, ILSkills
- Data analysis
- SQL
- Python
- Power BI
- Technical specifications
- Excel
- Data modeling
- ETL processes
- Cloud computing
- JIRA
Certification
Associate Cloud Engineer - Google Cloud, 2024
Timeline
Software Engineer II
Amplified IT (A CDW Company)
02.2023 - Current
Enterprise Technology Intern
State Farm
05.2020 - 08.2020
Software Engineer
Advance Trading Inc.
01.2020 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Illinois Wesleyan University
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