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ROBERT FILTZKOWSKI

Napa,USA

Summary

A seasoned AWS Data Engineer with a proven track record at Booz Allen Hamilton, I excel in data pipeline development and performance optimization. Leveraging skills in SQL, Python, and AWS, I've successfully migrated and scaled data warehouses, enhancing data availability by over 30%. My leadership in mentoring teams underscores my commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

AWS DATA ENGINEER

Booz Allen Hamilton
04.2023 - Current
  • Responsible for monitoring and troubleshooting issues to ensure optimal availability and scalability of AWS Redshift Cluster
  • Design and implemented Dimensional logical & physical model utilizing Kimball methodology
  • Designed ETL/ELT specifications documenting data flow and transformations performed at each stage
  • Designed and developed Data Pipelines using Data Build Tool (DBT) to populate Data Warehouse
  • Implementation of Data Migration Services (DMS) to replicate Postgres to Redshift; recently migrated to utilize Zero ETL functionality
  • Wrote numerous validation scripts (Python) to validate DW against source system
  • Maintained documentation such as the bus matrix, lineage diagrams, data catalog and dictionary providing business with visibility into design of the Data Warehouse
  • Developed numerous QuickSight assets including Datasets, Analysis and Dashboards
  • Utilizing AWS CDK (TypeScript), developed scripts to generate CloudFormation stacks
  • Mentor staff on various aspects of DW design & implementation

ORACLE DATA ENGINEER

Independent Consultant
02.2022 - Current
  • Technical lead migrating on-premise Oracle Analytic Server (OAS) instance to Oracle Analytics Cloud (OAC)
  • Configured ATP database to support various activities such as APEX, metadata management and usage tracking
  • Developed and implemented strategy to maintain various metadata components utilizing OBIEE Writeback functionality
  • Developed Bash scripts to perform Presentation catalog maintenance, such as user folder clean-up, archiving and removing orphaned analyses
  • Performed various RPD and Analysis modifications to support business requirements
  • Contributed to the migration of Oracle Essbase from Windows to Linux including the installation and configuration of Essbase on Linux, migrated Windows Batch scripts to Python for automated tasks
  • Optimized data integration between Essbase and PeopleSoft utilizing Python, MAXL, SQL
  • Loader and PL/SQL Packages
  • Processing time was reduced from 3 hrs to 15 mins

AWS DATA ENGINEER

Tyler Technologies
04.2022 - 05.2023
  • Responsible for designing, developing & implementing Redshift dimensional model
  • Developed Data Pipelines using Data Build Tool (DBT) to populate Redshift Data Warehouse
  • Developed numerous Python scripts to query DynamoDB utilizing Boto3
  • Developed Python scripts to call REST APIs, parse the payload and store in Data Lake (S3)
  • Developed numerous QuickSight assets including Datasets, Analysis and Dashboards
  • Utilizing AWS CDK (TypeScript), developed scripts to generate Cloud Formation stacks

DATA ENGINEER

HERE Technologies
Chicago, USA
03.2016 - 02.2022
  • Company Overview: Chicago, IL
  • Built AWS infrastructure supporting the Oracle DW (RDS) and APEX (EC2) environments including automated backups, network configuration and other AWS components
  • Led DW migration of entire stack from on-prem to AWS
  • Designed & Implemented Dimensional data models utilizing Kimball methodology
  • Designed ETL/ELT specifications documenting data flow and transformations performed at each stage
  • Contributed to the design and development of efficient and scalable backend systems including data warehouse, data integration processes and RESTful APIs
  • Led data integration projects sourcing Oracle PBCS, iCertis, SalesForce and Marketo REST APIs, transforming the data and loading into Data Warehouse
  • Developed numerous PL/SQL based applications including a custom build MDM solution to manage vendors across Salesforce and PeopleSoft
  • Responsible for administering 7-node Qlik Sense environment on AWS, developing curated datasets for Finance team
  • Developed numerous database applications using stored procedures and Oracle APEX
  • Chicago, IL

ORACLE BI ARCHITECT

Brookdale Senior Living
Milwaukee, USA
03.2015 - 03.2016
  • Company Overview: Milwaukee, WI
  • Led team in migrating and upgrading OBIA DAC & Informatica PowerCenter to Linux
  • Assisted Informatica developers in design and troubleshooting efforts
  • Assisted OBIEE developers in troubleshooting various issues including data quality, performance, and usability
  • Identified and developed solutions to resolve performance bottlenecks within the entire data flow, including ETL (Informatica), OBIEE RPD changes and OBIEE Analysis
  • Milwaukee, WI

SENIOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONSULTANT

HERE Technologies
Chicago, USA
01.2011 - 03.2015
  • Company Overview: Chicago, IL
  • Accountable for all OBIEE environments, executed upgrade from 11g to 12c
  • Responsible for developing RPD and dashboards, implementing FGAC and advanced features
  • Vertically and horizontally integrated Essbase and DW in OBIEE to enhance Finance (OpEX and Revenue) reporting
  • Developed Informatica mappings to populate star schemas, type 1 and type 2 dimensions
  • Responsible for troubleshooting and resolving performance bottlenecks in Oracle DW, consisting of modifying the index strategy, generating materialized views, or optimizing the data pipeline
  • Chicago, IL

SENIOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONSULTANT

Catamaran
Milwaukee, USA
04.2010 - 12.2010
  • Company Overview: Milwaukee, WI
  • Designed ETL data mappings, developed in OWB to populate dimensional model
  • Developed OBIEE RPD and Dashboards to support business requirements
  • Identified and resolved data quality and performance issues across the data pipeline
  • Milwaukee, WI

SENIOR ORACLE CONSULTANT

Oshkosh Corporation
Oshkosh, USA
04.2009 - 04.2010
  • Company Overview: Oshkosh, WI
  • Developed all PL/SQL components and Oracle Workflow modules to support custom Change Request application
  • Converted numerous interfaces originally developed in BPEL into PL/SQL, providing the required scalability
  • Provided support across entire Oracle stack during implementation of iSupplier Portal
  • Oshkosh, WI

SENIOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONSULTANT

Phillips-Medisize
Eau Claire, USA
04.2008 - 04.2009
  • Company Overview: Eau Claire, WI
  • Designed and developed fully functional, robust model to support client's Sales Reporting initiative
  • This included multiple staging areas to support 3 source systems along with a completely integrated Data Warehouse and Data Mart
  • Implemented Oracle Streams to populate staging area in real-time, providing the foundation to support incremental loads into the Data Warehouse
  • Eau Claire, WI

SENIOR ETL CONSULTANT

ACT
Iowa City, USA
01.2007 - 03.2008
  • Company Overview: Iowa City, IA
  • Conducted interviews and meetings, performed extensive research leading to modelling of new Data Mart
  • Developed numerous OWB Mappings to support new data model in Strategic subject area
  • Identified and implemented strategies to optimize database performance to meet required SLAs
  • Iowa City, IA

SENIOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONSULTANT

Boyd Gaming
Las Vegas, USA
01.2007 - 03.2007
  • Company Overview: Las Vegas, NV
  • Conducted interviews and meetings, performed extensive research leading to modelling of new Purchasing DW
  • Responsible for gathering business requirements by conducting user interview and reviewing source systems
  • Designed and implemented Dimension Model for Purchasing department consisting of dimensions and fact tables
  • Developed ETL processes in Cognos Decision Stream 7.x populating DW in SQL Server
  • Assembled numerous validation and reconciliation reports to determine accuracy of dimensional model
  • Las Vegas, NV

ORACLE DATABASE CONSULTANT

AIG
Woodland Hills, USA
10.2000 - 01.2007
  • Company Overview: Woodland Hills, CA
  • DBA responsible for maintaining data warehouse environments (Oracle 9i on Sun Solaris 5.8)
  • Duties included developing backup and recovery strategies, performance tuning, query optimization, writing stored procedures and triggers using PL/SQL
  • Designed and implemented bi-directional interfaces with various systems
  • Responsible for pre-production performance tuning, capacity planning, disaster recovery and security administration within Data Warehouse environment
  • Lead Oracle Developer responsible for architecting ODS and Data Warehouse loading methods
  • Wrote numerous PL/SQL packages populating the Data Warehouse and ODS
  • Wrote numerous shell (ksh) scripts to perform various tasks
  • Performed benchmark tests between various data transfer methods from SQL Server to Oracle including BCP to flat-file, DTS with native and 3rd party drivers and DTS to a flat-file
  • Woodland Hills, CA

Education

Bachelor's Degree - INFORMATION SCIENCE

UW-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
12.2026

Associate Degree - COMPUTER SCIENCE

Chippewa Valley Technical College
Eau Claire, WI

Skills

  • SQL
  • PL/SQL
  • ETL
  • Informatica
  • DBT & Jinja
  • OBIEE
  • APEX
  • PowerShell
  • BI Publisher
  • Python
  • CI/CD
  • Git
  • TypeScript
  • Qlik Sense
  • Oracle Database
  • RedShift
  • Relational and star schema modelsodels
  • Data analysis
  • AWS
  • OCI
  • Oracle
  • SQL Server
  • Postgres
  • Essbase
  • DynamoDB
  • BI and Analytics
  • Data pipeline development
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Data migration strategies
  • AWS glue ETL management
  • Data modeling techniques
  • SQL querying
  • Data security practices
  • Performance optimization
  • Data lake management
  • Real-time data streaming

Certification

  • AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate, 2023
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, 2023
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Autonomous Database Specialist (2022), Architect Associate (2022), Database Migration and Integration Specialist (2022), Enterprise Analytics Specialist (2022)
  • Oracle DBA, 2004
  • Oracle Developer, 2001

Timeline

AWS DATA ENGINEER

Booz Allen Hamilton
04.2023 - Current

AWS DATA ENGINEER

Tyler Technologies
04.2022 - 05.2023

ORACLE DATA ENGINEER

Independent Consultant
02.2022 - Current

DATA ENGINEER

HERE Technologies
03.2016 - 02.2022

ORACLE BI ARCHITECT

Brookdale Senior Living
03.2015 - 03.2016

SENIOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONSULTANT

HERE Technologies
01.2011 - 03.2015

SENIOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONSULTANT

Catamaran
04.2010 - 12.2010

SENIOR ORACLE CONSULTANT

Oshkosh Corporation
04.2009 - 04.2010

SENIOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONSULTANT

Phillips-Medisize
04.2008 - 04.2009

SENIOR ETL CONSULTANT

ACT
01.2007 - 03.2008

SENIOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CONSULTANT

Boyd Gaming
01.2007 - 03.2007

ORACLE DATABASE CONSULTANT

AIG
10.2000 - 01.2007

Bachelor's Degree - INFORMATION SCIENCE

UW-Milwaukee

Associate Degree - COMPUTER SCIENCE

Chippewa Valley Technical College
ROBERT FILTZKOWSKI