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Tim Riddle

Senior / Lead Data Engineer

Summary

Veteran Senior Data Engineer experienced at leading data engineering teams. Ready to serve as leader and subject matter expert in all areas touching data maintenance, processing, and management. Trusted provider of humanistic management policies expanding data analytics performance.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Data Engineer

ConstructConnect
07.2021 - Current
  • Worked on large company initiatives to modernize enterprise data
  • Built several pipelines to load data from on-prem sources to a cloud-based data lake, using BigQuery, Data Fusion and Cloud Composer / Airflow.
  • Built pipelines from on-prem to Elasticsearch, using GitLab CI/CD Pipelines and Logstash.
  • Built several pipelines to curate and transform data from a data lake to a data warehouse, using DBT Fishtown
  • Worked in a highly Agile manner to deliver high quality and highly visible data products
  • Delivered greenfield projects with GCP tools and GitLab

Senior Lead Professional Software Engineer

Corelogic
03.2014 - 07.2021
  • Data Engineering Technical Project Manager for Big Data / Cloud Projects with AWS, HAWQ, Postgres, HIVE and Greenplum.
  • Lead programmer for major Business Intelligence projects
  • Coordinated closely with BI team and internal customers to develop Business Intelligence initiatives, ensuring that their needs and requirements were not only met but surpassed
  • Led, designed and championed major Data Warehouse innovations
  • Coded, maintained and administered SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
  • Coded, maintained and administered a complex ETL
  • Coded, maintained and administered SQL Server Analysis Services cube (SSAS)
  • Coded, maintained and administered T-SQL based ETL components
  • Coded Informatica ETLs, including Workflows and Mappings.

Business Intelligence Developer

Marshall & Swift/Boeckh
07.2012 - 03.2014
  • Lead programmer for major Business Intelligence projects
  • Coordinated closely with BI team and internal customers to develop Business Intelligence initiatives, ensuring that their needs and requirements were not only accommodated but surpassed
  • Designed and championed major Data Warehouse innovation
  • Coded, maintained and administered SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
  • Coded, maintained and administered complex ETLs
  • Coded, maintained and administered SQL Server Analysis Services cube (SSAS)
  • Coded, maintained and administered T-SQL based ETL components
  • Coded Informatica ETLs, including Workflows and Mappings.

Senior Systems Analyst

Children’s Hospital and Health Systems
09.2008 - 01.2012
  • Lead programmer for major Business Intelligence projects
  • Coordinated closely with BI team and internal customers to develop Business Intelligence initiatives, ensuring that their needs and requirements were not only accommodated but surpassed
  • Coded, maintained and administered SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
  • Coded, maintained and administered a complex ETL
  • Coded, maintained and administered SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
  • Coded, maintained and administered SQL Server Analysis Services cube (SSAS).

Programmer / Analyst

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
07.2007 - 09.2008
  • Led a Business Intelligence Project to success, without having prior experience with Microsoft BI tools
  • Exceeded management’s expectations by quickly learning and implementing a data warehouse using SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, SQL Server 2005 stored procedures, VBScript and VB .NET
  • Coded, maintained and administered SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
  • Coded, maintained and administered a complex ETL
  • Coded, maintained and administered SQL Server Reporting Services
  • Coded, maintained and administered SQL Server Analysis Services cube
  • Coordinated with multiple departments to gather complex business requirements
  • Mentored newer programmers and directed temporary contractors for project work.

Senior Software Engineer

RedPrairie (formerly McHugh Software Int’l)
10.2002 - 07.2007
  • As project lead, delivered high quality consultation, software solutions and support for Georgia Pacific, one of Wisconsin’s largest companies
  • Applauded for increasing warehouse efficiencies and saving the client money
  • Recognized by leadership for excellent project performance and converting struggling accounts into “referenceable” clients
  • Supported numerous other clients with consultation, software development and delivery, using PL/SQL, SQL Server, Unix Shell Scripting, Perl, C/C++, Uniface, Visual Basic, some VB.NET and Structured Query Report Writer (SQR)
  • Trained and familiarized IT and warehouse workers with new software and equipment
  • Discussed operations and software solutions with decision makers of large companies
  • Estimated software projects
  • Led teams of engineers on many projects
  • Mentored newer engineers.

Software Engineer

RedPrairie (formerly McHugh Software Int’l)
03.2000 - 10.2002
  • Managed and consulted clients
  • Recognized by leadership for above average performance
  • Developed GUI and Radio Frequency Terminal software for warehouse management systems
  • Provided troubleshooting for complex issues
  • Used SQL tuning skills to improve one of our client’s systems and helped turn them into a “referenceable” client
  • Innovated client’s warehouse operations to save them a considerable amount of money.

Product Development Intern

McHugh Software Int’l
08.1999 - 03.2000
  • Trained on complex warehousing software and repaired software defects
  • Was an important member of the Q&A team to prepare a new release of warehouse ERP
  • Scored high marks for problem solving and teamwork
  • Gained experience with new software development.

IT Intern

Migros Bank
03.1997 - 01.1998
  • Supported IT with day-to-day systems
  • Worked with the Accounts Department to process new customer applicants and respond to customers’ email
  • The working environment was only conducted in German.

Education

Associate’s Degree - Computer Programming and Systems Analysis

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI
09.1997 - 05.1999

Bachelor’s Degree - Letters and Science – German and Int’l Business

University of Wisconsin At Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
09.1991 - 05.1996

Skills

    Technology Leadership Work Streams

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Certification

PADI Certified SCUBA Diver

Organizations

Wisconsin Area .NET Users Group

Training

  • Google Cloud Platform. Data Engineering Track., 12/2020
  • SharePoint 3.0 Development. WSS 3.0., 05/2010
  • SQLSoft+ Course S-465, Mastering MDX for SQL Server Analysis Services with Tom Chester., 06/2009
  • Microsoft Learning Course 2791A, Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence Analysis Service., 08/2007
  • Microsoft Learning Course 2797A, Implementing and Maintaining Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence Reporting Service., 08/2007

Volunteer Experience

MADACC Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission

Timeline

Senior Data Engineer

ConstructConnect
07.2021 - Current

Senior Lead Professional Software Engineer

Corelogic
03.2014 - 07.2021

Business Intelligence Developer

Marshall & Swift/Boeckh
07.2012 - 03.2014

Senior Systems Analyst

Children’s Hospital and Health Systems
09.2008 - 01.2012

Programmer / Analyst

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
07.2007 - 09.2008

Senior Software Engineer

RedPrairie (formerly McHugh Software Int’l)
10.2002 - 07.2007

Software Engineer

RedPrairie (formerly McHugh Software Int’l)
03.2000 - 10.2002

Product Development Intern

McHugh Software Int’l
08.1999 - 03.2000

Associate’s Degree - Computer Programming and Systems Analysis

Milwaukee Area Technical College
09.1997 - 05.1999

IT Intern

Migros Bank
03.1997 - 01.1998

Bachelor’s Degree - Letters and Science – German and Int’l Business

University of Wisconsin At Milwaukee
09.1991 - 05.1996
Tim RiddleSenior / Lead Data Engineer