Walker Forrester
Rio Rancho,NM
Summary
As a Data Engineer and BI Engineer contractor, I design scalable databases, optimize data pipelines, and develop analytic reporting solutions across industries. I focus on driving company value by improving efficiency, solving complex data challenges, and building a future-ready data strategy. Beyond my core role, I proactively identify opportunities to streamline processes and enhance decision-making, helping businesses leverage data for sustainable growth.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Data Engineer
Contractor
03.2023 - Current
- Designed, built, and optimized scalable databases and ETL pipelines to drive company value and efficiency.
- Developed and maintained analytic reporting solutions using Power BI, Looker, and other BI tools to provide actionable insights.
- Created data models and established efficient relationships to improve data accessibility and decision-making.
- Identified and implemented innovative solutions to existing data challenges, enhancing system performance and reliability.
- Improved data governance, quality, and performance to ensure robust enterprise reporting and compliance.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions, aligning data strategy with company goals.
- Took a forward-thinking approach to data architecture, helping companies build a vision for the future of their data ecosystems.
- Worked outside my immediate scope to uncover and implement new efficiencies in data pipelines, streamlining processes across teams.
Senior Data Architect
T-mobile
01.2023 - 03.2024
- Developed pipelines and database structures to supply and analyze A.I
- Datasets to both train new A.I
- Systems and allow cost savings of current systems saving over $500k in cost per quarter
- Worked with cross functional teams and organizations to build out new single source reporting infrastructure to empower stakeholders with real time reporting and analysis
- Saving hundreds of daily hours of work for teams as well as over 100k per year in data processing costs alone
- Assisted stakeholders in understanding value of their data assets through visualizations and reporting tools
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams on data-driven projects
- Prepared detailed documentation of database designs, processes, and procedures for reference purposes
- Migrated legacy applications to modern platforms as part of system upgrades
Business Analysis Manager
T-Mobile
08.2019 - 01.2023
- Built single source data infrastructure for sales datasets, Including documentation, sourcing, ETL implementation and reporting infrastructure
- Analyzed financial metrics and database performance to built out team strategies around both reduction of company operating cost as well as ways to increase company revenue through data driven incentives
- Worked on AI driven application team to rebuild data infrastructure from sourcing data to ETL redesign and optimization, as well as documentation of new architecture
- Lead architect on transition to new snowflake infrastructure
- Rebuilt entire ETL process for new reporting layers based on new sourcing and documentation of data flows and distributions of datasets in new environment
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM12-2016
Skills
- Languages: SQL(11 yr), Python(5yr), VBA(11yr), JS (React, 3 yr)
- DB Software: SSMS (11 yr), Snowflake (5 yr), Databricks (5yr), BigQuery(5yr)
- Visualization Software: Excel (11yr) ,Power Bi (11 yr), Alteryx (7yr),SSRS (7yr),Tableau (7yr), ClickUp (5yr), Google Docs (5yr), Looker (5yr)
- ETL Development
- Database Design and Modeling
- Gathering Business requirements
- Data analysis
Timeline
Data Engineer
Contractor
03.2023 - Current
Senior Data Architect
T-mobile
01.2023 - 03.2024
Business Analysis Manager
T-Mobile
08.2019 - 01.2023
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of New Mexico
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