Zack Baker
Herriman,UT
Summary
Experienced Data Engineer with a proven track record of team leadership and operational efficiency optimization. Highly skilled in implementing strategic initiatives to drive productivity and foster growth. Recognized for exceptional leadership and communication abilities, facilitating effective team collaboration and the attainment of organizational objectives.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Manager Data Services
Acima Credit
03.2020 - Current
- Organized and worked with Accounting team, Software Engineering teams, and BI teams to implement new Financial Integration
- Led project to move the Data Warehouse from Redshift to Snowflake
- Significantly improved production and efficiency of team using Jira, proper Github workflows, and partnering with the Product team
- Setup CI/CD testing using Jenkins
- Researched various workflow engines and helped choose Argo and implement into production
- Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
Lead Data Engineer
Edge By Ascential
03.2017 - 03.2020
- Created automations throughout the code base to help reduce manual processes by 40% using Scala and PHP
- Helped reduce load times for the API by strategically caching calls and indexing MySQL tables
- Built functionality for clients to be able to export their data into CSV format using PHP and MySQL
- Worked with other team members to implement Jenkins
- Created Kinesis stream consumers in Python and Spark
- Engineered and architected multiple start to finish data pipeline that feeds data to predictive models then saves the data out to a data lake using Scala and Spark
- Automated importing processes into SnowFlake for client consumption using Scala and Spark.
Software Engineer ll
TCS Technologies
05.2014 - 03.2017
- Created numerous tools for people to upload CSV or Excel files that would parse and normalize the data to the database with PHP and MySQL
- Linked into Web Services to receive tire data to normalize into databases using PHP and MySQL
- Led a team of 3 Software Engineers called the QRT (Quick Response Team) that worked off of Kanban to quickly turn work around that didn’t fit into a sprint
- Worked with business to help create and mold idea’s into capable projects for the Engineering team to develop while sticking to a coding standard
- Mentored junior level Software Engineers in OOP best practices, proper database design, operating Linux, and how to properly utilize Git
- Built a tool that made creating and designing sites 50% faster with a simple form, PHP, and MySQL.
Education
B.S. in Web Design & Interactive Media -
The Art Institute
Draper, UT03.2014
Skills
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Data-driven decision-making
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Data Warehousing (Snowflake, Redshift)
- Data Lake
- Python
- SQL
- Cloud Services (AWS, GCP)
Websites
Timeline
Sr. Manager Data Services
Acima Credit
03.2020 - Current
Lead Data Engineer
Edge By Ascential
03.2017 - 03.2020
Software Engineer ll
TCS Technologies
05.2014 - 03.2017
B.S. in Web Design & Interactive Media -
The Art Institute
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