Data Engineering Lead

• Jun 2022 - Present

Data Solution Architect

• Jan 2021 - May 2022

Responsible for the conceptualization and technical spearheading of data analytics solutions for a central bank digital currency platform. Responsible for the conceptualization and technical spearheading of data analytics solutions for a central bank digital currency platform.

Data Engineer

• Oct 2017 - Dec 2020

My responsibilities as part of the data team are varied and have so far included: (Major roles) 1. Data engineering: End-to-end involvement from conception to implementation - solution architecture, cloud infrastructures, and data transformation pipelines. [Spark, Python] Focus areas: data governance, vehicular sensor data analysis 2. Technical pre-sales & strategy consulting: Aiding customers with the required data architectures and environment necessary to meet requirements - assessing existing scenarios, architectural and technological vision building, planning for implementation (Other, Minimal) 3. Data product management: Interfacing between the client the engineering teams to tailor the data product development efforts 4. Customized ad-hoc analytics for special use cases About KI labs: We provide end-to-end solutions for a wide spectrum of use cases in these broad areas: data, web platforms and mobile solutions. Our clients include world-leading players in sectors such as automotive, chemicals, retail and growing. Show less

Big Data Engineer (Working Student)

• Jun 2016 - Jul 2017

I was tasked with the setup of a mature and stable large scale data processing platform to aid the autonomous driving division in vehicular sensor data analytics. This was achieved through the setup of an HDP cluster, and developing Spark-based transformations. Surrounding tasks included analysis of the available data and planning for relevant data engineering tasks. I was tasked with the setup of a mature and stable large scale data processing platform to aid the autonomous driving division in vehicular sensor data analytics. This was achieved through the setup of an HDP cluster, and developing Spark-based transformations. Surrounding tasks included analysis of the available data and planning for relevant data engineering tasks.

Software Developer (Working Student)

• Jul 2015 - May 2016

I was tasked with the development of a search analytics plugin for Elasticsearch which allows for analysis of the usage behaviour of the users of the search platform. I was tasked with the development of a search analytics plugin for Elasticsearch which allows for analysis of the usage behaviour of the users of the search platform.

Software Developer (Working Student)

• Jun 2015 - Sep 2015

I was involved in the development of the organisation's MEAN stack based content review and management tool. Development tasks involved working with AngularJS for video based reviews, and ExpressJS middleware for implementation of an email notifications service. I was involved in the development of the organisation's MEAN stack based content review and management tool. Development tasks involved working with AngularJS for video based reviews, and ExpressJS middleware for implementation of an email notifications service.

Software Engineer

• Jul 2013 - Mar 2015

Involved in the development of the organisation's J2EE based Telecom BSS/OSS product, for a leading European telecom operator. Both front and back end. Specifically in the following areas: 1) Single Sign-On 2) User Access Restriction 3) Telecom Mediation 4) JVM GC Tuning 5) Terracotta distributed cache installation Involved in the development of the following data analytics products: 1) Geographic data analysis using Apache Spark for a New Zealand based airport cab service provider 2) Analytics framework providing end to end functionality. This is a J2EE application, with an Apache Spark back end. 3) Recommendation engine based compare and save tool for a New Zealand based cell phone retailer. Show less

Associate

• Oct 2013 - Nov 2014