Senior Data Engineer | Business-Focused Solutions
18+ years bridging operations and technology across oil & gas (Schlumberger, TechnipFMC, Nabors), finance, and manufacturing globally. I design data solutions that deliver measurable ROI. Currently building AI agents in Azure Foundry and Microsoft Fabric for enterprise automation.
Enterprise Projects & Results
Performance optimization, cloud migrations, real-time analytics, and automation that eliminate manual processes.
Performance & Optimization
ETL Parallelization & Optimization
Refactored sequential ETL into parallel workflows, reducing processing time by 75%
Power BI Capacity Optimization
Reduced capacity usage by 30% through workspace consolidation and report optimization
Synapse DWU Optimization
Cut Synapse costs by 20% through query tuning and resource management
Stored Procedure Optimization
Rewrote legacy procedures for significant performance improvements
ADF & Power Automate Observability
Built monitoring reducing incident response from days to under 15 minutes
Migrations & Modernization
Synapse to Microsoft Fabric Migration
Evaluated migration assistant, delivered production-grade POC for enterprise adoption
On-Prem to Cloud SQL Server Migration
Led full migration from on-premises infrastructure to Azure
SSIS to ADF Migration
Unified all data operations in Azure Data Factory
Server Agent to ADF
Migrated legacy SQL Server Agent jobs to cloud-native orchestration
File Share to SharePoint Migration
Migrated from C# scripts to ADF with optimization and log management
Digital Transformation
Safety PowerApp
Field incident reporting app replacing paper process. Initial notification went from days to seconds
OCR & ML Document Processing
Automated ingestion of 800K scanned documents using computer vision
Service Desk & DevOps Integration
Automatic notifications, task creation, two-step approval, and ticket closure
RPA for Legacy Systems
Automated data ingestion from systems only accessible via front-end
Automatic Document Generation
Power Automate flows for default notices and paper renewal notifications
Enterprise Integrations
Dataverse to Synapse Integration
Unified CRM, LOS, and F&O Dynamics data into analytics platform
UltiPro / Dynamics HR / F&O Integration
End-to-end employee data synchronization across HR systems
SharePoint Ingestion via Graph API
Replaced Power Automate with ADF for scalable document ingestion
Fabric Event-Based Pipelines
Real-time SQL Server integration using Fabric Activator
Multi-Source Integrations
API, FTP, SFTP, ADLS to Synapse and Microsoft Fabric
Leadership & Enablement
Microsoft Fabric POCs
Production-grade examples of integration methods for data engineer training
Power Platform Center of Excellence
Implementation, governance, and cleanup of unused resources
DevOps Setup & Team Lead
Designed ops model and managed cross-functional team
Data Model Refactoring
Refactored legacy rewards program with business stakeholders, implemented new logic
sqlmesh & dbt POCs in Fabric
Evaluated modern transformation frameworks for new warehouse architecture
AI & Intelligent Agents
AML Agent POC
Anti-money laundering agent for automated compliance workflows
Next Best Action Agent POC
Intelligent recommendation agent for customer engagement
Experience & Skills
Career Path
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2022-PresentSenior Data Engineer @ Innovation FCU
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2022Data Engineer @ Finning (CAT)
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2021-2022Power Platform Developer @ Innovation CU
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2014-2019Quality Specialist @ TechnipFMC, Nabors
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2007-2010Field Engineer @ Schlumberger (Oman, Venezuela)
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2005-2006Hurricane Research @ University of Florida
Technical Stack
Key Certifications
- Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer Associate
- IBM Data Science Professional Certificate
- TapRoot Incident Investigation & RCA
- ISO 9001:2015 Internal Auditor
BSc Mechanical Engineering, University of Florida (2005) | Bilingual: English & Spanish
Open Source & Side Projects
Building tools and exploring emerging technologies in Rust and modern data platforms. These projects demonstrate depth in areas beyond day-to-day enterprise work.
Aurora Monitor
Real-time space weather dashboard with Delta Lake backend. Combines my aurora chasing hobby with data engineering.
SWPC Delta Lake
High-throughput streaming pipeline for space weather data with transactional guarantees.
Quackmire
Terminal-based SQL client for rapid data exploration. Sometimes you just need to query fast.
AER ST1 Parser
Automated parser for Alberta Energy Regulator compliance data. Ugly formats in, clean data out.