James S.

Experience

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  Mutual of Omaha

  Engineering Solution Lead

  Jan 2025 - Present

  Mutual of Omaha is a Fortune 300 organization providing insurance and financial products across the United States, owned by its policyholders.

  • Accelerated the release to production of the modernized institutional fund statement application.
  • Led data strategy development within the agile release train, contributing to efficient project management.
  • Provided technical guidance for the engineering team, enhancing their skills and performance.
  • Delivered an AI-enabled data factory to harmonize incongruous and unstructured census data.
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  University of Melbourne

  Lead Data Engineer

  Nov 2023 - Jun 2024

  The University of Melbourne is a leading educational institution in Australia, recognized for its high-quality teaching and research.

  • Led the data platform modernization initiative for the University Decision Support team.
  • Oversaw the technical implementation of the Snowflake ecosystem, enhancing data management capabilities.
  • Developed and communicated architecture decisions across a team of 25 professionals.
  • Deployed the initial Snowflake environment leveraging Terraform, establishing a repeatable DevOps foundation.
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  Mutual of Enumclaw

  Senior Data Engineer

  Dec 2021 - Jun 2023

  Mutual of Enumclaw offers insurance products through independent agents to protect families, farms, and businesses across several U.S. states.

  • Designed Mutual of Enumclaw’s modern data warehouse built on Snowflake.
  • Leveraged Matillion and Fivetran to modernize legacy ELT/ETL processes.
  • Enhanced the terraform framework for managing the Snowflake environment.
  • Mentored team of engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering professional growth.
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  QuoteWizard

  Senior Data Engineer

  Aug 2019 - Jul 2021

  QuoteWizard is an insurance comparison and marketing tool offering real-time leads and solutions connecting consumers with insurance providers.

  • Owned and curated the QuoteWizard enterprise reporting model, ensuring data quality and relevance.
  • Guided a small team of senior analysts on analytics workflows, contributing to team success.
  • Retired the legacy data warehouse and implemented Snowflake, improving data management efficiency.
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  Blueprint Technologies

  Senior Data Engineer

  Sep 2018 - Aug 2019

  Blueprint specializes in cloud and data optimization, offering services such as data governance, analytics, and application development to drive business success.

  • Built and maintained data pipelines and data marts on the Azure stack, enhancing data flow efficiency.
  • Developed front-end reporting solutions in Power BI, improving data accessibility for stakeholders.
  • Implemented the foundational reporting data model for Turn10’s mobile game, Forza Street.
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  Logic20/20, Inc.

  Business Intelligence Lead

  Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

  Logic20/20 is a consulting firm providing business and technology solutions to improve client performance through analytics and strategy.

  • Provided technical leadership for the BI Platform team, enhancing data-driven decision-making at Microsoft.
  • Supported complex Enterprise Data Warehouse, ensuring data integrity and accessibility.
  • Led end-of-life support for enterprise reporting in QlikView, maintaining continued service reliability.
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  Expedia, Inc.

  Business Intelligence Developer

  Oct 2014 - Jan 2017

  Expedia Group is a global travel platform offering a broad range of travel products and connecting partners with travelers worldwide.

  • Led the BI discipline within the finance team, advancing financial reporting standards.
  • Identified $2M of unidentified labor costs for capitalization, improving financial accuracy.
  • Built a data-driven process to support the R&D tax process, streamlining regulatory compliance.