Hi, I'm Drew — A Data Engineer & Full Stack Developer.
I solve real-world problems by designing cloud-native data systems and modern web applications. Whether transforming messy data into meaningful insights or turning new ideas into production-ready products, I focus on practical, efficient solutions that create measurable impact.
Status
Available for projects
Freelance · Collaboration
Experience
2024 – Present
Tulsa, OK
Technologies & Tools
- Modernized critical educational infrastructure by rewriting a legacy application in Blazor, serving 15,000 teachers across Kansas, significantly improving system performance, maintainability, and user experience.
- Architected and deployed data pipeline processing 1.3M orders, 580K customers, and 30M custom field records from legacy application to BigCommerce API while managing rate limits and maintaining pipeline observability through comprehensive metadata tracking.
- Led migration from legacy custom platform to BigCommerce SaaS, designing ETL processes for data transformation and validation across SQL Server databases.
- Built and maintained serverless applications using Next.js, integrated with AWS S3 for cloud storage solutions.
- Developed automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for continuous deployment.
- Served as primary client liaison, regularly conducting status updates and discovery meetings with stakeholders to gather requirements, communicate project progress, and ensure alignment between technical deliverables and business objectives.
2022 – 2024
Remote
Technologies & Tools
- Designed and implemented ETL pipelines consuming end-of-day files from 1,000+ POS systems, processing data into PostgreSQL and Azure SQL databases.
- Built distributed event streaming architecture using Apache Kafka for real-time ticket data processing and RabbitMQ for reliable message queuing in data workflows.
- Developed batch processing systems handling high-volume data transformation with fault tolerance and retry mechanisms.
- Leveraged expertise in Vue.js and JavaScript to architect user interfaces while spearheading backend development utilizing Python and PostgreSQL.
- Utilized Azure cloud services, including Azure Functions and Azure Data Factory, to design and implement data pipelines for efficient data processing, transformation, and analysis workflows.
Jun 2021 – Aug 2021
Kansas City, KS
Technologies & Tools
- Developed interactive and optimized dashboards using Power BI and Microsoft SQL Server, providing valuable insights to the head pricing analysts and streamlining their analysis processes.
- Designed and implemented an automated data fetching program, resulting in significant time savings of approximately 15 minutes per day for the team.
- Utilized advanced Microsoft Excel techniques for data cleaning and conducted comprehensive analysis on customers and carriers within their databases, enabling data-driven decision-making.
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