Aaron D. Gonzalez
Data Engineer & Technologist
//Summary
I'm an experienced Cloud Data Engineer with over a decade of hands-on expertise in transforming raw data into actionable insights. As a seasoned professional, I understand the nuances of building robust data pipelines, optimizing data storage, and ensuring data integrity.
Skills acquired through real-world challenges allow me to bridge the gap between technical intricacies and business objectives therefore working harmoniously with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
TLDR: I'm very chill to work with.
//What I've been doing lately
Lead Data Engineer
Feb. 2025 - PresentPeople, Inc.
New York, New York
- Project managed the DataOps roll out of CICD pipelines, reducing Jenkins build times by 87%
- Principal technical owner of dbt platform migration off dbt Cloud, successfully migrating ~500 dbt models & tests to dbt core
- Identified inefficiencies in BigQuery queries and implemented optimizations, reducing data scanned by 81%
- Optimized data orchestration workflows, migrating legacy DAGs from cron schedules to event-based Dataset schedules
- Focused on Platform Engineering features to allow for increased self-service
- Offered technical leadership by supervising direct reports & mentoring junior developers
Senior Data Engineer
Oct. 2023 - Feb. 2025People, Inc.
New York, New York
- Collaborated with stakeholders to ensure each team's acceptance criteria were included in CICD pipelines
- Maintained and implemented new tests to increase code quality and accuracy
- Evaluated emerging data engineering technologies, frameworks, and best practices
- Led educational sessions on how to develop with the dbt CLI
- Hosted an ongoing Lunch & Learn to encourage peer-led team learning
//Skills
Languages
PythonSQLBashRust
Data Tools
Apache AirflowdbtPrefectPandasSparkFivetran
Cloud & Infrastructure
GCPAWSBigQueryTerraformDockerKubernetes
DevOps & Tools
GitGitHub ActionsCI/CDLinuxJenkins
//Certifications
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