Amir Rauf

• Developed and maintained data pipelines in Azure Data Factory, enabling seamless data ingestion and transformation processes.
• Integrated, persisted, and normalized datasets within the C3 AI platform, facilitating robust data-driven insights.
• Built and deployed custom metrics and machine learning models in C3 AI, driving advanced analytics capabilities.
• Designed and implemented a version-controlled database deployment system using Sqitch, reducing deployment errors and improving rollback efficiency by 30%.
• Built modular, testable data models using DBT, enhancing analysis speed and reducing pipeline errors by 25%.
• Designed experimental frameworks to automate data collection processes and developed innovative tools to streamline data acquisition.
• Established a robust CI/CD environment in Azure DevOps using Git and ARM templates, automating the deployment of Azure Data Factory across multiple environments.
• Delivered scalable data engineering pipelines and solutions by leveraging strong problem-solving skills and development expertise, ensuring value-focused outcomes.
• Collaborated with data scientists, software engineers, and business SMEs to develop critical data pipelines and workflows for data-driven decision-making.
• Partnered with IT teams to establish architecture, enforce security and coding standards, and implement rigorous exception handling and testing protocols.
• Defined, architected, and developed technical platforms, frameworks, and applications, supporting data management, business intelligence, and information delivery needs.
• Built internal and external networks to foster collaboration and technology transfer, driving innovation and partnership opportunities.
• Championed digital transformation initiatives by mentoring and training Data Engineers, Data Analysts, and peers across the organization.

Data Scientist
● Migrate the current models including analytics processes into the Cloud environment.
● Presents the results of mathematical modeling and data analysis to management.
● Development of predictive models to provide modeling solutions to business.
● Design and develop models utilizing machine learning and other algorithms.
● Develop data science solutions and implement data-driven recommendations and outcomes.

Data & Integration Architect
• Acted in leading technical roles for clients' strategic technology initiatives.
• Designing TIBCO-based integration solutions.
• Architect Kafka client application (producers and subscribers) to integrate between Kafka and TIBCO EMS server.
• Migrated applications from private data center to private AWS cloud.
• Producing requirements and design specifications.
• Implementing prototypes.
• Constructing system components.
• Leading and reviewing progress of integration team.
• Providing operational support during roll-out and post-production phases

• Involved in designing of services which fit into Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) model
• Created XML schema documents ( XSD ) for various business interface requirements
• Developed various web services by using SOAP & Services palettes and Implemented soap level security for Web services using Policy palette
• Involved in creating various abstract WSDL files using messages, Port Types and Operations
• Developed various composite WSDL files for web services implementation
• Identified, evaluated, and recommended solutions using advanced architectures and technologies to facilitate rapid development and implementation
• Provided expertise regarding the integration of applications across the business
• Assisted in the most difficult support problems
• Developed programming and development standards and procedures as well as programming architectures for code reuse
• Viewed both internally and externally as a technical expert and critical technical resource across multiple disciplines
• Applied creativity, in-depth technical and theoretical knowledge, and experience in solving highly complex architectural design problems
• Recommended new technology directions or options to maintain products' competitive advantages
• Prepared and documented product architecture plans
• Provided formal architectural reviews and designed mentorship to senior development staff
• Identified technical risks and help to define a risk mitigation plan

• Designed and build reusable common framework components and developer/administrator toolsets for the TIBCO environment and deploying them as Service Oriented Architecture (SOA).
• Acted as a technical lead for various projects.
• Assisted TIBCO Operations team in TIBCO related diagnostics.
• Assisted administrative staff with administration issues and best practices.
• Assisted in the development and promotion of enterprise technologies and development standards.
• Recommended improvements to TIBCO related operations and development
• Assisted Business Analyst in requirement gathering and turning their requirements into workable solutions
• Drove and assisted in environment deployments and tested/applied maintenance releases, upgraded software and technical operational improvements.

• Architect a subscription based system as a J2EE application and integrated it with various commerce platforms. This system is supposed to maintain subscription based orders for various platforms. I used spring framework to create an administration web-app.
• Wrote NGOP (Non GUI Order Processing) and ‘Create Cart’ web services for a J2EE based e-Commerce platform which included defining wsdl, xsd and deploying it using axis frame work.

• Architect a J2EE based Digital Rights Management System for various DRM solutions including DR’s own DRM application Software Passport. Some of the features are activations, reactivations, license validations, Country Based Licensing (currently patent under my name), auto-injection of a key etc.
• Wrote SDK for DR clients so they can integrate their DRM application with our License Management system.
• Integrated DR’s e-commerce platforms written in various languages (Java/Perl/PHP) with DRM system through web services. This integration includes creating an entitlement during order submission, deactivation an entitlement during returns, trial-ware downloads etc.

• Played a lead role in the production support team of 5 engineers. Our team was responsible for maintaining a J2EE based e-commerce platform.
• Responsible for performance tuning, bug fixing and assisting release manager, administrators and DBA during production releases.
• Involved in all aspects of SDLC with developers Business Analysts and QA that included reviewing functional requirements doc, design doc inspecting code and working with QA to ensure the code is well tested and review their test plans.
• Actively involved as member of application infrastructure group with contributions towards design of application architecture based on business needs.

• Played a lead role of TIBCO team of 3 engineers.
• Evaluated several TIBCO software including Business Works, EMS, Active DB Adapter, and Message Broker.
• Wrote a custom Rendezvous adapter for java based e-commerce application that was sending and receiving synchronous and asynchronous messages to and from Integration Manager.
• Wrote custom classes to enhance the capabilities of TIBCO Integration Manager.
• Designed, developed custom grammar and multiple processes in TIBCO Business Connect that was acting as gateway between DR’s e-commerce application and DR’s clients.
• Trained administrators to support Business Connect, Integration and Rendezvous in production environment using TIBCO Hawk.
• Wrote micro agents for Hawk.
• Designed, developed and implemented an application to integrate ARIBA Punch out cXML with Digital River Commerce system through TIBCO Business Connect.

• Wrote a return management system in PERL for an ecommerce platform that used to send a return request to a DR client and upon confirmation process the refund.
• Wrote a fulfillment system in PERL for an e-commerce platform. This system used to send information to a Third Party Fulfillment Agent during submission of a physical order, receive shipment confirmation that settled customer’s credit card.
• Designed a system to export entire catalog data from the commerce data deliver it to client in XML format through ftp.
• Designed and developed e-Commerce applications that sent out WAP-Push (digital download) messages to wireless devices through SMS.
• Wrote stored procedures, views in PL/SQL and involved in database architecture on Oracle 9i
• Designed, developed and implemented Notification Module for Digital River commerce system used to notify clients, customers and administrators via SMTP and SMS.
• Maintained an e-Commerce System developed in PHP and MySQL, which host multiple trial-ware download sites. (simtel.com, filebasket.com)

• Wrote scripts in Perl, developed code in C to create libraries for speech data.
• Used interactive tools to examine and label speech waveforms.
• Processed large amounts of speech data.

• Created software that developed pedigrees after manipulating millions of Electronic Birth Certificates.
• Wrote scripts using Perl to make their home pages secure.
• Programmed in C, C++ to develop software products.
• Developed and tested a six-month project in a month.