Luke Gao

202-***-**** adz2kh@r.postjobfree.com

Education

University of Maryland College Park, MD

Master of Science in Information Systems Aug. 2021 – Dec. 2022 Hong Kong Baptist University

Bachelor of Science in Data Science Aug. 2017 – Jun. 2021 Experience

Data Engineer Aug. 2022 – Present

Antra, Inc. Sterling, VA

• Collaborated with a team of three to create a cloud-first data ingestion solution using Python, SQL, and Spark, achieving an impressive 99.7% uptime.

• Utilizing SQL and internal APIs, ingested data from diverse sources to construct data views optimized for BI tools like Tableau.

• Conducted a thorough review and enhancement of data dictionaries to include a more robust history for developing consistency across domain.

• Partnered with back-end developers to document data pipelines, APIs, and system integrations, facilitating efficient troubleshooting.

Big Data Developer Intern May 2021 – Aug. 2021

Gree Electric Zhuhai, China

• Built a basic ETL process under guidance to ingest transactional and event data from an internal ERP system with 5000 daily active users, resulting in annual cost savings of $71,000 by reducing reliance on external vendors.

• Utilized PySpark to optimize data processing for large streaming datasets, achieving a 20% improvement in both ingestion speed and processing efficiency.

• Facilitated efficient data fetching by 10% using query optimization and indexing. Data Analyst Intern Jun. 2020 – Sep. 2020

Zhuhai Rural Commercial Bank Zhuhai, China

• Used Scala to store streaming data to HDFS and to implement Spark for data processing.

• Assisted in automating a manual data reconciliation process between different sources.

• Collected 2000 sets of facial recognition data and processed with MapReduce. Projects

Maryland Global Consulting Program Python, Databricks, Tableau, Power BI Sep. 2022 – Dec. 2022

• Collaborated with a team of 5 to develop a Data-Driven global expansion solution for a telemetry system manufacturer.

• Gathered and analyzed global telemetry market data, creating insightful data visualization dashboards to support global expansion strategies.

• Prioritized target audiences, formulated a global expansion strategy, and presented recommendations to the client.

• Awarded a scholarship of $1,500 from CIBE, a Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education. F1 Powerhouses Analyzer Python, Databricks, Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory May 2022 – Aug. 2022

• Designed and implemented an ETL pipeline to seamlessly ingest diverse data sources, transforming the data to support machine learning, BI reporting, and SQL analytics.

• Conducted in-depth analysis to identify the most dominant drivers and teams in Formula1 over the last decade and all time.

• Developed compelling data visualization dashboards to illustrate the dominance periods of drivers and teams, showcasing their performance levels and historical achievements Technical Skills

Languages: Python, C#, SQL, SAS, JavaScript, R, Scala Tools: Git, Docker, Apache Spark, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Pig, Hive, Hadoop, Impala, VS Code/Visual Studio, LINQ Database: MySQL, MS SQL Server, Azure SQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL

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