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Costa Mesa, CA · Autonomous defense systemsQuality Intelligence Engineer — Data Architecture
Contract · Apr 2026 — present · 4m
what happened hereless
- Defined the data foundation for the Quality and Manufacturing organizations on Palantir Foundry — raw object types, relationships, and metadata that make every record self-describing and traceable to source.
- Established build-state and unique-part-vs-unit-count conventions at the schema level so the org could trust its counts in real time through a governed semantic layer.
- Built a QMS knowledge base and a verified-procedure Q&A agent on curated, governed datasets.
- Defined event-driven integration and CDC standards (event schemas, ordering, replay, error handling) feeding a governed data lake.
- Authored metadata, cataloging, and ABAC-style access standards for discoverable, versioned, securely shared data products.
Palantir FoundryOntologyCDCABACSemantic Layer
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Torrance, CA · Directed-energy defenseSupplier Commodities Specialist — Data Architecture & Engineering
Full-time · May 2025 — Apr 2026 · 1y
what happened hereless
- Architected the Cost Delta Tracker data model on Palantir Foundry over Oracle Fusion PO revision history: ingestion, ontology modeling, and a reusable 11-category root-cause classification.
- Defined data contracts and field-level validation across multiple source exports, with type checks and revision-chain integrity tests.
- Onboarded 10,000+ suppliers with EAR/OFAC/denied-parties compliance screening and a SAM.gov API integration.
- Developed conceptual, logical, and physical data models spanning relational and non-relational stores.
Palantir FoundryOracle FusionData ContractsSAM.gov API
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Long Beach, CA · Specialty LED lightingData & Automation Engineer / Operations Analyst
Full-time · Apr 2025 — Sep 2025 · 6m
what happened hereless
- Architected event-driven data pipelines solo, end to end — a unified data store fed by Python ETL from Pipedrive and ShipStation, with error logging and idempotent retries.
- Designed the schema of a 113-field ORDERS database across a 5-phase RFQ/RFP pipeline — the structured layer behind Power BI dashboards that cut order-to-ship time 18%.
- Shipped reusable open-source data tooling (native Python and Rust PDF extraction) adopted as a shared library.
- Built streaming, event-driven ingestion on AWS cloud-native services.
PythonRustAWSETLPower BI
U.S. Department of Energy
Long Beach, CACompliance Specialist — Data Engineering
Contract · Sep 2024 — May 2025 · 9m
what happened hereless
- Mapped 10 CFR 851 and NIST 800-53 controls across a classified subcontractor network. Zero DOE audit findings.
- Conducted Initial Baseline Reviews with tier-1/tier-2 subcontractors, driving closure of 40+ findings ahead of schedule.
- Designed attribute-based access controls reflecting user, resource, and mission attributes across a classified data environment.
NIST 800-5310 CFR 851ABACGovernance
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Redondo Beach, CA · Aerospace & defense primeProgram & Cost Analyst (Level 3) — Data Engineering
Full-time · Apr 2023 — Sep 2024 · 1y 6m
what happened hereless
- Drove EVM variance analysis on a $5B satellite program across 300+ Control Accounts and 1,000+ WBS line items.
- Subcontract Lead for a $400M IPT; negotiated $7.2M in FY24 cost recovery; promoted to Level 3 in 6 months.
- Automated integration between transactional program systems and analytical dashboards.
EVMWBSProgram DataAutomation
United States Navy — USS SEAWOLF (SSN-21)
Submarine ServiceSonar Technician (PO2) — TS/SCI
Active Duty · Feb 2018 — Apr 2023 · 5y 3m
what happened hereless
- Conducted TS/SCI-cleared operations across WESTPAC, UCOM, and SUMMEREX; detected and tracked 15 next-generation foreign submarines — spatial-temporal tracking and entity resolution under real operational constraints.
- Sole Linux/Windows SME for AN/BQQ-10 and AN/BYG-1 combat systems; tested AUV/UUV prototypes.
- Operated real-time streaming sensor-data pipelines, applying data-quality, ordering, and retrieval patterns to track entities across space and time.
SonarLinuxStreamingTS/SCI
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Santa Ana, CA · E-CommerceBusiness Analyst Manager — Data Architecture & Reporting
Full-time · Jul 2016 — Sep 2017 · 1y 3m
what happened hereless
- Built the company's core data architecture and reporting layer from the ground up — inventory, SKU, and sales data models unifying fragmented operational data.
- Architected dashboards used to manage $10M in operations directly with the CEO.
- Scaled the team from 3 to 30 while standing up data structures and reporting standards.
Data ModelingDashboardsSKU/Inventory
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Irvine, CA · Hyperscale cloud providerData Center Analyst
Contract · Jun 2016 — Sep 2016 · 4m
what happened hereless
- MVS zSeries/VM/VSE production support, SLA compliance, IPL/maintenance/backup.
- Supported large-scale data storage and processing infrastructure with SLA-driven reliability.
Data CenterSLABackup/Recovery
University of California, Irvine — B.S. Business & Managerial Economics, Dean's List — 2012
Palantir Foundry — Application Developer, Data Engineer, Data Analyst, Data Science tracks; AIP Builder Foundations
Defense — DoD 8570 Baseline (targeting Security+/Network+) · SAP4 & EVM Lead Trainer · Navy NEC 0416 Advanced Sonar Technician