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Andrés Salinas

Summary

As a software engineer specialized in the field of data, I have a diverse background encompassing roles as a Python Developer, BI Developer, Analytics Engineer, Data Engineer, and Data Scientist. My experience includes the extraction of data from various sources using techniques such as web scraping, document parsing, and API consumption, in addition to SQL queries. I also have experience transforming and modeling data with tools like DBT Cloud. My background includes data mining, warehousing, and analytics. I possess a strong grasp of machine and deep learning.

My passion is dedicated to streamlining processes and optimizing data workflows, with a strong commitment to automating tasks whenever possible.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Data Engineer

Epidata
07.2023 - Current

Responsible for integrating external data sources into the existing data pipeline, which includes inflation indices, automotive industry data, and various economic indicators.

Tasks:

  • PDF parsing
  • Web scraping
  • Code refactoring
  • Process optimization
  • Automation of data ingestion processes


Skills & tools: Python, Airflow, Bigquery, SQL

Data Engineer

Get Shippy
12.2022 - 04.2023

Worked with a supply chain startup serving third-party logistics (3PL) warehouses.

Responsibilities:

  • Parsed PDF contracts into JSON
  • Scraped service terms to JSON
  • Developed reconciliation functions
  • Scripted package tracking information using APIs


Skills & Tools: Python, Supabase, Cloud Functions, Asyncio, Camelot

Data Engineer

Pathwell Health
08.2022 - 12.2022
  • Automated medical data processing by creating data pipelines that triggered Cloud Functions in response to various events, such as new CSV file uploads to a GCP bucket.
  • Ensured data integrity through Python-based file validation and formatting before storing it in BigQuery with optimized schemas for efficient querying.
  • Conducted data transformations using DBT Cloud.


Skills & Tools: BigQuery, Cloud Functions, DBT.

Data Scientist

Practia Global
08.2022 - 12.2022

Led the churn model research team and served as the POC for MailAmericas, a supply chain company interested in identifying patterns in their last-mile providers. Delivered a statistical report and a prototype of a recommender system for last-mile providers.


Skills & Tools: Python, Amazon S3, Amazon Athena, scikit-learn.

Python Developer

Globant
10.2021 - 08.2022
  • Developed ETL data transformers, converting extensive finance Excel files originally written in VBA into Python Scripts
  • Replicated VBA processes in Python
  • Project involved: Ernst & Young


Skills & tools: Python, Azure DevOps.

Testing Automation Engineer

Globant
12.2016 - 10.2021
  • Conducted testing using Python and Selenium
  • Performed web services testing and various types of functional and non-functional testing, including integration, smoke, and regression
  • Projects involved: Telecom, Openbank


Skills & tools: Python, Selenium, BeautifulSoup, Postman.

Business Intelligence Developer

Statistics Department - Judiciary
05.2019 - 09.2021
  • Created dashboards using Looker Studio and Knowage
  • Implemented ETL processes
  • Automated reporting with Python scripts
  • Developed data pipelines
  • Built a Slack query bot for query automation


Skills & Tools: Python, PostgreSQL, GCP

COBOL Developer

Everis
01.2014 - 02.2015
  • Conducted unit testing and reported issues.
  • Projects involved: Barclays, BBVA.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Software Engineer

Universidad Tecnologica Nacional
Argentina
03.2015

Master of Science - Data Mining And Knowledge Discovery

Universidad De Buenos Aires
Argentina
12.2024

Skills

  • Python & SQL: Proficient in Python programming and SQL database management, capable of developing custom applications and automating tasks
  • Web Scraping: Skilled in web scraping techniques to extract valuable data for insights and decision-making
  • Document Parsing Libraries: Experienced in using libraries like BeautifulSoup, PyPDF2, or pdfminer for parsing HTML and PDF documents, respectively
  • Natural Language Processing (NLP): Proficient in NLP techniques and libraries (eg, NLTK, spaCy) for text analysis and information extraction
  • Text Extraction: Capable of extracting relevant information from documents, such as text content, tables, or specific data fields
  • Data Storage: Proficient in storing parsed data in structured formats (eg, CSV, JSON, AVRO) or databases for further analysis
  • Data Integration: Experienced with Airflow, and DBT for seamless data integration and transformation
  • Cloud & Database: Proficient in Google Cloud, BigQuery, DBT for cloud solutions and robust data storage

Accomplishments

  • Neural networks, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
  • Diploma in applied data science, Universidad Austral
  • Python postgrade course, UNSAM (Universidad de San Martin)
  • Machine learning, Stanford university (coursera)
  • DBT certified developer

Certification

  • Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer
  • Tensorflow Certified Developer

Languages

Spanish
Native language
En
Upper intermediate
B2

Timeline

Data Engineer

Epidata
07.2023 - Current

Data Engineer

Get Shippy
12.2022 - 04.2023

Data Engineer

Pathwell Health
08.2022 - 12.2022

Data Scientist

Practia Global
08.2022 - 12.2022

Python Developer

Globant
10.2021 - 08.2022

Business Intelligence Developer

Statistics Department - Judiciary
05.2019 - 09.2021

Testing Automation Engineer

Globant
12.2016 - 10.2021

COBOL Developer

Everis
01.2014 - 02.2015

Bachelor of Science - Software Engineer

Universidad Tecnologica Nacional

Master of Science - Data Mining And Knowledge Discovery

Universidad De Buenos Aires
Andrés Salinas