Muhammad Fayyaz is a Principal Data Engineer at STARZPLAY, a leading streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa, where he develops and maintains optimal data processing pipelines and related architectures for the in-house data warehouse of STARZPLAY and Cinepax, a cinema chain in Pakistan. He has a Bachelor's degree in Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration from Bahria University and multiple certifications in big data, SQL, and platform administration from reputable organizations such as Neo4j, Cloudera, and Databricks. With over five years of experience in data analytics, data integration, business intelligence, and dataops, he has demonstrated the application of data analytics across various industries, including medical/insurance services, telecommunication, procurement, and public safety sectors. He has also served as a Senior Data Engineer at ADDO AI, where he was responsible for understanding and delivering solutions for a USA-based healthcare organization, using the technology stack of Azure Cloud, Azure Databricks, and Informatica IICS. He also leads a team of six data engineers and guides them through the daily work. Additionally, he is a Big Data trainer at Dice Analytics, where he teaches and transforms fresh graduates and industry professionals in data and analytics. He enjoys being part of and delivering real business benefits with the element of thriving in highly pressurized and challenging working environments.