Salman Abdul Karim - Senior Data Engineer (Data Integration and Data Modeler) 6+ Years of Experience Lives: Riyadh, SA Educational Background: • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Professional Experience: • At (Real Estate Development Fund - REDF) in Riyadh, I lead the development of data warehouse solutions for their fund support application and have successfully built a customer payback aging solution, enhancing their ability to track customers. • Accumulated 6+ years of experience in designing data integration pipelines for various business domains including insurance, telecommunications, and fintech. • Collaborated with leading service providers such as Alrajhi Takaful, Easy Paisa, Telecom Italia, O2, Home Serve, and BCM Energy on end-to-end data integration pipelines. Technical Skills: • Proficient with ETL tools like Talend Open Studio and IBM Data Stage, implementing CDC, SCD, and Master Data Management. • Skilled in data modeling (Designing LDM and PDM using both bottom-up/ top-down, hybrid data model and FSLDM methodologies) • Extensive experience in the Hadoop ecosystem (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Hive) and big data technologies. • Optimizing both row and columnar database storage, and understanding NoSQL databases. • Versed in cloud-based technologies such as AWS Redshift, AWS EMR, AWS S3, and GCP. • Developed over 20 reports in IBM Cognos analytics. Achievements & Contributions: • Analyzed and identified gaps in data, extracting meaningful insights. • Delivered comprehensive data warehouse solutions, from data modeling, data pipeline integration (ETL) to semantic layer implementation. • Authored articles on AWS Cloud, DWH, and big data on LinkedIn. Certifications: • Acquired certifications from IBM and Coursera in AWS, Python, data structure, and DWH. Personal Attributes: • Thrive in a Scrum methodology environment and continuously explore emerging technologies, with a keen focus on data engineering and analytics. • Passionate about leadership, challenges, and technologies, and I view new opportunities as avenues for rapid growth and learning. Languages: • Fluent in both Arabic and English. Background: • Pakistani, born and raised in Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia. Interests: Video games, Science Given my extensive experience and technical expertise, I believe I would be a great fit as a Lead / Senior Data Engineer and Data Modeler.