Ahmed Alqam
@ahmedalqam
Data Engineer with 5+ years building scalable data pipelines, ML-ready datasets, and automation solutions.
What I'm looking for
I am a data engineer and full-stack developer with 5+ years of experience delivering ETL pipelines, cloud automation, dashboards, and ML-ready datasets across finance, education, and e-commerce.
I design and implement robust data solutions using Python, AWS (Lambda, Glue, S3, Athena, Redshift), SQL/NoSQL databases, and container technologies, and I build dashboards in Tableau and Power BI to drive executive decision-making.
My work has reduced processing time by up to 40%, improved data consistency and accuracy, and delivered 50K+ quality-assured records for ML teams; I communicate bilingually (English & Arabic) and lead cross-functional teams to deploy customer-centric data products.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Data Engineer
Vanguard Group, Inc.
Feb 2023 - May 2025 (2 years 3 months)
Automated manual data processes and built ETL pipelines using Python and AWS, reducing processing time by 40% and improving data accuracy by 30%; designed Tableau and Power BI dashboards to inform senior leadership.
Data Analyst / Data Engineer
Hometown Evolution, Inc.
Jul 2022 - Feb 2023 (7 months)
Built Python-based web scrapers and automated backend workflows to improve organic traffic by 15% and reduce administrative workload by 35%, enabling better product data analysis and SEO optimization.
Software Engineer & Data Engineer
Mawdoo3.com
Feb 2020 - Feb 2021 (1 year)
Led NLP and web-scraping efforts for Arabic and English datasets, delivered 50K+ quality-assured records, and developed a crowdsourcing platform and tools that cut dataset preparation time by 50%.
Data Engineer
Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Feb 2019 - Feb 2020 (1 year)
Built C# ASP.NET MVC executive dashboards integrated with Power BI for real-time KPI monitoring and developed a research repository via Python web scraping to increase resource visibility and access.
Data Analyst Intern
Newton Insurance
Jun 2018 - Aug 2018 (2 months)
Analyzed claims using Power BI, SAS, and advanced Excel to identify 100+ suspicious cases and improved reporting efficiency by 50% through consolidated datasets and visual dashboards.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Master of Data Science, Data Science
Master of Data Science with a thesis on image compression using AutoEncoders (Keras, TensorFlow) completed in June 2022.
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Cloud Computing
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification obtained in June 2022.
Philadelphia University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science completed in June 2017.
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