Kevin Lively
@kevinlively2
Senior Data Solution Architect specializing in real-time, scalable data platforms and ETL optimization.
What I'm looking for
I am a results-driven Senior Data Solution Architect with over 11 years designing and optimizing scalable, latency-conscious data solutions across cloud platforms. I specialize in real-time analytics, ETL pipeline engineering, and data warehouse modernization using tools such as Talend, Apache NiFi, Airflow, Informatica, Databricks, Snowflake, and Delta Lake.
At enterprise scale, I have architected cloud-native data platforms on AWS, Azure, and GCP, led large migrations from on-premises warehouses to modern lakehouse architectures, and engineered hundreds of ETL/ELT workflows to improve performance, reduce costs, and ensure regulatory compliance (HIPAA, GDPR).
I mentor cross-functional teams, implement data governance and DevOps best practices, and integrate ML models into production pipelines to deliver measurable business impact—improving forecast accuracy, reducing inventory stockouts, and accelerating analytics performance.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Architected and deployed real-time streaming infrastructures and cloud-native data platforms, improving operational responsiveness by 35% and reducing infrastructure costs by 50% while ensuring GDPR and HIPAA compliance.
Developed and optimized large-scale Hadoop/Spark data pipelines and led cloud warehouse migrations to Snowflake, improving processing speeds and reducing latency by 35%.
Data Engineer
DataArt
Jun 2017 - Jul 2019 (2 years 1 month)
Designed scalable ETL pipelines and a GCP data lake, processing high-volume data flows and reducing delivery time by 30% while improving data quality by 40%.
ETL & Data Warehouse Engineer
Steer Health
Feb 2014 - May 2017 (3 years 3 months)
Designed and maintained ETL pipelines and dimensional data warehouse solutions for healthcare analytics, enabling HIPAA-compliant reporting and real-time integrations.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Bluefield State University
Bachelor of Science, Science
Bachelor of Science degree focusing on foundational sciences and quantitative skills relevant to data engineering roles.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Amazon Redshift
Azure Synapse
Apache Spark
AWS Glue
Apache Flink
Talend
D3.js
Google Cloud Platform
GitHub
GitLab
Kubernetes
Jenkins
CircleCI
GitLab CI
Jupyter
dbt
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
SQLite
Cassandra
Hadoop
HBase
Gmail
.NET
Databricks
Redis
Terraform
Jira
Java
TensorFlow
PyTorch
MLflow
scikit-learn
Kafka
Apache NiFi
Trello
Google Cloud Dataflow
Ansible
Kafka Streams
Apache Storm
Airflow
Apache Beam
Time Analytics
Google BigQuery
SQL
Feast
Delta Lake
Great Expectations
Availability
Location
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Portfolio
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