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Marc Lipoff

@marclipoff

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Senior data engineer building reliable, scalable pipelines using Python, Snowflake, Kafka, and cloud platforms.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior roles building scalable data platforms and pipelines, with strong engineering practices, governance, and opportunities to mentor and scale teams.

I am a Senior Data Engineer who moved from spreadsheets and ad metrics into data science and ultimately data engineering, building the highways where data moves. I design and deploy modern ELT frameworks, real-time and batch ingestion, and CI/CD observability stacks using Python, SQL, Snowflake, dbt, Kafka, and AWS to power analytics, ML, and production services.

My background includes leading data platforms at scale in healthcare and adtech, managing cross-functional teams, enforcing governance and HIPAA-aligned controls, and delivering measurable business value through forecasting, automation, and reliable pipelines. I focus on performance, reproducibility, and enabling self-service analytics while documenting best practices and onboarding standards for future engineers.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Data Engineer

Curative

Nov 2020 - Sep 2025 (4 years 10 months)

Led design and build of modern data infrastructure—deploying Snowflake, dbt, Prefect, Kafka, and AWS—to support nationwide testing analytics and deliver curated datasets for analytics and ML during peak pandemic volumes.

Python SQL Snowflake Kafka DBT Prefect AWS ETL Data Governance

Senior Manager, Data Science

Koddi

Apr 2016 - Nov 2020 (4 years 7 months)

Managed a cross-functional data science and engineering team to build forecasting and supervised-learning pipelines (CTR, ROAS, spend forecasting) and deployed automated bidding engines to improve ad performance and ROI.

Python XGBoost PyTorch Reinforcement Learning AWS SQL

Senior Data Analyst

CBS Interactive

Apr 2013 - Apr 2016 (3 years)

Drove inventory forecasting and yield optimization for digital advertising, developing SQL- and R-based forecasting models and Tableau dashboards that supported multi-million-dollar revenue growth.

SQL R Tableau Forecasting Excel BIツール

Data Engineer

Itemize

Oct 2012 - Mar 2013 (5 months)

Built OCR-based document extraction pipelines and supported data labeling, model training, and deployment using OpenCV, Tesseract, and PostgreSQL to improve receipt and invoice digitization accuracy.

Python OpenCV Tesseract PostgreSQL MongoDB Data Labeling AWS

Engineer

Langan International LLC

Sep 2011 - Sep 2012 (1 year)

Designed site-civil and geotechnical systems for commercial developments using AutoCAD Civil 3D, ArcGIS, and STAAD.Pro to support grading, drainage, and construction readiness.

Civil 3D ArcGIS STAAD.Pro Civil Engineering