Adam Obara
Lead Data Engineer @NextGear Capital by Cox Automotive
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WORK HISTORY
Lead Data Engineer @NextGear Capital by Cox Automotive
Carmel, IN, US
Currently being a proactive and communicative data professional who excels at removing roadblocks and delivering clear, actionable insights. Helping lead complex data projects, mentor teams, and provide comprehensive reporting to drive strategic decision-making and operational improvements.Cross-Functional Collaboration and Communication- Contributed to Azure migration readiness, creating information trackers, managing meeting cadences, and resolving critical issues- Acted as a primary liaison between development teams and UAT activities- Cultivated strong relationships with the DevOps team, accelerating infrastructure issue resolution during the Azure migration.Data Modeling & Pipeline Development- Spearheaded data modeling efforts, delivering models across critical domains (Finance, Risk, Portfolio Management, Sales)- Streamlined data pipelines, reducing technical debt by eliminating unnecessary warehouse layers- Implemented best practices in data modeling, including improved naming conventions, reusable dimensional modeling, and enhanced fact table designs- Streamlined peer review process, accelerating data model delivery- Developed dbt code for Raw Vault and Business Vault objects- Planned for and prepared for building data pipelines using Fabric and Snow pipe, and Salesforce data ingestion pipelines.Team Mentorship and Knowledge Sharing- Mentored new and junior team members, fostering their growth in data modeling principles and practices (normalization, table types, model abstraction)- Conducted comprehensive modeling education sessions to enhance team proficiency- Facilitated knowledge transfer to prepare for onshore readiness, addressing skill gaps in Business Analyst and Data Modeler roles.
EDUCATION
Indiana University Bloomington
Master of Science (M.S.), Information Systems
Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Japanese Language and Culture
Nanzan University
Japanese Language
Indiana University Bloomington
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International and Intercultural Communication
SKILLS
ABOUT ADAM OBARA
Data professional capable of applying best practices to measurably manage value gained through technology. Over the past 12 years he has demonstrated proven communication, data design and architecture skills that stand out against his peers.Self-motivated problem solver, committed to developing his career and being known for delivering data services with the highest quality. Articulate and very effective working with people of different backgrounds and temperaments. Talent for seeing the big picture and identifying tasks that will ensure meeting deadlines under pressure.Looking ahead, my personal vision is to continue developing my career and be known for delivering data services with the highest quality. Here is a short list of some of my current interests:• Data Streaming & Microservice Architectures• Integration of Service Management Frameworks• Applying analytics to “Big Data” to improve business decision making• Governance in Information Technology• CI/CD Pipeline Development • Process Integration, Analysis & Design• Large Systems Integration & Change Management
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