Clay Porter

About Clay Porter

LanguagesPython, SQL, JavaScript, LookML- GCP Data PlatformBigQuery, Cloud SQL, Dataform, Cloud Composer (Airflow), Cloud Run, Dataflow, Pub/Sub- Applied Data Scienceanomaly detection, sentiment analysis, regression, classification, time-series forecasting, generative AI- BI / Semantic Layer: Looker (LookML), Looker Studio, Tableau

Experience

1. Data Platform Engineer

   Adswerve, Inc.

   Apr 2025 — Present

   Cloud Platform Governance: Serve as primary GCP platform owner, establishing org-wide guardrails and standards that enable teams to use GCP safely and consistently across projects and workloads. Provision and bootstrap new GCP projects with standardized configurations (IAM patterns, logging/monitoring baselines, resource naming conventions), reducing setup friction and platform risk.Data Products and Reliability: Build and operate production-grade data products on BigQuery, emphasizing stable schemas, consumer-ready modeling, and operational ownership (monitoring, incident response, and backfill procedures). Create and share platform-level best practices for data development (e.g, when to use Composer vs. Cloud Run, how to structure Dataform projects, and how to enforce data quality expectations).Security, IAM, and Vulnerability Management: Implement and maintain cloud security practices across the org, including IAM governance (least-privilege principles, access reviews) and vulnerability detection/remediation workflows.Documentation and Audit Readiness: Produce and maintain cloud process documentation (access workflows, operational runbooks, and audit-oriented narratives) to support repeatability, onboarding, and governance requirements.

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  B.S., Petroleum Engineering

  2006 — 2010

• Galvanize - Austin, 2nd Street District

  Immersive Training, Data Science

  2016 — 2016

Skills

• Matlab
• Sql
• Machine Learning
• Sonic Fluid Level Analysis
• Python
• Phdwin
• Production Engineering
• Visual Basic
• Workover
• Decline Curve Analysis
• Reservoir Engineering
• Pandas
• Project Management
• Data Analysis
• Microsoft Excel
• Data Mining
• Drillinginfo
• Scikit-Learn
• Ihs Enerdeq
• Petroleum Engineering
• Artificial Lift Design
• Statistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Distributed Systems
• Aries
• Ihs Field Direct - Production Explorer