George Kariuki

About George Kariuki

Software & Data Engineer Leader with over 20 years experience delivering multi-tier, high-performing and scalable business software solutions.Google Cloud Certified Professional Data Engineer (2019). Snowflake Professional Architect (2018).AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Developer & Sysops Administrator (2016)Experience includes:+ Building high-throughput, low-latency systems+ Designing and implementing distributed fault-tolerant systems+ Communicating with customers, other technical teams, business leaders and management, to collect requirements, brainstorm technical designs and describe software application features+ Taking a leading role in building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers/usersAdditional background:+ Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science + Master of Arts degree in Geographic Information Science for Development and Environment + Thorough working knowledge of software engineering best practices, including: lean software practices, agile software development, coding standards, code reviews, testing, source control management, build processes, continuous delivery and deployment.Other skills include excellent collaboration skills, an ability to work well independently, and demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly.Specialties• Building Custom Software• Data Engineering• UI Architecture and Implementation• Enterprise Applications Development and Integration

Experience

1. Sr Delivery Principal, Data Architecture & Data Engineering

   Slalom

   Jan 2023 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Leader of leaders and delivery teams. Focused on driving clients outcomes, driving engineering excellence, developing leaders and experts in data analytics/engineering/architecture.

Education

• Worcester State University

  B.Sc., Computer Science

  2000 — 2003

• Clark University

  MA, Geographic Information Science for Development and Environment

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Databases
• Agile Methodologies
• C#
• Web Services
• Wcf
• Software Development
• Soa
• Asp.net
• Software Design
• Web Development
• .net
• Scrum
• Xml
• Java
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Linq
• Distributed Systems
• Cloud Computing
• Javascript
• Mobile Applications
• Test Driven Development
• Testing
• Visual Studio
• Architecture
• User Interface Design
• Data Integration
• Xslt
• Ria
• Scala
• Clojure
• Enterprise Gis
• Spatial Databases
• Spatial Analysis
• Object Oriented Design
• Rest
• Geospatial Business Intelligence
• Location Analytics
• Software Engineering
• Enterprise Architecture
• Requirements Analysis