Michael Smith

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ABOUT MICHAEL SMITH

Data Engineer | SAS Expert | Scala & Spark Developer | GCP PractitionerA highly experienced data engineer with 10+ years of expertise in SAS programming and a growing proficiency in Scala and Apache Spark. I specialize in delivering robust data solutions across various industries, adapting to diverse environments, architectures, and business needs. Actively enhancing my skillset with modern big data technologies and cloud platforms like Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to drive large-scale data processing and analytics.Key Expertise:SAS Programming: Extensive experience with SAS 9.4 and client software, including Base SAS, SAS/Macro, SAS/Access, and SQL pass-through. Proficient in advanced techniques such as hash tables, regular expressions, FCMP, and memory management for high-performance data processing.Scala & Apache Spark: Hands-on experience in developing and maintaining Scala/Spark codebases, distributed data processing, pipeline development, and performance optimization. Strong foundation in functional programming and big data workflows.Google Cloud Platform (GCP): Practical experience with GCP tools, including BigQuery for large-scale data analysis and Dataproc for managing Hadoop and Spark clusters. Data Engineering: Expertise in designing end-to-end data solutions, from requirements analysis to delivery, with a focus on efficiency, scalability, and business alignment.Technical Skills:SAS Tools: SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS DI Studio, SAS Management Console (SMC), LSF, Control-M.Big Data Technologies: Scala, Apache Spark, Hadoop ecosystems, and Jenkins for CI/CD.Cloud Tools: BigQuery, Dataproc, and other GCP services for data processing.Version Control: GitHub, Subversion (SVN).IAC: Terraform for environment provisisioningScripting & CI/CD: Unix shell scripting, Jenkins,SpinnakerOpen Source: Python (basic-intermediate) for data manipulation and automation tasks.Business & Project Management:Proven ability to engage with stakeholders, deliver data projects, and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.Strong background in financial services, public sector, IFRS9, credit risk, and customer communication data processing.Experienced in AGILE environments with tools like JIRA, providing technical leadership and mentoring to development teams.With a strong foundation in SAS and an expanding expertise in modern tools like Scala, Spark, and GCP, I am committed to driving innovation in data engineering, optimizing data workflows, and contributing to high-performance, large-scale data platforms.