Jessica Montoya

Experience

1. Lead Analytics Engineer

   Evidation

   Oct 2022 — Present

   Standardized dbt pipelines and Snowflake data models across 7 concurrent enterprise programs, improving data quality and cutting launch timelines from weeks to days.• Built and customized GitHub Actions runners to automate daily dbt runs; enabled repeatable, testable workflows adopted by 50+ external stakeholders and customers.• Implemented dbt testing frameworks to enable regression testing on data models, eliminating blind updates and significantly improving output consistency and data quality.• Created documentation and led 3 internal walkthroughs for 8-person analytics team, driving adoption of GitHub Actions and testing best practices across engineering and data science.Led data migration and launch of multiple high-impact analytics projects, providing architectural guidance and implementation support across engineering and data science teams.Mentored an early-career teammate who advanced to leading independent analytics projects, and authored documentation that continues to support onboarding and technical ramp-up.Led migration from Spark to Snowflake and dbt, modernizing pipeline infrastructure and reducing compute costs by optimizing refresh cadence and warehouse sizing, saving thousands annually.Partnered with data engineers to operationalize compliant pipelines from source to Snowflake, powering population health analytics and external data sharing (HIPAA, GDPR, Part 11).

Education

• Cornell University

  Bachelor’s Degree, City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

  2002 — 2007

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  Master's degree, Computer Science

  2017 — 2021