Shina Alohun

About Shina Alohun

Experienced and results-driven Data Architect and Data Engineering Leader with 15+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms. • Proven expertise in modern data architecture, including Data Lakehouse, Delta Lake, Databricks, Azure Synapse, and Fabrics, with a strong experience in data governance, AI/ML integration, and real-time analytics. • Adept at leading and mentoring cross-functional teams of data engineers, analysts, and scientists, defining architectural standards, and delivering scalable, value-driven solutions, including modernizing data pipelines, standardizing data models, enforcing quality controls, and transforming raw data into actionable insights across enterprise environments.

Experience

1. Principal Data Engineer Data Engineering Manager

   Avanade

   Oct 2018 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Delivered enterprise-scale data solutions, setting strategic goals, managing resources, and ensuring timely delivery by leading cross-functional teams using Agile/Scrum practices• Delivered actionable insights that drove decision-making by partnering with stakeholders across business units to define requirements and architect data models• Designed and deployed end-to-end data platforms and advanced analytics solutions leveraging Databricks, Power BI, Azure Big Data, data governance frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines• Architected and implemented a medallion architecture (bronze, silver, gold) using Databricks on Azure, supporting real-time data ingestion and analytics, AI/ML model training, and batch processing workloads.• Led the design and deployment of Lakehouse architectures using Delta Lake, enabling scalable data ingestion from structured and unstructured sources.• Built CI/CD pipelines for data integration and processing using Azure DevOps, enabling automated testing, deployment, and monitoring of data workflows.• Utilized SQL and Python modules within Databricks to extract data from API systems, transforming and loading them into Delta and Delta Live Tables.• Spearheaded enterprise-wide data governance initiatives, implementing Microsoft Purview and Unity Catalog to ensure compliance and secure data access.• Drove enterprise-wide data and AI strategies that enabled predictive analytics, data science use cases, and competitive insights from unstructured data integrated from diverse data sources.• Served as a technical lead on engagements, mentoring junior engineers, and collaborating with stakeholders to translate business objectives into data-driven solutions.• Migrated and modernized BI platforms from SSRS to Power BI, enhancing dashboard usability and enabling self-service reporting.

Education

• New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer and Electrical Engineering