Wayne Banks

About Wayne Banks

I work at the intersection of architecture and execution—turning ambiguous business and operational problems into reliable systems, clear delivery plans, and measurable outcomes.Most recently, I led delivery of an operations-facing anomaly detection workflow (forecasting pipeline + triage dashboard + alerting) that reduced allocation obstructions by 36%. I’m especially strong in regulated environments where success depends on more than “building the thing”—it requires governance, observability, rollout strategy, and stakeholder alignment across Ops, Risk/Controls, and Engineering.What you can count on me for: ‣ Solution architecture for data/ML workflows: data contracts, quality gates, monitoring, and production readiness ‣ Program leadership without authority: dependency mapping, risk burn-down, phased rollouts, and clear go/no-go criteria ‣ Enablement at scale: runbooks, office hours, self-serve dashboards, technical program launch leadership, engineering expertise to automate workflows and measures of success ‣ Executive-level communication: crisp tradeoffs and decisions framed in business impact (risk, cost, speed)Before tech, I spent a decade in education leadership (Assistant Principal / Principal-in-Residence), building operating rhythms and performance systems—experience that translates directly to driving cross-functional outcomes, coaching teams, and making change stick.If you’re hiring for Solutions Architect, Senior TPM, Platform PM/Enablement, or adjacent roles that value technical judgment and execution credibility (without requiring day-to-day coding), I’d love to connect.Programming Languages: ‣ Advanced in Python, SQL, PySpark and programming frameworks such as and Functional Programming ‣ Experienced with JavaScript, HTML, CCS and web development basicsCloud Platforms: ‣ Extensive experience with major cloud services including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Snowflake ‣ Extensive experience building data pipelines (ETL/ELT) and cloud orchestration with Airflow, development ‣ Experience with DevOps platform architecting using Docker, JavaMaven, bash scripting for CI/CD

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

   Oct 2024 — Present · Jersey City, NJ, US

   Senior Backend Software Engineering working on the Risk Team, specializing in MLOps and ML Engineering.

Education

• Columbia University

  Master of Arts (M.A.), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

  2016 — 2017

• Washington University in St. Louis

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Biology; Anthropology; Music

  2008 — 2012

Skills

• Research
• Social Media
• Event Planning
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Publisher
• Data Analysis
• Chemistry
• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Communication
• Budget Management
• Healthcare
• Leadership
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Word
• Teamwork
• Team Management
• Teaching