Zach G.

About Zach G.

My name is Zach. I specialize in helping colleagues and clients by executing a wide variety of complex technical issues, and operational, diagnostic, and informational related requests in a timely manner. I am a hard worker and a fast learner. I am an analytical person who can make sound decisions rapidly, and I am able to perform well under high amounts of pressure, during stressful situations. I take challenges head on, and I am not afraid to submerge myself in complex issues. When I set my mind to a task, I always finish what I start, regardless of the obstacles faced. I operate with integrity, and embrace a “leave no man behind” and “I will die before I quit” mindset. I enjoy lifting weights at the gym, fishing, grilling, walking my dog Kenzie, spending time with Family, snowboarding, investing, and I also love to relax with a good cigar and smooth glass of bourbon.TRANSFERABLE SKILLS- Vast background in Illustration Software, Enterprise level Application Underwriting Software, TMS, EDI, and WMS enterprise level software-Certified, and have a deep understanding of Apache Kafka- Working knowledge of Apicurio Schema Registry | PowerShell | VS Code | Lens | Ubuntu (Linux)| Windows Terminal | Docker | CFK | Insomnia | Kubernetes K8\'S | KOWL | Bash | Terraform | Confluent Cloud UI | SQL | KSQL | Postgres | Snowflake | Debezium | NewRelic- Deep understanding/usage of Atlassian tooling (JIRA and Confluence)- Advanced skills in multiple ticketing systems including JIRA, and iConnect- Pro-active approach in incident triage, including determining scope, urgency, and potential impact- In depth knowledge and understanding of software development lifecycles, development languages, and scripting languages- Thrive in a fast- paced work environment with a 24/7 mentality. Show composure, resilience, and flexibility as customer needs evolve and case volume changes- Experience creating, facilitating, presenting, and executing to a variety of C-level executives- Excellent at setting goals, exceeding those goals, and meeting deadlines- The ability to build meaningful and successful relationships with clients- Experience in Coordination between offshore and onshore teams- Effective communication with team members and management- Comfortable taking direction- Sound experience with on-call rotations (24/7 wheels up)- Ability to work remotely- Management of onshore/offshore teams (Americas/India/Singapore/Philippines)

Experience

1. Senior Data Integration Engineer

   Mastery Logistics Systems

   Aug 2024 — Present

   Deep comprehension and usage of Apache Kafka/Confluent Platform (Full-Fledged Open-Source Event Streaming Platform.)- Leads cross-functional enterprise projects for Event Hub Architecture, across multiple engineering teams- Diagnosing and resolving issues with Kafka clusters and pipelines, collaborating with other teams to ensure smooth operations- Responsible for configuring, deploying, and monitoring Kafka clusters to ensure the reliability and scalability of data streaming services- Utilize Duckdb and other SQL/CLI tooling for reporting topic configuration related metrics- Lead Scrum ceremonies including, bi-weekly sprint planning, daily stand-up, retros, and backlog refinement sessions- Act as a product expert within the Kafka space, to handle and respond to inbound JIRA ISD\'s, and inbound technical questions from the data/dev/product/engineering/support teams surrounding Kafka related issues- Collaborate with internal software engineers and developers to build large scale data applications that analyze and integrate high velocity data sources- Lead on-call operations for any Production environment outages, and get outages resolved in a timely manner- Advise technical teams on performance, scalability, reliability, monitoring, and other operations concerns of integration solutions on Kafka platform, or any technical related Kafka questions in general- Execute major release-related operations for Consumer Groups, Topics, Schema Registry, Offset changes, resets, describe and delete operations for our internal and external infrastructure for UAT and Production environments.

Education

• University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

  Bachelor’s Degree