Theresa K Bell, Developer in San Jose, CA, United States
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Theresa K Bell

Verified Expert  in Engineering

Database Engineer and Developer

San Jose, CA, United States

Toptal member since May 23, 2024

Bio

Theresa is a highly motivated senior data engineer with 20+ years of experience architecting and delivering data-driven solutions across various industries. She is an expert SQL writer and optimizer with a proven ability to leverage SQL, ETL/ELT pipelines, and data warehousing expertise to transform raw data into actionable insights for key stakeholders. With exceptional skills in writing codes in C, C#, VB.NET, VBScript, ASP.NET, and Python, Theresa will be a great addition to any team.

Portfolio

VeriFone
SQL, Pipelines, ELT, ETL, Data Warehousing, Tableau, Data Engineering

Experience

  • Visual Studio - 20 years
  • Microsoft SQL Server - 20 years
  • ETL - 15 years
  • Data Warehousing - 15 years
  • ELT - 15 years
  • Pipelines - 15 years
  • SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) - 15 years
  • Python 3 - 1 year

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Python 3, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Visual Studio

The most amazing...

...thing I've done is improve VeriFone's call center service level performance by architecting the call center data warehouse and KPI dashboards.

Work Experience

Staff Software Engineer

2018 - 2023
VeriFone
  • Architected call center raw data warehouse and KPI dashboards in Tableau, increasing a call center service level by 10%. Designed and developed ELT pipelines. Used complex SQL queries to transform data into actionable insights.
  • Spearheaded a team that automated the purchase order commitment and forecast process for contract manufacturers, enhancing workflow efficacy and data precision, reducing manual processes, and streamlining communication.
  • Enhanced accuracy and performance of the legacy repair global operations dashboard, overhauled the data repository for better scalability, constructed ELT pipelines, and wrote optimized SQL queries to ensure data reliability.
  • Led the automation of components demand forecasting, reducing manual effort and improving forecast accuracy. Identified data sources, designed the warehouse, and worked with stakeholders to derive forecasting algorithms.
  • Established a standardized repair quality data warehouse for consistent and reliable data collection from 3rd-party repair centers. Collaborated with repair center teams to define data requirements and ensure data integrity.
  • Contributed to creating a global direct-to-merchant (DTM) KPI dashboard, analyzing market data, and developing ETL processes in SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) to extract KPIs for data-driven decision-making.
Technologies: SQL, Pipelines, ELT, ETL, Data Warehousing, Tableau, Data Engineering

Experience

VeriFone Call Center KPI Dashboard and Executive Summary Reports

Collaborated with executives and stakeholders to identify KPI metrics. I designed and architected the data warehouse and ELT pipelines to extract data from multiple sources. I also wrote optimized SQL queries to transform data and upload it to a reporting repository. Finally, I generated the KPI scorecard dashboard and executive summary reports using Tableau.

Education

1980 - 1986

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Feati University - Manila, Philippines

Certifications

JANUARY 2024 - PRESENT

Azure for Data Engineering

Microsoft

Skills

Tools

Visual Studio, Tableau

Languages

SQL, VB.NET, Python 3, C#, Python

Paradigms

ETL

Storage

SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Azure SQL

Platforms

Oracle, Azure

Other

Programming, Pipelines, Data Warehousing, ELT, Data Engineering

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