Dave O'Brien

Dave O'Brien has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and companies. Dave currently works as a Data Quality Engineer at Coin Metrics since November 2021. Prior to that, they worked as a Data Engineer at Boston Scientific from March 2021 to December 2021.

Before their roles at Coin Metrics and Boston Scientific, Dave worked at Refinitiv from October 2018 to March 2021 as a Lead Software Engineer in Fixed Income Development. Dave gained experience working with different asset classes and collaborated closely with the business to gather requirements and ensure accurate results.

Dave also has prior experience at Thomson Reuters, where they held multiple positions from 2006 to 2018. Dave served as a Lead Software Engineer in Fixed Income Development from January 2016 to October 2018, a Senior Software Engineer in Fixed Income Development from October 2011 to January 2016, and was a Software Engineering Contractor from July 2008 to October 2011. In these roles, they worked on various projects involving data collection, transformation, and database management.

Dave also has experience as a Software Developer at Thomson Reuters, where they worked from February 2006 to June 2008. Dave performed international training and support in Beijing, China, and developed software to retrieve and process fixed income data from market data providers.

Prior to their roles at Thomson Reuters, Dave worked as a Freelance Owner from January 2004 to December 2017. Dave designed, implemented, and supported a clothing website using Perl and a MySQL database.

Dave began their career at the University of Minnesota, where they worked as a Software Engineer from January 2001 to February 2006. Dave played a role in designing and implementing websites for various departments within the university, including the online store for the University of Minnesota Bookstores and the web-based system for the Research Subjects' Protection Program.

Overall, Dave O'Brien has extensive experience in data engineering, software development, and web design, working in various industries and roles.

Dave O'Brien has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota. Dave is currently pursuing a Master of Science degree in Computer Software Engineering at the University of St. Thomas, expected to be completed in 2023. In terms of additional certifications, Dave has obtained the following certifications: AWS Certified Developer - Associate (March 2021), AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (December 2020), and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (November 2020). Dave has also completed the "Product Management First Steps" certification offered by LinkedIn in November 2021.