Michael West

Michael West has a diverse work experience spanning over several positions and companies. Michael most recently worked as a Technical Cloud Architect at Standvast Fulfillment starting in April 2022. Prior to that, they served as a Senior Software Engineer at Zignal Labs from May 2020 to April 2022.

From 2018 to 2020, Michael worked as a Principal Data Engineer at Ars Quanta. Michael was responsible for designing and developing data solutions.

Earlier in their career, they held multiple roles at Cambia Health Solutions, starting in 2010. These roles include Cloud Data Technology Architect, where they aligned technical and business requirements, and Business Intelligence Architect, where they provided direction and oversight for the development and support of the Data Warehouse and BI capabilities. Before that, they worked as a BI Tools Admin.

Before joining Cambia Health Solutions, Michael worked as an ETL Developer at The Regence Group in 2009. Michael was responsible for leading the design of a global transaction output system.

Additionally, they worked as an ETL Architect Consultant at Meridian Technology Group from 2008 to 2009.

Michael also gained valuable experience during their time at Starbucks Coffee Company, where they held various roles from 1990 to 2008. These roles include Business Intelligence Development Lead, Senior Programmer Analyst, Programmer Analyst, Demand Planner, and Manufacturing Supervisor. Michael was involved in tasks such as defining standards, leading development projects, mentoring team members, and optimizing forecasting processes.

Michael West completed their undergraduate education at the University of Oregon from 1984 to 1989, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Philosophy. Michael then pursued further education at Northern Illinois University in 1989-1990, studying Philosophy. In addition to their academic qualifications, Michael obtained several certifications throughout their career, including Data Robot Essentials from DataRobot in December 2018 and AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services in February 2016. Michael also holds certifications such as Databricks Certified Developer - Apache Spark 2.x for Python and The Open Group Certified: ArchiMate® 2 Certified, although the specific information regarding the month and year of acquisition is not provided.