Sarah West

Data Infrastructure Software Engineer at Tuition.io

Sarah West has a diverse work experience in the field of data engineering and analytics. Sarah started their career in 2009 as an Information Management Specialist in the U.S. Federal Government Department of the Army, where they worked with XML and tabulated data, utilizing Java for automation and developing an Android app for soldiers. In 2014, Sarah worked as an Information Technology Contractor at U.S. Army PEO EIS, where they built and maintained dashboards and reports for the Army's SAP enterprise data warehouse system.

After that, they joined DeVine Consulting, Inc. as a Business Analyst, where they worked on a Systems Engineering project for the Naval Oceanographic Office. Sarah used Linux/bash scripting and analyzed log outputs, while also reviewing Perl code and SQL queries. In 2017, Sarah worked as a Software Engineer at Q-Sensei, focusing on Python web scraping and data wrangling for a search and analytics startup.

Sarah's next role was at Doximity as an Analytics Engineer, where they worked on various data analytics projects until 2020. Following that, they joined Mammoth Media as a Senior Data Analytics Engineer, responsible for data analysis and engineering tasks. In 2021, Sarah took on the role of Senior Data Engineer at Bestow Life Insurance before being promoted to Associate Data Engineering Manager.

Most recently, Sarah joined Tuition.io as a Data Infrastructure Software Engineer in 2023. The summary highlights their progressive experience in the data engineering field and their expertise in utilizing programming languages and tools for data manipulation, analysis, and automation.

Sarah West's education history begins with their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Literature from Pepperdine University, which they obtained from 2005 to 2008. Afterward, they attended Towson University from 2009 to 2010, where they pursued Information Management Systems, but it is unclear if they obtained a degree.

From 2011 to 2013, Sarah studied Computer Science at Brookdale Community College, again without obtaining a degree. Sarah then transferred to Rutgers University in 2013, where they continued their studies in Mathematics and Computer Science, but did not complete a degree program.

Sarah's formal education culminated in a Master's degree in Computer Science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, which they pursued from 2014 to 2017. This is the highest-level degree they obtained.

In addition to their formal education, Sarah has also pursued various certifications to enhance their skillset. These certifications include "Working on a Cross-Functional Team" from LinkedIn, obtained in September 2022; "Apache Airflow: The Operators Guide" from Udemy, obtained in September 2021; "Python Data Structures" from Coursera, obtained in November 2020; "Python (Basic) Certificate" from HackerRank, obtained in September 2020; and "Rest API (Intermediate)" from HackerRank, obtained in September 2020.

Links

Previous companies

Q-Sensei logo
Doximity logo

Timeline

  • Data Infrastructure Software Engineer

    May, 2023 - present