Zinkal
Thakker

Senior Data Engineer

• Built real-time streaming pipelines using Apache Kafka and Flink with Java to stream Salesforce Change Data Capture (CDC) data into ClickHouse, enabling sub-second analytics on millions of records.
• Improved processing performance by 40% through optimized Kafka Streams applications.
• Deployed containerized Flink applications using Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring scalability and resilience.
• Accelerated query performance with advanced ClickHouse tuning via indexing and partitioning.

Data Engineer

• Developed data models for a 100K+ record database, enhancing performance and reliability by 20%.
• Created interactive dashboards in Excel and Tableau tracking sales performance, marketing effectiveness, and 10+ key metrics — enhancing executive visibility by 48%.

Software Engineer Intern

• Designed table structures and reporting formats for global analytics, ensuring visibility for customers and development contractors.
• Ingested data from SQL and Salesforce API using Python, improving data accessibility and accuracy by 25%.
• Led a team of four to implement the Student Discount Package and Credit Card, increasing JetBlue's revenue by 15% through targeted student market expansion.

Data Engineer

• Designed and executed complex PL/SQL queries and stored procedures to ensure data harmonization and accurate reporting across business units.
• Implemented data quality control measures, reducing errors by 20% for external stakeholder reporting.

Software Developer

• Created informative data visualizations using Matplotlib, Seaborn, and Tableau for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Generated complex SQL scripts to implement DB changes including table updates, index management, views, and stored procedures.
• Identified and rectified data quality issues, improving dataset integrity by resolving missing values, outliers, and inconsistencies.