Alexandra Kaparou

Data Engineer @ D ONE | Master of Engineering

Athens, Attiki, Greece

About

A Data Engineer with a background in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (integrated master), passionate about building reliable, scalable, and value-driven data solutions. My experience spans across data architecture, cloud platforms, and advanced analytics, with a proven track record of delivering end-to-end data projects for leading companies in the banking, energy, and real estate management sectors. At Accenture, I played a key role in designing and implementing data warehouses, optimizing pipelines, and ensuring regulatory compliance through advanced data models. Currently, as a Data Engineering Consultant at D ONE, I continue to focus on transforming business needs into robust technical solutions, with an emphasis on automation, governance, and making data accessible for decision-making.

Experience

  • Data Engineering Consultant at D ONE – Data Driven Value Creation
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

    Global Leader in Aluminum Rolling and Recycling • Designed and deployed a SharePoint-based platform to centralize business information and improve cross-team collaboration. • Developed custom extensions using SPFx (SharePoint Framework) to enhance functionality and create a scalable, maintainable solution tailored to business needs. • Automated workflows in Power Automate to manage site navigation, page creation, and data access controls, improving efficiency and reducing manual intervention. • Implemented row-level security and permission models on SharePoint lists, ensuring secure and governed access to sensitive business data.

  • Data Engineering Consultant at Accenture
    Dec 2022 - Sep 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Major Greek Bank • Contributed to the design and implementation of the Bank’s enterprise Data Warehouse (System of Records) using Databricks and Azure, laying the foundation for robust regulatory reporting and analytics. • Delivered key business-critical datamarts that supported the Bank’s decision-making and reporting needs. • Participated in the implementation of the European Banking Authority’s Collateral Allocation algorithm, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and strengthening the Bank’s risk management practices. Loan and Real Estate Management Company • Designed, built, and optimized data pipelines in Azure Data Factory to automate the transfer of loan installments to the AADE platform, ensuring compliance and operational continuity. • Developed scripts critical to calculating loan installments, directly supporting the company’s financial operations. • Took ownership of urgent business requests, proposing innovative solutions and resolving critical data issues under tight deadlines. • Collaborated closely with stakeholders in daily client meetings, providing technical expertise and ensuring smooth project delivery. • Addressed data integrity challenges by troubleshooting and resolving high-priority tickets, maintaining accuracy across financial records. Leading Global Industrial and Energy Company • Participated in the cloud migration initiative by implementing a new architecture to transform data models from Data Vault to Star Schema in Databricks and SQL Server, improving performance and scalability of analytical workloads.

  • Τranslator of engineering textbooks at Fountas Publications
    Dec 2021 - Nov 2022 · 1 yr

    Translated various chapters from two prominent books in the field of computer vision and image processing from English to Greek. My work included translating "Computer Vision: Algorithms and Applications" by Richard Szeliski and "Digital Image Processing: An Algorithmic Introduction using Java (2nd Ed)" by Wilhelm Burger and Mark Burge . This experience honed my linguistic skills and deepened my understanding of advanced technical concepts in computer vision and image processing.