Waylon D.

All-Around Data Platform Engineer

Renton, Washington, United States

About

Multifaceted Database Engineer sporting a diverse background in active development, sustainment engineering, project planning and management, and more covering the complete scope project lifecycle from requirements to completion. Thriving in high-speed environments with rapidly shifting priorities with a track record of success. Extensive experience working with vendors building and maintaining relationships that provide positive results for all sides. A trained educator applying modern pedagogical methods to develop the skills of others by teaching in the method that best fits the student. Solutions oriented with an emphasis on sustainable and maintainable practices to assist in creating platforms that can adapt, grow, and scale. Professional experience includes consulting, private sector, and government/military creating a large platform of experience in software development, project management, database development/administration/engineering, and security.

Experience

  • Principal Data Platform Engineer at GridPoint, Inc.
    Apr 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 3 mos

    Designer, developer, and maintainer of multiple complex data platforms, systems, pipelines, and resource.

  • Staff Snowflake Platform Engineer at Thrive Pet Healthcare
    Feb 2025 - Present · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Staff Database Infrastructure Engineer at Artera
    Dec 2024 - Apr 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Senior Database Engineer at Segue Technologies
    Oct 2019 - Jun 2024 · 4 yrs 9 mos

    Working on technological sustainment and development

  • Senior Database Administrator at consilium1
    Jan 2012 - Apr 2012 · 4 mos

    PostgreSQL Expert on loan to clients to modernize a century of data. Migrating from systems built in the 1970s to modern systems.