Zack Stern

Senior Lead Data Engineer | Cloud Architect | Machine Learning & Data Analytics Expert | Driving Scalable Data Solutions at Booz Allen

Seattle, Washington, United States

About

Data-driven engineer with 20+ years of experience across data engineering, analytics, and technical leadership. I specialize in building scalable cloud infrastructures, architecting end-to-end data pipelines, and integrating machine learning into real-world systems. Passionate about continuous learning and mentorship, I thrive in environments that value innovation, impact, and cross-functional collaboration. Core strengths: Python, AWS, Containerization, PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, AI, Project Leadership, DevOps, Data Visualization

Experience

  • Booz Allen Hamilton (Full-time · 7 yrs 2 mos)
    • Senior Lead Engineer
      Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

      Technical Leadership & Infrastructure: • Designed production-grade cloud infrastructure (AWS, serverless) to ingest biometric sensor data from IoT wearables, enabling real-time ML analytics. • Led development of resilient, containerized scraping platforms using Docker and Kubernetes for fraud detection across 40+ government sources. • Built MLOps pipelines for deploying computer vision models on edge devices, integrating cloud/on- device inference, CI/CD, and automated versioning. Data Fusion & Analytics: • Developed cross-cloud data fusion pipelines (Databricks + SQL) powering Tableau dashboards for national-level personnel health and performance. • Engineered geospatial analytics systems to extract and visualize terabytes of global location data for movement and flight pattern analysis. AI/ML Applications • Built MVP platform for ethical CV model evaluation with reproducible workflows and CI/CD integration. • Integrated streaming data sources (video, telemetry, SIGINT) to support AR situational awareness and downstream ML tasks. • Developed cloud-native ML preprocessing pipelines for document OCR and translation from street imagery (AWS Lambda + S3). Digital Twin & 3D Modeling • Partnered with data scientists and Unity developers to build pipelines for ingesting 3D models and metadata into real-time Digital Twin environments. Agile Delivery • Operated in cross-functional agile teams, leading delivery of analytics MVPs and AI integrations for mission-critical systems.

    • Lead Engineer
      Jan 2021 - Jul 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    • Staff Engineer
      May 2019 - Dec 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Sr. Estimator & Project Manager at Manganaro Midatlantic
    Oct 2012 - Sep 2018 · 6 yrs

    • Improved estimation software accuracy and speed resulting in $80M in project estimates per year. • Responsible for market cost analysis. Presented detailed cost analysis and market data to the President. • Developed and implemented in-house estimating software training programs. • Conceived, wrote and produced the companies first ever promotional video highlighting our work on a high-profile project. (Watergate West Restoration Video) •Lead project manager on $2.6M mission critical infrastructure project at a Federal governmental agency. •Negotiation of prime contracts and change orders with municipalities, Federal government agencies.

  • Applied Restoration Inc (8 yrs 4 mos)
    • Director Of Operations
      Sep 2009 - Sep 2012 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      • Managed IT infrastructure & IT contractors for multi-state company. • Created the company’s marketing website. • Implemented software that moved the company to an all digital workflow • Designed custom cost estimating software

    • Cost Estimator & Project Manager
      Jun 2004 - Sep 2009 · 5 yrs 4 mos

      Led the estimating team with the highest gross sales for two consecutive years (over $1.5MM each year).

  • Project Engineer at Manganaro Midatlantic
    Sep 2001 - Dec 2003 · 2 yrs 4 mos