Professional Journey
From mechatronics engineering to senior data platform architecture - a decade of building, learning, and leading
Lead Kubernetes migration for ClickHouse and related services while co-architecting and building a group-wide Databricks lakehouse with platform best practices and tooling. Migrated 6 services to Kubernetes, reduced recovery time and improved p95 latency. Stood up Databricks platform, onboarding domains with daily freshness. Skills: Kubernetes, ClickHouse, Databricks (Delta), Terraform, Git, CI/CD, dbt, Mage, Glue/lineage, Helm/GitOps, observability, AWS, Azure DevOps.
Data Engineer
Executed architect-defined lakehouse components; designed/refined CI/CD for IaC and data transformations; automated platform delivery and modernized legacy systems. Implemented Glue Catalog onboarding and schema-change tracking; automated dbt docs. Built event-driven pipelines (DMS → dbt with SNS) with idempotent retries and DLQs. Containerized loaders and set up ECR/ECS/IAM via Terraform with approval-gated Azure DevOps pipelines. Migrated Lambda flows from Redshift to ClickHouse, improving query performance and reducing run cost.
Lecturer
Taught courses on Programming, Algorithms & Data Structures, and Digital Logic - the pillars of Computer Science. Specialized in C++ and Python programming, algorithm design and implementation, and digital circuit fundamentals from boolean algebra to modern computing systems.
Visiting Lecturer
Introductory lecturer role teaching foundational computer science concepts.
Junior Data Engineer
Improved stability of ETL processes, automated report generation, and created a web application for real-time reporting. Optimized Airflow configurations and improved EMR data migration pipelines.
Private Tutor
Provided private tutoring in mathematics and physics for middle school, high school, and introductory higher education students. Helped over 30 students with exam preparation and curriculum support.
Founder
Founded a startup focused on sustainable houseplant care solutions.
Full Stack Developer
Software developer for payments and billing, support engineering, launchpad lead. Part of Industrial Master's Programme in IT by University of Tartu. Data Science Masters' thesis on Graph neural network based deep learning model for RDF knowledge graph materialization.
Founder
Designed an MVP for an automated year-round greenhouse as part of the Mechatronics Engineering thesis. Participated in multiple startup competitions.
Electromechanical Technician
Assembled, tested, upgraded, and maintained wall-painting robots. Collaborated with engineers to test and upgrade new features.
Engineering Technologist
Completed a Mechatronics engineering internship, edited and created assembly instructions, and conducted testing in a laboratory setting.
Software Development Intern
Worked on software development using Adobe Flash, PHP, and JavaScript. Took on additional tasks such as camera operation, customer service, and visual design.
Database Management Specialist Intern
Provided IT and customer support, managed databases, and assisted in system updates.
IT Specialist
Handled website development, server management, and updates.
Infrastructure Development Intern
Developed an automated system for database backup and logging.