KIRA KAPLINSKI

KIRA KAPLINSKI

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IT Consultant, Big Data Developer, Data Engineering, Data Architecture
McLean, Virginia, United States
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    Senior Lead System Design, Data Modeler, Developer & Architect (Consultant)
    Music Reports, Inc.
    Jan 2023 - Apr 2025 (2 years 4 months)
    • Designed data pipelines to optimize royalties accounting processes for clients, including Amazon, Pandora, and Spotify. • Developed the MLC Adjustment Management process and restatement accounting workflows. • Implemented performance-driven Databricks/PostgreSQL solutions to enhance reporting and scalability. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions. • Optimized ETL processes and jobs in Databricks, streamlining financial data integration and reporting efficiency.
  • FINRA
    Senior Big Data Developer (Consultant)
    FINRA
    Oct 2010 - Dec 2022 (12 years 3 months)
    • Led the design of big data solutions for fraud detection and prevention, analyzing billions of transactions to ensure market integrity. • Migrated legacy fraud detection patterns to AWS and Databricks, leveraging Unity Catalog for data governance and Asset Bundles for reusability in analytics workflows. • Built scalable pipelines in Databricks, utilizing Spark SQL, PySpark, and Delta Lake to optimize fraud detection models to support regulatory compliance and massive datasets. • Developed SQL, Scala, Python, R, SAS and Javascript programs to generate fraud metrics and regulatory reporting. • Converted fraud detection patterns to the CAT (Consolidated Audit Trail) system, ensuring regulatory compliance and enhancing data tracking capa
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    ETL Architect/Senior Developer/Data Modeler
    FortisBNP Paribas Bank
    Sep 2008 - Sep 2010 (2 years 1 month)
    • Built and maintained the Liquidity Risk Data Warehouse, improving performance and reporting capabilities by 25%. • Created optimized ETL workflows, logical and physical data models, and metadata structures using Informatica and SQL Server. • Assisted in building a prototype for the bank-wide Liquidity Risk System architecture.
  • Freddie Mac
    Software Engineer (Consultant)
    Freddie Mac
    Aug 2001 - Oct 2008 (7 years 3 months)
    • Designed and implemented the Corporate Data Warehouse and Operational Data Store (ODS) to support regulatory reporting, achieving 30% reductions in processing delays. • Enhanced ETL processes for Single Family domain data marts using DataStage and SQL-based workflows. • Collaborated across teams to resolve production issues and ensure system stability using ClearCase, ERWin, and Vantive.
  • Verizon
    Software Engineer, Team/Project Leader (Consultant)
    Verizon
    Oct 1998 - Jul 2001 (2 years 10 months)
    • Led a team of 15 engineers in designing, developing, and maintaining a large billing system. • Spearheaded performance optimization efforts, achieving 30% efficiency improvements in billing system scalability and reliability. • Conducted knowledge transfer sessions and optimized application reliability in production environments.
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  • George Washington University
    M.S.
    George Washington University
    Sep 1999 - Aug 2001 (2 years)
  • Bar-Ilan University
    B.A.
    Bar-Ilan University
    Sep 1991 - Jul 1994 (2 years 11 months)