Resume
Jeffrey Hughes
Senior Data Engineering and Analytics Professional
Summary
Cloud-focused analytics and data engineering professional with 15+ years of experience designing, modeling, and operating analytics-ready data platforms. Deep expertise in Snowflake, dbt, SQL, and AWS, with a proven ability to translate business problems into scalable, production data systems. Known for driving measurable outcomes across customer behavior, financial reporting, forecasting, and executive metrics. Snowflake certified and four-time AWS certified with strong business acumen backed by an MBA.
Experience
Lead Data Analyst, Payment Operations
2023 – PresentAmericor · Phoenix, AZ
- Designed and implemented an immutable, snapshot-based financial data architecture enabling investor securitization, roll-forward analysis, and audit-ready reporting.
- Built dbt models in Snowflake to support period-over-period reconciliation, fee accrual tracking, and revenue collection analysis for capital markets covenants.
- Led a data-driven product initiative aligning customer deposit schedules with pay dates, resulting in a 6% improvement in deposit clearance rates.
- Built an AWS SageMaker classification model to predict monthly deposit success using custom behavioral feature engineering.
- Own and maintain the company's "North Star" enterprise metrics platform spanning dbt, Airflow, S3, and Python.
Senior Data Analyst, People Operations
2022 – 2023Carvana · Tempe, AZ
- Developed scalable datasets supporting workforce planning, attrition analysis, and headcount forecasting.
- Designed dimensional models consumed directly by executive leadership for strategic decision-making.
Senior Data Analyst, Revenue & Retention
2021 – 2022Informatica · Phoenix, AZ
- Delivered strategic analysis and datasets directly to VP-level stakeholders.
- Identified root causes and behavioral drivers influencing churn and renewal outcomes.
BI Data Analyst, Client Services
2017 – 2021Freedom Financial · Tempe, AZ
- Designed and operationalized new client retention and draft-behavior metrics integrated across sales and marketing platforms.
- Built customer segmentation frameworks that contributed to sustained year-over-year retention improvements.
Core Skills
Cloud & Data Platforms
- AWS (S3, SageMaker)
- Snowflake
- dbt
Data Engineering
- Dimensional modeling
- Snapshots
- Immutable datasets
- Feature engineering
Analytics Engineering
- Metrics layers
- KPI governance
- Analytics enablement
Machine Learning
- Binary classification
- Behavioral modeling
- Forecasting
Business Impact
- Product influence
- Investor reporting
- Executive decision support
Tools
- SQL
- Python (working knowledge)
- Tableau
Education
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University of Arizona — Eller College of Management
MBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship -
University of Oklahoma — Price College of Business
BBA, Management of Information Systems | GPA: 3.8
Certifications
- AWS Machine Learning Engineering Associate (2026)
- AWS Data Engineering Associate (2025)
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate (2025)
- AWS Cloud Practitioner (2024)
- Snowflake Core Certification (2024)
- Tableau Certified Desktop Developer (2024)
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