Allan Whatmough

Data engineer with over 10 years of commercial experience in data analytics and software development.

Technical Skills

Languages
Python, R, SQL, Golang
Web
HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Django, Flask, Node.js, D3.js
Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake
Big Data
Hadoop, various AWS technologies (Lambda, Athena, Kinesis), Google BigQuery
BI Tools
Tableau, Qlik

Education

2013-2016
Data Analytics MSc (Merit), Birkbeck, University of London
2005-2008
Computing BSc (Hons), University of Leeds
1998-2005
3 A-levels (BBB) and 9 GCSEs (A-B), Sale Grammar School

Experience

Dec 2018-Mar 2019

Data Engineer at Airtasker, Sydney, Australia

  • Building and improving data pipelines
  • Data modelling in a Snowflake data warehouse
Feb 2018-Oct 2018

Data Engineer at Tails, London, UK

  • Building data pipelines using Apache Airflow
  • Data warehousing (Amazon Redshift)
Jan 2017-Feb 2018

Data Engineer at Notonthehighstreet, London, UK

  • Building and improving the company's data and analytics architecture
Aug 2012-Jan 2017

Web Developer, Birkbeck, University of London

  • Development of Birkbeck's public-facing websites.
May 2011-Aug 2012

Application Developer, London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies

  • Developed a system to manage the cast of the London 2012 Olympic Ceremonies.
Aug 2009-Apr 2011

Web Developer, Incuna Ltd

  • Worked on web projects for a variety of clients mainly using Django.
Jun 2008-May 2009

Software Developer, ReportLab Ltd

  • Software developer mainly working with the Django web framework.