Alexander Whipp
Senior Lead Engineer
Ashburn, Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Whipp is a Senior Lead Engineer with 11 years of experience building analytics-driven solutions across government and commercial sectors, currently leading engineering at Capital One after a multi-year tenure in health and transportation analytics at Booz Allen Hamilton. He blends technical depth in software and data analytics with business acumen—pursuing an MS in Data Analytics (Financial Engineering) while translating stakeholder goals into practical engineering outcomes. Alex has deep experience in BI and visualization from his time at Zoomdata and led customer success and product development on strategic analytics platforms like Sailfish. His background spans connected-vehicle research, Google Glass development, and hands-on web and backend engineering, demonstrating a knack for applying emerging tech to real-world problems. Based in Ashburn, VA, he also pursues independent investing and analysis, reflecting an analytical mindset that extends beyond engineering into market and product insight.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of MarylandHigh School Diploma, High School Diploma at Northwest High SchoolMaster of Science - MS Data Analytics (Financial Engineering Concentration), Master of Science - MS Data Analytics (Financial Engineering Concentration) at George Mason University
English, Spanish
Github Skills (67)
elasticsearch10
serverless10
esi10
eve-online10
frontend10
shopify-api9
backend9
random-forest9
redis9
ai-ml9
parameter-tuning9
qbcore-framework9
gource9
aiml9
user-experience9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
awhipp/evetrade_api
Apr 2022 - Jan 2023
Serverless backend for EVETrade.space
Contributions:76 commits, 74 PRs, 214 pushes in 9 months
backendserverless
awhipp/splashfocus-j2ee
Apr 2016 - May 2019
Deprecated files for recruitment app I had an idea for
Contributions:1 PR, 12 pushes, 3 branches in 3 years 1 month
recruitmentidea
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