Summary
Elijah Cooke is a data consultant and manager with a decade of experience designing and leading projects across the full data lifecycle, including governance, architecture, engineering, and analytics. He blends hands-on skills in Python and JavaScript with cloud expertise on AWS and Azure and practical experience with Microsoft Power Platform, ETL pipelines, and data modeling from conceptual to physical layers. At Lafayette Group he progressed from Senior Associate to Manager, applying governance frameworks and requirements-driven design to deliver auditable data systems. His background in research roles and digital humanities work informs a rigorous, context-aware approach to data policy and lineage that balances technical and business needs. Based in College Park, MD, he pairs multidisciplinary communication strengths (rooted in a BA in Persian languages and linguistics) with a track record of turning complex data requirements into maintainable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Maryland, College Park