John Merfeld
Data Engineer Manager
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJohn Merfeld is a data engineering manager with 11 years of experience building interoperable, production-grade data and AI solutions—now focused on improving student outcomes at Education Analytics. He brings a blend of startup security engineering (BastionZero) and consulting-scale delivery (McKinsey), with hands-on work across ingestion, real-time IoT pipelines, backend microservices, CLIs, and self-service data platforms. Known for shipping practical, scalable systems, he pairs technical leadership with mentoring and accessibility advocacy inside organizations. A former research and teaching assistant in physics and CS, he combines rigorous analytical training with product-driven execution. Outside work he channels curiosity into making music, creative writing, and playful data projects—reflecting an engineer who treats everyday life as analyzable material.
11 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS Physics at Tufts UniversityMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Boston University
Spanish, English
Github Skills (143)
python10
identity10
etl10
automation10
mlops10
orchestration10
data-engineering10
scheduler10
elt10
data-integration10
data-pipelines10
monitor10
data-science10
openid-connect10
workflow-engine10
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
johncmerfeld/LSMTree
Feb 2019 - May 2019
Contributions:91 commits, 11 pushes in 2 months
johncmerfeld/wayback
Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
Contributions:32 commits, 18 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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