Thomas Lazarus
Data Engineer
United States
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Top SchoolThomas Lazarus is a data engineer with seven years of experience building production-grade data systems and ML-powered solutions, currently driving data initiatives at Purple Wave Auction. He has led migrations from MySQL to PostgreSQL, architected scalable data pipelines, and deployed machine learning models for both internal analytics and customer-facing products. Thomas combines hands-on engineering (Python, Django, SQL, AWS) with a strong focus on data quality—building automated integrity checks that reduced manual validation. His background spans client-facing analytics, dashboarding, and mentoring junior engineers, reflecting both technical depth and collaborative leadership. A Kansas State University computer science graduate, he has a track record of turning complex reporting requirements into reliable, auditable systems for institutional and federal contexts. Notably, he moved quickly from student roles to senior responsibilities, demonstrating a pragmatic ability to scale impact across startups and public-benefit projects.
7 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Kansas State University
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Github Skills (72)
python10
datasets10
huggingface10
deep-learning10
speech10
xadmin10
nvim10
pandas10
statistics10
numpy10
revert10
ai10
computer-vision10
nlp10
django-admin10
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
lazarust/DiscordNLPBot
Jan 2022 - Sep 2022
Contributions:29 commits, 6 PRs, 14 pushes in 7 months
discorddiscord-pysummarizerhuggingfacesentiment-analysis
lazarust/NewsTextSummarization
Sep 2020 - Dec 2023
Senior project repository for CIS 598 at Kansas State University
Contributions:5 reviews, 19 PRs, 121 pushes in 3 years 3 months
nlppytorchpythonldadjango
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