Tom Reitz
Staff Data Engineer I
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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Top SchoolTom Reitz is a Staff Data Engineer with a 15-year background in data and Internet technology and a master's in computer science from UW–Madison, focused on data science. He combines strategic, methodical problem-solving with hands-on expertise in dbt, Airflow, Snowflake, and Python to design data systems that drive high-impact decisions. As principal of Reitz Tech since 2009, he consults for startups, non-profits, and small businesses across the Midwest, bringing entrepreneurial pragmatism to production engineering. Now at Education Analytics, he blends long-term consulting experience with platform-scale data work, emphasizing results, integrity, and collaborative teams built on trust. Colleagues describe him as detail-oriented and curious, with a knack for translating complex technical needs into practical, auditable solutions—plus a good sense of humor.
9 years of coding experience
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison
English, French, Lithuanian
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (31)
yaml-configuration10
xml10
jsonl9
json9
text-based9
decentralized-identifiers9
tabular9
validating9
bulk-loader9
verifiable-credentials9
ids9
collections8
data-formats8
yaml7
api7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
edanalytics/lightbeam
Jul 2022 - Jan 2023
CLI tool for validating and transmitting payloads from JSONL files into an Ed-Fi API.
Contributions:13 releases, 47 reviews, 5 commits in 6 months
apijsonlcli-toolbulk-loaderpayloads
tomreitz/catholicdata
Jul 2020 - Jul 2021
Contributions:32 commits, 58 pushes, 1 branch in 11 months
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