Summary
Umut K is a Data QA Engineer based in Austin with eight years of experience turning complex data into reliable, decision-ready assets at organizations from nonprofits to Fortune 100s. Currently at Apple, he focuses on validating ETL/ELT pipelines, automating data quality checks with SQL, dbt, and Python, and monitoring freshness and schema drift to prevent downstream impact. His background spans end-to-end BI and data engineering—designing data warehouses, building Power BI and Tableau solutions, and driving a 90% reduction in manual reporting work at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Comfortable in cloud environments (Azure/AWS) and Agile teams, he blends hands-on testing and development with governance and observability. Notably, he pairs deep technical rigor in row-level reconciliation with a strategic knack for translating data quality improvements into faster, safer business decisions.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Licentiate degree, Industrial Engineering, Licentiate degree, Industrial Engineering at Istanbul University
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Heybeliada Naval High School
English, Turkish