Summary
Zachary Solofra is a Solutions Architect with 11 years of experience designing scalable data platforms and leading teams to operationalize analytics across enterprises. Based in Madison, WI, he recently joined West Bend Insurance after building and managing a Data Lakehouse at Baker Tilly that unified 50 distinct data sources for analytics, reporting, and data science. He brings hands-on expertise in Azure data services, SQL Server migrations, Azure Data Factory, Spark, and automation with PowerShell, paired with a pragmatic focus on data governance, security, and performance. Zachary combines architecture-level strategy with day-to-day implementation experience—from DB administration and ETL pipelines to mentoring data engineers—ensuring solutions are both robust and maintainable. His background includes early career work in C# development and automation testing, giving him a practical developer’s perspective when translating business needs into technical designs.
11 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Lakeland University
Associate's Degree Software Development, Associate's Degree Software Development at Chippewa Valley Technical College
General Studies, General Studies at University of Wisconsin-Superior