R. Colin Jennings

R. Colin Jennings has extensive work experience in the field of data engineering and consulting. R. Colin started their career as a QA Engineer at 3 Birds Marketing LLC in May 2013, but quickly moved up to the position of Software Engineer, where they provided technical support, database administration, and implemented project solutions. R. Colin later took on the role of Business Intelligence Engineer, leading the design, implementation, and administration of the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) and ETL processes. Colin also played a key role in the development of dashboards and reports for the Analytics & Insights initiative using Tableau Server.

In 2016, Colin joined InterWorks as a Data Architect and Data Team Lead, where they were responsible for overseeing data-related projects and managing a team. R. Colin then started their own consulting company, rcolinjx LLC, in 2018, where they served as the Principal Consultant, providing expertise in data engineering and consulting.

Colin's most recent work experience is as a Data Engineer at BlackLocus, where they initially served as a Staff Data Engineer before being promoted to Principal Data Engineer. R. Colin is currently responsible for leading data engineering initiatives and leveraging their expertise to drive innovation and maximize data capabilities within the company.

Overall, Colin's work experience demonstrates their strong technical skills in data engineering and their ability to lead and manage complex projects.

R. Colin Jennings completed their high school education from The Marine Academy of Science and Technology, earning a diploma in Systems Engineering from 2004 to 2008. Following this, they pursued higher education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2008 to 2013, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Library and Information Science.

In addition to their formal education, Jennings has also obtained several certifications to enhance their professional skills. In November 2018, they became a Snowflake Professional Architect, having received training from Snowflake Computing. Prior to that, in October 2018, they achieved the Snowflake Associate Architect certification from the same institution. Furthermore, Jennings holds the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional and AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certifications, which they obtained from Amazon Web Services in May 2018 and April 2018, respectively. Lastly, they acquired the Advanced Google Analytics certification from the Google Analytics Academy in March 2017.