Deep-Dive Showcase

Data Systems

Serverless AWS pipelines (S3, Lambda, Athena, Redshift), distributed Spark and Hadoop ETL across 60+ Linux nodes, containerized RAG and vector DB on on-prem GPU servers, and Linux systems administration with Bash and Puppet automation.

AWS Data PipelinesSpark & HadoopLinux Systems AdminVector DB & RAGAutomation & Tooling
60+Linux nodes (Hadoop cluster)
90s → 20sRAG latency cut
RAG throughput improvement

Core Technology Stack

Tools and platforms used across production roles and lab projects.

Cloud & Storage

AWS
AWS
Athena
Redshift
Lambda

Big Data

Spark
Spark
Hadoop
Hadoop
PySpark
HDFS

Linux & Systems

RHEL
RHEL
Ubuntu
Ubuntu
Docker
Docker
Kubernetes
Kubernetes

Automation & DB

Git
Git
Puppet
Puppet
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL
Python
Python
University of Washington · IT Software Engineer

Serverless AWS Data Pipelines

Architected serverless pipelines on AWS (S3, Lambda, Athena, Redshift), provisioned as code to ingest org-wide digital assets at scale: websites, PDFs, and documents.

Built an Adobe API integration into the pipeline to evaluate WCAG 2.1 compliance, generating accessibility metrics and reports for all digital assets automatically.

View AWS Data Systems Repository

Pipeline Architecture

S3
Ingest org-wide digital assets (sites, PDFs, docs)
Lambda
Serverless compute, provisioned as code
Adobe API / WCAG 2.1 Check
Accessibility compliance evaluation per asset
Athena
Query layer over ingested assets
Redshift
Structured storage for analytics and reports

Provisioned as Code

All AWS resources (S3, Lambda, Athena, Redshift) were provisioned as code, making the pipeline reproducible and version-controlled rather than manually configured.

Automated WCAG Compliance

Built an Adobe API integration into the pipeline to evaluate WCAG 2.1 compliance on every digital asset, generating accessibility metrics and reports automatically.

Org-Wide Asset Ingestion

The pipeline ingests websites, PDFs, and documents at org scale using S3 event triggers into Lambda, with Athena for querying and Redshift for structured analytics.

On-Prem Cluster · 60+ Linux Nodes

NameNode (Master)
HDFS coordination · YARN resource management
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Spark Engine
In-memory distributed compute
HDFS Storage
Replicated block storage
Scalable Data Systems Lab

Distributed Hadoop & Spark Cluster

Set up and configured an on-prem cluster across 60+ Linux nodes, enabling HDFS-based storage and Spark jobs for ETL workflows, joins, and aggregations.

Also designed distributed data pipelines on AWS using S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift, Spark, Lambda, and CloudFormation. Benchmarked cost and latency trade-offs across storage types and compute models.

View Scalable Data Systems Repository

PySpark on Delta Lake

Engineered PySpark feature pipelines on Delta Lake with temporal aggregated features using economic (Inflation, Interest Rates), climatic (Weather), and geopolitical indicators.

Cost and Latency Benchmarking

Benchmarked cost and latency trade-offs across storage types and compute models: S3, Athena, Redshift, and Spark, to inform architectural decisions for the lab pipeline.

Hadoop/Spark Cluster Setup

Set up and configured the on-prem cluster across 60+ Linux nodes, enabling HDFS-based storage and Spark jobs for ETL workflows, joins, and aggregations.

AWS Distributed Pipelines

Designed distributed data pipelines on AWS using S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift, Spark, Lambda, and CloudFormation for the Scalable Data Systems Lab project.

Intuitive · Systems Engineer (Co-Op)

On-Prem Linux Infra & Vector DB

Containerized and deployed the RAG service and vector DB on on-prem Linux GPU servers using Docker and Kubernetes, cutting cloud API spend while scaling to demand.

Built weekly ETL workflows and pipelines for doc parsing: schema mapping, metadata enrichment, and indexing into a NoSQL vector database to support RAG. This made siloed data across Windchill, Confluence, and ServiceNow accessible via a unified RAG layer for Agentic AI.

RAG Throughput Gain
90s → 20sChat Latency Cut
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Intuitive · Sunnyvale, CA

On-Prem Deployment Stack

Kubernetes
Orchestrates RAG service and vector DB on GPU nodes
Docker
RAG service and vector DB containerized for deployment
NoSQL Vector Database
Indexed docs from Windchill, Confluence, ServiceNow
On-Prem Linux GPU Servers
Ubuntu, NVIDIA drivers, systemd services, SSH network setup
Weekly ETL Pipelines
Doc parsing, schema mapping, metadata enrichment, indexing

Cross-System Unified Data

Developed microservices in Java, TypeScript, and Python to make siloed data across Windchill, Confluence, and ServiceNow accessible via a unified RAG layer for Agentic AI.

Spring Boot RPC

Built a Spring Boot microservice that used RPC to invoke methods on a legacy Java server monolith, safeguarding from failure propagation while making siloed data available downstream.

Performance and Root-Cause Analysis

Cut chat latency from 90 to 20 sec by profiling compute, memory, and I/O bottlenecks on Linux GPU hosts, tuning threading and batching for 4x RAG throughput.

Systems Operations

Linux Systems Administration

Provisioned and maintained Linux systems across Jetson, Raspberry Pi, and on-prem GPU servers. Wrote Bash automation for deploys and diagnostics, and profiled performance issues down to the kernel level.

Performance and Root-Cause Analysis

Cut chat latency from 90 to 20 sec by profiling compute, memory, and I/O bottlenecks on Linux GPU hosts using Linux perf tools, NVIDIA NSight, and TensorRT Profiler, debugging issues from the application layer down to kernel and driver level. Tuned threading and batching for 4x RAG throughput.

Linux Admin

Provisioned Ubuntu Linux across Jetson and Raspberry Pi: kernel and driver config, systemd services, package and user management, SSH and network setup, with Bash automation for deploys and diagnostics.

Automation Tooling

Used Puppet for configuration management and Git for version control. Wrote Python and Bash tooling for operations tasks. Managed cron and systemd services for recurring job scheduling.

Networking and Security

Configured TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, SSH, and firewall settings as part of Linux system setup. Applied OS hardening and managed user and group permissions across systems.

Skills at a Glance

PythonBash / ShellSQLJavaC++TypeScriptRHEL / UbuntuFile SystemsProcess MgmtUser & Package MgmtTCP/IPDNSDHCPSSHFirewall ConfigOS HardeningPuppetGitJenkins CI/CDCronsystemdAWS S3LambdaAthenaRedshiftDockerKubernetesSparkDatabricksPostgreSQLETLRAGHadoopHDFSPySparkLinux perfNVIDIA NSight