Charles King

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About Charles King

Strategic Data Engineering and Analytics Leader with extensive experience driving enterprise-wide transformation through scalable, cloud-native data platforms on Azure, AWS, and GCP. Skilled in architecting distributed big data systems, data integration pipelines, and enterprise data warehouses that deliver actionable insights and measurable business impact. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, align data strategy with business goals, and execute cloud migration and modernization data platform initiatives. Passionate about leveraging technology and business strategy to deliver operational excellence and drive digital transformation. Career Highlights: Implemented a Data Lakehouse strategy that boosted data processing speed by 30%, optimized over 100+ data pipelines, and improved overall system efficiency and scalability. Led the successful migration of legacy data systems to modern cloud platforms, reducing infrastructure costs by 40% while improving data accessibility and processing speed to support real-time analytics. Architected scalable data platforms across Azure, AWS, and GCP, enabling advanced analytics capabilities and supporting enterprise environments. Successfully managed and scaled a global team of 50+ cross-functional professionals across multiple continents, consistently delivering projects on time and aligning technical execution with strategic business objectives. Key Expertise: Data Engineering & Architecture | Big Data Analytics | Cloud Migration (Azure, AWS, GCP) Data Lakehouse | Data Governance | Master Data Management | Business Intelligence AI & ML Integrations | Performance Optimization | Project & Team Leadership Tools & Technologies: Azure (ADF, Databricks, Synapse, ADLS Gen2)| AWS (Glue, EMR, Lambda, Redshift)| GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, Composer)| Snowflake | Power BI, Tableau | Spark, PySpark | SAP BODS, HANA, BO | ERP: SAP ECC, S/4 HANA | Erwin, ER/Studio I am passionate about working in cloud technologies and big data platforms. I’m always exploring new ways to drive innovation and value through data. Let’s connect if you’re passionate about shaping the future of data engineering and analytics.