Data Management & Business Intelligence Rising Star
2025
Recognized for technical impact in data engineering and process optimization.
Data Engineer Nashville, TN
Jake Morgan
Creative Problem Solver · Technical Leader · Expert Communicator
SQL · Python · Teradata · SQL Server · Ataccama ONE · Agentic Development
Background
I’m a Nashville-based data engineer with experience building and owning enterprise ETL pipelines in high-scale, regulated environments. My work spans data architecture, automation, performance optimization, and production support, with a focus on creating systems that are reliable, maintainable, and useful to the people who depend on them.
My path into data engineering began in project management and operations, where I learned to lead through clear communication, practical problem-solving, and accountability. Today, I bring that perspective to technical work - connecting business needs to durable engineering solutions and helping teams adopt better tools and processes.
Career Highlights
Definitive Health pipeline
26 tables
Designed and built a monthly SFTP pipeline that ingests millions of records.
Ataccama ONE
Data quality leadership
Led platform adoption, onboarded 10 enterprise tables, and established a standardized 1-2 week deployment lifecycle.
Technical Skills
Languages & Automation
SQL · Python · PowerShell · GitHub Actions
Data Engineering
ETL / ELT Architecture · Data Modeling · Pipeline Optimization · Data Quality & Governance
Platforms & Analytics
Teradata · SQL Server · Ataccama ONE · MicroStrategy · Power BI · Tableau
Agentic Development
Codex · Claude Code · GitHub Copilot CLI · AI-Assisted Development Workflows
Professional Experience
View Full RésuméHCA Healthcare
Application Engineer - Data Engineer
May 2025-Present
Design and own enterprise ETL workflows and stored procedures supporting daily financial data ingestion and transformation across millions of records and hundreds of scheduled jobs. Own production pipelines end-to-end, from architecture and orchestration to anomaly investigation and stakeholder delivery.
- Optimized a high-volume claims procedure, reducing daily runtime by 23% from 22 to 17 minutes.
- Coordinated the rollout and testing of a more stable, table-driven MicroStrategy job-management process with improved production logging.
- Implemented GitHub Actions branch synchronization across Teradata repositories, eliminating merge conflicts between QA, release, and production.
- Developed an analytics pipeline that ingests data through an external API.
Deloitte
Jr. Solutions Analyst
February 2023-May 2025
Supported large-scale legal and compliance data-processing engagements across 20-30 clients, handling hundreds of terabytes of data each quarter. Built automation, reporting, and documentation solutions using SQL Server and PowerShell.
- Built PowerShell automation that reduced a recurring manual task from 10-60 minutes to 1-5 minutes.
- Automated monthly reporting with SQL, reducing preparation time from 60 to 10 minutes.
- Created and maintained runbooks for critical processing procedures, improving onboarding and execution consistency.
GEICO
Sr. Auto Damage Project Manager / Account Manager
June 2015-December 2022
Managed the full vehicle repair lifecycle for approximately 1,500 claims per year valued at roughly $4.5 million. Coordinated customers, repair facilities, vendors, rental vehicles, and internal stakeholders.
- Helped implement and optimize the ARX program, reducing average paid rental days by 47%.
- Served as Fraud Champion for the Tennessee Manager Group, delivering statewide data briefings and coaching colleagues on fraud-identification tools.
Beyond Work
Outside of work, I spend most of my time with my wife, Jocelyn, and our two border collies, Mark and Gary. We love traveling together - especially to Maine and Key West - and there’s usually another trip or home project taking shape.
Closer to home, I enjoy lifting weights, fly fishing, playing video games and Warhammer, and tinkering with technology.
Open to opportunities
Let’s connect.
I’m open to Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, and related opportunities where reliable systems, automation, and strong collaboration matter.