Mason Walters
Data Professional

About Me

With a passion for data engineering and analytics, I specialize in building scalable data solutions that drive business decisions. My journey spans from ETL pipeline development to implementing sophisticated BI solutions that transform raw data into strategic insights.

Data Integration

Bridging data silos to create unified views of your business. Experienced in designing and implementing scalable ETL solutions.

Analytics Solutions

Transforming complex data into actionable insights. Skilled at building intuitive dashboards and reports for data-driven decision making.

Team Collaboration

Bridging technical and business teams through clear communication. Experienced in mentoring teammates and translating complex concepts.

Software Development

Building robust and scalable applications with modern frameworks and best practices. Focus on clean, maintainable code.

10+Years Experience
20+Projects Delivered
5+Tech Stacks

Professional Summary

Results-driven data engineer who thrives on solving complex data challenges across diverse industries. By combining deep technical expertise with strategic thinking, I create data solutions that drive business growth and efficiency.

Professional Journey

Director of Business Intelligence

Amherst Residential
May 2023 – Aug 2024
Austin, TX

Led a distributed team of 10+ Business Intelligence Engineers and Analysts across Texas and Costa Rica, serving as the primary technical liaison between executives and software developers across the organization.

Senior Data Steward & FP&A Analyst

Homeward Inc
Aug 2021 – Apr 2023
Austin, TX

Rapidly advanced from Senior FP&A Analyst to Senior Data Steward at a high-growth fintech startup, spearheading scalable data pipelines and analytics platforms using FiveTran, dbt, Airflow, and Looker to support a 200% increase in business scale

Senior Financial Analyst

Realized 1031
May 2019 – Aug 2021
Austin, TX

Collaborated with executive leadership to establish data infrastructure for complex investment products, leading the implementation of a Snowflake Data Warehouse and ETL pipelines using Airflow and dbt, which reduced data processing time by 70%.

Portfolio Analyst

Main Street Renewal
Mar 2017 – May 2019
Austin, TX

Developed metrics and reporting frameworks for nationwide Single Family Rental operations, building Tableau dashboards and predictive models that optimized resource allocation and reduced project delays by 20%.

Project Manager

Noble Capital
Sep 2015 – Mar 2017
Austin, TX

Established Asset Managment division and implemented technology solutions to manage portfolio of REO assets across Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Austin.

Field Engineer

ProPetro Services Inc.
Jan 2014 – Sep 2015
Midland, TX

Oversaw execution of high-pressure pumping operations, ensuring safe and efficient service delivery, while facilitating effective communication between client representatives and equipment operators.

Education

BS - Corporate Communications

University of Texas at Austin

2013

Certificate - Data Analytics and Visualization

University of Texas at Austin

2017

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

2019

Core Technical Skills

Python
SQL
ETL/ELT
Data Modeling
Data Analysis
Big Data
Data Engineering
Data Governance

Tools & Platforms

Airflow
Dagster
Tableau
Power BI
dbt
Looker
Mode

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS
Docker
Git
Linux