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Sophyiya S

Chennai

Summary

I am a highly skilled professional with over 13 years of experience at Ford, specializing in database and data warehouse technologies, as well as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services.
I have a strong passion for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), which led me to pursue a Data Science degree. My academic background has provided me with a deep understanding of various ML algorithms and their applications.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Product Manager

DF Operational Excellence, Ford
03.2024 - Current
  • Led ServiceNow migration communication for Data Factory teams, ensuring awareness of updates and action items related to application team transitions.
  • Developed a plan to address BigQuery scheduled query failure permissions for the FR team, coordinating with service owners and product teams. This resulted in a faster handover of scheduled query maintenance.
  • Launched multiple OE products/new functionalities as a PM

-DF issues and Requests Submission Form.

-Centralized alerts setup for Success/Failure and Schedule Adherence Dashboard.

-Identifying the proper source of truth(GCP Asset Inventory List) for products such as Asset criticality Manager, etc

Deputy Manager

BigQuery And Teradata Service Owners Team, Ford
11.2021 - 02.2024
  • Engineered a custom BigQuery backup and restore solution for Ford, leveraging features like snapshots, time travel, dataset copies, and exports. Automated this solution using Python and Terraform modules, establishing guidelines for all organizational applications.
  • Configured automated BigQuery monitoring alerts at the organizational level using Cloud Run, Cloud Scheduler, and Artifact Registry services.
  • Co-led Teradata infrastructure hardware renewal for China datacenters, collaborating with China purchasing and vendor teams.
  • Led a complete technology stack version update for China's Teradata infrastructure.
  • Optimized slot selection for GCP BigQuery projects using ML models based on historical utilization, mitigating increased billing costs.
  • Delivered training sessions on BigQuery ML and its applications to a large audience as part of Learning & Development initiatives.

IT Operations Lead

BigQuery And Teradata Service Owners Team,Ford
10.2017 - 10.2021
  • Engineered a DSA BAR solution for Teradata and migrated archive jobs from mainframe to NetBackup, eliminating the need for Teradata channel nodes and resulting in estimated cost savings of $1 million for the upcoming hardware refresh cycle.
  • Played major role during the initial adoption of Google BigQuery, BigQuery DTS, and BigQuery ML services using Terraform modules.
  • Led multiple Teradata datacenter migrations in both North America and China, modernizing infrastructure and reducing high-impact outages.

IT Operations Analyst

Oracle/ Teradata Service Owners, Ford
04.2014 - 09.2017
  • Led the standardization of Oracle Plant Floor database SGAs at Ford to mitigate memory depletion-related outages.
  • Coordinated the implementation of Oracle Advanced Compression Option (ACO) across all databases, resulting in annual savings of $32,000.

IT Operations Engineer

Oracle Service Owners Team
12.2012 - 03.2014

Junior Software Engineer

Oracle Service Owners Team
07.2011 - 11.2012

Education

PG Diploma in Data Science -

International Institute of Information Technology
Bengaluru, India
2021

Bachelor of Information Technology -

Coimbatore Institute of Technology
Coimbatore
2011

Skills

  • GCP Services such as BigQuery, Cloud Run, Artifact registry, Cloud Scheduler, etc
  • Python
  • ML Algorithms
  • SQL
  • Basic shell scripting

Certification

Google Associate Cloud Engineer

Timeline

Product Manager

DF Operational Excellence, Ford
03.2024 - Current

Deputy Manager

BigQuery And Teradata Service Owners Team, Ford
11.2021 - 02.2024

IT Operations Lead

BigQuery And Teradata Service Owners Team,Ford
10.2017 - 10.2021

IT Operations Analyst

Oracle/ Teradata Service Owners, Ford
04.2014 - 09.2017

IT Operations Engineer

Oracle Service Owners Team
12.2012 - 03.2014

Junior Software Engineer

Oracle Service Owners Team
07.2011 - 11.2012

PG Diploma in Data Science -

International Institute of Information Technology

Bachelor of Information Technology -

Coimbatore Institute of Technology
Sophyiya S