Jacob Hochendoner

Technical Architect
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experience

  • Technical Architect - Data Analytics

    Nov 2020 - Present PSEG Long Island, LLC

    • Architected the overarching design and strategy for data analytics platform optimization and continuous improvement

    • Facilitated a complete review & refactoring of ETL pipelines responsible for processing billions of records daily with a focus on cost and efficiency

    • Facilitated the security review, approval, and inclusion of new AWS services for data analytics platform improvements

    • Enabled, promoted, and implemented software development best practices (code review, clear and concise documentation) on my team and across software development teams at PSEGLI

  • Software Engineer - Data Analytics

    Aug 2019 - Nov 2020 PSEG Long Island, LLC

    • Designed and built out data pipelines utilizing AWS Glue and PySpark

    • Designed and implemented data ingestion pipelines from varying sources of data including flat file, database, and API-based source systems.

    • Provided training, guidance, and direction to other team members on strategies for implementing complex data pipelines for cutting edge BI, AI, and ML use-cases.

    • Managed the enterprise's Tableau deployment including licensing, configuration, and organizing education sessions for business-side employees.

    • Managed the enterprise's GitHub installation, including licensing, configuration, team and repository organization, and maintenance.

  • Full-Stack Web Developer

    May 2018 - Jul 2019 Conra Web Development, LLC

    • Worked directly with clients to help formulate and cultivate their ideas in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.

    • Built web-apps and webpages directly from photoshop design documents and core ideas.

    • Performed site maintenance such as plugin and framework updates, security checks, and simple error corrections. e.g., spelling errors, photo alignment, body copy replacement.
    • Mainly worked with web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery and PHP.

  • Co-Founder, CTO

    May 2016 - Aug 2018 LegalSoftUSA, INC

    • GIFTANDNOTE.COM — A web-based tool built to assist lawyers with Promissory Note/Gift calculation.

    • Designed and implemented full user stories for user authentication, client management, client information management, nursing home search, and note/gift calculation

    • Implemented algorithm that saved end users 65% of their time compared to traditional methods

    • Managed infrastructure and devops cycle including hosting platform, DNS management, and deployment workflow

    • Technologies Used include Wordpress, PHP, HTML, CSS, JQuery and JavaScript, and MySQL

  • Creative Engineering Consultant

    Jun 2012 – Jun 2018 Simon Elliot Events/Brand Activation Services

    • Consulted on major project developments for computer-based interactive services.

    • On call to help with any computer-based projects needed, from troubleshooting software to team-based development of a core product for use in an event setting, such as a digital sign-in book, photo-booth, or projection-mapping solution.

  • Technical Support Consultant

    Jun 2012 – Jun 2018 Simon Elliot Events/Brand Activation Services

    • Consulted Simon Elliot Events on all of their technical support needs, including performing software and hardware repair on Macintosh and Windows systems.

education

  • B.S. Computer Science and Cybersecurity

    2015 - 2019 Hofstra University

portfolio

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