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Chris Zingel

Chris Zingel.

Software engineer experience in Python, Ruby & Rails — building reliable web apps, APIs, and automations from A to Z.
Mostly working in the Data Engineering space nowadays.

As a data engineer, I bring extensive expertise in data processing, interpretation, and visualization — working across Python, SAS, with hands-on experience in Databricks, dbt, Power BI and Snowflake.

Tauranga,New Zealand ↓ Download CV
Currently
Software Engineer
Available for new contracts
Focus
Python Ruby Ruby on Rails Git PostgreSQL AWS
dbt Snowflake Databricks Git Python AWS SAS Power BI
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Work Experience

2025 — 2026
Senior Data Engineer
Fulcrum Decision (FDL) · Contract

Data engineering consultant to OfficeMax. Built ETL pipelines with dbt and Snowflake (Azure Blob Storage as the data lake), integrating Stibo and Oracle Pronto, and supported Sisense and Power BI reporting for campaigns and share-of-wallet analysis.

dbtSnowflakeAzure Power BISisense
2024 — 2025
Senior Data Engineer
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora

Led the design and delivery of data solutions on Snowflake and dbt — national cost collection, master data quality reporting, and national spend visibility — with strong governance around data quality, PII, security, and auditability.

SnowflakedbtPython Data Governance
2022 — 2023
Data Engineer (SAS Consultant)
ANZ · Contract

SAS consultant on ANZ's Customer Remediation programme — data extraction, transformation, and analysis to identify and rectify historical banking issues, translating business needs into technical specs. Runner-up at the 2022 Aotearoa EnviroHack.

SASSQLData Analysis
2020 — 2022
Machine Learning & Data Engineering
Mable · Full-time

Built Mable's recommender engine for client matching and behaviour-risk detection, automated NDIS-compliant bulk invoicing, and built dbt pipelines from Redshift, Postgres, and Salesforce plus Tableau dashboards.

DatabricksdbtPython SparkRedshift
2017 — 2020
Senior Software Engineer
Mable · Full-time

Built the reference-checking onboarding flow that sped up onboarding while improving platform safety and worker vetting. Mentored staff, ran code reviews, and collaborated with product, UX, and design.

Ruby on RailsPostgreSQL RedisSalesforce
2016 — 2017
Senior Developer
POSmusic · Full-time

Improved backend and frontend apps serving licensed in-store music and ads, built the retail staff/manager permission system and multi-site store accounts, and automated playlist generation.

Ruby on RailsAngularJS AWSPostgreSQL
2014 — 2015
Lead Software Developer
Brandkit®

Built BrandKit, a cloud-based brand management system delivering logo files and brand style guides, with AWS Rekognition metadata tooling — used by Tourism New Zealand and Auckland's ATEED.

Ruby on RailsAWS ElasticsearchAngularJS
2011 — 2014
Senior Developer
Digital Dialogue

Built mobile and web solutions for clients including Chrysler Australia and BGC — front-end (HTML/CSS/JS) and Ruby on Rails back-ends, including a dealership test-drive app and an e-auction site.

Ruby on RailsJavaScript HTML/CSS
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Certifications

2025
SnowPro Core Certification
Snowflake
Issued: Aug 2025 · Expires: Aug 2027
Credential ID: 156908869

Certified in Snowflake data warehousing and cloud data platform fundamentals.

2025
dbt Developer
dbt Labs
Issued: Feb 2025 · Expires: Feb 2027
Credential ID: 135541190

Certified in building, testing, and deploying data transformation pipelines using dbt.

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