Leonardo Carrico

Leonardo Carrico

Data Scientist | Software Engineer

Chicago, Illinois, United States

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About Me

Data is a passion of mine. Moments like when two separate data pipelines complete at the exact same millionth of a second... those are the moments I live for.

I'm a dedicated Data Scientist and Software Engineer with expertise in cloud platforms, data warehousing, and machine learning. I specialize in building scalable data solutions and enterprise-level applications.

Experience

March 2025 - Present

Data Solutions Developer

Accel Entertainment

  • Migrated Python scripts to Azure Container Functions using Docker for improved performance and scalability
  • Developed and maintained Azure Functions and containerized data processes for reliable workflows
  • Utilized Azure SQL Database for data storage and integration tasks, writing optimized SQL queries
August 2022 - March 2025

Data Consultant

SDG Group USA

  • Supported the architecture and design of large-scale data warehouses and analytics solutions on platforms like Snowflake and DBT
  • Designed and optimized ETL processes and data pipelines for scalable data ingestion, transformation, and loading
  • Collaborated with executive leadership to align solutions with business needs and strategic objectives
May 2021 - August 2022

Software Engineer

Cognizant

  • Built enterprise level applications using Agile methodologies and Unit Testing
  • Developed Java/Spring APIs that call upon PostgreSQL databases
  • Created Angular 14 dynamic webpages running on Google Cloud Platform using microservices on Docker and Kubernetes
August 2019 - August 2020

Data Science Researcher

Lake Forest College

  • Prototyped, generated, and fine-tuned machine learning and natural language processing models
  • Gave research lectures and presentations for project and data science principles
  • Researched and applied new data science/machine learning technologies and strategies
February 2018 - August 2020

Teaching Assistant

Lake Forest College

  • Graded and tutored for Intro to Computer Science, Data Structures and Algorithms, Statistical Programming, Data Applications, and Web Development
  • Worked with languages including Python, Java, R, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Skills & Technologies

Cloud Platforms

Azure Functions Azure Virtual Machines Azure SQL Database Google Cloud Platform

Programming Languages

Python Java JavaScript SQL R HTML/CSS

Data & Analytics

Data Warehousing ETL Processes Machine Learning Snowflake DBT NLP

Tools & Frameworks

Docker Kubernetes Spring Angular Selenium PostgreSQL

Education & Achievements

Bachelor's Degree, Data Science

Lake Forest College

2018 - 2020

Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Computer Science

Oakton Community College

2016 - 2018

Data Warehousing Workshop

Certification

James Rocco Data Research Scholarship

Honor Award

Successful Participant in the Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling

Achievement

Projects

Asteroid Bumpers IO

A multiplayer browser game where players control spaceships to avoid asteroids and compete for high scores. Built with JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas, and WebSockets.

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YouTube Narrative Visualization

Fame. Fortune. Youtube. Care to see the stats on the top 100 Youtube channels of 2023 to find out what made them hot... or not.

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Ready to discuss data solutions or software engineering opportunities? Let's connect!

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