Ayaka Okamoto
About Ayaka Okamoto
Ayaka Okamoto is an Advanced Data Engineer at General Mills in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with a background in Computer Science from Michigan State University.
Company
Ayaka Okamoto is currently employed at General Mills as an Advanced Data Engineer. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she brings her expertise in data engineering to a leading global food company.
Educational Background
Ayaka Okamoto completed her Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Michigan State University. Her academic career spanned from 2015 to 2019. Prior to attending Michigan State University, she attended Pioneer High School from 2011 to 2015, achieving a GPA of 3.8 out of 4.0.
Professional Experience
Ayaka Okamoto has a diverse background in data engineering and internships. She worked as a Summer Intern at Rakuten in Tokyo, Japan, within the 23 wards, for three months in 2018. In 2017, she participated in a Summer Internship at Yamato, Limited in Yoyogi, Tokyo. Her experience highlights her adaptability and international exposure in various technology-driven roles.
Technical Expertise
Ayaka Okamoto has demonstrated expertise in multiple technical areas. She played a key role in a data migration project, moving data from a Hadoop Data Lake to Google Cloud using Big Query. She efficiently organized data flows using Lucid Flow Chart during the migration. Ayaka also configured Apache Airflow to schedule data ingestion and modeling jobs while writing queries for data quality checks. Additionally, she developed bash scripts for complex file movements and wrote Scala code for data extraction. Her experience includes running queries in both Hive and Impala for data processing.