Matthew Ropp
About Matthew Ropp
Matthew Ropp is a Senior Data Engineer at Revenue.io, where he has worked since 2020. He has extensive experience in data engineering, having held various roles at companies such as Yahoo, OpenX, and LERETA, and has a strong academic background in Computer Science and Japanese studies.
Work at Revenue.io
Matthew Ropp has been employed at Revenue.io as a Senior Data Engineer since 2020. In this role, he has migrated legacy AWS Glue ETL/ELT jobs into Redshift, utilizing Apache Airflow to enhance job visibility and reliability. His work focuses on improving data processing efficiency and reliability within the organization.
Previous Experience at Yahoo
Matthew Ropp has extensive experience at Yahoo, holding multiple positions from 2003 to 2016. He served as a Senior Database Developer in Yahoo! Search Marketing and later as a Senior Software Development Engineer in various groups, including Business Information and Sales Tools. His roles involved developing data pipelines and implementing solutions to enhance data management and reporting.
Education and Expertise
Matthew Ropp studied at Fuller Theological Seminary, where he earned a Master of Arts in Cross Cultural Studies and Missiology from 1996 to 1999. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Japanese from Kalamazoo College, completed in 1994. Additionally, he studied Japanese Studies at Waseda University and completed an intensive summer course at the University of Michigan.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Matthew Ropp has demonstrated expertise in data engineering and software development. He has implemented a data pipeline using Generative AI for creating summaries and coaching feedback. He has also architected systems to extract Salesforce data via the Salesforce Bulk API and performed performance tuning on Redshift clusters, significantly enhancing report performance.
Mentorship and Leadership
In his professional roles, Matthew Ropp has taken on mentorship responsibilities, guiding junior engineers in design and best practices. He has provided interactive pull request reviews, contributing to the development of skills within his team and fostering a collaborative work environment.