Aron Tharp
About Aron Tharp
Aron Tharp serves as the Data and Analytics Engineering Sr. Manager at Vroom, where he has effectively guided his team through five layoffs while maintaining high employee engagement and retention. With extensive experience in data analytics and engineering, he has held various roles at Bosch USA and other organizations, contributing to significant improvements in data processing and team performance.
Work at Vroom
Aron Tharp has served as the Data and Analytics Engineering Sr. Manager at Vroom since 2022. In this role, he has successfully navigated the team through five layoffs while surpassing company benchmarks for employee engagement and retention. Prior to this position, he worked as the Data and Analytics Engineering Manager at Vroom from 2021 to 2022. His contributions include implementing a hybrid offshoring strategy for the data team, which optimized salary costs and improved time zone coverage for data triage.
Education and Expertise
Aron Tharp holds multiple degrees, including a Master of Science in Computational Data Analytics from Georgia Institute of Technology, achieved from 2018 to 2022. He also earned an International MBA from the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business between 2012 and 2016. Additionally, he completed a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at The Ohio State University from 2004 to 2009. His educational background is complemented by his experience as a Python for Data Science Teaching Assistant at Georgia Institute of Technology.
Background
Aron Tharp has a diverse professional background, having worked in various roles across multiple organizations. He began his career at JPMorganChase as a Process Auditor and later as a Reporting Analyst from 2009 to 2012. He also served as a Small Business Development Volunteer with the Peace Corps in Cameroon from 2013 to 2015. His tenure at Bosch USA included roles such as Team Lead in Advanced Analytics and Sr. Analyst in Advanced Analytics, spanning from 2016 to 2021.
Achievements
During his career, Aron Tharp has implemented several significant improvements in data analytics processes. He refactored inventory data models into a star schema, which led to an 80% reduction in daily dbt execution times and a 90% decrease in end-user query times. Additionally, he simplified the dbt code base and deployment process, resulting in an 80% decrease in job failures and a reduction in troubleshooting time by two days per month. He also designed training curricula and conducted code reviews to enhance analytics capabilities within his teams.