Cristian Araya
SYSTEMS ENGINEER | CERTIFIED SCRUM PRODUCT OWNER
Santa Ana,SJ
Summary
Experienced and driven professional seeking growth in the data industry. Applying extensive knowledge of Agile methodologies to address market needs and transform them into profitable products. Specializing in designing, developing, and maintaining highly scalable, secure, and reliable data structures with a keen eye for detail. Excel at understanding business and industry requirements to create comprehensive data models through collaboration with system architects, software architects, and design analysts. Possess expertise in developing effective database architectural strategies throughout the modeling, design, and implementation stages.
Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
13
13
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Data Engineer
Verisk (Marketing Solutions Unit)
Escazú, Provincia De San Jose
04.2021 - Current
- Collaborated on ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tasks, maintaining data integrity and verifying pipeline stability.
- Enhanced data quality by performing thorough cleaning, validation, and transformation tasks.
- Automated routine tasks using Python scripts, increasing team productivity and reducing manual errors.
- Led end-to-end implementation of multiple high-impact projects from requirements gathering through deployment and post-launch support stages.
- Conducted extensive troubleshooting to identify root causes of issues and implement effective resolutions in timely manner.
- Designed data models for complex analysis needs.
- Optimized data processing by implementing efficient ETL pipelines and streamlining database design.
Sr. Technical Product Manager
Infutor\ Verisk Marketing Solutions
Escazú, Provincia de San Jose
03.2019 - 04.2021
- Create and Manage product roadmaps for new product initiatives or existing products grown and scale
- All priorities based on the business goals and the company V2MOM
- Have a key role as product architect, helping technical leaders and architects to define and structure product and solutions based on the market needs
- Support the company Commercial Product Manager to learn about new data sets and test business theories by executing proof of concepts to learn the business opportunity before moving forward with the product development
- Implemented data-driven decision making by utilizing analytics tools to track KPIs and measure success against benchmarks.
- Mentored junior team members on best practices for technical product management, fostering a culture of continuous learning within the organization.
Product Owner
Infutor
Escazú, Provincia de San Jose
10.2013 - 03.2019
- Managed backlog prioritization, ensuring alignment with business goals and stakeholder expectations.
- Implemented Agile methodologies to increase team productivity and enhance overall project outcomes.
- Create well structure user stories with proper acceptance criteria that can be understand and execute by Scrum technical team, ensuring that definition of Ready and Done is accomplished by the team
- Collaborated with engineering teams on technical feasibility assessments, resulting in realistic scope definition for projects.
- Owned and prioritized product backlog.
- Enhanced product usability by conducting user research and incorporating feedback into development.
- Facilitated communication between development teams and stakeholders and\or Product Managers, ensuring clear understanding of requirements and expectations.
Data Analyst
Infutor
Escazú, Provincia de San Jose
11.2011 - 10.2013
- Work in Data Solutions Engineering department, building and executing SQL data appends and data perform data analytics to results using Oracle SQL and SQL Server.
- Create SQL Scripts to perform Data quality over matching results and final tables.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and accuracy, resulting in better-informed decisions.
- Integrated multiple sources of disparate data into cohesive datasets using ETL processes, improving overall analytic capabilities.
Network Support Specialist
Stream
Heredia, Provincia de Heredia
10.2010 - 10.2011
- Spearheaded efforts to streamline IT service desk operations, resulting in improved ticket resolution times and enhanced user experience.
- Identified issues and implemented troubleshooting techniques to alleviate downtime and system failure.
- Managed software and hardware issues for end-users.
- Improved overall user experience through support, training, troubleshooting, improvements and communication of system changes.
Education
M.D. - Database Management
Universidad Cenfotec
San José, Costa Rica 12.2025 - Current
DATA SCIENCE POSTGRADUATE -
UNIVERSIDAD CENFOTEC
San José, SJ 01.2019 - 01.2020
CERTIFIED SCRUM PRODUCT OWNER -
SCRUM ALLIANCE
Alajuela 11.2018 - 11.2018
Bachelor in Systems Engineering -
UNIVERSIDAD LATINA DE COSTA RICA
Heredia 01.2014 - 11.2018
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN -
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA COSTARRICENSE
San José 01.2010 - 12.2012
HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE -
BELEN HIGH SCHOOL
Belén 01.1997 - 12.2001
Skills
English
Scrum \ Agile Framework
SnowFlake
PowerBI\ Tabeau \ Sigma
ETL development
SQL expertise
NoSQL databases
Data quality assurance
Data analysis
Database administration
Big data technologies
Problem-solving aptitude
Excellent communication
Python programming
Data visualization
Project management
Timeline
M.D. - Database Management
Universidad Cenfotec
12.2025 - Current
Data Engineer
Verisk (Marketing Solutions Unit)
04.2021 - Current
Sr. Technical Product Manager
Infutor\ Verisk Marketing Solutions
03.2019 - 04.2021
DATA SCIENCE POSTGRADUATE -
UNIVERSIDAD CENFOTEC
01.2019 - 01.2020
CERTIFIED SCRUM PRODUCT OWNER -
SCRUM ALLIANCE
11.2018 - 11.2018
Bachelor in Systems Engineering -
UNIVERSIDAD LATINA DE COSTA RICA
01.2014 - 11.2018
Product Owner
Infutor
10.2013 - 03.2019
Data Analyst
Infutor
11.2011 - 10.2013
Network Support Specialist
Stream
10.2010 - 10.2011
TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNICIAN -
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA COSTARRICENSE
01.2010 - 12.2012
HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE -
BELEN HIGH SCHOOL
01.1997 - 12.2001
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