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🧠 What I'm Working On

Spinning up a full Synapse Analytics environment for a new client, including DevOps pipelines, CI/CD workflows, and third-party data ingestion via ADF.
Troubleshooting a connector issue and enhancing ingestion pipelines for another client using Snowflake and dbt.
Modeling inventory data and building ingestion workflows into SQL Server using SSIS for yet another client.

📚 What I'm Learning

Studying Data Modeling and Dimensional Data Warehousing through works by Ralph Kimball and Christopher Adamson.
Preparing for the DP-700: Microsoft Certified Fabric Data Engineer Associate exam.
Contemplating if it's worth pursuing Snowflake's SnowPro Core Certification.

🛠️ What I'm Playing With

Exploring the various apps/services available to run Unraid and Proxmox.
Evaluating Pi-hole, AdGuard Home, and other ad-blockers to determine if it's something I want to deploy on my home network.
Noodling around with Pterodactyl and Crafty Controller for hosting Minecraft and other game servers.

📖 What I'm Reading

Fundamentals of Data Engineering by Joe Reis and Matt Housley
Leading with the Heart by Mike Krzyzewski
Provoked by Scott Horton

🎧 What I'm Enjoying

Podcasts: Part of the Problem with Dave Smith, Provoked with Darryl Cooper and Scott Horton, and The Tom Woods Show.
TV: Watching Only Murders in the Building with Abby while slowly making my way through Blindspot on my own.
Music: Deep-diving into Coheed and Cambria — especially Vaxis – Act III: The Father of Make Believe along with all the music from Mammoth I can get my hands on.

Last updated: September 18, 2025