# David Schraedel **Full-stack Developer (Capstone Project)** — Salt Lake City, UT, United States > Data engineer with experience in Snowflake, dbt, cloud infrastructure, and applied AI, who has cut manual processing time by 75% and built AI features that halved user effort on core workflows. Completing a Master of Information Systems Management at BYU in April 2026. Career Archetype: **Launchpad Trailblazer** (HS-MG) — One of the first Launchpad Trailblazers on Saywise ## Links - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/david-schraedel - Portfolio: https://davidschraedel.github.io/portfolio/ ## Experience ### Full-stack Developer (Capstone Project), I AM Scale (2026-01 – 2026-04) Lehi, UT · Resolved ECS service-to-service auth failures by designing and validating scoped IAM policies in Terraform. Integrated Amazon Bedrock LLM APIs into the core workflow and optimized metadata for retrieval accuracy. Diagnosed and fixed React Query cache issues that caused cross-account data leaks and stale inbox filtering. ### Data & Systems Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business (2025-09 – 2025-12) Provo, UT · Taught core concepts to 50+ students in TA labs and exam reviews, covering Excel statistics, Tableau, data lifecycle and quality, and flowcharts. Debugged SQL, VBA, HTML/CSS, Excel, and Tableau issues to resolve technical roadblocks and grading inquiries. ### UX and Web Developer, The LTN Foundation (2024-08 – 2025-05) Orem, UT · Built a relational database from scratch on Supabase/PostgreSQL, establishing authentication and dynamic content architecture. Built a responsive, accessible website for the organization's educational content delivery. ### Web Development Intern, OCSC (2024-04 – 2024-09) Bountiful, UT · Delivered 20+ production-ready features to expand functionality of a SaaS marketplace web app. Implemented authentication and CRUD functionality, enabling reliable product demos for prospective clients and investors. ### Consultant Intern, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Social Impact Project (2022-09 – 2022-12) Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area · Identified data source constraints for a humanitarian crisis response tool and turned those limitations into actionable recommendations. Served as technical liaison between GIS experts and stakeholders, and designed and presented an Esri ArcGIS prototype. ### Teaching Assistant, Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business (2021-08 – 2021-12) Provo, UT · - Provided reliable assistance to professor and students by teaching Python in test material reviews, grading over 800 assignments, and collaborating with 7 colleagues. - Helped students apply and understand OOP, Python, Django, PostgreSQL, CSS, HTML, MVC, by clarifying principles/theory and addressing questions in one-on-one and group settings with 60 students. ### Web Developer, Brigham Young University (2021-04 – 2021-08) Provo, UT · - Developed structured plan to reduce storage usage by 19% for 8 department websites. - Audited, organized, and indexed over 50 SOP documents while training replacement, providing future employees with relevant context for current and expected team processes/tasks. ### Bindery Assistant, Brigham Young University (2019-05 – 2019-09) Provo, UT · - Reduced production waste by 15%, by accurately operating machinery, via attention to detail in learning desired objectives. - Prepared organized merchandise orders, facilitating safe and orderly work environment with attentive operation of both analog and digital machinery. ### Contemporary Dance Accompanist | Live Improvisational Musician, BYU Department of Dance (2019-04 – 2023-04) Provo, UT · Delivered live music for 15 to 75 dancers using music technology and 13 instruments. Adapted to the schedules and styles of 11 instructors and mentored 6 peer musicians. ### Busser, The Old Spaghetti Factory (2016-05 – 2016-12) Orem, UT · - Coordinated with a front-of-house team of 10 to clear and reset tables and complete sidework during peak hours, helping maintain smooth, efficient service in a high‑volume restaurant - Cleared, sanitized, and reset tables for 600+ guests per night, keeping the dining area guest‑ready and supporting faster table turnover and higher nightly traffic ## Education ### Master's degree in Information Systems Management | Data and Business Intelligence, Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business (2026-04) GPA 3.71 ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Information Systems | Minor, Family Life, Brigham Young University (2023-04) BYU IS Alumni Choice Award for Integrity in Action (2023) ## Projects ### Capstone: I AM Scale - Applied AI Built an AI-assisted creator-engagement platform as part of a Master of Information Systems Management capstone project. - Resolved ECS service-to-service authentication failures by designing and validating scoped IAM policies in Terraform. - Integrated Amazon Bedrock, refined knowledge-base metadata, and improved the response-review experience for AI-assisted creator engagement. - Diagnosed and fixed React Query caching behavior that created cross-account data exposure risk and stale inbox filtering. ### Snowflake/dbt Data Pipeline Unified data from 3 source systems · Built a Snowflake/dbt pipeline unifying 3 source systems, orchestrated with Prefect and Docker. Added dbt Cloud CI/CD and an MCP server for AI agent access. ### Transcript ELT Pipeline ELT pipeline for transcript data · Built an ELT pipeline in Python for 6.7M+ words of transcript data, enabling queries and Markdown exports for LLM analysis. ### Time-Series Forecasting Pipeline R forecasting pipeline with a REST API · Built a time-series forecasting pipeline in R using tidymodels, evaluating ARIMA, XGBoost, and Prophet. Deployed predictions through a Dockerized REST API. ### Photo Book Automation Python script to auto-populate photo book templates · Wrote a Python script that auto-populates photo book templates, cutting total manual work from 30+ hours to 5 to 8 hours. ### Agentic AI Design with Local Business Agentic AI systems for workflow friction · Partnered with a local business to design and test agentic AI systems, identifying opportunities to reduce workflow friction. ## Skills Amazon Bedrock, Data Build Tool (DBT), Data Integration, Extract, Transform, Load (ETL), TypeScript, LangChain, Cursor AI, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Snowflake, Flow Charts, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Information Security, Linux, Git, Product Management, Terraform, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon Dynamodb, AWS Lambda, AWS Identity and Access Management (AWS IAM), Amazon VPC, Amazon S3, R (Programming Language), Amazon EC2, Docker, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Databases, Beautiful Soup, Pandas (Software), SciPy, Tableau, Oral Communication, Data Visualization, Soft Skills, Self-Directed Learning, Machine Operation, Django, Active Listening, Music Production, Troubleshooting, Self Learning, Tailwind CSS, Information Architecture, Wireframing, Logo Design, Systems Analysis, VBA Excel, Scripting, Data Analytics, Google Workspace, Python, SQL, R (Tidyverse), scikit-learn, dimensional modeling, Power BI, NoSQL, MySQL, EDA, ELT/ETL, Excel, lakehouse architecture, JavaScript, agentic coding, HTML, CSS, React, APIs, .NET, C#, AWS, CloudFront, CodePipeline ## Credentials - **Alumni Choice Award** — BYU Information Systems Alumni Choice Awards Committee (issued 2022-12) - **Eagle Scout** — Boy Scouts of America (issued 2015-02) - **The Art of Creative Disruption: Master Lateral Thinking in the Age of AI** — LinkedIn (issued 2026-06) - **Machine Learning Basics** — AI in Business Society (issued 2026-03) - **Automation Pro I** — Workato - **Automation Pro II** — Workato ## AI Fluency - **Claude** (https://claude.ai) - **Antigravity** (https://antigravity.google) - **Cursor** (https://cursor.com) - **Muse** - **Gemini app** - **ChatGPT** (https://chatgpt.com) - **Stitch** - **Grok Bot** --- Source: https://saywise.com/member5064 (last modified 2026-10-22T06:39:55.802Z)