LT@landon-townsend
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Data Engineer

Results-driven Data Professional with hands-on experience in Cloud Engineering and ETL pipeline development. Leveraging skills in Machine Learning, SQL, and Python to build scaleable data solutions an

Work samples

Work samples show data cleaning, analysis, and visualization aimed at political or policy questions, highlighting methods and clear results.

  • Talk to Your Data: AI Engineering on a RAG System for a Federal Data Catalog

    Analytica · May 2026

    Talk to Your Data: AI Engineering on a RAG System for a Federal Data Catalog

    Led AI solutioning on a Retrieval-Augmented Generation proof of concept for a federal regulatory data catalog, from stakeholder validation through working build. Owned every layer: transcript analysis across five roles (Data Scientist, Steward, IT Security, Regulatory Reviewer, Deputy Director) anch

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About me

Results-driven Data Professional with hands-on experience in Cloud Engineering and ETL pipeline development. Leveraging skills in Machine Learning, SQL, and Python to build scaleable data solutions an

Data engineer with experience across three internships building pipelines, APIs, and AI systems. At Baltimore Aircoil Company, I built a FastAPI and Power BI portal that consolidated 3,000+ reports for a 5,000-person company. At Analytica, I deployed an LLM evaluation framework with PostgreSQL logging and live monitoring on Azure. At the USDA, I built ETL pipelines in R and SQL that cut manual cleaning time by 95%. Skilled in Python, SQL, Airflow, Azure, Databricks, and Docker. Completing a master’s with a Data Science and Automation focus at the University of Maryland.

Experience

Data Engineer

Baltimore Aircoil Company · Jun 2026 - Aug 2026

Data Scientist

Analytica · Feb 2026 - May 2026

Data Engineer

United States Department of Agriculture · Jan 2025 - May 2025

Education

University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD

Master's of Science · Class of 2027

University of Maryland - College Park College Park, MD

Bachelor's of Science · Class of 2026

Skills

Data analysisStatistical methodsData cleaningData visualizationAI Powered AnalyticsAI Agent DevelopmentCloud Computing
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Talk to Your Data: AI Engineering on a RAG System for a Federal Data Catalog

Led AI solutioning on a Retrieval-Augmented Generation proof of concept for a federal regulatory data catalog, from stakeholder validation through working build. Owned every layer: transcript analysis across five roles (Data Scientist, Steward, IT Security, Regulatory Reviewer, Deputy Director) anch

RAGPythonSQLAI Powered Analytics

Overview

Led AI solutioning on a Retrieval-Augmented Generation proof of concept for a federal regulatory data catalog, from stakeholder validation through working build. Owned every layer: transcript analysis across five roles (Data Scientist, Steward, IT Security, Regulatory Reviewer, Deputy Director) anchored on the service blueprint model, persona cards, RAG architecture proposal with a per-query cost

Talk to Your Data: AI Engineering on a RAG System for a Federal Data Catalog
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