Curriculum Vitae

Tony Tushar Jr.

Minneapolis, MN · Analytics Engineering and Data Leader

Experience

WTWH Media

Analytics Engineering Consultant

Jan '24 – Present Remote
  • Led design and implementation of unified analytics platform consolidating data from 3 acquired companies and 80 website domains, architecting scalable infrastructure serving 800+ customers with 50M+ monthly data points
  • Implemented RAG-based semantic audience building using vector embeddings and created identity resolution system with lookalike predictions, improving match rates from 45% to 87% and increasing engagement rates by 28%
  • Established data quality monitoring and governance processes using open source tooling, ensuring data accuracy and consistency across integrated platforms
  • Developed engineers' cross-functional expertise by systematically expanding skills beyond comfort zones — guiding technical specialists toward business acumen and operations-focused members toward deeper SQL and data profiling
  • Created collaborative operating model leveraging distributed talent across time zones, reducing client costs by 40% compared to traditional agencies

New Engen

Analytics Engineering Consultant

Sep '23 – Oct '25 Remote
  • Modeled 15+ ad channel platforms into single LIFT interface serving 500+ active monthly users with automated cross-channel analytics tracking +$1B annual ad spend, reducing reporting latency from 48 hours to <30 minutes
  • Built and led globally distributed team of 5 engineers across data engineering, architecture, GTM/GA4 tracking, martech implementation, and analytics, delivering enterprise-grade solutions
  • Implemented agile sprint frameworks with analytical dashboards tracking velocity, burn rate, allocation, and SLAs across 5+ concurrent projects, maintaining <24 hour response times
  • Automated taxonomy standardization across all client campaigns, eliminating 10+ hours weekly of manual classification work
  • Optimized BigQuery infrastructure and implemented data quality frameworks, reducing annual costs by $25K while improving query performance by 40%
  • Built dbt package for multi-tenant architecture and trained six cross-functional engineers to manage data practices internally

RevUnit

Principal Data Engineer

Dec '22 – Dec '23 Remote · Bentonville, AR
  • Engineered migration of $250k annual legacy BI product to Google Cloud and implemented dbt package that streamlined client onboarding from weeks to one day, enabling scalable operations supporting 300+ clients
  • Led training efforts empowering six analysts with dbt expertise and leveraged Terraform/Python to architect cloud infrastructure for smooth scaling

Apto Payments

Senior Analytics Engineer

May '22 – Nov '22 Remote · San Francisco, CA
  • Developed real-time alerting system for Risk Ops, curbing fraudulent card activities and contributing to over $100k in monthly cost reductions
  • Championed data modeling initiatives in BigQuery and Looker, supporting robust data assets for informed decision-making
  • Led comprehensive data governance initiative including tool evaluation and implementation (dbt, Datafold, GCP DLP), establishing security standards and data observability practices to achieve SOC 2 compliance

General Mills

Senior Analytics Engineer

Nov '20 – Apr '22 Remote · Minneapolis, MN
  • Led enterprise-wide dbt migration training 20+ developers, optimized ML models contributing to $350MM in trade spend, and mentored cross-functional teams in analytics engineering best practices

Persuade Digital + Loyalty

Data Analytics Consultant

Sep '19 – Oct '20 Minneapolis, MN
  • Designed data models driving 20% prescription adherence increase and identified 15% cost reduction opportunity for Fortune 500 fuel loyalty program
Technical Skills
Education & Certifications

Applied Economics B.S.

Metropolitan State University

May 2018

Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer

Certification

2020