Christian Vertiz

Analytics Engineer / Data Engineer

Laredo, TX — open to remote · christivnvertiz@gmail.com

Summary

Analytics engineer with four years turning logistics operations data into production pipelines and decision tools. Sole data and analytics engineer for J.B. Hunt's Mexico cross-border operations since 2023. Built Databricks and Delta Lake systems that recovered roughly $35K/year in Customer Experience team capacity and cut order processing from 15–20 minutes to 1–3 minutes across 18,000+ annual orders. Native English and Spanish with deep cross-border US–Mexico freight domain expertise.

Skills

Languages & query — Python, SQL, PySpark, DAX, TypeScript

Data platforms — Databricks, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, BigQuery, IBM DB2, SQL Server

Pipelines & modeling — ETL/ELT design, incremental processing, window functions, data quality validation, REST API integration, Git, Azure DevOps

Visualization — Power BI, Power Apps, geospatial mapping, Next.js

AI & automation — Google Gemini API, Power Automate, Google Apps Script

Experience

Logistics Engineer I — Data & Analytics

J.B. Hunt Transport Services · Feb 2025 – May 2026

Sole data and analytics engineer for J.B. Hunt's Mexico cross-border operations since 2023, covering Intermodal and Highway/Dedicated. Promoted from Financial Analyst through the Logistics Engineering Apprenticeship; mentored rotational-program engineers across SQL, Python, and Databricks.

Built an automated Python ETL pipeline in Databricks validating reference numbers across 600+ daily orders into Delta tables, cutting a Customer Experience reporting workflow from a half-day to under 10 minutes and preventing customs delays.

Architected a two-tier active/historical dataset modeling freight at the order and stop level across past, current, and future states, with 15-minute incremental Delta updates re-checking only changed fields — eliminating full 100–200 GB scans.

Developed an AI document scraper on the Google Gemini API extracting reference data from PDFs, reducing per-order processing from 15–20 minutes to 1–3 minutes across 18,000+ annual orders for a major CPG account.

Engineered a real-time alert system measuring order dwell times against operational windows and auto-escalating un-ingated loads, replacing manual reporting and preventing SLA breaches.

Built geospatial Power BI tracking of container paths through rail yards from ping coordinate data, piloted at one facility then rolled out nationwide, with geofence polygons covering ~75% of total volume.

Delivered a SQL-backed carrier performance scorecard in Power BI with an embedded Power App for write-back to source; surfaced historical pricing used by directors in rate renegotiations.

Logistics Engineering Apprentice

J.B. Hunt Transport Services · June 2023 – Feb 2025

Held sole ownership of analytics for Mexico cross-border trade across Intermodal and Highway operations, building the SQL and Excel reporting on Cost Center health and P&L that leadership ran on.

Created the early Power BI dashboards that became the team's foundational analytics templates.

Financial Analyst

J.B. Hunt Transport Services · Sept 2022 – June 2023

Ran P&L monitoring and KPI reporting across multiple Cost Centers; built financial models, forecasting tools, and variance tracking.

Automated recurring warehouse reporting after on-site operations analysis, giving leadership clearer throughput visibility.

Operations & Finance Analyst

Alterri Distribution Center · April 2022 – Sept 2022 · acquired by J.B. Hunt

Drove fleet growth from 5 to 9 drivers by analyzing utilization, demand, and per-route margins to justify each addition to ownership.

Ran invoicing, AP/AR, payroll, and fuel management in a 3-person office; delivered weekly P&L summaries and built fleet utilization tracking that improved margins.

Education

B.B.A. Finance — Texas A&M International University, December 2021