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ISABEL KRASA

Data Engineer
Toronto,ON

Summary

Cloud-native TM1 developer with expertise in combining traditional financial planning tools with modern AWS infrastructure. Currently delivering scalable financial solutions at Amazon, including the Bifrost automated model generation system and high-performance World Wide Operations FP&A reporting serving 200+ finance users with 3.5TB of real-time data. Advanced technical toolkit spans TM1Py, AWS Lambda, Step Functions, CDK, and Linux administration. Proven track record as sole on-call developer and technical lead, with experience training teams and delivering mission-critical financial systems. Amazon Machine Learning University certified in Bedrock and Prompt Engineering, bringing AI capabilities to traditional BI environments. Combines deep financial domain expertise with cloud engineering skills to build next-generation planning and analytics solutions.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Data Engineer

Amazon
Toronto, Ontario
03.2021 - Current

Bifrost - Automated TM1 Model Generation

  • Combined TM1Py with AWS Lambda to build TM1 cubes and measure dimensions according to user specifications gathered from a Front-End.
  • Integrated Java, AWS Step Functions, AWS Lambda, and TM1Py to automatically create new TM1 models for users entering a configuration in a web interface. This reduced a 20 hour onboarding process to a single button-press
  • Delivered scaffolding architecture for scalable model generation, saving 120+ hours of manual work within first year
  • Simplified and streamlined user input tracking system in DynamoDB, reducing errors by 40% and improving front-end integration

FRI - Worldwide Operations FP&A Deck - TM1 Reporting

  • Upgraded, rebuilt and maintained a TM1 reporting system delivering operations KPIs to 200+ finance users
  • Led development team on system rebuild and trained 3 new-to-Amazon TM1 developers
  • Managed the resulting large TM1 instance (3.5TB of RAM) that provided up-to-the-minute data
  • Served as sole on-call developer for production system, earning deep trust from finance users
  • Became go-to technical advisor for finance leadership when executing on new finance requirements in this reporting deck

Senior TM1 Developer and Administrator

GDI Incorporated
Toronto, Ontario
10.2020 - 03.2021
  • Implemented successful TM1 budgeting module in Agile environment, guiding 4 Controllers, 6 VPs, and 1 Executive through first budget cycle
  • Delivered 24+ custom reports and system improvements directly to executive leadership
  • Implemented feature files for requirements gathering and unit testing in Agile/BDD environment
  • Queried diverse data sources including JD Edwards, Dynamics GP, QuickBooks

Senior Cognos Analyst/Developer TM1

Newcomp Analytics
Toronto, Ontario
04.2015 - 08.2020
  • Utilities (Jun 2017 – Aug 2020)
  • Senior TM1 Developer (Company-wide Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting)
  • Designed and developed complete Salary Calculation/FTE module and Capital Asset depreciation module in TM1
  • Gathered 132+ business requirements across both modules, documented in BDD format
  • Acted as deployment manager for 4 months, managing Dev-Test-Production releases
  • Trained 2 client-side TM1 Administrators and 8 junior TM1 consultants
  • Developed pytest prototype for TM1 calculation validation and testing
  • Previous Roles (Apr 2015 – Jun 2017)
  • Executive Dashboard Development: Created mobile-optimized dashboards for food production executives
  • Cognos Instructor: Taught fundamental and advanced Cognos Analytics courses
  • Migration Lead: Led team of 4 developers upgrading 200+ Cognos 7.5 reports to 10.2.2

Education

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Mathematics

Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
05-2016

Skills

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Lambda, Step Functions, CDK

Linux (TM1 hosting, bash scripting, system administration)

Java (Beginner)

Go Task (Beginner)

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Certification

Advanced Prompt Engineering for LLMs

Timeline

Building LLM Applications With Bedrock Agents

09-2025

Advanced Prompt Engineering for LLMs

08-2025

Getting Started with Amazon Bedrock and Prompt Engineering

08-2025

Data Engineer

Amazon
03.2021 - Current

Senior TM1 Developer and Administrator

GDI Incorporated
10.2020 - 03.2021

Senior Cognos Analyst/Developer TM1

Newcomp Analytics
04.2015 - 08.2020

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - Mathematics

Queen's University
ISABEL KRASAData Engineer