David Lowe
Solutions Architect — Data Architecture & Financial Services
I design data systems that enterprise teams can actually trust — from semantic layers and lineage pipelines to governance frameworks built for regulated industries.
Projects
GSF Semantic Pipeline
Proving the semantic layer is a data governance mechanism — not just a query tool.
Built a four-tier Snowflake pipeline using three synthetic legacy financial systems to demonstrate how a well-designed semantic layer eliminates AI result ambiguity at the source. Deployed publicly on Streamlit Community Cloud with an 11-ambiguity registry and Cortex Analyst integration.
Python · Snowflake · dbt · Cortex Analyst · Streamlit · Faker
GSF: Account Network Visualizer
A 3D interactive graph of hierarchical investment account relationships.
Interactive force-directed graph that maps ownership and relationship hierarchies across investment accounts — originally built for client data, now generalized as a node-mapping system. Built on 3d-force-graph and D3 v5 with a Node.js/Express backend and SQLite storage.
Node.js · Express · D3.js · 3d-force-graph · SQLite · JavaScript
GSF Data Governance Maturity Assessment
Maturity scores derived from real pipeline artifacts — no surveys, no guesswork.
Upload a dbt manifest.json and get scored across five governance dimensions: Semantic, Quality, Lineage, Stewardship, and Access. Each dimension scores 1–5 against a maturity model grounded in what the pipeline actually contains — not self-reported answers.
React · Recharts · Lucide React · Tailwind CSS · Railway
Experience
Parametric Portfolio Associates by Morgan Stanley
Minneapolis, MN
Senior Solutions Architect, Data Engineering & Telemetry
January 2023 – Present
Architecting an AWS Data Telemetry platform to enforce Data Governance across disparate pipelines — centralizing canonical models, data dictionaries, and governance observability at scale.
Senior Solutions Architect, Core Investment Operations
January 2023 – August 2025
Led enterprise derivatives application architecture, delivered SEC T+1 settlement compliance 30 days ahead of industry deadline, and built cross-functional agile processes to restore development velocity after headcount reductions.
Business Analyst, Core Investment Operations
May 2018 – January 2023
Delivered cross-functional data solutions for the enterprise derivatives platform — FX settlement, Bloomberg OTC integrations, Continuous Linked Settlement, and ETL support — while bridging Investment Operations, Technology, and Leadership to align priorities and drive compliance initiatives.
The Toro Company
Bloomington, MN
Business Analyst
June 2016 – May 2018
Delivered data migration, workflow automation, and legacy application replacement projects; saved 13,000 employee-hours by automating website creation through Java, XSL, and SQL.
Software Specialist
July 2011 – June 2016
Managed engineering application support for 100+ users and led development of multi-year project planning tools, including upgrading the engineering budget application to a pure JavaScript MVC framework.
Technical Writer
November 2003 – July 2011
Produced 600+ documents and 1,700+ technical illustrations across 800+ product models; achieved 90% reduction in per-book translation cost by converting the full product family to XML in two build cycles.