Adam Kenawell About Me
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Objective

Data Engineer with hands-on experience building agentic AI solutions, scalable data pipelines, and predictive models. Passionate about applying AI innovation to drive measurable impact at scale.

Experience

Agentic AI Data Engineer Sep 2023 — Present
Ford Motor Company
  • Designed and maintained scalable data pipelines using GCP BigQuery, Vertex AI, dbt Core, and Astronomer Airflow
  • Led the onboarding of new data sources into the Digital Birth Certificate (DBC) product, enhancing vehicle manufacturing insights
  • Contributed to an AI solution that saved Ford over $68M in its initial two months of operation
Data Engineering Intern May 2021 — Aug 2021
Ford Motor Company
  • Developed a notification manager for data pipelines within the quality.ai team at Ford Motor Company
  • Created and maintained a data pipeline for root cause analysis in vehicle manufacturing
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to enhance data processing efficiency and reliability
Bioinformatics Intern Jun 2019 — Apr 2020
Hillman Cancer Center
  • Conducted cancer research at a state-of-the-art oncology research facility, contributing to early-stage scientific exploration
  • Coded and debugged molecular visualization software designed to simulate complex molecule interactions for research analysis
  • Selected as 1 of only 2 students (out of ~250) from one of Pennsylvania's highest-performing high schools to participate in this competitive research opportunity

Education

M.S. in Data Science In Progress, 2025–2028
Bellevue University GPA: 4.0
B.S. in Data Science, Minor in Mathematics 2019–2023
The Pennsylvania State University GPA: 3.65

Achievements

  • "Moving the Business Forward" Award — Ford Motor Company Mar 2026
  • Best Overall — Penn State Data Science Hackathon Apr 2023
  • Intern City of Tomorrow Challenge: Future Mobility — High Achiever Aug 2022
  • Computer Science Departmental Award — South Fayette School District Jun 2019
  • Eagle Scout Award — Boy Scouts of America May 2018

Technical Skills

Cloud & Data

GCPBigQueryVertex AIdbt CoreAstronomer Airflow

Languages & AI

PythonSQLPrompt EngineeringAgentic AIAnthropic Claude API

Analytics & Tools

StatisticsData Pipeline DesignRoot Cause AnalysisGitBioinformatics