Steve Aves

I am a passionate IT professional with over 20 years of experience in data and programming. And throughout my career, I am always reminded of a universal truth: data is everywhere and it is trying to tell us something.

Thank goodness.

It's exciting to bring order to the chaos. To make systems work together seamlessly. To facilitate an organization to reach its potential. To turn data into actions that ultimately lead to results. And this humble site serves as a record of these adventures. Thanks for stopping by.

 

If you can dream it, you can do it.

--Walt Disney

What I Do

Data Engineering

I have expereince with most apsects of the data pipeline, including database architecture, data extraction (SQL, API, etc), complex transformations, and loading into a data warehouse.

Business Intelligence

With a focus on real-time analytics and dashboards, I have assisted every department in my organization with data insights that help them drive the business.

EDI, Ecommerce and Efulfillment

I have managed many parts of the modern orders-to-cash technical stack, especially as it relates to Ecommerce and Drop Shipping for Amazon and other major retailers.

Solutions Architect

My team facilitated a company growth multiple of over 10x by developing and implementing technical solutions that scaled with the business.

Systems Integration

I have played a major, hands-on role in multiple systems implementations, including Magento ECommerce platform and Corporate ERP (Microsoft Dynamics NAV).

Data Science

My original passion! I enjoy analyzing and synthesizing datasets to make the answers come into focus.

Resume

Over 20 Years of Experience

Experience

2022 - Current
SPS Commerce

Lead ERP/EDI Implementation Consultant

  • Microsoft Dynamics NAV and D365 Business Central

2021 - 2022
ScottsMiracle-Gro

Manager, Digital Analytics

  • SAP ERP Migration (2021)
  • Data Studio Report Suite (2021)
  • SuperMetrics integrations (2021)

2019 - 2021
AeroGrow

Director, Data and Analytics

  • Magento v2 Implementation (2020)
  • Operations Dashboard (2019)
  • Sales Flash Report v2 with Media and Contribution Estimates (2019)

2013 - 2019
AeroGrow

Director, Web/IT

  • ERP Migration (NAV 2018)
  • Parent Company Network Migration (2017)
  • Parent Company Magento Launch (2016)

2009 - 2013
AeroGrow

Senior Programmer Analyst

  • Magento EE Implementation and Dev Management (2010)
  • Direct to Consumer Sales Flash Report (2009)
  • Self-built, open-source, automated reporting system (2009)

2006 - 2009
AeroGrow

Analyst/Front End Developer

  • Developed solution for TV media performance reporting
  • Database Marketing

Education

Colorado State University

M.S. in Atmospheric Science

Graduate Research Fellowship

Iowa State University

B.S. in Meteorology

Research Assistant, Student Teacher

Data Skills

SQL

100%

MySQL DB

90%

SQL Server DB

75%

Excel

100%

XML/XSL

85%

API

80%

Tableau

75%

Data Studio

80%

Coding Skills

PHP

100%

JavaScript

75%

Python

60%

VBA

85%

HTML / CSS

90%

Bash/Shell Scripting

80%

Curriculum Vitae

Educational Experience

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

M.S.  Atmospheric Science

Graduation: Summer 2006

Thesis:  The diurnal cycle of convection over the northern South China Sea during the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa

B.S.  Meteorology

Graduation: Spring 2001

Academic Honors and Awards

  • * Iowa Broadcasters' Association Scholarship
  • * Hy-Vee Employee Scholarship
  • * American Meteorological Society Undergraduate Scholarship
  • * Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, and Golden Key National Honor Societies
  • * American Mensa Member

Publications

PDF  Steven L. Aves and Richard H. Johnson, 2008: The diurnal cycle of convection over the northern South China Sea.  J. Meteor. Soc. Japan, 86, 919-934.

PDF  Richard H. Johnson, Steven L. Aves, Paul E. Ciesielski and Thomas D. Keenan. 2005: Organization of Oceanic Convection during the Onset of the 1998 East Asian Summer Monsoon. Mon. Wea. Rev., 133, 131-148.

Conference Abstracts, Posters, and Presentations

PDF  Steven L. Aves and Richard H. Johnson, 2006: The diurnal cycle of convection over the northern South China Sea. 27th Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology, Monterey, CA, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 14D.5.

PDF  Steven L. Aves and Richard H. Johnson, 2003: The diurnal cycle of oceanic convection over the northern South China Sea during the Southeast Asian Monsoon. 10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, OR, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 5.4.

PDF  Richard H. Johnson and Steven L. Aves, 2003: The organization of oceanic convection during the onset of the East Asian summer monsoon. 10th Conference on Mesoscale Processes, Portland, OR, Amer. Meteor. Soc., CD-ROM, 5.3.

PDF PPT  Steven L Aves, William A Gallus, Jr., Eugenia Kalnay and Matthew Miller, 2002: The use of a phase shifted verification score to evaluate warm sector QPF. 19th Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting and 15th Conference on Numerical Weather Prediction, San Antonio, TX, Amer. Meteor. Soc., J107-108.

PDF  William A Gallus, Jr., Moti Segal, Isidora Jankov, and Steven L. Aves, 2001: Impact of improved initialization of mesoscale features on convective system QPF in 10 km Eta simulations. Symposium on Precipitation Extremes: Prediction, Impacts, and Responses, Albuquerque, NM, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 252-255.

PDF  William A. Gallus, Jr., Moti Segal, and Steven L. Aves, 2000: Impact of improved initialization of mesoscale boundaries on heavy rainfall forecasts in 10 km Eta simulations. 20th Conference on Severe Local Storms, Orlando, FL, Amer. Meteor. Soc., 469-472.

Other Publications

PDF  Masters Thesis: The diurnal cycle of convection over the northern South China Sea during the South China Sea Monsoon Experiment

PDF  Undergraduate Technical Writing Final Project: Safe and Successful Storm Chasing

Portfolio

My Works
Creating Plant Growth KPIs Through Measurements of Life Cycle Water Uptake

Creating Plant Growth KPIs Through Measurements of Life Cycle Water Uptake

Projects
Creating Plant Growth KPIs with Intel L515 LiDAR Camera

Creating Plant Growth KPIs with Intel L515 LiDAR Camera

Projects

Photography

Storm Chasing

Storm Chasing

Media
Elk Pictures

Elk Pictures

Media

Contact

Get in Touch

970-219-6362

Northern Colorado

portfolio@steveaves.io

Available for Employment