✦ Data Engineering & Analytics

Engineering the
data layer
for intelligence.

Independent research on data pipelines, dimensional modeling, and semantic layers — published as I go, occasionally turned into papers.

Current investigations

Two active threads right now: making pipelines and transformations faster, and making dimensional models and semantic layers that stay consistent as data scales.

Notes from the lab

Research notes, experiments, and breakthroughs in data engineering and analytics.

The person behind the lab

Piston 1 Labs is a one-person research and engineering practice — not a euphemism for a bigger team.

Founder of Piston 1 Labs Founder & sole engineer

I'm the person designing, building, and writing everything at Piston 1 Labs. No team, no agency layer — just one engineer working through data pipeline design, dimensional modeling, and semantic layer architecture in public, and taking on a small number of client collaborations along the way.

The Piston 1 Logs are where I publish findings as I go. The longer-term plan is to turn some of this research into formal papers — starting with the work on dimensional modeling for LLM fine-tuning and semantic layer design patterns already in the logs.

2026 Started
Solo Team size
2 Active research tracks
In progress First research paper

Selective collaborations

I take on a limited number of projects that align with my research in data engineering and analytics.

Currently accepting

Analytic Engineering & Data Architecture

Custom data pipeline design, dimensional modeling, and semantic layer development for AI‑ready analytics. Priority given to projects that advance my research in high‑performance data systems and scalable data architectures.

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