Zacharia Benalayat

Own end-to-end development and launch of a B2B Public API, replicating core platform functionality and enabling enterprise integrations worth $750k ARR.. Define product KPIs and analytics frameworks to measure API adoption, engagement, and conversion across customer touchpoints. Analyze behavioral data across search, discovery, and purchase funnels, identifying UX improvements that reduced search time by 25%. Improved event-driven backend systems and search infrastructure handling 10K+ QPS across services, delivered core capabilities including OAuth 2.0 Public APIs, Webhooks, SSO, MCP, and new billing models. Led product development of AI support chatbot and supporting AI Agent Initiatives Develop QA testing plans, beta rollout strategy, and all launch documentation for the API land MCP Launch. Automate analytics and reporting workflows using Claude and N8N, reducing idea-to-design cycle time by 15%.

Analyzed customer, sales, and marketing datasets to identify micro-targeting opportunities, contributing to $1M+ in enterprise contracts. Developed analytics workflows and reporting frameworks that enabled product and customer success teams to track adoption, engagement, and bundling strategies. Conducted market and competitive data analysis to support product positioning and strategic partnerships with telecommunications carriers. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to translate business needs and data insights into technical product requirements.

Designed and implemented relational database architecture supporting 200K+ digitized manuscripts and large-scale research datasets. Structured metadata frameworks enabling efficient data retrieval, analysis, and digital archiving. Analyzed training feedback and user data to improve documentation and onboarding materials, reducing required training sessions by 33%.

Built SQL stored procedures, database tables, and ETL pipelines supporting analytics and reporting workflows for nonprofit and government clients. Developed scalable software configurations that accelerated implementation timelines for new customers. Collaborated with customer success teams to guide clients in defining functional requirements and analytics needs.

Delivered workshops teaching data science tools to enhance digital scholarship, promoting analytics literacy. Owned go-to-market strategy and execution for crowd-sourced transcription tool, focused on positive launch engagement and integration with scholarship. Built archiving process for tracking, preserving, and cataloging digital library exhibitions.

Accomplished document digitization, preservation and database ingest for over 320000 documents. Established a standardized quality assurance workflow for leases, contracts and legal documents.

Answered inquiries about School of Information services and curriculum. Aided students and faculty in navigating iSchool building. Managed room reservations for events in the University of Texas Administrative Building. Facilitated communications between members of the public and appropriate staff.

Prepared metadata on purchases and digitization for storage. Digitized documents, artifacts, and photographs for digital preservation. Maintained digital preservation equipment.

Performed database maintenance on TeachingTexas, ensuring links worked and descriptions were accurate. Updated and corrected taxonomy based on new Texas Skills and Essential Knowledge standards. Archived previous e-newsletters in Adobe PDF and uploaded them to TeachingTexas.net.

Wrote collection record documents for new collection. Arranged new collection and prepared them for entry into the archives and preservation. Scanned documents for digitization and incorporation into the archives. Revised older collection records for new, digital standards.

Transported students around campus and the greater Carlisle area.

Managed writers for the Entertainment section of the Dickinson Science Magazine. Managed and edited film and book reviews by faculty and the student body. Representative for publication on Media Fund Board, engaged and developed budgeting policy and sat on allocations committee for media organizations.

Wrote regular film and television views on an alternating weekly/bi-weekly basis for The Dickinsonian newspaper. Contributed occasional articles to the Opinion section, as well as faux-reviews and news articles for a biannual "humorous" edition of the newspaper.

Managed the weekly Life & Style section of The Dickinsonian newspaper. Managed a variety of different writers and (Film reviews, TV reviews, Culinary Reviews, Fashion, and Student Life). Arranged for alternating weekly writing teams. Laid out each week's design layout for the section. Juggled several biweekly columns from various student and faculty writers. Edited biannual “"humorous" edition of the newspaper.

Managed writers for the Opinion section of the Dickinson Science Magazine. Recruited student and faculty writers from a variety of disciplines. Encouraged diverse viewpoints and offered platform for debate. Coordinated meetings with writers to discuss articles Worked with staff to attract new readers and offer content that appealed to new audiences.

Aided section editors in managing writers and editing individual articles for the Dickinson Science Magazine. Managed individual submissions to ensure consistent content quality. Promoted publication to student, staff, faculty, and alumni in lead up to the magazine's premier. Aided in layout and design of the magazine. Helped section editors keep track of written drafts before final print. Aided in organization for magazine launch party.

Take notes at weekly meetings. Create weekly updates on club activities for faculty and students. Contact administration and faculty to work jointly on club events. Create marketing materials for all club events and distribute to interested parties .

Specializations: Data Management & Digital Scholarship

I have designed my own research projects,worked extensively within the College's Archives and Library databases both as a user and as an archivist, managed multiple projects while working and doing community service, synthesized different fields of study to add new perspectives and ideas into my arguments and world view. I have rapidly developed writing and editing skills, and gained archival experience as well archaeological field experience.