Leading backend & data teams at Red Ventures to build and maintain fast, available backend services, and ELT pipelines.

C#/.NET Rust AWS Databricks DBT Scala DevOps

• Lead technical teams and own stakeholder communication with marketers and business leaders
• Build, own and operate API servers, front-end infrastructure, and modern data pipelines
• Build, operate, and optimize ELT pipelines in a modern data stack

JavaScript Laravel PostgreSQL Elastic Search DevOps Cybersecurity TS/SCI

Planned, developed, and supported the deployment of the U.S. Army Futures Command, Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Combat Systems, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center, Cybersecurity Service Provider (CSSP).

Java Spring Boot SQL Vue AI/ML XP

Built AI-backed personalized recommendation system helping to increase LTV of Ford Credit customers.

Key Achievements

• Mentored 4 software engineer interns through the planning and delivery of customer-facing software
• Created and maintained tests to ensure long-term software health and quality
• Decreased critical API response time from over 3s to under 500ms
• Participated in cross-team planning and incident response, increasing team autonomy
• Led large refactoring effort of detangling poorly performing, highly coupled classes to clean modular, and high-performing architecture

Operations AC/DC/Digital Electronics TS/SCI Instructor

Direct supervisor of 5-7 sailors during overseas deployments; responsible for safe undersea navigation and all preventative and corrective maintenance for the ship’s critical navigation and interior communication systems.

Awards & Recognition

• Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal (8)
• Good Conduct Medal (2)
• 2018 USS San Francisco Junior Sailor of the Year

Python C++ C JavaScript Linux Bash Jenkins Bazaar QA DevOps

Key Achievements

• Developed automated user acceptance and integration testing framework for flagship desktop product
• Lead transition to continuous integration development model for multiple projects
• Part of a scrappy, mission-driven team

Ann Arbor, MI

Coursework

Strategy, Accounting, Marketing, Leadership

Notable Projects

Solagron

Marketing Strategy Finance

Helped develop a GTM strategy for a start-up spirulina producer located in Vietnam.

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Norfolk, VA

Coursework

Algorithms & Data structures, Distributed Systems, Data Science, Big Data, Machine Learning, Numerical Methods, Cryptography, DevOps, Databases

Notable Projects

LiftRight

Swift Rust Matlab iOS 2D Graphics HCI CI/CD Kubernetes MongoDB

Repetition and set segmentation algorithm for early, online identification of weight training exercises using a single sensor, and gamified platform for guiding a user into modifying their form.

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Thematic Movie Recommendation Engine

Python Machine Learning Scikit-learn

Movie recommendation engine based on thematic elements pulled from movie scripts using Word2Vec and TF-IDF models.

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Trend seeking in NYC with CitiBike

Python Apache Spark Big Data

Leveraged GIS, Citibike, and IRS datasets to identify changing trends in New York City neighborhood tax data.

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Associations

• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) - National Member
• ACM-W - ODU Chapter Vice-President (2020 - 2021)

Philadelphia, PA

Coursework

Algorithms & Data Structures, Foundations of Computing, Discrete Mathematics, Calculus, Philosophy

Internships

Jolicloud - Paris, France

Ruby on Rails SQL C# Mono Linux

Google Summer of Code

C# Gtk Mono

MonarchBot

Rust CI/CD Docker Mailgun Kubernetes

Discord bot for protecting ODU CS students from cyber abuse by verifying that members of the community Discord server have a valid @odu.edu email address.

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Environmental Chemistry

R Python React Bash HPC Docker

Assist Hatcher Geochemistry lab group with various data analysis and visualization scripts; simple live Text-to-QR generator developed for Hatcher Geochemistry lab.

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