Application Developer III Washington University, 1/2024 - PresentCollaborated with stakeholders, end users, and fellow developers to swiftly deliver integrations as part of a complete student system overhaul.
• Used C# / .NET to craft microservices tailored to department-specific needs.
• Adhered rigorously to unit testing best practices, leveraging the xUnit framework to ensure applications are implemented precisely without relying on late-stage QA testing.
• Built user-friendly Blazor applications secured by SSO to conveniently streamline administrative tasks.
• Proactively navigated bureaucratic red tape by conducting research and preforming preparatory work ahead of formal approvals.
Senior Software Developer Mtech Systems, 12/2022 - 11/2023Alongside a team of three other senior developers, I built and maintained web applications for poultry farm automation in the IoT space.
• Used .NET with Azure Functions, Azure IoT, and CosmosDB to enable real-time reporting of sensor data for our users.
• Enabled push notifications for our users using Azure Notification Hubs for critical sensor events.
• Used Angular and Ionic to host a cross-platform mobile application along with two supplemental web applications.
• Made use of Azure DevOps to manage CI/CD pipelines for all applications.
Freelance Developer Independent, 3/2022 - 12/2022Seatitude StartupWorked as part of an independent, agile team to create a table management application for a local restaurant.
• Built a .NET/AWS Lambda backend from scratch and integrated with a React Native frontend spearheaded by my peers.
• Participated in bi-weekly stakeholder meetings, often assisting in prioritizing new features.
Auctioneer StartupWorked one-on-one with a licensed auctioneer to explore prototyping a new platform for their business.
• Designed and implemented a full-stack prototype using Flutter, Node.js, and AWS Lambda.
• Gained experience in directly communicating feature priority and estimated timelines with stakeholders.
Collegiate TutorWorked as a private tutor for 4th year Computer Science students, providing practical guidance and application-centric experience.
• Provided mentorship in React, Node.js/Express, .NET, and entry-level Angular.
• Assisted in establishing CI/CD pipelines for Azure App Service deployments.
Software Developer ShipWorks, 1/2021 - 2/2022Worked as part of a small, purpose-oriented team and collaborated with other teams to support, improve, and migrate our flagship product to the cloud.
• Used .NET, Node.Js, AWS Lambda, and the Serverless framework to rapidly and seamlessly replace aging client functionality with durable cloud alternatives.
• Used React and Typescript to build out our new, modern frontend in an effort to slowly replace our legacy UI.
• Used .NET and SQL to add features and address bugs in our legacy codebase.
• Played a key role in preserving vital business integrations with major platforms such as Ebay and Amazon.
• Partnered with support agents and product management to swiftly address client issues and communicate with our ecommerce customers.
Software Developer Karmak, 12/2019 - 12/2020As part of a 2 person cross-functional team, I maintained and enhanced new features for Karmak’s most popular public facing API, Unity.
• Built durable, fault tolerant APIs in .NET, hosted on Azure Service Fabric.
• Exposed on-prem client functionality to the API using .NET, Visual Basic, and SQL.
• Refactored persistence layer of a microservice from CosmosDB to Table Storage.
• Used Azure Relay to expand hybrid-cloud communication models.
• Collaborated with QA in ensuring the code is well covered with Unit/Integration tests.
Software Apprentice Karmak, 5/2019 - 11/2019Went through a 6 Month Software Apprenticeship program sponsored by Karmak to accelerate my developer career and build valuable skills.
• Paired with senior developers on production frontend code in React.
• Created full stack web applications from start to completion using .NET, Node.js/Express, React, and Azure.
• Learned TDD through practice and Kata’s of non-production code.
• Studied Clean Code By Robert Martin.
• Completed both independent and team assignments.