I began coding 8 years ago to create a website for colleges recruiting me for baseball to show off videos, statistics and more on my own terms. I fell in love with the idea of creating something for the world to see, and well, 30+ websites later and I’m still at it.
I coded throughout high school and college. Delving into topics across the board,but finding my niche in data science and mobile development. I specialized in that for 3-4 years and did stints at the startups Deckstr, and Petpal building out their iOS applications.
Recently, a study abroad opportunity took me to Frankfurt, Germany where I took a break from Software Engineering to work in customer service and sales. I had the opportunity to work as a coffee shop barista, and was promoted to food truck manager. I learned a lot about myself in this time - from time-management, relationship building, and leadership to how to run a business and stay innovative - especially during COVID-19.
Now I’m back to writing code, more confident than ever. I have a much more mature understanding of where I fit in the workplace, how I learn best, and what I DON’T know (a real shock, I thought I knew everything!).
Software Engineer, Express Scripts - Bloomington, Minnesota
- Developed internal server management toolset using Java, Springboot, React.js, and bash scripts to automate time-intensive maintenance tasks.
- Cut workload in half, due to multiple server selection and asynchronous command
- Start, stop, restart, status, tailing logs, and SSH shortcuts on 15 team’s 20+ servers.
- Initially limited knowledge of Java and Springboot, and within the 2 month project duration, learned the language and framework to satisfy the project requirements
- Researched and developed complete internal Django application to compare cloud computing machine learning solutions to an ‘in-house’ solution.
- Wrote and presented a report for VP level executives summarizing cost and performance
- Educated on the importance and use cases of a machine learning solution in the business. Java, Springboot, React.js, Bash, Django, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning
Software Engineer, Designer 86FSS Marketing - Ramstein, Germany
- Developed new website with Wordpress, coded plugins in React.js, and designed modern web pages reaching a user base of over 100,000 military members in the largest American community outside of the US ( 86fss.com )
- Implemented Django API to connect Webtrack payment and inventory software to the first of it’s kind Air Force Support Squadron E-commerce shop ( 86fss.com/shop )
- Learned the Adobe suite, designed web page mockups, flyers, posters, and logos Wordpress, React.js, Django, Adobe CC
Software Engineer Instructor, Project Manager SiliconValley4u - San Ramon, California
- Instructed in-person classes of 6-18 year olds in Python and Web Development
- Machine Learning/statistics, Tensorflow, and sklearn
- Web development - front and back end using Django and React.js
- Security - DDOS, cross-site scripting, SQL injection, OWASP Juice Shop for practice
- Led a team of 5 engineers to create a tax application for a local business using Django, Firebase, React.js, and Quickbooks API Python, React.js, Firebase, Django, Tensorflow
Software Engineer, API Deckstr, Petpal - Silicon Valley, California
- Developed Django API to communicate with 2 startup’s iOS applications
- Developed and refactored existing iOS code to work with API calls Swift, Xcode, Alamofire, Firebase, Django, Graphql, Uvicorn