13 years as a Software Engineer leveraging cloud-native services and open-source technology stacks to implement software systems
3 years directly managing junior engineers and cross-functional relationships between internal and external clients
Led development of key platforms that collectively serve > 15M monthly users for brands including Eurofins Genomics, Firestone, General Electric, Home Depot, and Pillsbury
In business 13 years as an entrepreneur and freelance engineer, managing connections with subcontractors and vendors
Experience
Freelance Solutions Architect
Web Architecture Solutions, 2011 – Present
Computational Biology Research Lab at Indiana University
Built models to compare behavior of Gaussian vs. uniform noise in high-dimensional space
Mined PubMed data in order to augment then limited API
Implemented algorithm to rank academic departments by relevant citation count
Eurofins Genomics
Delivered microsite to unveil oligonucleotide synthesis technology, driving 35% more traffic to primary site on launch
Performed comprehensive content and SEO audits across portfolio of sites, reducing content development time by 10% and lifting placement in organic search results
Conducted performance audit for genomics website, reducing page load times by 20%
Four Roses Bourbon
Developed proposal to demonstrate possible opportunities and use-cases of user-generated content
Galen College of Nursing
Engineered custom intranet using Joomla and LDAP to automatically generate user groups and synchronize authenticated users between Active Directory and CMS
General Electric
Developed strategic partner microsites for Home Depot and Pillsbury
Generated quality assurance reports on broken links, 404s, and unused resources
Oversaw and debugged soft launch of responsive GE Appliances website
Green2Sustainable
Debugged migration from Apache and Django to Node.js and Backbone.js
Implemented improved user profile features
Internet Ontology Project at Indiana University
Performed AI/ML research
Migrated relational MySQL database to RDF triplestore
Developed ISO-compliant MySQL datetime schema
Built web application to dynamically compare ontology terms
Upgraded and maintained NLP models
Implemented algorithm to search by ontological criteria
Published cited technical presentation
The Salvation Army
Scripted animations and events for holiday-themed fundraising portal, boosting donations by 15% that season
Waste Management
Maintained CRM system for corporate segment of over 20 million customers
Senior Web Application Developer
1stMILE, 2019 – 2021
Led front-end engineering and testing of financial products used in 1,700 stores nationwide
Interviewed, trained, and mentored a diverse software engineering team, and advocated for an organizational commitment to career development
Integrated analytics to track customer journey across suite of 5 applications, and aggregated data into summary reports for white label partners
Spearheaded development of internal best practices, wrote documentation, and created training modules, reducing training time for junior engineers by 50%
Collaborated with groups of designers, product developers, and data architects to anticipate front-end API needs
Coordinated with executives to coordinate integration of credit applications and onboard 4 key strategic partners
Re-architected credit application integrations, improving developer productivity by 4x
Implemented a consistent component architecture, reducing cross-application code duplication by 20%
Refactored flagship web application, eliminating 50% of unnecessary code
Abstracted Bash automation scripts to simplify deployment workflow, saving 10+ hours of development time per week
Senior Web Developer
DBS Interactive, 2014 – 2015
Directed front-end development of websites and CMS integration for clients including Hensley Manufacturing, Stonestreet Farms, and The Voice-Tribune newspaper
Crafted infographics for brands including Maker's Mark and The Kentucky Derby, increasing traffic to their respective primary domains by 70% on launch
Managed Big Ass Fans' ecommerce migration to Magento, reducing storefront load times by 10%
Engineered first ecommerce storefront for Holiday World theme park
Wrote custom PHP script to inline CSS for Big Ass Fans and Humana eblasts, increasing turnaround 5x
Launched Holiday World microsite to unveil first launched wing roller coaster in U.S.
Education
Economics
University of Louisville, 2015 – 2016
Completed 1 year as Economics major
Maintained 3.8 GPA
Academic writing featured as example in course syllabus
Computer Science and Mathematics
Indiana University Bloomington, 2008 – 2010
Completed 2 years as Computer Science and Mathematics dual major
Inaugural Director Informatics Student Association
Undergraduate Instructor Introduction to Informatics
