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Kong Inc.Senior Software Engineer
Nov. 2021 - Mar. 2024RemoteResponsibilities: - Built high-throughput back-end RESTful API microservices using Node.js/NestJS/Typescript.
- Built massively parallel CI pipelines to package and deploy apps to AWS EKS Kubernetes clusters using GitHub Actions, Helm, and ArgoCD.
- Created app monitoring and observability systems using Datadog.
- Created client-side automation tools and a Docker Hub Terraform provider in Golang.
- Managed cloud infrastructure using Terraform, Terragrunt, and Atlantis. Notable Achievements:
- Reduced application deployment times to production from several hours to under 20 minutes. - Achieved 1-to-1 parity of PR merges to production deployments.
- Continued to make CI pipeline run time improvements by implementing CI run time metric recording in Datadog.
- Achieved completely self-service GitHub organization and repository settings management without admin privileges using the GitHub Terraform provider.
Red HatSoftware Engineer
Oct. 2019 - Nov. 2021RemoteResponsibilities:
- Developed Jenkins pipeline shared libraries in Groovy.
- Orchestrated large Jenkins deployment on OpenShift using Ansible and Python.
- Shared on-call rotations, triage JIRA tickets.
- Interacted and collaborated with open source community on Red Hat public repositories.
- Mentored interns and junior/associate engineers on the team. Notable Achievements:
- Enhanced Jenkins developer experience and CI testing procedures by leading an effort to implement shared pipeline unit testing as a part of pre-merge CI pipeline. - Made several contributions to the open-source "jenkins-spock" unit testing framework.
Red HatAssociate Consultant
Jan. 2019 - Oct. 2019RemoteResponsibilities:
- Provided guidance to customers on best practices for cloud-native app development and CI/CD methodologies. - Helped customers develop Java cloud-native apps and implement contemporary SDLC/DevOps techniques, both on-site and remotely. Notable Achievements:
- Received Consulting Recognition Award for successfully building and presenting an app demo for a multi-million dollar contract with a large domestic commercial bank.
PaychexDeveloper II - Solution Lead
Aug. 2017 - Nov. 2018Rochester, NYResponsibilities: - Built full-stack (Angular2/Java) cloud applications on OpenShift Origin.
- Used MongoDB, EMC ECS, and Kafka for our data storage and stream processing needs. - Assisted development managers conducting technical interviews for open full-time and contract developer positions.
- Sat on weekly internal cloud platforms committee; discussed and deliberated platform architectural direction, communicated far reaching changes and received feedback/concerns to and from developers. Notable Achievements: - Accelerated project delivery timeline by reworking strategic vision and proposing a new model and workflow for solution development and design.
- Decreased developer onboarding time by creating a sharable Linux development VM image using a fully automated build and deploy process.
- Achieved zero-downtime-deployment by converting the fragile and error-prone blue-green deployment infrastructure to use a rolling deployment model. - Developed internal library/SDK in Scala for file transmissions to IBM Sterling with uniform support for both SFTP and ECS.
- Reverse engineered Oracle database client installer to prevent it from forking into the background by decompiling the binary and tweaking the assembly instructions.
- Successfully demonstrated the ability to step through a build.gradle file using an interactive debugger.
- Developed a strong proficiency with Gradle and Jenkins for automation of our build and deployment pipeline. Created and published a slew of internal Gradle plugins. - Conducted research and published internal literature advocating for the adoption of trunk-based development, mono-repositories, fully-automated headless UI testing, automated and frequent production deployments, and other continuous delivery/continuous integration best practices.
PaychexContractor Developer
Jan. 2017 - Aug. 2017Rochester, NYResponsibilities:
- Built full-stack (Angular2/Java) cloud apps on OpenShift.
- Assisted managers by conducting technical interviews for open positions. Notable Achievements:
- Automated legacy SDLC workflow for Oracle Forms using Vagrant and Jenkins.
- Presented POC of "serverless" cloud infrastructure for app development at 3rd annual internal hackathon.
NETSCOUTSoftware Engineer Intern
Jan. 2016 - Aug. 2016Colorado Springs, COResponsibilities: - Built full-stack (AngularJS/Node.js) network monitoring application.
- Reviewed software requirements and provided feedback to ensure that the software meets customer needs.
RIT Center for Residence LifeResident Advisor
Aug. 2014 - Dec. 2014Rochester, NY- Peer mentor for both incoming freshmen as well as returning students. - Plan, organize, and lead floor and area events either independently or on a team. - Use conflict resolution techniques to settle disputes and resolve conflicts between residents.
RIT Golisano College of Computing and Information SciencesStudent Lab Instructor
Aug. 2014 - Dec. 2014Rochester, NY- Grade and assess student work including labs and projects on a weekly basis. - Teach a supplementary lab section for an introductory computer science lecture.
- Meet with the professor on a weekly basis to discuss information regarding the incoming lessons.
InterSystemsProduct Support Intern
May. 2014 - Jan. 2017Cambridge, MAResponsibilities:
- Team leader for JavaScript and InterSystems Zen Mojo web based internal application. - Used regimented software engineering process to design and develop the internal application. - Analyzed existing use cases for application by shadowing and interviewing a wide range of users.
- Constructed user requirements for application based off of these use cases. - Developed using an incremental development process, releasing features as they were completed. - Used regression testing techniques to ensure compatibility with existing requirements.
Showcase SoundPhotobooth Host
Dec. 2012 - May. 2014Fairport, NYThis is a part time position on the weekends just as some supplementary income during the school year. Responsibilities:
- Set up and breakdown heavy technical equipment. - Work and communicate with vendors and customers effectively. - Working in remote locations, therefore, must be able to solve problems on the fly with limited resources.
RIT Electric Vehicle TeamPresident
Oct. 2012 - Jan. 2016Rochester, NY- Oversee the organization and operation of a ~20 member team. - Organize and enter into both competitive and noncompetitive events. - Won 1st place in the eVehicle Autocross at the 2014 ImagineRIT with a custom built electric go-cart. - Built and maintained fleet of 3 custom electric mopeds and bicycles. - Worked on the development team for a modular and scalable battery management system for use on our vehicles. - Currently building full scale electric motorcycle for entry into 2015 eMotoRacing, national electric superbike competition.
Cushing's Island Associates Inc.Lead Crew Member
Jun. 2010 - Aug. 2013Portland, METhis is a summer position on the small island of Cushing's Island, located right off the coast of Portland, Maine. I directly managed a group of ~20 crew members which included scheduling people for different spans of the summer, as well as operated heavy farm, construction, and landscaping equipment.
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