Software Engineer, Rise8

Full-Stack Software Engineer (Front End and Back End). Collaborated with the product team to enhance our web app frontend and RESTful APIs through pair programming/application development, problem-solving, and communication. Participated in and occasionally facilitated agile ceremonies. Position obtained through the DoD SkillBridge program during transition from Active Duty to civilian life

• Architected and implemented e2e testing with Playwright/Docker Compose; overhauled Cypress CI/CD architecture in Surefire
• Developed 9+ full-stack features for Tracer and Surefire, including ingesting CSV uploads and multi-dimensional tables
• Integrated code via Git CLI, GitHub Actions/GitLab CI/CD pipelines, Sonarqube, and Pull/Merge Requests
• Wrote unit (JUnit/React Testing Library/Jest) and e2e tests (Playwright/Cypress) using Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Implemented Git Hooks for pre-commit/push checks, ensuring code quality and adherence to Conventional Commits
• Developed in VS Code and IntelliJ IDEA; managed environments with CLI, YAML, Docker, AWS EC2, and ECR
• Troubleshooted staging with ArgoCD, managing Kubernetes pod states and deployments
• Converted 10+ JavaScript files to TypeScript to prevent UI runtime errors
• Collaborated with team members to create Architecture/Design Documents to capture the Technical Design of Tracer
• Wrote Python scripts (with SQL queries) to seed development data in MySQL database

Technologies/Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, NextJS, Java, Kotlin, SpringBoot, Keycloak, MySQL

Projects: Tracer, Surefire

Lead Software Developer, Combat Development Team, Delta 8, USSF

Responsible for leading the software development technical team at Space Delta 8 (Del 8), designing and implementing software product development to enable the warfighters at Delta 8 so they can implement digital and technical tools into their daily lives, and assisting the CDT director in program management for Del 8's software portfolio. Also fostered communication and collaboration with stakeholders, end-users, and technical team

• Digitized operations requests with MOR Tool, launching organization's first in-house software. Chaired 10 stakeholder meetings, coded 7 features, eliminating hard copies for requests. Awarded Junior Officer of Q1/2023
• Converted legacy full-stack application to low-code/no-code application on Warp Core, the USSF's instantiation of Palantir Foundry, using Workshop, custom TypeScript functions, Pipeline Builder, Ontology, and Datasets
• Developed code using VS Code and pair programming, managed environments with bash/PowerShell/Vagrant/Docker
• Wrote unit (React Testing Library/Enzyme/Jest) and end-to-end/acceptance tests (Cypress)
• Troubleshooted staging issues using ArgoCD to manage Kubernetes pod states and deployments
• Integrated code with Git CLI, GitLab-CI/CD-Pipelines, including Sonarqube/Forify/Anchor scans, and Merge Requests

Technologies/Skills: TypeScript, Node.js, React, Redux, ExpressJS, MongoDB, CouchDB, Palantir Foundry

Projects: MOR Tool, COMET

Full-Stack Software Developer, Space CAMP, USSF

Full-Stack Developer assigned to the MOR Tool product team responsible for technical implementation for our application

• Developed rich text editor and PDF generator for MOR tool, enabling 100 new users
• Developed code with VS Code and pair programming; managed environments with bash/PowerShell/Vagrant/Docker
• Integrated code using Git CLI, GitLab CI/CD Pipelines, including Sonarqube/Forify/Anchor scans, and Merge Requests
• Wrote unit (Enzyme/Jest) and end-to-end/acceptance tests (Cypress)

Technologies/Skills: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js, React, React Redux, ExpressJS, CouchDB

Projects: MOR Tool

Satellite Engineer, 4th Space Operations Squadron, USSF

Identified and coordinated preventative and reactive maintenance actions on 11 protected military communications satellites

• Chaired working-groups to trend satellite health and potential preventative actions
• Reviewed and approved 2 major satellite software updates (written in C++) to improve satellite capabilities
• On-call engineering support for 4SOPS operators

Technologies/Skills: Chair meetings, public speaking, Collaboration, Communication, Reliability, Problem-solving, change management

Drexel University, Remote

M.S., Software Engineering (expected graduation: Spring, 2026) - GPA: 4.0

Topics: Agile Software Development (Java with Extreme Programming), Software Design (Java)

Galvanize Inc, Remote

Bootcamp, Agile Software Product Management - GPA: N/A

Projects: myOKRA
Topics: Agile ceremonies, Roadmaps, Product Vision, OKRs/KPIs

Galvanize Inc, Remote

Bootcamp, Software Development Immersive - GPA: N/A

Projects: Blogtastic, Taskify
Topics: JavaScript, NodeJS, React, ExpressJS, PostgreSQL, Agile, TDD

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI

B.S., Computer Engineering - GPA: 3.43

Projects: Teleskope (JavaScript Web Development), MyTasks Android App (Java Android Development), Tamagotchi Game (C++/CMake), Automatic Water Bottle Filler (Arduino Uno/C)
Topics: Software Engineering 1 (JavaScript), Discrete Math, Programming for Engineers (C/CMake), Object Oriented Programming (C++/CMake), Data Structures & Algorithms, Software Reverse Engineering (C), Various Computer Science and Computer Engineering topics

Air Force Institute of Technology, WPAFB, Ohio

Bootcamp, Advanced Cyber Education - An immersion course to hacking - GPA: N/A

Topics: Network Defense, Pen. Testing, Digital Forensics, Cryptography