Aaron Downward Email & Phone Number

Software Developer with a focus on DevOps, streamlining the development life cycle and enabling continuous delivery. Recent projects include a Java CLI scheduling application that utilized a PostgreSQL database for storage and implemented multithreading, a developer tool that automated app deployment and updates using Tomcat and Java Servlets and hosted on a AWS EC2 machine, an automated DevOps CI/CD pipeline utilizing Kubernetes and Jenkins, and lastly a team project that allows for project creation, automatically setting up the DevOps CI/CD pipeline utilizing Helm and Spinnaker.

Cambridge, Ma

• Oversaw developments to TrackCare infrastructure, improving user experience for 1,000+ medical professionals and administrators at hospitals worldwide• Expanded capabilities of code-checking tool by increasing rigor and automating process, improving usefulness and facilitating self-review, saving hours of development time by eliminating peer-review code rejections• Collaborated with employees from multiple departments to resolve customer issues and advance technical skills. Sent to 2-week training with team in Australia to participate in knowledge exchange

Boston, Ma

• Spearheaded development of one of Poly6’s first viable 3D-printing products• Managed a group of 4 engineers, overseeing training and streamlining work with limited resources • Represented Poly6 team at uv.eb West 2017 conference and interfaced with suppliers • Established protocols for engineering, testing, and documenting, allowing for rapid iteration of over three dozen chemical compositions

Belo Horizonte Area, Brazil

• Optimized the structure and composition of small-scale P3HT-based organic photovoltaic cells to achieve optimal performance, improving efficiency by 15% over prior results• Improved small-scale manufacturing techniques in order to retain material properties during roll-to-roll printing• Conducted experimental work and authored reports in Portuguese

Bachelor’S Degree, Materials Science And Engineering, 4.4/5.0

Activities and Societies: Society of Undergraduate Materials Scientists, Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, MIT Energy.

Department Of Materials

High School, 3.9/4.0

Activities and Societies: Orchestra, Choir, Football, Cross-country, Track & Field, Wrestling