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Kirkland, Wa, Us

Brooklyn, New York, Us

• Coached Junior Developer to develop software engineering practices including bestpractices for writing code, using GitHub for agile board and code reviews, how to research issues, and reading documentation. Resulting in student groups building full stack projects for capstone.• Delivered a brief lecture to start class covering topics for the lesson, then broke class into groups to increase collaboration among students. Made time during breaks and after class for one-on-one help with students that needed more clarification on topics in class.• Worked with curriculum development to create supplemental lectures based on the needs of the cohort to demonstrate full stack concepts (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, HTTP calls, JSON, Express for Backend, Postgres for Relational Database Management System) videos on youtube, and code examples on Github.

Mclean, Va, Us

• Built system critical Audit Logging system for Rules Engine and Customer Support Panel resulting in saving time for compliance reporting using Java Spring, Jenkins for CI/CD, and AWS for deployment.• Passed AWS Associate Software Architect Exam.• Planned with the PM and team to estimate work items and discuss trade offs for software development.

New York, New York, Us

• Built out recommendation email to remind users of suggestions for benefit selection.• Worked on Orthodontia improvement to give users better recommendations for dental insurance.• Decreased technical debt by separating smoking status from the rest of the recommendation engine,resulted in increased responsiveness of web site.

• Moved user and team database storage from Hasura(SQL) to Keycloak to improve user security. used Java Spring/Vue.js for logic and Azure for deployment.• Collaborated with other engineers to follow best practices including well tested code while implementing Java Spring logic and other developers implemented Vue.js.

Seattle, Wa, Us

• Rewrote curriculum for 300 level course for front-end web development certification.• Added to curriculum Vue.js, Apis, CSS animations, Flex Box, Grid System, and Bootstrap 4.• In second year of teaching 300 level course on front-end web development.• Mentored students to prepare for career as developer, include data structures, and explanation of Git/GitHub, online resources to learn more.• Used GitHub for code reviews to teach students Code Review process.Technologies used: Git, GitHub, HTML5, CSS3, JQuery, JavaScript (including ES6), Ajax, Bootstrap 4, Vue.js, Apis.

Seattle, Washington, Us

• Improved and added new features to Joscan.co web site• Added tracking for cancellation feedback it Jobscan.co service helped the user to get a job and or interview.• Improved web site based on feedback from marketing department. • Completed over 1000 individual work items• Implemented and tested Coach platform based on user feedback.• Worked with marketing, sales, and design to deliver custom solutions for customer needs and implemented UI/UX Visual Design.• Changed sites user interface (UI) to be improve responsive design. The results are the site looks better on mobile and tablet.Technologies used: PHP, Laravel, Git, HTML5, CSS3, JQuery, JavaScript (including ES6), Ajax, Eloquent, Bootstrap 3, React, PHP Unit Test, Webpack, Sass, Apis.

Bellevue, Wa, Us

Taught web fundamentals course and co teaching C# asp.net core course.Technologies used: HTML, CSS, Jquery, AJAX, C#, Asp.net core, Linq, Entity Framework

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Developed Sales Side Platform for selling of advertising on cable, television, and radio media.• Developed, implemented, and unit tested from end to end components for Sales Support Platform Software using Javascript, C#, and T-SQL.• Improved components in Sales Support Platform by adding search options based on date range, advertiser, company name, and or length of advertising spot.

Redmond, Washington, Us

Contract position on Power Shell for Linux team, to create interface for admin using Microsoft and Linux servers.• Developed and unit tested Linux commands equivalent and Linux function calls into a Microsoft Win32 Shell.• Implemented unit tests to test how power shell commands operate in a Linux environment.

Gilbert, Az, Us

Sole software engineer responsible for all software deliverables based on clients needsProject: Universal Cable Analyzer Dates: June - August• Diagnosed and solved hardware overload.• Increased usability by rewriting GUI and network protocols to Galil software using C# to implement new motion profile for Universal Cable Analyzer. • Implemented database to save pins and cable names any time a new entry is used. Fields currently auto-populate based on inputs from user if found in database.• Implemented Open XML to decrease the save time of data written in excel of pin information from several minutes to less than 30 seconds. Project: Sign In/Sign Out Guest Application Dates: February - March• Solely responsible for designing, implementing, and debugging application from beginning to end.• Built front end of application using Java for logic and XML for design.• Taught self to save data from application on company server using PHP to acquire guest information from application. Used Microsoft SQL to build tables and queries that stored company guest data.Project: Curve Tracer for Solar Panels Dates: January - June• Designed, implemented, and tested software in C# for endurance test for circuit breakers in ohardware. Used software to successfully test that hardware could handle over 1,000 changes to open and close circuit breakers.• Implemented new formulas for curves and outputs from curve tracer based on inputs from mechanical and electrical engineers.• Tested software and hardware of Curve Tracer by gathering over 100 curves in outdoor conditions.

Arlington, Va, Us

Chinook Virtual Maintenance Trainer, design, development, and testing different maintenance scenarios.• Designed, developed, integrated, unit tested, and tested in virtual maintenance trainer the Fuzz Burn Off Test Set and Zapper Module for simulations on the Chinook Helicopter. Integrated communications between newly developed modules, transmissions, engines, front control panel, and back control panel. Module passed testing, integrated into build, and currently used by customer• Improved usability of over 50 different maintenance trainer scenarios by implementing C++ and XML to communicate between GUI and database. Implemented code to simulate wires breaks, wire repairs, and replacement of broken components in aircraft. All improves from build 1 and build 2 passed testing, integrated into build, and currently used by customer.• Repaired individual unit test where errors appeared as a result of integration of XML scripts and C++ code. Repaired unit tests to zero errors• Used Advanced Simulated Technology (ASTI) to implement sounds for the aircraft and cause failure on simulation in communication system between copilot and pilots headsets.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

• Responsible for first week of curriculum including but not limited too, basic programming syntax and control structures using drag and drop programming tools such as Scratch and BYOB.• Assisted in using Python to help students’ program robots.• Responsible for coordinating field trip, transportation, and communication with parents.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Taught students with learning disabilities, autism, and emotional disabilities.• Taught high school level Geometry and Algebra to special education students while teaching areas that students need to improve in such as multiplication, division, and fractions.• In 2009, wrote grant for California Partnership Academy that earned full funding ($81,000) and oversaw the distribution and tracking of funds for educational resources, additional planning time for teachers, and other academy expenses

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Open new accounts for customers.Offer a wide variety of products that range from Certificates of Deposit to Life Insurance.

Computer Science

2012; Bachelors Of Science, Computer Science

Credential, Special Education

Bachelor Of Arts, International Relations