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Broomfield, Co, Us

Hastings, Hawke’S Bay, New Zealand

Implemented CQRS on a high-traffic survey platform, utilizing AWS serverless technologies to scale survey taking capacity from hundreds to thousands of users per second, and ensured robust availability and fault tolerance.Spearheaded CI/CD pipeline management, refined deployment workflows with Buildkite and AWS CloudFormation, and established comprehensive metrics to monitor code quality and system performance. Integrated a commercial LLM into platform to produce actionable insights into survey results.

Greater San Diego Area

Administered and maintained Kubernetes clusters, while coordinating deployment and networking of Docker-based microservices across Linux servers and utilizing Helm for efficient configuration management. Oversaw transformation of 1M+ lines monolithic Java enterprise web application (previously deployed via Glassfish) into modular Spring Boot microservices, each paired with dedicated databases.Streamlined customer release processes, reduced installation time from 2 weeks to 1 day through automated deployment strategies involving Kubernetes and Ansible playbooks, and minimized downtime and customer impact.Enhanced system performance by optimizing SQL queries, performing in-depth performance profiling, and cutting critical service call response times from 2-3 minutes to mere seconds.Transformed monolithic codebase of 1M+ lines into 25 specialized microservices and deployed on Kubernetes.Minimized execution time of resource-intensive queries from minutes to seconds through strategic SQL optimizations.

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Managed complete project lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, development, integration, and verification of simulation software in line with specifications and high accuracy. Integrated multi-ship, man-in-the-loop aircraft simulation models in C++, encompassing complex systems such as weapon systems, sensors, environments, and threat models in Linux environment.

Provo, Utah Area

Coordinated with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions, streamline HR and financial processes, and enhance both user experience and operational efficiency. Maintained enterprise-level web applications using PHP Zend Framework for BYU's Human Resources and Financial Services departments to support entire student body and staff across campus.Engineered the enterprise web application for managing staff 'Performance Development Plans' at BYU by serving thousands of staff members and optimizing performance review process.

Provo, Utah Area

Set up and maintain lasers, optics, vacuum systems, and electronic controllers for an atomic level research project. Write computational code in Matlab and Mathematica.