Strategic Leadership & Team Management:▪️Scaled the engineering team from a sole developer to a dynamic team of four.▪️Recruit, train, and mentor team members, fostering a culture of collaboration.▪️Implemented Agile methodologies with two-week sprints.▪️Developed formal career paths for team members.Technical Achievements:▪️Migrated from Heroku to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), enhancing reliability and performance.▪️Refined code review and QA processes, boosting code quality.▪️Introduced productivity tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and ChatGPT.Product Development & Business Impact:▪️Launched product roadmaps and lead major feature releases.▪️Leverage data tools like Segment and Google Analytics for informed decision-making.

As Possip’s Technology Lead I enjoy creating and using new technology. I'm a consummate problem solver, and am most at home exploring all possible solutions.Passionate about technology and software development, I am committed to advancing Possip’s mission of strengthening schools through community engagement.

Thede Technologies is dedicated to research, technology development, and consulting.Beginning in September 2009 I have been both an independent contractor as well as an entrepreneur.Independent contractor work has included:▪️Participating in and developing educational outreach programs for aspiring entrepreneurs and for angel investing communities.▪️Advisory and due diligence reporting on startup businesses seeking investment capital.▪️Developing and deploying business processes to help facilitate the overall management of new technology startup businesses.▪️Strategic Planning, Management, Administration, Marketing, Sales, Product Deployment and Testing, and Financial Planning for new businesses.▪️Consultation on new media and marketing primarily for entrepreneurs and music industry professionals.

Entrepreneurial endeavors include:▪️Parent company to an internet-based business dedicated to helping users document and remember their life story, particularly catering to the Quantified Self community.

Project Leadership:▪️Designed, developed, and maintained agentcontract.com, an electronic contracting solution streamlining the onboarding of insurance agents.▪️Co-led a team of two engineers, overseeing the full software development lifecycle and ensuring timely delivery of features.Technical Contributions:▪️Built the platform using Ruby on Rails, with hosting on Heroku and integrations with AWS services.Integrated third-party APIs, including NIPR.com for licensing information, Adobe eSign for electronic signatures, and Salesforce for CRM functionalities.Business Impact:▪️Reduced agent contracting time, improved satisfaction, and increased the number of onboarded agents.▪️Enhanced operational efficiency, contributing to increased revenue and a stronger market position.

As a software developer in the Strategic Marketing division for the Vanderbilt University Medical Center I am responsible for both internal and external web sites and applications catering to the needs of patients, physicians, researchers, physician-scientists, and nurses.Web Development:▪️Developed and maintained key websites and applications, including vanderbilthealth.com, mc.vanderbilt.edu, and myhealthatvanderbilt.com.▪️Converted legacy web properties to responsive designs using Bootstrap, improving accessibility and user engagement across devices.Technical Skills:▪️Utilized HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Angular, and Git for enhancing website functionality.▪️Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders, including patients and medical professionals.

Recently completed a six month, fully immersive, software development bootcamp. The program met Monday through Friday, 9AM to 4PM with regular homework assignments and weekends often spent working on group projects.The program is split into two sections - a 3 month intense deep dive into the JavaScript stack, followed by another 3 month deep dive into the Ruby on Rails framework.JavaScript Capstone Project - AddContxt : an app to centralize, manage, and store any experience worth remembering. Utilized APIs from Google Maps, foursquare, and WeatherUnderground. Managed authentication via OAuth and social networks with Passport.js. Used geolocation via the browser, as well as a user's webcam for capturing profile images.Ruby on Rails Capstone Project - answers2answers : an app to manage and publish a weekly digest of questions and answers, submitted by a group of people. Used Postmark to send and receive email, and built functionality to parse incoming messages. Deployed via Heroku, with AWS for file storage.Phase One - Foundations of the Web: * HTML5 / CSS * Git, GitHub * JavaScript * JQuery * Test Driven Development: QUnit, Mocha, Chai, SuperTest * Grunt * Jade / Less * AJAX * MongoDB * Node.js * Express * Redis * TravisCI * Coveralls * Linux * VIM * Authentication with Passport, Bcrypt * Date Formatting with Moment.js * Array Manipulation with Lo-Dash * App Deployment via Amazon Web ServicesPhase Two - Fundamentals of the Web: * Ruby / Rails Framework * HAML / SASS * Test Driven Development: RSpec, Capybara * SQLite * PostgreSQL * App Deployment via Heroku

Accomplished professional with extensive experience in capital markets trading, specializing in emerging market fixed income repurchase agreements. Proven track record in managing matched-book trading ledgers, generating significant revenue, and leveraging technology to enhance trading efficiency.Trading and Revenue Generation:▪️Managed a matched-book trading ledger and acted as the primary market maker for emerging market fixed income repos.▪️Traded sovereign debt of emerging market economies, generating millions in annual revenue through effective strategies.▪️Achieved year-over-year growth in business revenues and profits despite a challenging credit environment.Leadership and Collaboration:▪️Sole trader in New York for emerging market repos, coordinating closely with the London office.▪️Enhanced return-on-equity through business growth and optimized use of balance sheet.▪️Responsible for financing the firm’s inventory of emerging market fixed income assets (USD, EUR, and local currencies).Technology and Risk Management:▪️Recognized the transformative impact of technology on trading efficiency, developing various tools to optimize business operations.▪️Collaborated with risk management to monitor overall firm exposure to all assets under jurisdiction.