The Rust Belt Neighborhood Development Corporation (RNDC) 501 (c)(3) is a neighborhood development organization launched in 2020 to catalyze strategic neighborhood reinvestment in neighborhoods throughout the Rust Belt region.https://www.therustbelt.org/

• Led and managed a team of developers in the successful modernization of a legacy system, driving improved performance and scalability.• Designed and implemented a new ReactJS frontend to replace a legacy Ruby on Rails (ROR) system, enhancing usability and maintainability.• Convert Zendesk application to FreshDesk, ensuring seamless functionality during the transition.• Maintained and updated applications to optimize performance, security, and alignment with evolving business needs.• Proactively monitored application health, identifying and resolving issues to minimize downtime and enhance user experience.

• Developed Zendesk applications to streamline workflows, enhancing efficiency and productivity for customer service agents.• Integrated IT with Engineering’s GraphQL centralized information gateway to improve data manipulation, visualization, and scalability within Zendesk.• Maintained and supported Airflow data pipelines, ensuring reliability and seamless data flow across systems.• Contributed to the successful launch of the second year of Stitch Fix’s Elevate program, a grant and mentorship initiative empowering underrepresented minority entrepreneurs in the fashion industry.

Client: Kroger• Reimplementation C++ invoice manipulation programs to Python 3 using an EBCDIC library for IBM mainframe-readable text conversion.• Created various auto test scripts to validate code porting.

• Contributed to software development efforts for grant-funded biomedical informatics research, aiding in the advancement of scientific understanding and innovation.• Optimized Python code within a server-less architecture, enhancing readability and efficiency to improve system performance and maintainability.• Developed React Components, streamlining frontend development processes and promoting code consistency across projects

Client: Salesforce• Updated home page for the lightning design system• Enhanced the Documentation section for the Lighting Design System.

• Successfully securing SBIR Phase I grants totaling $125k and SBIR Phase II funding of $1.5 million through technical grant writing efforts.• Developed a cloud-based platform for collecting and analyzing IoT (Internet of Things) biometric sensor data, integrating over 100 third-party sensors into the system.• Setting project scope and objectives, overseeing resource planning and allocation, and managing project timelines and milestones.OFF THE GRID: hack-a-thon to develop tactical computing capabilities for operations at the edge in austere environments -Distributed Fog computing network for transmission of biometric data via radio waves/WiFi - https://devpost.com/software/adyptaoffthegrid2019

• Build data pipeline for self-serve targeting campaign pilot.• Implemented proprietary data science functions in PySpark to facilitate the creation of ad-hoc models.• Established a method to automatically deploy a changing model in the CI pipeline by leveraging the Databricks generated JAR file.• Set up Team City CLI Pipelines.

• Spearheaded the development of a comprehensive React application for FintechHero, offering a user-friendly debt calculator and a seamless submission portal tailored for refinancing student debt.• Architected and deployed a robust Node.js multi-socket server catering to a mobile payment processor, endorsed by Verifone for secure transactions in petroleum/c-store environments.• Orchestrated the creation of over 15 interconnected services using Python and Node.js, integrating with MySQL or NoSQL databases and third-party gateway APIs. This initiative powered an MVP IoT solution for a prestigious Fortune 500 boating client in 2017.• Engineered a service to streamline data retrieval from a shared drive, complete with a comprehensive testing suite, providing enhanced efficiency for a local tax accountant's operations.• Developed a cutting-edge RESTful API Python service for filtering YouTube data, equipped with a robust test suite, to empower an AI system with refined data inputs.• Provided strategic consulting services to Mile Two LLC, collaborating in a hackathon to support the Air Force Research Lab's HyperThought initiative.• Designed and implemented an innovative Alexa skill for a marketing company, seamlessly integrating Eventbrite, ClubTexting, and Mailchimp functionalities, and facilitating engaging pharmaceutical sales presentations.• Led the development of a feature-rich Django web application for a local church, boasting advanced calendar, bus sign-up, announcements, blog, and voice recording capabilities, enhancing community engagement and communication channels.

Client: Dunnhumby• ETL, automation, testing, and helped data scientist with PySpark ML.• Created python script to read excel document and create file needed to automate changes to feeds in data uploading process to find missingdata.• Added filtering element to support data upload change for Macy's.

• Designed and developed a web-based application enabling users to capture, record, and manipulate videos and images directly in the webbrowser, featuring real-time green screen capability.• Engineered a comprehensive Selenium test suite to ensure the reliability and functionality of the video manipulation web application,enhancing its quality and user experience.• Innovated an internal script for time management, seamlessly integrating it into Jira ticketing system, thereby optimizing workflowefficiency and task management within the team.

• Created error page within view for iPhone app Ember.js 1.12.• Rewrote a data importer for collection of sales data from client in Node.js.• completed mips assembly language Course: https://github.com/payneal/learnMIPS

• Helped start online CS Post-bacc tutoring program • Tutor for CS 225 - Discrete Structures in CS• Tutor for CS 103 - Accelerated Intro to CS• Tutor for CS 102 - Intro to CS II• Tutor for CS 101 - Intro to CS I