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Greater Chicago Area

Lead devops and cloud infrastructure for a small team working on cloud-based GIS tools within one of the largest utility engineering firms in the country, including:- Building our AWS cloud from the scratch utilizing Terraform and CloudFormation; reducing costs and empowering developers to quickly deploy their own services backed by AWS- Refactoring our codebase from a single on-premises server into one composing of dozens of scalable, resilient microservices; increasing reliability from multiple extended downtimes per month to virtually none- Implemented a CI/CD and testing workflow for our services using CircleCI; increasing developer productivity from one deploy per month to multiple deploys per day

Built a technology-driven sales team at a top-tier technology education nonprofit.- Managed and trained a team of 30 volunteers to peruse local sponsorship for events in their city; increasing revenue- Recruited sponsors and pursued strategic alliances with other organizations; expanding our footprint and program offerings- Built custom tools to manage these processes; unlocking the power of automation and decreasing staff cost

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Built websites for local businesses using HTML, PHP, JavaScript, and an in-house CMS.- Redesigned a local restraunt's website; increasing their online presence and customer base- Built tools to automate social media campaigns; expanding the reach of our messages- Collaborated to explore new ways of reaching customers; empowering future company growth

Lawrence, Kansas Area

Worked on improving mobile user experiences.- Organized and rewrote important requirements and specification documentation; helping developers design more consistent user experiences- Participating in design, brainstorming, and feedback processes with clients; leading to much improved mobile user experiences for their customers- Explored new user interaction tools and paradigms; setting the stage for new research in the field

Bachelor’S Degree, Philosophy + Global Asian Studies

Study Abroad - Hong Kong

Spent a semester learning about startups and business culture in Hong Kong/Asia.

Study Abroad - Northern Europe

Spent 66 days in a study abroad program held on a cruise ship; gaining global experiences in Europe.

Bachelor'S Of Liberal Studies, Liberal Arts And Sciences/Liberal Studies

Activities and Societies: Engineers Without Borders, Fencing Club, CyHack

Aa, Undecided

Activities and Societies: President, Diversity Club Member, Politics Club Member, Science Club Member, Student Senate

General Eductation, Liberal Arts

Activities and Societies: Newspaper -- Spartan Shield,I received my high school degree a semester early (December 2010). While in high.