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Silver Spring, Maryland, Us

• Implemented async task runners, boosting reliability and performance by 10x.• Optimized CI pipelines by 3x, improving security and maintainability.• Modernized legacy applications, improving scalability and transitioning to Kubernetes on AWS.

Lake Forest, Ca, Us

• Designed and developed robust developer tooling and platforms to manage all internal services, increasing efficiency across teams.• Streamlined security and dependency review processes, significantly reducing remediation times and improving overall security posture.• Enhanced CI/CD pipeline observability by integrating New Relic, resulting in a 50% increase in developer velocity. • Managed and optimized GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, implementing autoscaling self-hosted runners to improve resource efficiency. • Architected and deployed container build pipelines, enabling native multi-platform builds to streamline development across environments.• Established and enforced testing and code quality standards, improving maintainability and reliability of applications.

Lake Forest, Ca, Us

• Led the modernization of legacy applications by migrating to Kubernetes, utilizing automated deployments via GitHub Actions for increased scalability and efficiency.• Developed and deployed infrastructure using Terraform, Ansible, Helm, and Kubernetes on Google Cloud, improving infrastructure-as-code practices.• Implemented a Django authentication backend integrated with Cloudflare and Google Workspace for unified IAM across internal services.• Migrated email backend to Celery for asynchronous processing, resulting in a 20% increase in request handling efficiency.• Worked on a large-scale Django application serving over 100 million active monthly users, ensuring high availability and performance.

Lake Forest, Ca, Us

• Developed and launched a user-to-user video streaming feature, enabling real-time video chat functionality and enhancing user engagement.• Designed and implemented REST API standards, streamlining unified API development across multiple services and improving consistency in API integrations.• Created a user feedback system with screenshot functionality, allowing users to report issues directly to customer service, improving response time and user support.• Rebuilt the development environment using Docker and Docker Compose, enhancing developer efficiency and ensuring consistent environments across teams.

Sebastopol, Ca, Us

• Migrated the main monolithic learning platform from Python 2 to Python 3, improving performance, security, and long-term maintainability.• Spearheaded the compilation of requirements, significantly accelerating dependency updates and improving development workflow efficiency.• Contributed extensively to the design and architecture of the platform, ensuring scalability and robustness in a microservices-based architecture.• Played a key role in launching the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication service, migrating users from the legacy monolithic authentication system to the new, secure solution. • Collaborated in designing a new SAML federated authentication system, laying the groundwork for a unified identity management system before project completion.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

• Maintained and enhanced the Oracle Commerce ATG stack, managing Vagrant environments and sandbox scripts to support internal development and streamline workflows. • Led code reviews for security and quality compliance, ensuring adherence to PCI standards and other regulatory requirements as part of the Security and Compliance team.• Worked closely with Customer Service and internal stakeholders to resolve bugs and address user issues, enhancing platform reliability and user satisfaction.• Contributed to the migration of a major application, Imagine, from Django 1.4 to Django 1.11, modernizing the platform and improving maintainability.• Actively involved in the internal developer group, defining best practices for development processes and collaborating to improve team productivity.• Participated in internal hackathon-style events, earning multiple awards for innovative solutions, including a widely used mapping tool.• Developed web applications using Python and custom MVC frameworks like Django, gaining hands-on experience in full-stack development.

Toledo, Ohio, Us

• Developed and maintained backend systems for various client projects, including a C# application for La-Z-Boy and multiple microsites for the Ohio Lottery.• Managed and executed numerous updates and enhancements for WordPress sites, addressing various issues and improving functionality.• Utilized a range of technologies including PHP, C#, and EmberJS, contributing to diverse projects and adapting to client needs.

Project Managment, Server Maintenance and Security, JIRA, Confluence, CSS, JavaScript with jQuery, Mobile Web Production, PHP, Zend Framework, Yii Framework, Agile with Scrum, SVN, GIThttp://qizbox.bgsu.edu - Interactive Learning Application using Gamification written in PHP with Zend Framework, wrote whole mobile Web version and backend improvements and optimizations

Cleveland, Oh, Us

• Developed web applications using Python and custom MVC frameworks like Django, gaining hands-on experience in full-stack development.

PHP Web development using Zend Framework and Yii Framework, Web production using CSS and JavaScript with jQuery, Agile with Scrum, SVN, GIT, JIRA, Object model designhttp://ifmine.com - Project Collaboration Web Application written in PHP using Zend Framework

Bachelor'S Degree, Computer Science

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