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* Integrated with an existing client's engineering team and adopted all practices, conventions, and procedures* Designed and implemented a savings engine to find savings opportunities for prescriptions from prescription claims data* Collaborated with other developers to integrate multiple systems through APIs* Participated in regular meetings with stakeholders to discuss progress and plan future roadmap items* Tools used include: PostgreSQL, Sequelize, Docker, JavaScript, Kubernetes

* Collaborated with designers and product managers to create complex software applications based on client requirements* Designed and implemented new features on a sophisticated embedded system* Tested and modified existing applications to improve functionality and fix bugs* Created a SaaS product from the ground up while navigating and codifying the complexities of commercial lending processes* Contributed to building a template to launch future SaaS products with vastly improved velocityProjects included the following:* Data-rich oil field spill reporting software* Multiple form-based applications* Zero-gravity treadmill with complex hardware interactions and custom low-level plugin code (Java and C++)* Focus group scheduling software with a companion mobile app for community members to recruit participants* Commercial lending document procurement software with intricate domain considerations

This position has a focus on enriching students' learning experience by providing the necessary guidance and support to help them conquer any obstacles they may encounter, so they can continue to learn at an accelerated pace. On top of being a mentor to students and helping them solving problems, I also led weekly PLDs (Peer Learning Days). During PLDs, students would gather together and discuss recent content, with me helping facilitate deeper discussions about that content.* Established strong relationships with students through positive reinforcement and constructive feedback* Assisted students in understanding complex academic concepts and theories, through individualized instruction and group activities* Led a live coding session for around 40 students to further enrich students' understanding of C programming concepts* Designed and coded novel software solutions to automate repetitive, time-intensive tasks for staff* Collaborated with staff and implemented ideas to improve the student experience

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Holberton school is a peer-based learning, project-guided, full stack software engineering school.School Projects:C Programming Language:- Implemented multiple sorting algorithms (Heap, Merge, Quick)- Built a replication of the printf() function- Recreated a simple shell program in a Linux environment- Built a Python bytecode interpreter using stacks and queues- Singly Linked Lists, Doubly Linked Lists, Circular Doubly Linked ListsPython Programming Language:- Fundamentals of OOP- TDD using unittest framework- Data serialization/deserialization using JSON- Built REST APIs to serve data from the backend- Integrated with 3rd party REST APIs- Built a test-driven full stack Airbnb web application clone running on three Amazon EC2 instances (1 load balancer, 2 applications servers with a replication/master database setup) using NGINX as a web server and gunicorn as the application server. (Technologies used: Python, Flask, HTML, CSS, jQuery, MySQL, Linux)- Built basic authentication, session authentication, and user authentication services from scratch- Redis and MongoDB integrations using Python clientsHTML/CSS Projects:- Basic website building fundamentals- Sass/SCSS- Responsive design principles- Accessibility- Bootstrap- jQuery- Cookies and local storage- Built a fully dynamic website from scratch using a Figma file design. Used jQuery to load objects from an API into the DOM without page reloadJS Projects:- JS, Node, and Typescript basics- Async/await and promises- Unit testing using mocha, chai, sinon libraries- Built a fully tested MERN stack file manager app to incorporate all back end principles including user authentication, queuing, mongoDB, and redis- Built a fully tested React app from the ground up using a custom Webpack configuration, props, HOCs, Aphrodite CSS styling, state, and redux. Tested using jest and enzyme

Various

Worked in a variety of industries including: office management, website design, transmission repair, landscaping, deck construction and repair, and furniture delivery

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Unloaded inbound shipments from UPS, FedEx, and other freight companies. Processed these shipments to ensure inventory accuracy. Operated as beginning of production process by laying out contents of each job. Covered other departments in production process as workflow required, especially during busy holiday season. Prepared and shipped finished orders to customers using UPS WorldShip software.

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Provided private and group instruction to peers in order to improve academic performance in areas of deficiency. Facilitated deeper understanding of troubling concepts to ensure students could reproduce subject knowledge independently on exams. Fostered a sense of community among group members to incentivize students to be themselves and thus be more open to learning.