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Saint Paul, MN, US

• Web3 software company building breakthrough technologies centered around immersive experiences
• Leading company operations and technology development, including platform engineering pipelines
• Web2 technology: Kubernetes, Argo CD, Pulumi, TypeScript, Rust, The Graph (self-hosted node)
• Web3 technology: Ethereum, Solidity, Fe, Hardhat, Foundry, Viem, Ponder, The Graph (protocol), NFTs, optimistic and zero-knowledge rollups
• Creating MirageSwap, a multichain, gas-efficient automated market maker and DEX aggregator for ERC-721s

• Digital marketing and ecommerce
• Build and implement emergent MarTech solutions

• Additive manufacturing, engineering, and online retail
• 3D modeling (Blender), design, and printing
• CAD (OpenSCAD)

Minneapolis, US

• Full-stack engineering & software development focusing on open-source technology
• Software consulting and mentorship (architecture, design)
• Clients: University of Minnesota, Colorado State University, Tovsen Development & Technology Solutions

Minneapolis, US

• Provide contractual service to Tovsen Development & Technology Solutions LLC
• Lead and train a team of budding developers
• Manage the technological development of a culinary ecommerce platform built on React, Next.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Create and present learning materials for software development training workshops, such as documents and videos

San Bruno, CA, US

• Engineering and entrepreneurship channel with goal of teaching versatile skills and sparking curiosity
• Topics include full-stack software development, DevOps, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, 3D printing, self-hosted homelab solutions, and quantum computing

• Lead developer spearheading projects centered around open source blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies, decentralized finance (DeFi), decentralized applications (dapps), non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and metaverse.
• Co-founded decentralized autonomous organization (DAO)
• Primary projects: Lost Souls NFT, Ecto DeFi protocol, 2D and 3D metaverses (Ectoverse)
• Independently creating Ectoverse, a 3D metaverse
• Create and maintain Web3-enabled web applications (React, Ethers.js, Alchemy, Covalent, MetaMask, IPFS, Ceramic)
• Extensive use of various L1 and L2 blockchain and oracle technologies (e.g. Ethereum, Chainlink, Arbitrum)

Rehovot, IL

• Work on GrabCAD division producing additive manufacturing software for use in applications such as fused deposition modeling, astronautical engineering, and medical bioprinting
• Develop full-stack applications (React, TypeScript, Node.js, Electron, three.js, GraphQL, Apollo, Kubernetes, TypeORM, TypeGraphQL, Postgres)
• Operate on multinational team under Agile scrum (Jira)
• Perform code review in PRs
• Provide product feedback based on Figma mockups
• Interact with infrastructure and CI/CD automations (Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, TeamCity, GitHub Actions, AWS -- EKS, S3)

Tempe, AZ, US

• Institute at previous employer (University of Minnesota) was disbanded; team migrated to REACH Institute in the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University
• Same job responsibilities as at University of Minnesota

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, US

• Lead and architect technical design decisions to create robust, scalable, high availability, full stack solutions
• Create mobile, web, desktop, and IoT applications for mental health, including applications of mindfulness, meditation, fitness, breathing, and yoga
• Create APIs (GraphQL, REST)
• Maintain monolithic and microservice hybrid-cloud backends (AWS and on-prem: Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Kubespray, Node.js)
• Employ open-source, cloud-native software (Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, Ambassador, Istio, OpenFaaS, Kubeless, gRPC)
• Construct CI/CD pipelines (Argo/GitOps, Kubeflow/MLOps) with canary deployments and stage propagation

• Create full stack applications primarily leveraging AWS, Docker (ECS + Fargate), Django, and React
• Provide software consultation
• Sponsored CPAC 2020 in Washington DC

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, US

• Developed interactive visualizations and games for lessons that teach STEM concepts under National Science Foundation's Hour of Cyberinfrastructure project (Award Abstract #1829708) using JavaScript and D3.js
• Wrote Python scripts and code to augment the lessons
• Integrated visualizations into Jupyter Notebooks with various UI/UX extensions and modifications
• Created SVG components for use in lessons with Adobe Illustrator

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, US

• Created convolutional neural networks for feature extraction and classification from high-resolution dendrological imagery (wooded plants), such as tree cell separation, cell wall width, and interspecies discrepancies
• Used various imaging and anomaly detection techniques, such as Sobel filtering and Canny edge detection
• OpenCV and scikit-learn for prototypes, TensorFlow and Keras for formal deep learning model construction

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

• Implemented various geospatial algorithms for the Minnesota Population Center, such as Geographic Self-Organizing Maps (GeoSOM),Average Isoperimetric Quotient (ISO Q), and Akaike Information Criterion (AIC)
• Combined use of MATLAB, R, Python, and Jupyter with various statistical and machine learning libraries

Bloomington, Minnesota, US

• Balanced mall vault
• Assisted associates with cash drawers
• Performed maintenance on cash recycler machines
• Prepared daily bank deposit and audited coupons

Shakopee, Minnesota, US

• Assisted supervisors with leading the cash control team
• Balanced park vault and regulated employee cash bags
• Maintained accounting spreadsheets for various park divisions
• Performed daily cash recycler pickup and balanced checks sent to the park

Fort Collins, CO, US

• Created various visual media for Off-Campus Life at Colorado State University
• Designed publications such as posters, brochures, and digital media in an effort to inform students and faculty about Off-Campus Life programs
• Extensive use of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere

• Programmed and installed communication radios and systems for nursing homes, as well as Bed Bath & Beyond and buybuy BABY stores
• Packaged and shipped radios to customers. Managed inventory and packing slip orders

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Master'S Degree (Partial, Left To Build Companies), Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs (Partial, Left To Build Companies), Physics

Associate Of Science - As, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science