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Chicago, Il; Greencastle, In; Washington D.C.

-Created​ ​individualized​ ​proposals​ ​outlining​ ​project​ ​timeline,​ ​detailed​ ​budget,​ ​and Wireframe​ ​mockup​s-Cultivated​ ​relationships​ ​with​ ​clients​ ​through​ remote communication best practices-Debugged​ ​specific​ ​issues​ ​for​ ​clients’​ ​existing​ ​web​ ​applications-Re-designed​ ​clients’​ ​websites​ ​to​ ​improve​ ​user​ ​experience​ ​and​ ​incorporate​ ​new​ ​features-Developed​ ​complete​ ​web​ ​applications​ ​from​ the ground ​based​ ​on​ ​clients’​ ​business​ ​requirements-Manage multiple projects in different stages of the development life cycle at the same time

-Supervised small staff of 13 First-Year Resident Assistants-Served as an evening and weekend Duty Responder to the 2,200 on-campus students -Assisted with the coordination of University Closing for the First-Year Resident Halls -Completed internal projects for the Campus Living and the Fraternity and Sorority Life Teams

Greater Chicago Area

-Worked with team to design and develop web applications and Enterprise Content Management solutions for a number of Fortune 1000 clients-Collaborated with clients to identify and translate business work cycles into technical requirements, testing edge cases, infrastructure deployment, and ongoing support agreements -Managed a set of developers to implement full stack features to TSG’s core products -Troubleshooted and architected Cloud designs for clients using Amazon Web Services-Provided clear documentation for company and client use through email, Wiki, Git, and client memos

• Collaborated with a partner, small staff team, and professional university staff weekly• Contributed to the growth and well-being of first-year students• Provided entertainment, safety and educational events & academic support to residents monthly

• Participated in 4 interdisciplinary seminars offered only to select students.• Currently organizing and develop senior year thesis

Beta Beta Chapter

• Consulted alumni members to develop a system to achieve the highest undergraduate chapter award• Contributed between eight and ten hours a week to daily operations and larger preoperational work • Served as the primary liaison between the chapter and DePauw and Sigma Nu National Headquarters• Resurrected the chapter’s Little 5 bicycle team• Reinforced importance of the chapter committee system• Co-led efforts to obtain our highest recruitment numbers in the last 5 years• Pushed for the chapter to achieve the second highest semester GPA among 10 fraternities, while having the smallest numbers of members• Co-implemented a new member education program based on Sigma Nu’s National LEAD program • Organized chapter events with guest speakers, such as the Mayor of Greencastle, Assistant Director of Campus Life and Coordinator of Fraternity Life, the coordinator of Sorority Life, and DePauw’s Dean of Experiential Learning and Career Planning

• Revamp the Bylaws and Constitution to match the needs pertaining to issues facing the Greek System• Developed and implemented an appeal process to better hold IFC chapters accountable

Worked on a four-person team with funding from a National Science Foundation grant to design, implement and test parallel search algorithms. Worked in Erlang and evaluated efficiency of algorithms on various numbers of processors. Presented work orally and in writing through a research poster and written abstract. Nominated and selected to present “Parallel Implementations of Search Algorithms” at the Council on Undergraduate Research conference

• Taught 27 boys tactical formations and soccer fundamentals• Represented Greencastle High School in conversations regarding the future of the Boy’s Soccer Program• Selected, hired, and supervised the development of a staff of assistant coaches

Spent 10 weeks as the primary lead on the improvement of download capacities for large-scale clients. Communicated with customer experience, testing and analysis, and the product team to determine the focus of the project and approach necessary to help improve the client’s experience. Attend company retreats and partook in critical conversations regarding company initiatives and future directional goals.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science

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