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Washington, DC, US

• Spearheaded migration of mission-critical legacy systems to a modern distributed architecture, improving efficiencies and resulting in a reduction in maintenance costs
• Orchestrated full project lifecycle as technical lead, from stakeholder requirements through successful deployment of enterprise-wide solutions
• Increased system reliability and significantly improved site maintainability and efficiency
• Led cross-functional team of vendors and internal developers while maintaining delivery schedule and deploying 5% under allocated budget

• Architected and managed enterprise-level website using Jekyll and AWS, achieving 99.9% uptime and reduction in hosting costs through optimized infrastructure
• Implemented comprehensive web standards framework using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, resulting in WCAG 2.1 AA compliance and enhanced security posture
• Established streamlined requirements gathering process, reducing specification development time while improving stakeholder alignment

• Architected enterprise intranet serving 2,000+ employees, including custom-built portal for U.S. Conformity Assessment Body program that streamlined certification processes
• Led development of global advertising industry platform combining WordPress and community forum features, engaging 10,000+ industry professionals across 50+ countries
• Designed scalable WordPress Multisite architecture supporting 25+ sub-sites with centralized management, reducing maintenance overhead by 70%
• Implemented automated backup and recovery protocols achieving 15-minute RTO/RPO and 99.99% system reliability
• Created comprehensive technical documentation and training program, enabling internal team to handle 80% of maintenance tasks independently
• Modernized legacy infrastructure by migrating ColdFusion and static sites to Drupal 7, developing custom themes and reducing technical debt by 60%

• Implemented front-end display updates, form customizations, and content-type customizations for NHLBI intranet at NIH.
• Conducted thorough review and revision of security, architecture, and business case documentation.
• Engaged in formal Scrum processes, including peer reviews, Jira and Git integrations, and multi-tier deployments.

• Provided technical oversight for large-scale design and development of dozens of Marriott brand websites.
• Conducted code reviews and assessed proposed solutions for optimal performance.
• Documented network infrastructure, deployment processes, and authored guidelines for maintenance.

Brooklyn, NY, US

• Developed public facing website for the U.S. Department of State using back-end WordPress development.
• Created custom themes, plugins, and post-types while implementing modern build processes with Git, NPM, Gulp, & Composer.

Chantilly, VA, US

• Led technical response for NIST contract bid, evaluating technological needs and providing go-forward recommendations.
• Standardized reporting methods, reduced manual processes, and decreased result analysis time for over 25 federal agencies.
• Improved functionality and usability of Standards.gov website by designing new graphics and upgrading content.

US

• Led the design, development, and deployment of Internet applications for external clients at LTS Corporation.
• Orchestrated technological integration efforts to meet client needs and improve user experience.
• Ensured web pages met Section 508 Accessibility requirements, reducing server performance loads by 50%.

English Literature Studies

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