+ Helped software engineers be more creative by enhancing the internal test framework in the CI/CD process.+ Improved employee retention and satisfaction through leadership and engagement in Employee Resouce Groups.

+ Participated in triaging defects during several release cycles, specifically determining which defects can be fixed without increasing risk of escapes to customers or negatively impacting the release cycle. + Increased product quality and team effectiveness through leadership in developing Test Plans.+ Boosted team productivity through effective documentation of how to extend our CI/CD process.+ Helped management understand production status by guiding JQL queries in Jira.+ Increased diversity through participation in the hiring team, participation in recruiting events, and mentoring new hires.+ Wrote Test Reports for multiple releases used by large customers to evaluate our test coverage relative to their internal testing process.

+ As a software developer, created a SOAP Service in Java to improve integration between the SolidFire storage product and VMware vSphere.+ Managed the process of getting VMWare certification for this integration piece.+ Developed a professional capability to build code in Java as part of the project.

+ Lead release end-to-end testing for multiple releases of a distributed Storage System.+ Created a system for monitoring and task management of automated tests.+ Reported quality status of software releases to upper management.

Project: The National Map Corps+ Modified the OpenStreetMap web application to meet Federal accessibility and identity standards for sites hosted in the .GOV domain.+ Developed Python scripts to integrate the OpenStreetMap API with Esri ArcGIS to validate data through the USGS internal data quality control processes, allowing user contributed data to be added to The National Map for the first time in the history of the project.+ Documented the project in several USGS Open FIle Reports+ Organized conferences and unconferences in the Denver area. Research Project: User-Centered Design for The National Map+ Created a benchmark for automated cartographic generalization to demonstrate web client-based versus server-based geoprocessing to guide the systems architecture of future versions of The National Map.+ Presented the results of the benchmark at international conferences (NOTE: Results had to be changed at the last minute due to Google release of the V8 Javascript engine)Research Project: Developing an Ontology for The National Map• Assisted in the publication of data from The National Map on the Semantic Web by converting spatial data from Oracle Spatial to Notation3, allowing data to be linked across database domains while preserving provenance.

+ Wrote C++ code to create a topology-preserving, database for vector spatial data.+ Worked with Quantitative (R) and Qualitative Data (NVivo) to establish research outcomes.