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Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Built microservices used to render customer websites using node.js, Python, AWS Lambdas, AWS S3, and Akamai CDN• Built CI/CD pipelines using Github Actions and AWS Codepipelines that included provisioning AWS Lambdas, AWS Event Buses, AWS SQS, AWS StateMachines, AWS DynamoDB, AWS S3 and AWS Cloudwatch logs• Built integrations to DataDog for product monitoring, created DataDog dashboards and alerts and added metrics to a CDN monitoring product built with Vector• Built ETL pipeline for importing 3rd party article, image and video feeds into the Arc XP platform utilizing AWS Lambdas, AWS EventBridge, AWS Cloudformation, node.js, Typescript and serverless.• Built custom integrations for exporting data to 3rd party print systems. These integrations utilized Python, AWS Lambdas, Dynamo DB, serverless, zappa, celery and RabbitMQ.• Contributed to customer facing UI products that allowed customer to build external feeds and visualize results for querying content. These products utilized React and storybook.• Troubleshooted existing client issues with data monitoring tools including AWS CloudWatch, Splunk and DataDog.• Built application for automatically sending data from Arc XP to Twitter using node.js, AWS Kinesis Stream, AWS SQS, and AWS Lambdas.• Built node.js application for unpublishing specific client data through Arc XP APIs.• Responsible for maintaining code coverage using jest and pytest.

Washington, Dc, Us

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

• Developed features for an application performance monitoring application using Angular6, Spring Boot, node.js and Redis to display the status of BAC synthetic and Sitescope transactions • Build data collector scripts using Python to pull data from Influxdb, BAC APIs and Xymon• Developed network monitoring application using a MEAN stack (Mongo, Express, Angular6 and node.js)• Developed watchmen plugins to ping MySQL instances and to run test MySQL queries• Developed an application to transfer Sitescope monitor configurations into watchmen using Django, jQuery and Ajax• Updated Grafana dashboards and built alerting integration with Slack

Reston, Va, Us

• Developed document upload and text parsing feature using Python for a versatile ontology research Flask application• Implemented UI features using Javascript and Python for a facial recognition Django application• Led team as lead developer and scrum master for a proposal automation Flask application• Developed unit tests for Django and Flask applications

Chevy Chase, Maryland, Us

Assisted HHMI labs through development of web-based applications to reduce time spent on administrative tasks and provide accurate tracking of important resources.• Developed web-based DNA construct inventory and ordering system using Python, Django, MySQL, HTML, Bootstrap and CSS• Developed web-based inventory and process management system for Janelia virus production using Python, Django, JavaScript, MySQL, HTML, Bootstrap and CSS• Deployed new Django web applications using nginx and gunicorn and upgraded legacy web apps from apache to nginx and gunicorn• Implemented responsive client side features using AJAX and jQuery • Utilized celery and RabbitMQ to perform asynchronous tasks in Django applications• Utilized flightplan.js for all new Django application deployment and migrated legacy applications to use this system to streamline version releases• Assumed maintenance of all legacy Django applications including bug fixes, server migrations, and refactoring code for software stack upgrades• Maintained all code bases and tracked issues in GitHub• Worked closely with scientists, directors, and management to gather requirements and provided status reports on software design and engineering progress

Chevy Chase, Maryland, Us

Provided operational and special project support for six Laboratory Heads and staff. Took advantage of special project opportunities to develop a technical skillset. • Assisted Laboratory Heads in managing laboratory budgets, processed laboratory purchase orders and reimbursements, and reconciled invoices and procards • Special projects included developing a scheduling website for the Pipette Services program using Python and Django, developing an equipment inventory and recycling website using Python and Django, and developing a documentation website for webgl framework, regl using JavaScript and node.js• Managed recycling and tracking of Matlab licenses, developed a process for recycling licenses and provided monthly reports to directors and managers• Managed Pipette Services on-site program including scheduling monthly service technicians, advertising the service to researchers, participating in vendor selection, and obtaining customer feedback• Co-managed Asset Management program including reviewing asset creation spreadsheets, assisting asset custodians with policy compliance and running the asset spot check program

Chevy Chase, Maryland, Us

Project leader of team responsible for producing high quality data for mapping the single neurons of the Drosophila central brain.• Responsible to optimizing and adapting new techniques to increase data quality and team efficiency• Organized daily tasks and distributed workload amongst team members • Trained team members on Drosophila adult and larval brain and ventral nerve cord dissection, immunohistochemistry and mounting• Maintained laboratory inventories and supplies and updated database records• Liaison between project team and other Laboratory Groups

Investigated the evolution of plant disease resistance genes in the model plant Arabidopsis• Performed genetic screens for plants that confer a bioluminescent phenotype• Performed DNA isolations and gel electrophoresis analysis• Participated in Laboratory meetings and discussions

Master Of Science (M.S.), Engineering Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology, General