As a developer at DataSong, I got to spend every day learning new things, working with large amounts of data (Big Data), and helping our customers to better understand and help their own customers.I worked with Hadoop, Java, Cascading, Hive, and Bash every day, and was able to identify and correct many data issues.

Data curator and software engineer as part of a small team of programmers and scientists providing tools for scientific research. • Develop and maintain web and server-side applications• Manage databases, research and resolve data issues, and develop data-centric solutions• Provide direct and remote user support• Utilize software languages including Java, MySQL, Bash shell scripts, JavaScript, HTML, and PostGRES• Utilize technologies including Eclipse, DataNucleus, Tomcat Servers, and THREDDS Data Servers.

Software Programmer/Analyst for a local non-profit cancer research facility.• Successfully converted over 200 web forms from old VB format to new C# format, automating and streamlining the process wherever possible• Developed new forms for new studies• Utilized software languages including VB.NET, C#.NET, PL/SQL, HTML, and JavaScript• Utilized technologies including Visual Studio, Oracle, and Team Foundation Server

Software Programmer/Analyst for a mid-sized private contracting firm specializing in custom web and database solutions.• Worked in roles including developer and test lead on small teams• Participated in project lifecycle for multiple projects, including design, analysis, development, deployment, and deliverables• Delivered documentation including requirements and bi-monthly reports• Provided on-site and remote support to clients• Translated business rules to web applications and normalized database designs• Generated and validated reports for complex data sets• Utilized software languages including VB, C#, SQL, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Python, and MS Access• Utilized technologies including Visual Studio, Oracle, Oracle Application Server, SQL Server, SQL Server Reporting Services, Subversion, and Visual Source Safe

Tutored 100-200 level Computer Science students in the CS lab at UAA.

Worked on a variety of projects for the University of Alaska as a Student Programmer/Research Assistant.• Agent-Based Models of Predator-Prey Relationships between Killer Whales and Other Marine Mammals• Experimental Economics Market Experiment• Graphical Passwords Program• Modeling of Morphogenesis in Multi-Cellular Systems• Coping with Conditions of Climate Change on the Seward Peninsula• The Genetic Algorithms for Signal and Image Compression Research Project• Utilized software languages including Java, VB.NET, C#.NET, SQL, HTML, and Python• Utilized technologies including Repast, Eclipse, and Swing