- Mentored other software engineers through code reviews, design reviews, and pair programming.- Guided the architecture of software projects by researching tools, techniques, and alternatives.- Contributed code to key projects, with a particular focus on refactoring and testing.

- Contributed to the company-wide adoption of unit testing and test-driven development.- Wrote and maintained Java libraries for mTLS-encrypted service-to-service communication and authorization.- Launched a new backend service for sending transactional emails.

Chief software architect and developer for a suite of web applications used by customers, suppliers, and coworkers.Implemented high-value features for Geppetto™ — Gumstix’s flagship design-to-order service for embedded hardware (PHP, Typescript, Python).- Reduced load time from around 30 seconds to less than six by optimizing database queries and lazy-loading whenever possible.- Migrated the frontend codebase from Javascript to Typescript, resulting in improved code maintainability.- Implemented a fast routing path finder using the A* search algorithm.- Rewrote the AutoDoc™ feature to detect errors during product development, before they reach customers.Adopted best practices to continuously deliver new features.- Deployment automation built on AWS and Fabric.- Test-driven design for fast, confident releases.- Open code reviews on Bitbucket.- Real-time error notification with Sentry.Led a team of five members. Responsible for hiring, training, delegating tasks, and code and performance reviews.Balanced competing and shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Incrementally rewrote a mission-critical internal web application (PHP, MySQL) to use best practices (Symfony framework, OOP, unit tests) while continually adding features, fixing bugs, and integrating with other software systems (REST).

Maintained, debugged, and enhanced web-based event management software (Perl, Javascript, MySQL); contributed to a major revision of the software; researched and proposed solutions to existing design problems.