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New York, Ny, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

• Design and development of backend REST APIs and data integrations• Architecture planning and ownership of development projects, with frequent communication to stakeholders in an Agile model• Management of application cybersecurity testing, adoption of automated security scanning, and resolution of vulnerabilities• Configuration of Continuous Integration to automate unit and integration tests, security scanning, and other code checks

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

• Developed automation as APIs and CI plugin images using Go, Ruby, Docker, Drone CI• Exposed, tested and monitored APIs using Kong Gateway, Postman, and Datadog• Supported Platform clients by assisting with customer issues and advocating good API design practices• Member of an Agile (Scrum) team utilizing GitHub Enterprise, ZenHub, MS Teams

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Remote tutor for undergraduate-level organic chemistry students. Fostered greater understanding of course content and helped to improve student grades in a professional and supportive learning environment.

New York, New York, Us

Completed the Software Guild's Java bootcamp in Minneapolis, MN. Built a full-stack web application to sort recipe searches based on seasonal availability using Java, Spring MVC, PostgreSQL, JPA, JavaScript/HTML/CSS with a combination of client-side rendering via jQuery and server-side rendering with Thymeleaf. Used Selenium WebDriver for web scraping ingredient and recipe data.

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Performed full-time polymer chemistry research developing novel silicon patterning materials.• Executed polymer synthesis experiments independently and in coordination with colleagues• Documented 1 year of focused research in 60-page report including results and figures• Presented detailed technical updates to colleagues • Gained software proficiency in MS Office, Origin, Igor Pro; experience in MATLAB• Improved safety training documentation as Lab Safety Officer for group of 10 researchers • Completed graduate coursework including polymer synthesis and physics (1 year)• Synthesized organic block polymer silicon patterning films, including glovebox use• Characterized synthesized materials by SEC, H NMR, C NMR and SAXS

Performed medicinal chemistry research as part of a team seeking new Tuberculosis therapeutics.• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team to plan experiments and synthetic targets• Communicated results to specialist and non-specialist team members orally and in writing• Gained software proficiency in MS Office and field-specific tools (SciFinder, ChemDraw) • Synthesized organic compounds for discovery of pharmaceuticals using air-free techniques• Purified products by flash chromatography and preparative scale HPLC• Characterized samples by H and C NMR, LC-MS, and quantitive LC-MS/MS analysis

Tacoma, Wa, Us

• Coordinated with faculty to assist 60 first-year students in academic and career planning• Conducted and documented frequent one-on-one update/referral discussions with students • Promoted professional relationship and preserved confidentiality of student information

Tacoma, Wa, Us

Performed undergraduate organic chemistry research seeking sustainable alternatives to chemical reactions common in the pharmaceutical industry.Research Advisor: Luc Boisvert, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WASkills:• Multi-step synthesis of organic compounds utilizing Schlenk line air-free techniques• Characterization of products by H and C NMR, IR and GC-MS • Purification by flash chromatography, recrystallization and distillation• Software proficiency in MS Office, Delta NMR, ChemDraw, SciFinder• Documentation of reaction procedures, observations and hazards for reports to advisor and peers• Written communication of results through senior thesis and two research proposalsPresentations of Research:• Oral - ACS Puget Sound Section Undergraduate Research Symposium - April 2015, Tacoma, WA• Oral - Senior Research Thesis Presentations - March and April 2015, Tacoma, WA• Poster - 247th ACS National Meeting - March 2014, Dallas, TX• Poster - Murdock College Science Research Conference - November 2013, Vancouver, WA• Poster - U. Puget Sound Fall Research Symposia - September 2013 and 2014, Tacoma, WA

Master Of Science - Ms, Polymer Chemistry

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemistry

High School