In 2021, I co-founded Simplified Web Solutions to enable businesses to leverage technology to serve their clients better. As a solutions architect, I have a multifaceted role that involves transforming ideas into concrete digital solutions: • Unraveling user journeys and technical requirements to form the basis of our proposed solutions. • Identify technology limitations and strategically circumvent them to ensure seamless solution execution. • Creating proof-of-concepts to validate and align our solutions with client objectives.Key Projects include: • Developing a data scraping system for high-profile sites, considering challenges like rate limiting, authentication, and data reliability. • Implementing a comprehensive GPS tracking solution to enhance client operations. • Building custom AI models to cater to unique business requirements and leveraging existing AI models to enhance business processes.I have utilized a wide range of technologies and tools: • Front-end technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, React • Back-end technologies: Java, NodeJS • Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, Firebase • DevOps Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, Terraform • Cloud Services: Google Cloud Platform, AWS • APIs and frameworks: REST, GraphQL, Spring Boot • Machine Learning: TensorFlow, PyTorch, HuggingFace, Vertex AI • Other technologies: Apache Kafka, WebSockets, Redis

In my role at VMware, I undertook a variety of responsibilities that contributed to both the company's goals and the broader open-source community: • Maintained the Cloud Native Buildpacks OSS project, ensuring efficient operation and consistent updates. • Monitored the health and progress of various open-source projects, identifying areas for improvement or further development. • Bridged the gap between commercial offerings and open-source contributions, ensuring alignment and balanced growth. • Actively provided mentorship through the Google Summer of Code and other mentorship programs to support emerging talent in the industry. • Strategized the growth of the open-source community, encouraging active participation and contribution.I have utilized a wide range of technologies and tools: • Cloud Services: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform • Container Orchestration Tools: Docker, Kubernetes • Configuration Management: Ansible, Chef, Puppet • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform • CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, Travis CI, CircleCI, GitHub Action, Concourse CI • Version Control: Git

Responsibilities:• Address historical issues with business-critical transactional systems.• Implement IVR systems, greatly reducing customer service overhead.• Implement large-scale integration tests in order to improve the overall quality of internal systems.• Migrate from the use of commercial products to OSS alternatives.• Set standards and improvements for development processes and technologies.Technologies: Java, Groovy, Kotlin, JBoss, WildFly Spring Boot, Liquibase, AWS, Android, Twilio

A lead software engineer working on distributing media content to the masses via a highly customizable platform used by the most popular brands on your mobile device.Responsibilities:• Led development teams for various highly customizable and server centric Android applications• Led a team of engineers to build and support a service oriented backend application• Architect solutions for features such as user management, image manipulation, purchases, chromecast integration• Document requirements, provide high level estimates and negotiate timeframes• Establish team norms, workflows, and integration with dependent teams• Ensure quality through test automation• Research, prototype, and analyze forthcoming development technologies and tools• Scrum master of agile processesTechnologies: Java, Scala, Ruby, Android, Spring Boot, Flyway, SQLite, MongoDB, MySQL, AWS, NGINX, RAML, Cucumber

Main tasks included integration with a large variety of systems using multiple types of communication technologies such as SOAP, RESTful, Sockets, and (s)FTP file transfers. Also took a large role in maintaining more than 7 servers primarily running Socket Servers, Asterisk, LAMP stack environments, and Mail Relays.Responsibilities:• Led development of new systems and reimplementations of existing systems• Implement and manage integrations for over 30 independent clients• Support over 50 deployed on-site kiosksTechnologies: PHP, JavaScript, CSS, Java, SOAP, REST APIs, Sockets, FTP, IVR, Asterisk, MySQL

Optimize workflows to increase product testing and organize with electronic testers and ensure workflow procedures are followed. Software development ranged from browser extensions to full systems of inventory, reporting, and low level data manipulation.Responsibilities:• Research, prototype, and test new systems to speed up and ensure proper hard drive repurposing• Develop tools to support manual testing and data entryAchievements:• Brad Anderson Legacy Stock Award for innovationTechnologies: PHP, Javascript, CSS, MySQL, REST APIs, Visual Basic, .NET Framework, Powershell

Maintain main eCommerce and product information website, develop multiple product specific websites and assist customers troubleshoot sold software.Technologies: PHP, Javascript, CSS, Pearl