Helping organizations throughout the progressive movement during this presidential election cycle as they collaborate to win elections nationwide, up and down the ballot.

• Supported the medicare.gov Plan Finder application. During 2022 Open Enrollment the application maintained 100% uptime, served a peak of 85k requests per minute, and enabled 982,000 people to enroll in Medicare health coverage.• Stewarded and continuously improved daily ETL process which imported millions of health insurance plan data points from multiple data providers and optimized storage of that data.• Optimized and expanded the capabilities of the API service driving the… Show more • Supported the medicare.gov Plan Finder application. During 2022 Open Enrollment the application maintained 100% uptime, served a peak of 85k requests per minute, and enabled 982,000 people to enroll in Medicare health coverage.• Stewarded and continuously improved daily ETL process which imported millions of health insurance plan data points from multiple data providers and optimized storage of that data.• Optimized and expanded the capabilities of the API service driving the medicare.gov Plan Finder.• Assumed a central role in diagnosing and resolving critical incidents, rapidly deploying code solutions to minimize downtime; skillfully communicated updates to incident commanders for stakeholder updates, and contributed insights to post-incident retrospectives, driving continuous process improvement.• Liaised between the engineering and product teams to improve understanding of technical processes, providing technical depth and color for non-technical stakeholders. Show less

• Designed and implemented API server (including OpenAPI 3.0 spec and autogenerated API docs) for an updated mobile app, increasing response speeds by as much as 1000%.• Designed and built a custom Virtual Machine image for use as a standardized development environment for software team using Vagrant, Windows Server, Chocolatey, and custom Powershell scripts.• Administered and configured AWS services including EC2 instances, Route 53, S3, and more.• Wrote Azure functions to automate… Show more • Designed and implemented API server (including OpenAPI 3.0 spec and autogenerated API docs) for an updated mobile app, increasing response speeds by as much as 1000%.• Designed and built a custom Virtual Machine image for use as a standardized development environment for software team using Vagrant, Windows Server, Chocolatey, and custom Powershell scripts.• Administered and configured AWS services including EC2 instances, Route 53, S3, and more.• Wrote Azure functions to automate ETL of vendor data from FTP site to production database.• Introduced and implemented modern software workflow procedures including proper use of git.• Developed new features and bug fixes for our major software product, SmartVMA. Show less

• Rewrote custom API engine which powered a finance website, reducing API calls to our data provider by 98% and reducing associated monthly costs by $18,000, all while improving data accuracy and timeliness.• Created and deployed back end service layer APIs powering sports and real estate websites. These sites used automated ETL processes to aggregate data (including images) used to auto-generate content.• Steered and supervised a team of developers through planning, building, and… Show more • Rewrote custom API engine which powered a finance website, reducing API calls to our data provider by 98% and reducing associated monthly costs by $18,000, all while improving data accuracy and timeliness.• Created and deployed back end service layer APIs powering sports and real estate websites. These sites used automated ETL processes to aggregate data (including images) used to auto-generate content.• Steered and supervised a team of developers through planning, building, and launch of a football website, achieving all launch deadlines requested by management.• Headed a cross-functional team which conducted mobile ad industry research related to the company's existing products, made recommendations, and presented those findings to c-level management.• Led a cross-functional team which created and documented a new set of company-wide software development standards. Show less

• Collaborated on a cross-functional development team to develop and maintain an iPad application used by customers like BP, Dow Chemical, Koch Industries, Exxon Mobil, etc to perform equipment and facility safety inspections.• Built and deployed a full administrative back end application used by customers to manage inspection configurations and data.• Built a compete API server allowing the iPad app to communicate with servers to download inspection configurations and upload completed… Show more • Collaborated on a cross-functional development team to develop and maintain an iPad application used by customers like BP, Dow Chemical, Koch Industries, Exxon Mobil, etc to perform equipment and facility safety inspections.• Built and deployed a full administrative back end application used by customers to manage inspection configurations and data.• Built a compete API server allowing the iPad app to communicate with servers to download inspection configurations and upload completed inspection data. Priority was placed on minimizing payload size due to frequently poor wireless signals at inspection locations.• Programmed server side code using CakePHP MVC framework and front end interface using Kendo UI JavaScript framework.• Interfaced with QA team, management, and operations to develop, debug, and coordinate deployment of product releases for mobile and web. Show less

• Created documentation for existing IT project management processes• Performed special research projects for IT Project Management Director• Assisted with paperwork, documentation, and status changes for IT projects

I worked my way through most of Business School at the Transition Coalition, a project of the Center for Research on Learning within the School of Education at KU. I built and maintained web-based training solutions used by graduate students and education professionals. Duties included translating in-person and traditional written training exercises to a web-based training format, as well as performing maintenance and improvements on our many sites.

Managed and developed online presences for major auto manufacturer dealerships inWichita including Volkswagen, Infiniti, Kia, Mitsubishi, and more

Editing, Bookkeeping, photography, scheduling meetings, sales calls, web development... I did it all.

Updated and developed the company's informational website, including technical documents on products. Also implemented a full visual redesign and code overhaul of the site.

Lead developer for the company's product, a web-based software solution for the management of assisted living facilities.

Created, developed and maintained company web applications including public-facing informational site, company Intranet with many applications connected to our marketing and supply chain data, and an online shopping store for our retail locations.

Liaison between sales, web developers, and graphic designers. They called me "the glue".