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Serves as the overall owner of technology within the organization. Responsible for developing resilient, secure, and stable technology solutions throughout the fullstack of development. Develops and implements software architectures that exceed industry standards and advises all stakeholders on the impact of current and future technological developments..

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Serves as the Division Chaplain, a senior officer role reporting directly to the Commanding General
• Responsible for the Spiritual and Emotional development and status of over 2000 Soldiers and Families in the 98th Training Division spread throughout the United States
• Managed 3 Brigade Unit Ministry team
• Directly managed numerous Chaplain Candidates in professional and spiritual development
• Subject Matter Expert on Religion, Morale, Ethics, and Crisis Intervention
• Successfully conducted numerous suicide interventions, crisis interventions, marriage counseling sessions, and family counseling sessions

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Serves as the Brigade Chaplain, a senior officer role reporting directly to the Commanding General
• Responsible for the Spiritual and Emotional development and status of over 1200 Soldiers and Families in the 302D Maneuver Enhancement Brigade
• Managed 4 Battalion Unit Ministry teams, each consisting of a Battalion Chaplain and a Battalion Chaplain Assistant
• Directly managed numerous Chaplain Candidates in professional and spiritual development
• Task Force Chaplain for the C2CRE Mission
• Subject Matter Expert on Religion, Morale, Ethics, and Crisis Intervention

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Serves as the Task Force Chaplain, a senior officer role reporting directly to the Commanding General
• Responsible for the Spiritual and Emotional development and status of over 1200 Soldiers and Families in the Task Force
• Managed 3 Battalion-sized Unit Ministry Teams within the Task Force AO
• Subject Matter Expert on Religion, Morale, Ethics, and Crisis Intervention
• Successfully conducted numerous suicide interventions, crisis interventions, marriage counseling sessions, and family counseling sessions

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Serves as the Theater Gateway Chaplain, responsible for briefing all incoming and outgoing personnel on matters of reintegration, resiliency, counseling, and mental health
• Conducted suicide intervention and crisis intervention for Soldiers in transition and permanent party
• Responsible for managing and resourcing the Theater Gateway Unit Ministry Team
• Subject Matter Expert on Religion, Morale, Ethics, and Crisis Intervention
• Successfully conducted numerous suicide interventions, crisis interventions, marriage counseling sessions, and family counseling sessions

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Serves as the Battalion Chaplain, a senior officer role reporting directly to the Battalion Commander
• Responsible for the Spiritual and Emotional development and status of over 400 Soldiers and Families in the 167 CSSB
• Directly managed numerous Chaplain Candidates in professional and spiritual development
• Task Force Chaplain for the C2CRE Mission
• Subject Matter Expert on Religion, Morale, Ethics, and Crisis Intervention
• Successfully conducted numerous suicide interventions, crisis interventions, marriage counseling sessions, and family counseling sessions

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Serves as a Chaplain Candidate under the Battalion Chaplain for training and development
• Subject Matter Expert on Religion, Morale, Ethics, and Crisis Intervention
• Successfully conducted numerous suicide interventions, crisis interventions, marriage counseling sessions, and family counseling sessions
• Performed numerous military weddings and funerals

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Focused on training and preparation for military Chaplaincy
• Received ordination and completed graduate-level education on world religions, history, counseling, and cultural interactions
• Responsible for religious subject matter expertise and command consultation
• Ensured adequate religious support under supervision from Battalion and Brigade Chaplains

West Lafayette, Indiana, US

• Purdue University acquired Kaplan University in April, 2018
• Teaches and mentors students in courses including Cybersecurity, Cloud Development, Internet of Things, DevOps, and Computer Science
• Successfully taught thousands of students over more than 50 courses, routinely earning top evaluations with several students requesting continuing mentorship after graduation.
• Designed and launched several courses from scratch that receive high ratings from students for innovation, content, and practical applications that include learning AWS, GitHub, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Ansible.

North Salem, NH, US

• Owner and founder, responsible for day to day operations, development, and maintenance of customized software solutions and consultations
• Designed, implemented, and maintained numerous independent projects, including a web-based Martial Arts studio management application and Mental Health Coaching / Chaplain platform.
• Leveraged Go, Python, and Javascript / Typescript with Chi, React, Svelte, and Express frameworks.
• Implemented secure and scalable infrastructures utilizing Docker, Docker Swarm, Ansible, Terraform, and Jenkins on AWS and Digital Ocean.
• Developed data analysis and management pipelines using MySQL, MongoDB, and Redis.
• Built scalable, secure, and exciting products and features for six different organizations in verticals including E-commerce, B2B, EdTech, and Data Management.

Knoxville, TN, US

• Served as the software architect, responsible for envisioning, designing, implementing, maintaining, and improving new and existing software solutions for complex business challenges within IoT
• Served as the subject matter expert for software and data solutions across all IoT teams and external stakeholders
• Worked with other teams across disciplines to be able to solve complex software architectural challenges to deliver high-quality software solutions
• Worked with a diverse set of backend systems, including AWS IoT Core, AWS Lambdas, DynamoDB, AWS RDS, and Linux servers to develop secure and reliable systems that scale
• Set the standards for code hygiene, best practices, security, and commonality, ensuring teams are effective, productive, and efficient
• Developed and provided architectural diagrams, plans, and solutions utilizing several technology stacks

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US

• Hired as the first technical leader and hands-on engineer to design, implement, scale, and maintain the complete technical architecture for a smart pet IoT software and hardware product ecosystem.
• Successfully launched and scaled several hardware devices in the microservices-based software ecosystem that supported thousands of users and their pets.
• Oversaw and led the acquisition of two major competitors, integrating their hardware and software technologies into the Wagz ecosystem.
• Actively implemented and maintained systems that leveraged Go/Golang, Typescript, NodeJS, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, RabbitMQ, MQTT, Docker, Ansible, Terraform, Prometheus, and Grafana on AWS.
• Worked closely with Amazon during their initial implementation of the Dash Replenishment Program, routinely meeting with Amazon leaders to successfully pilot their certification program and to certify three devices for.
• Mentored and guided a team of over 15 cross-domain engineers and leaders to successfully meet rapidly changing business requirements in an agile and innovative environment.

Chicago, IL, US

• Acquired by Purdue University April 2018
• Teaches and mentors students in courses including Cybersecurity, Cloud Development, Internet of Things, DevOps, and Computer Science
• Successfully taught thousands of students over more than 50 courses, routinely earning top evaluations with several students requesting continuing mentorship after graduation.
• Designed and launched several courses from scratch that receive high ratings from students for innovation, content, and practical applications that include learning AWS, GitHub, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Ansible.

• Led an independent technology consultancy that built scalable, secure, and exciting products and features for companies including Texas Direct Autos, ERT, and Data Recognition Corp.
• Successfully grew the consultancy to three additional contractors, completing over a dozen projects.
• Primarily implemented software and systems solutions in Go/Golang, Python, NodeJS, Typescript, Javascript, React, MySQL, Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, and AWS.
• Entire team was hired by Wagz to focus on that product fulltime.

Nashua, New Hampshire, US

• Hired as the first engineer to build a scalable technology solution in an agile bootstrapped startup e-commerce SaaS that enabled user-to-user auctions, sales, and social interactions.
• Successfully launched, growing to thousands of customers and winning awards at technical competitions.
• Designed and implemented a technology solution that leveraged NodeJS, MongoDB, Python, AngularJS, ELK, Jenkins, Docker, and Ansible that experienced 0 downtime.
• Managed a team of cross-functional engineers, designers, and product managers to develop cutting-edge products and integrations.

• Short-term Senior Software Engineering consultant contracted to implement a modern technology solution on top of a proof-of-concept MVP in six-months.
• Designed and implemented a NodeJS API server utilizing Express, Grunt, MongoDB, and MySQL
• Integrated with third-party APIs, including Twilio and MailGun
• Setup and maintained a Continuous Integration Server for automated unit testing and documentation publishing using Jenkins
• Implemented best practices, including software version control, unit testing, code reviews, and pair programming
• Mentored junior and senior software engineers in system architecture, best practices, and agile project management

Davie, Florida, US

• Hands-on leader for an EdTech SaaS platform that enabled users to build, customize, and sell digital articles and textbooks with authors receiving a commission on sales that included their contributions.
• Primary technologies used and administered included Java, Python, NodeJS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL, MongoDB, and Jenkins; scaled to thousands of customers and hundreds of authors.
• Successfully oversaw a complicated migration from unsupported technologies to a modern API-driven platform with full DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud support.
• Mentored and motivated a strong team of software engineers, product managers, quality assurance engineers, and designers as members of a cohesive and successful team.

Jacksonville, FL, US

• Responsible for the management of technical projects, development of reports, and development as needed.
• Responsible for the full software development lifecycle management of numerous projects in an agile environment
• Ensured accurate requirements gathering and documentation for the software engineers
• Provided sprint reports and progress reports as required
• Ensured appropriate time management and mitigated blockers to successful software development
• Reported directly to the Director of Engineering on all tasks related to project management

Killeen, TX, US

• Managed the testing center for the education center on Bagram Air Force Base in Afghanistan in support of Operation: ENDURING FREEDOM
• Ensured approriate educational coverage and availability for military members
• Taught numerous improvement classes, including ASVAB/AFCT testing and improvements
• Managed numerous software improvement projects, including test assessment software and scheduling software applications utilizing.NET, Java, PHP, MySQL, Linux, and Windows Server
• Implemented Active Directory and host management software

Fort Liberty, NC, US

Team leader for squad of 5-9 personnel; lead software/application developer; webmaster for numerous military units; subject matter expert in information technology and human resourcesTechnologies Used: PHP, HTML, Java (JEE and J2SE), MySQL, Apache, Ubuntu, Windows (XP, Server 2003, and Vista)

Phd, Business Administration And Applied Computer Science

Doctor Of Ministry (Doctoral Candidate), Pastoral Counseling

Master Of Science In Psychology, Pscyhology

Doctor Of Biblical Studies, Biblical Studies

Master Of Divinity, Pastoral Counseling

Graduate Certificate, Information Systems Security

Master Of Science, Information Technology Management

Graduate Certificate, Business Intelligence

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science

Associate Of Science, Technical Management