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Arlington, Va, Us

Alexandria, Virginia, Us

I lead the team behind The Fool's commerce systems. We modernized our entire billing platform to better serve our members and support our business.Notable impact:• Modernized our platform to be cloud-native hosted in AWS• Improved payment processing to capture $72.5M in previously missed revenue• Consolidated subscriptions for 600K members, protecting $93M in renewals in the process• Cut transaction costs by $2M annually• Dropped bot traffic on order pages from 17% to <1% by adding an AI-powered CAPTCHA• Reduced build times from 15 to 5 minutes, improving team productivity• Built and maintained 97.8% team engagement during major organizational changes

Alexandria, Virginia, Us

I created and led FOLD, an engineering apprenticeship program focused on opening doors in technology for historically underrepresented groups. The program created pathways into tech careers for talented individuals who traditionally faced barriers to entry.Notable impact:• Achieved 100% placement rate with 90% offer acceptance• Built a comprehensive technical curriculum from the ground up• Partnered with 5 engineering teams to provide hands-on experience for participants• Created 42 peer-reviewed training sessions• Established mentorship program pairing senior engineers with emerging talent

Alexandria, Virginia, Us

I led the transformation of our core systems and developer experience in the .NET space.Notable impact:* Migrated 10+ mission-critical systems to .NET Core with zero disruptions, including our commerce platform, identity management system, and investment data platform* Built Docker and Kubernetes deployment solutions for our .NET and Python applications, enabling continuous deployment* Set up contract testing to make sure system changes wouldn't break existing functionality* Cut new application onboarding time from hours to minutes through automation* Led three contractors while keeping our standards high

Boston, Ma, Us

I led a team of 16 engineers building a machine learning platform to modernize data processing operations.Notable impact:• Led architecture and development efforts for a multi-million dollar ML enabled data ingestion platform that would automate 35% of the workload for a 140-person department• Increased developer productivity by 25% through modern development practices• Achieved 70%+ of quarterly objectives consistently

Boston, Ma, Us

I led an engineering team of 6 focused on making data collection better and faster.Notable impact:• Saved hundreds of hours by automating data reporting and quality audits• Got the team hitting 70%+ of quarterly targets through OKRs• Built a culture of continuous learning, with every team member achieving personal growth goals• Improved our speed and quality through Git, TFS, and agile practices

Boston, Ma, Us

I led development of workflow management solutions that transformed how we processed data.Notable impact:• Reduced processing time by 39,000 hours annually• Supported 200 users across 5 business units• Led the technical direction of the team

Boston, Ma, Us

Started as a Junior Research Associate and worked my way up to Software Engineer. Built automation tools using VBA and SQL that showed me how technology could transform the way we work.

Master Of Science (Ms), Software Engineering

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Finance, Computer Information Systems

Culinary Arts Diploma, Culinary Arts