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Expanded software development skills by taking online courses on React, Python, and CSS.Completed the WSU Master Gardener certification. This involved horticulture studies as well as a significant amount of community volunteer work.Engaged in self-directed studies on becoming a better learner and teacher, through a Coursera class and by reading on the subject.

Co-led the division of a monolithic codebase into micro frontends backed by micro services, resulting in faster pipeline times and a reduction in dependencies. Trained fellow developers on the topic of micro frontends, sharing knowledge across teams.Consistently spearheaded the adoption of new tools to enhance team efficiency and product quality. Recognized for promoting innovation and excellence in software development practices.Served as the technical lead for the design, implementation and delivery of a scalable event-based document packaging and delivery service, meeting customer system integration requirements, collaborating with teams across the company and providing a front-end web application for user support. As a platform team member, established best-practice coding standards, led cross-team training, mentored junior developers, performed code reviews, ensured code maintainability and quality, created technical documentation and creatively solved larger technical problems.Contributed to the development of a large client hub application using TypeScript and Angular for the frontend, Java and SpringBoot for the backend, GraphQL and REST APIs, and a Kafka data pipeline. Led the development of a secure web application and service for the management of document configurations. Gathered requirements, designed the application, constructed its database, APIs, user interface and integration points.Added robustness to the security of a client hub web application through better token management, RBAC and session management.

Established a successful teaching business.Taught private music lessons to adults and children.

Taught private French lessons to individuals and small groups.

Organized community social events and led a team of volunteers.

Taught business English to students in the International Commerce program.Taught classes of 20-30 adults.Created the curriculum.Designed and evaluated assignments and exams.