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Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States

Pleasant Grove, Utah, United States

Developing, improving and monitoring browser-automated web crawling application using Node.js/Puppeteer/TypeScript.

• An open source, portable, personal, music library streaming service. Access your music on the go
• Optimized Postgres queries to reduce API response times from an average of 1s to ~12ms.
• Built with Docker in mind to allow for ease of deployment via docker-compose. Anyone can host their library.
• Implemented transcoding audio and image files into streaming friendly formats, reducing network load from multi-MBs to 500KB.
• Utilized a WebSocket server for reliable, cross-communication for syncing clients apps with the server’s status.
• Implemented an accessible draggable virtual desktop experience in the browser utilizing MaterialUI and DaisyUI.

• An innovative culinary application designed to streamline meal planning and foster culinary passion for users with busy lifestyles.
• Achieved a FCP time of 0.3s and a LCP of 1.0s due to using cloud platforms and tech like Vercel, Next.js, Auth0, and Neon.
• Took advantage of Kroger API so that users can send ingredients to their Kroger account for an automatic shopping experience.
• Automated content generation by using OpenAI for recipe instructions, achieving improved UX and customized cooking guidance.
• Wrote end to end tests in Cypress to prevent broken builds making it to production.

• Employed GitHub Actions for C/I/C/D, ensuring code commits undergo rigorous testing prior to merge approval.
• Enhanced API efficiency via Redux Integration, resulting in a significant 22% decrease in network traffic.
• Used Tailwind & DaisyUI's theme feature to create a universal color scheme, improving UX for diverse audiences.
• Implemented an Express.js backend to leverage Cloudinary's API for file storage and conceal sensitive information from the frontend.
• Optimized performance via compression/lazy loading which resulted in a greater lighthouse performance score of 94% from 34%.

• A high-performance, robust, scalable, replacement API for a legacy front end code base
• Implemented a multi-node Cassandra cluster due to its scalability, reliability, and high-performance capabilities.
• Utilized Docker and CircleCI to implement a Continuous Deployment process for high scalability and reliability.
• Performed extensive benchmarking and stress testing to achieve a 400% increase (up to 4,000 requests per second with 400ms average response) using a load balancer and multiple EC2 instances.

United States

• Managed workflow of project daily with Project Lead.
• Engaged with the General Contractor/Project Manager to plan out work.
• Planned out merchandising flow.
• Mapped out and measure out gondola locations.
• Traveled weekly to go to projects
• Managed workers to successfully complete project in a timely and efficientmanner.

United States

• Exceed quota for the day while preparing for the next to get ahead ofschedule
• Quickly and carefully read blueprints and planograms to figure out steps totake in smartest way possible according to POG
• Travel weekly to go to projects
• Demonstrated above and beyond knowledge of profiling and tagging
• Became number two of team lead within 3 months of starting

Clearfield, PA

• Assisted with moving, constructing, and fixing shelves.
• Helped customers with understanding the remodel and its purpose.
• Operated a pallet jack often in order to move pallets.
• Consistently took action to get store plans done in a timely fashion
• Read planogram and executed plans with authority

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Ensured customer satisfaction
• Worked remotely in order to satisfy customer/company needs
• Provided pleasant social environment for customers
• Drove multiple (4-12) hours/day consistently