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St. Louis, Mo

• Delivered quality remote computer science courses in Java, Python, Git, and Agile Methodology to diverse students.• Improved student learning outcomes by providing personalized support through email, phone, and video conferencing, increasing understanding and performance on course assignments.• Boosted student engagement through interactive facilitation techniques during online discussions.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Successfully modernized and redeveloped a legacy business-critical application from design to implementation. It uses Angular and .NET Core within a DDD framework and Clean Architecture principles to extend efficiency and functionality.• Developed Angular workspaces with multiple components and services, including creating complex forms to collect, validate, and store borrower and compliance data.• Designed and implemented a new ASP.NET Core API to record batch-update responses from an external service. I utilized an API-First Approach with SwaggerHub to create a well-structured API contract. I integrated the API with an existing database, incorporating new tables to store pertinent request data.• Created a versatile, shared Angular component and service for retrieving contacts from a .NET Core API, enhancing efficiency and streamlining data access. The contact .NET Core API we created for the cardex was configurable to seamlessly search multiple NoSQL ElasticSearch sources, catering to diverse business and developer requirements.• Developed a new external-facing application to automate processes that verify applicant employment. It utilized .Net Core for backend development, Angular for frontend design, and Azure for deployment.• Upgraded business-critical functionality of an internal legacy .NET Framework API by adding versioning data into a tightly coupled monolith application. It involved conducting a comprehensive analysis of application code and meticulous testing throughout the implementation process.• Revamped a legacy price-estimate tool within an ASP.NET application, enhancing functionality and expandability.• Identified and resolved critical issues flagged by application monitoring and support escalation, some of which affected legacy systems and intricate pricing and rate-locking workflows.• Encouraged using Agile methodologies, TDD, and project documentation to encourage team efficiency and collaboration.

Peoria, Il

• Drove and implemented a large-scale upgrade to the business-critical McKesson PACS used for diagnostic imaging, which involved a new set of 30+ servers, an upgrade to the software, and a cleanup of legacy configuration.• Orchestrated the introduction of new enterprise IT systems like Medtronic Paceart into the existing system architecture of the organization's IT ecosystem, including connecting it to other medical information systems using multiple HL7 interfaces. This project also included a large-scale data migration from several disparate, isolated implementations to one large enterprise environment.• Performed system administration duties to maintain and optimize over 30 mission-critical IT systems and platforms, ensuring uninterrupted operations for an organization with 22,000 employees and 15 hospitals.• Served in a project management and technical capacity for several smaller projects that did not require cross-team support. One of these projects was optimizing user interfaces and workflows within our Conserus Workflow Intelligence application. These workflows were critical to physicians, radiologists, and cardiologists to communicate critical findings and other life-threatening illnesses found during diagnostic review of patient medical data.• Wrote custom scripts and utilities with AutoIT to improve software client installation processes, ensuring swifter software deployments and fewer post-deploy incidents.• Executed database queries in a system administration capacity to manage application data efficiently, enhancing system performance and data integrity.• Conducted comprehensive application testing and troubleshooting to prove new and updated application features worked as expected, resulting in reliable upgrades and technical implementations.• Facilitated strategic cross-functional discussions involving IT personnel, management, end-users, application stakeholders, and vendors to align business goals with technical solutions.

Canton, Il

• Created a comprehensive Cyber Security curriculum for in-person instruction at the college.• Delivered engaging instruction on secure programming concepts, hacking techniques, and disaster recovery procedures to students.• Encouraged student engagement by creating interactive lab activities that promoted critical thinking skills, technical analysis, and application of technical concepts.

Greater Chicago Area

• Developed and taught a comprehensive university curriculum encompassing programming, web design, database design, software analysis, and networking. Courses covered Object-Oriented Programming, Java, SQL, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Bloomington/Normal, Illinois Area

Peoria, Illinois Area

Western Illinois University

M.S., Computer Science, 4.0

- For my Master's project, I developed a custom card game with a GUI and an AI opponent using Java and Swing. - Computer Science Graduate.

B.S., Law Enforcement And Justice Administration, 4.0

- Graduated Summa Cum Laude with Honors - Phi Kappa Phi Member