Developing and enhancing academic technology applications in the Educational Technology Services department to support teaching and learning within the Tufts Health Sciences community. Develop Python LTI applications for Canvas LMS in use by schools within the university. Technologies utilized: Python 3, Django, Peewee, WSL, Canvas LMS + LTI, Redis, MySQL, Django REST API, Docker, Selenium, GitLab, GitHub, mypy, dependency injection, and AWS.

Run and operate the company and function as chief developer. Created the company as an outlet for creative juices to make fun games. Experimented with new technologies: Corona SDK (now Solar2D), Lua, and Unity 3D (C# and .NET). Launched Little Sparks and Biblios Dice on iOS, Android, and Steam. Uses GitHub Actions for CI.

Maintain the AWS server infrastructure, perform devops role, and handle support requests. Ongoing work to maintain the server infrastructure and keep it up to date as needed to support the Fieldrunners Attack! game app.

Develop and maintain the backend Python server platform for an online mobile game, including architecture, database, and DevOps responsibilities. Support and develop the platform running Python 2.7 on both Windows and Amazon Web Services (Ubuntu Linux). Maintain the AWS OpsWorks stacks for production and development (autoscaling, load balancing, RDS backup/management, sizing). Supports service testing via Microsoft Unit Test framework running in C#.NET 4.0. C++ client development as needed.Other key technologies used: AWS (EC2, OpsWorks, CloudFront CDN, RDS (MySQL), ElastiCache, ELB, ASG), Jenkins build server, Python Twisted, Papertrail logging, MV3D ORM, Memcached (ElastiCache), Fiddler 2 for web debugging, RPC and REST architecture.Additional work with a Unity 3D game client in C#.NET.

Architected, developed, and supported credit union software for items processing: teller, branch, merchant, mobile, and ATM capture. Primarily worked on WCF services for remote deposit capture, particularly the mobile deposit service. Instrumental in architecting and implementing several key features for mobile such as push notifications and virtual ticket generation. Designed and developed tools for load testing, fraud prevention system improvements, an ActiveX item capture component, an integrated teller capture client REST API, and numerous capture client enhancements and fixes. Technologies and processes involved include: C#/VB, .NET 3.0 to 4.0, WCF, WPF, MVVM, MVC, unit testing, LINQ, Moq/NSubstitute, AutoMapper, TFS, Scrumban (Scrum with Kanban.)

Brought aboard as a programming consultant for software development of their business systems. Upgraded Crystal Reports ASP.NET project from .NET 1.1 to 3.5, added log4net logging, and refactoring. Implemented additional features in an IE-Hosted .NET 2.0 User Control (similar to Java applet) image viewer. Added a magnifying lens feature, sticky note annotations, implemented the State and Proxy patterns, and numerous refactorings to improve application performance, stability, and debugging.

Ported "Fieldrunners HD" from iOS to Android. Core code was written in C++ and required significant adjustment to support the much broader range of Android devices. Involved writing a Java wrapper layer on top of the Android NDK (at the time Android didn't support native-only clients), a lot of C++, and learning OpenGL. Also worked on a social game using the Facebook API on top of Google App Engine (Python/Silverlight/NUnit.)

Worked in C#.NET 3.5 writing both native and Silverlight applications for therapist management and survey/form processing. Utilized Silverlight for a web interface for tracking therapist case information and progress, including geolocation around the city using the Bing Maps control for Silverlight. Worked out the frontend UI in Silverlight XAML and used Linq to Entities with WCF RIA Services to connect to the backend database.

Designed and developed the reporting piece of a proprietary financial trading and reporting application for a large client using C#.NET 2.0. Primary focus was on the Winforms UI, integrating the Telerik .NET controls (and evaluation of ComponentOne product) with program logic, and improving the overall user experience. Additional work was in bug fixing and increasing program stability.

Designed and developed numerous internal and client-facing applications. Wrote automated tools for parsing, manipulating, and storing different data formats (XML, CSV, EDI 837, plain text), tools for image viewing and processing: automated & manual stamping of images, image conversion, data and image retrieval with T-SQL and HTTP, document printing, data reconciliation/reporting (Crystal Reports), file format conversion, barcode reading/printing (self-designed algorithm for reading barcode from image), and indexing (data entry) applications. Utilized Visual Basic 6, VB.NET, C#.NET (.NET 1.1-2.0), Perl 5 (with Perl/Tk, SSI), ActiveX, and some Classic ASP.

Supervisor of Indexing operations prior to promotion to developer. Managed a team of roughly a dozen operators, handled task assignments, timelines, management meetings, and performed reviews.