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Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

Built an on-host L4 packet proxy in Rust for private VPC to VPC networking- Encapsulates packets in internal protocol after intercepting them behind a TUN virtual device- Drove decision amongst stakeholders to prioritize non-functional requirements prior to launch, such as: error handling, exception safety, observability (metrics, logging, alarms, dashboards), and operator trainingLed availability initiative resulting in improved MTTR and fewer customer escalations- Identified inability to improve availability stemmed from observability misses- Distributed work across 4 engineers to deliver improvements within a quarter- Trained operators on how the depths of VPC Link requests and how to use new tooling for eventsReduced EC2 spend by $19m YOY through down scaling initiative- Identified opportunity for innovation and cost savings when prompted to use archaic spreadsheet mechanism- Pioneered traffic/capacity forecasting to ensure fleet capacity upheld our availability SLA post scale downBuilt core sidecar for zonal shift capability (evacuate traffic from a bad Availability Zone)- Deployed to 100k+ EC2 instances and used 10+ times without a single incident after more than a year

Columbus , Ohio, Us

Columbus , Ohio, Us

Led development of the first product in our customers hands- Pivoted from multiple long term, unproven initiatives to focus on requirements given a 90 day deadline- Collaborated with potential customers, CEO, health experts, and product managers to define the productPlanned, executed, and oversaw use of AWS services to ensure /(scalab|availab|ag|observab)ility/- API Gateway (HTTP & REST), Lambda, Route53, DynamoDB & RDS, SQS, Cognito, Transit Gateway, VPC, Cloudwatch, Cloudtrail, IAM, SES, Step Functions, X Ray, EC2- Provided technical advice to multiple teams on these services- Automated deployments with Terraform and Gitlab CI/CD

We write software ranging from websites to full web and mobile applications that automate business processes and operations. Our software provides several points of value to our customers: streamlining and standardizing their processes, providing full control, access, and analytics of every relevant data point, and unleashing their growth potential.- Customers lack the necessary experience to describe their software and logistical needs.- We open up their perspective on what is possible.- We take these perplexing concepts and turn them into reality.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

- Built Python modules that integrate with the industry sponsor’s (SYSWELD)software- Automatically generate simplified bead weld models- Wrote algorithms to calculate the hardness of a material after simulation ofwelding- Utilize data from a master’s thesis to create useful unit and integration tests

Canonsburg, Pa, Us

Technologies - Python, C#, Git- Facilitated the rapid development of Physics Aware Meshing(PAM) by cooperating across physics and infrastructure teams- Automated creation of mesh controls in PAM for structural, electromagnetic, thermal, and topology optimization simulations- Redefined meshing defaults to generate an out-of-the-box mesh solution that produces satisfactory physics results, lowering the barrier to entry for inexperienced users- Updated hundreds of regressions via script, saving days worth of test engineer time that was better spent interactively testing features- Designed the infrastructure for automatic error handling in PAM, allowing for future features to further improve the out-of-the-box capabilities of ANSYS AIM- Closely worked with testing team to quickly identify and fix bugs- Utilized Agile development, code reviews, and regression testing

Technologies - Python, C#, Git- Led the design and development of a mechanical reel engine, an alternate design to video slots- Created several mini games that rewarded players who reached achievements in the app- Built back-end for aggregating and reporting game statistics- Triaged and fixed bugs reported by clients- Held daily scrums with artists, developers, and owners