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Cupertino, California, US

Cupertino, California, US

Cupertino, California, US

Weston, FL, US

• Improved development workflow through the creation of a oclif-cli in conjunction with docker/docker-compose, allowing developers to bring up localized cloud services for testing with minimal setup effort.
• Leveraged Python and Teamcity to periodically clean obsolete swift-stack storage backups.
• Helped improve metrics reporting in Grafana through the creation of various dashboards providing information on various nodes on a large scale cloud environment.
• Assisted in the development of a react-native mobile application as part of a company wide non-profit effort.

Cupertino, California, US

• Contributed to Python test automation frameworks that automated TCP/IP stack testing on various Apple proprietary hardware targets.
• Defined and implemented Jenkins jobs using declarative pipelines to aid in Continuous Integration efforts.
• Built a hardware test lab relied on by various teams and automated MacOS/Linux host provisioning using ansible and bash scripting.
• Improved upon existing network test coverage through contributing well defined and thought out test cases.
• Conducted weekly Jira bug scrubs that improved overall team alignment and focus.

Dearborn, Michigan, US

• Constructed an automation platform in Python that allowed for automated testing on Ford hardware.
• Updated internal Python device drivers and automation frameworks to provide compatibility with Ford’s latest hardware.
• Debugged hardware failures, worked closely with various Software Development Teams and developed software patches.

Austin, Texas, US

• Worked on several infrastructure balancing projects that improved fault tolerance in the cloud.
• Assisted in the development of a Slackbot written in Node.js that answered developer questions and gave metrics on cloud infrastructure.
• Created and maintained Teamcity projects which automated various tasks, helping to improve overall development efficiency.
• Developed and improved upon existing monitoring infrastructure by leveraging Ruby, Chef and Sensu.
• Contributed to an in-house Sinatra web-application that served as a resource for enhancing self sufficiency in the organization.

Burlington, Ontario, CA

• Configured and maintained Media Asset Management and automation systems for broadcasting companies such as NBC, Corus Entertainment and Globecast.
• Corrected database discrepancies by implementing JS and Python scripts, utilizing in-house software APIs.
• Commissioned proprietary software for NBC by remotely configuring a Linux server environment with Evertz Software.
• Worked as a member of a scrum team, collaborating with other project engineers and developers to complete tasks in a timely manner.

Burlington, Ontario, CA

• Developed device drivers used to interface between Evertz software and physical devices for AV applications using Python and a Python event-driven network programming framework (Twisted).
• Learned proper testing and debugging procedures and became familiar with development and team tracking software (Jira, Stash, Confluence, Git, Jenkins).
• Obtained knowledge of basic and advanced networking principles and various communication protocols including IP and Infrared.
• Effectively used Linux and shell scripting to improve efficiency throughout various development tasks.

Bachelor’S Degree, Computer Engineering

High School, Valedictorian