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Mountain View, Ca, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

- Oversaw strategic implementation of a CI/CD solution within AWS that increased production releases 50% in the first six months of usage- Implemented a scaled, cost-efficient, AWS EC2 solution for executing CI jobs that reduced overall maintenance time and doubled job throughput- Coordinated GitLab and Docker trainings for application development organization to up-skill engineers for cloud-native software development- Assisted the roll-out of the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) across the organization to fasten the product delivery lifecycle

Chicago, Il, Us

- Led a team of developers, testers, and product analysts in Agile practices- Designed and detailed technical stories by translating stakeholder feature requests into balanced development, testing, and performance tasks- Guided two development teams through the rewriting of legacy applications into cloud-native, serverless, single-page applications utilizing AWS Lambda, Angular, and AWS DynamoDB- Championed the “less is more” philosophy for application development-Prioritized technical debt and feature requests for my team through collaboration with the product analyst and other stakeholders- Ensured the team delivered software according to project timelines by planning and resolving blockers to development efforts

Chicago, Il, Us

- Developed web applications in Java using Spring, JSP, Hibernate, jQuery, and Dojo technologies that serviced hundred of users per day- Authored ETLs for Oracle 11g databases in PS/SQL that migrated data between databases- Resolved production issues by correlating data from logs, databases, and end-user observations in a timely manner- Mentored junior staff members on unit testing, development best-practices, and troubleshooting of applications- Reduced a legacy application’s code base by 40,000 lines while enhancing its maintainability and testability through additional unit tests and code reuse- Maintained open software currency within application suite by implementing a vulnerability assessment into the continuous integration/deployment pipelines and subsequently addressing issues- Led the design and implementation of a messaging API that included new design patterns and complex integration testing

Chicago, Il, Us

- Developed an automation framework that extended TestNG and Selenium to provide image validations, soft assertions, Zephyr integration, and standard HTML reporting- Incorporated automated functional and performance tests into an application’s nightly continuous integration build-cycle to prevent new bugs being promoted into higher development environments- Led efforts to standardize performance testing and created template jMeter scripts for future test adoption- Spearheaded the adoption of SonarQube to measure code quality and test coverage- Preformed quality assurance for FedLine Home applications by methodically enumerating test plans/scenarios that explored all aspects of the application functionality- Participated in application design sessions by providing input on webpage UI, site workflow, and work estimations- Presented on the incorporation of automated testing in continuous integration/deployment pipelines at two systemwide conferences

Chicago, Il, Us

- Led calculus discussion sections requiring clear communication skills to explain complex mathematical ideas- Developed and implemented lesson plans designed to motivate students’ mathematical thinking- Wrote weekly quizzes to reinforce topics from discussion and provide a “check-point” for students’ progress in the course- Sustained a classroom environment open to questions and discussion by establishing respect among the students- Understood students’ troubles with mathematics and nurtured confidence by patiently expanding the students’ knowledge- Provided one-on-one tutoring in various mathematics subjects in the campus learning center

Chicago, Il, Us

- Preformed quality assurance for FedLine Home application by methodically enumerating test plans/scenarios that explored all aspects of the application functionality- Participated in application design sessions by providing input on webpage UI, application workflow, and work estimations- Created Selenium IDE scripts to automate testing of scenarios by utilizing knowledge of HTML, CSS, and the Dojo toolkit- Designed a process to convert Selenium IDE scripts into Java requiring JavaScript development, requirement gathering, and troubleshooting skills- Communicated conversion process to the entire quality assurance team by hosting a “teaching” session and the creation of documentation- Learned aspects of Agile software development such as team/customer collaboration, continuous development, and responsiveness to change

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

- Led a project to replace the Internet content filtering solution across General Mills’ global footprint that required project management skills, designing the solution, global coordination and communication- Designed an initial proposal for a mobile device management solution involving product research, analysis of current infrastructure, mobile traffic, and the evaluation of vendors- Maintained computer technologies and utilized networking protocols such as TCP/IP that secured the global electronic perimeter of all security devices in use- Oversaw 2,000 domain records used across the company and led a collaborative effort to “clean-up” unused records resulting in cost savings for General Mills- Managed cellular vendor relations for General Mills by facilitating quarterly vendor meetings, developing business relationships, and providing a single point of contact for General Mills

Madison, Wi, Us

- Administered computer technical support for the School of Business’ 200 Windows XP lab computers entailing excellent communication and deduction skills- Maintained Active Directory Environments and enacted group policies for management of users and computers- Utilized the Altiris Deployment Solution to deploy computer images and software to lab machines- Deployed and managed VMWare servers for the lab’s file and printer sharing demands- Produced content for the lab’s SharePoint website by utilizing web publishing skills- Created the semester work schedule for upwards to 25 lab consultants involving resolution ofconflicting hours and securing proper lab coverage

- Distributed computer images to the districts 600+ Macintosh and Windows computers- Troubleshot network, hardware and software issues drawing on prior experience and knowledge- Cataloged the district’s network ports and switches- Preformed physical maintenance such as cleaning and hardware replacement- Assisted in creating login scripts for MacOS X computers to access Windows domain resources

Master'S Degree, Computer Science

Master Of Science (Ms), Mathematics

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Mathematics