Actively Developing and maintaining an enterprise-level customer alerts API platform, handling millions of daily notifications across Email, SMS, and push channels, with advanced analytics for delivery, click tracking, and A/B testing to keep our team at the forefront of tech innovation.Designed and implemented a serverless URL shortener with an event-driven analytics engine, managing thousands of daily shortened URLs and providing real-time insights.Built our platform’s core functionality in-house, replacing a third-party vendor to enable greater flexibility, control, and cost efficiency.Continuously led and supported fellow engineers, fostering growth and skill development across the team, while consistently conversing and collaborating with business partners and product owners to communicate our goals and drive forward various strategic initiatives.Led the winning team in the 2023 Ally Hackathon and participated in the 2024 Hackathon, contributing to projects that advance our team’s technological capabilities and impact.

Served as a contractor at Ally Financial, focusing on API development and cloud solutions.Successfully transitioned to a full-time Senior Software Engineer position at Ally Financial.

Designed and implemented systems for control and building management software, serving over 100 clients and supporting significant growth. Developed an internal CRM, “Surfer,” enabling accountants to generate reports and sales teams to create and track sales orders and POs. Commissioned and configured large-scale auditoriums and audio-visual lighting systems for over 100 clients nationwide. Built “ControlFlex,” a building management control system allowing users to manage AVL (audio, visual, lighting) devices, similar to Crestron systems (…but better)

Led end-to-end product development, from prototypes to release, including backend infrastructure, manufacturing processes, and user experience. Utilized Yocto to design custom Linux distributions for complex control systems. Delivered solutions for high-profile clients with unique, intricate requirements. Notable clients include:World Choice Investments (Dolly Parton’s Pirates Voyage): Designed control systems for animatronics, IR camera-based position tracking, and multi-projector projection mapping.Bridgestone Tires - MinExpo Las Vegas: Created an interactive trade show booth with a custom web app rendered on multiple touch screens, featuring hand-tracking technology to navigate slides during presentations.Allen County Public Library - Rolland Center for Lincoln Research: Developed a CMS and interactive museum space with kiosks, surround projection systems, immersive audio, and artifact management.Missouri Botanical Gardens - Garden Glow:Created an immersive holiday experience with projection mapping on the historic Henry Shaw House.

Organized and Produced weekly Worship Services. Mainly covered weekly Broadcast Audio Engineering. Maintained all Audio, Video, Lighting, and Networking equipment. Maintained Extreme Networks and Netgear Switches, Designed Lua scripts for MA Lighting Consoles, Managed multiple equipment upgrades involving L-Acoustics PAs, Digico and Allen and Heath Audio Consoles. Implemented various Video and Camera systems, including Ross Video Switchers, Fiber Optic Sony Cameras and CCUs, Ross Video Routers, and various camera control methods such as a Jib and Dolly. Maintained Control Systems using Node.js and Lua in different situations.

Plan, organize services and activities for students. Participate as Student Music Director during the week, and conduct volunteer training.Maintained Backups of weekly sermons on AWS S3, and maintained the church website using HTML, CSS and JQuery.