Led a team of 5 engineers to modernize the Medicare payment system by converting legacy COBOL applications on a mainframe to APIs written in Java and running in the cloud

Creating software that radically improves how our government serves people. Tech Lead for the Submissions API, the backbone of the Quality Payment Program at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which is helping to modernize Medicare and how it pays doctors for the care they provide. The Submissions API provides the core functionality that other UIs and applications, both within CMS and outside of it, build on top of to help doctors report their performance data without an undue compliance burden.Worked in Node.js using Express.js, terraform, Docker, and MySQL.Founded by the group of engineers, designers, and product builders who were brought in to fix HealthCare.gov in the winter of 2013, Nava PBC has continued work on HealthCare.gov and expanded to working with the the Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare to help change how the government builds and thinks about technology. The first public benefit corporation to be a prime contractor, Nava believes in building effective digital services to help provide vital government services for millions of Americans, especially for those whose voices are often not heard.

Continuing to own and oversee development on the Django web application that powers Fenix's ReadyPay financial platform, administer Linux servers running our application, and perform and monitor deployments.Managing the other software engineers on my project to help them be productive and happy contributors to our team as well as finding and interviewing new potential hires for the team.Strategizing with Product Managers to outline the team's long-term schedule and growth plan.

Spearheading web application development for Fenix's ReadyPay financial platform that allows off-grid customers to pay-to-own Fenix solar energy systems over time using mobile money accounts. Also administering cloud-based Linux servers hosting our web app.Working primarily in Python using the Django web application framework.

Developed and debugged Perl scripts for BlackBag's native eDiscovery solution for processing large amounts of data in a very large variety of formats.Developed and debugged REALbasic code for BlackBag's digital forensic software tools for comprehensive forensic examinations.

Was responsible for the following responsibilities at the LTC:-Being a student observer for faculty looking for objective feedback on their teaching styles-Designing and facilitating (along with other student fellows) programs to assist students in becoming more effective learners-Recording classes on video when requested by faculty-Helping with routine office work

I worked as a research assistant to Physics and Astronomy Professor Melissa Eblen-Zayas for course credit. We studied the colossal magnetoresistance properties of europium oxide.

Gave individual tutoring to students struggling with introductory physics classes.

Worked as a teacher for the TOPS (Teaching Opportunities in the Physical Sciences) program at the CUA (Center for Ultracold Atoms) at MIT. Taught introductory physics, specifically on the topics of light and waves, to middle school and high school students.

Worked as a research assistant to Physics and Astronomy Professor Joel Weisberg. Worked on two projects related to pulsars (rapidly spinning neutron stars): detection of recombination lines in hydrogen clouds in the line of sight of pulsars; the alignment of the spin axes and velocity vectors of pulsars.