Continued software engineering excellence, feature implementation, and backend service support after receiving a promotion from Associate Manager to Manager. Notable Accomplishments:Project: Patent Search AI1) Lead one major and one minor upgrade to model functionality- Upgraded AI model services from v3.4 to v4.0 and from v4.0 to v4.1- Included applying GPU accelerators to previously CPU bound operations, parallelizing 157 model operations per search, and configuring new data sources2) Complete rewrite of core similarity search and More Like This Document (MLTD)- Improved readability, testability, and functionality of the two core, AI-powered search options- Increased speed of feature delivery and removed redundant/outdate code

Seamlessly handled transition and hand-off of 11 backend services/codebases from the previous tech lead. After a brief acclimation period, I accomplished the following milestones:Project: Patent Search AI1) Increased unit test coverage of codebase across multiple services- Added 200+ new test cases, increasing coverage from <50% to >80%- Reduced potential issues from being delivered to prod, increased reliability and maintainability of codebase2) Identified and fixed pre-existing production issue occurring ~30k times per month- Caused search result documents to be mismatched with similarity scores and evidence- Handled remediation of ~500k affected search results, identifying occurrences and applying fixes across all 1.5m historical results3) Received 3 account commendations within 8 months- Supervisor/Peer Above and Beyond Commendation (July 2023)- Commerce Account Recognition (August 2023)- Demonstrated Leadership During a Challenging Period Commendation (December 2023)4) Contributed to demo system that resulted in winning a 5-year, $70m+ contract recompete- Setup and deployed separate, fully functional environment to mirror production- Delivered brand-new features to demonstrate future capabilities and exceed RFI requirements- Completed all tasks in a shorter than normal time frame

Worked to independently implement features, fix bugs, and develop continuous integration pipeline infrastructure for several main products:1) WVS Command Line Tools (Golang, C++):- Refactor and future-proof an initial implementation of the tools written in C++- Built with Cobra for command parsing and structuring- Worked directly with the CTO to maintain the tools and align their capabilities with the rest of the software suite provided by Wevr2) WVS Desktop Client (ReactJS, Typescript, NodeJS):- An Electron desktop application built with Node.js and React with Material UI and Chakra UI as the design framework- A standalone application used as a Git client to make version control easier to use to those unfamiliar with the process. It also had opinionated workflow management built in to help guide the project management process- Implemented features, overhauled UI, and worked with stakeholders to improve the user experience3) Multi-OS Installer Pipeline (Gitlab CI/CD, YAML, InnoScript, Bash):- Automated pipeline to package multiple software tools into a single bundle for distribution- Implemented code signing for trusted execution on both Windows and MacOS- Uses InnoSetup for Windows distribution, and the base Installer.app for MacOS

Working in a leadership role to guide an Extreme Programming team to produce cloud-native, enterprise grade solutions for Discover Bank Deposits value stream1) Redesign Cashback Checking Product (Java 8, Spring Boot):- Lead a small team to architect and develop the addition of a new checking product2) Account Origination Modernization (Java 8, Spring Boot):- Modernized an IBM WebSphere monolith into cloud-native microservices- Simplified the system design by reducing 90,000 lines of code to 12,000 across 5 microservices- Improved application security, reducing 264 security vulnerabilities to zero- Lead the restructuring of legacy Funds Transfer code, documenting a previously unknown workflow3) Automated Regression Testing Suite (Java 8, Spring Boot, Cucumber, Hoverfly):- Created an automated regression testing utility from scratch using Hoverfly, Cucumber, and Jenkins- Introduced complex integration testing between multiple products where previously all testing was manual

Working on an Extreme Programming team to modernize Discover's bank online account origination. Accomplishments during this time:1) IRA Self Service E-Sign (Java 8, Spring Boot):- Helped create a new REST endpoint to handle serving pre-filled PDFs and links to easy E-Signing- Prevented customer fallout by streamlining the process2) Account Origination Promo Code Fallout (Java 8, Spring Boot):- Gathered real-world data on how customers were struggling to use the promotion code feature- Implemented optimizations to improve conversion- Reduced manual remediation required by customer service agents by 90%3) Agile to Extreme Programming Transformation:- One of the first teams in the bank to adopt new team management methodologies- Advise other teams as they transformed from Agile methodologies to Extreme Programming

Assigned to Discover Financial Services's (DFS) bank value stream where I worked on the existing online account origination backend in an Agile development team. Accomplishments during this time:- Increased efficiency by creating automated scripts to parse application logs for common errors and speed up resolution of production issues. - Drove improvements within the promo code system, reducing the number of promotions that needed to be manually remediated by agents.- Modernized the initial account funding flow to use a cloud based backend, reduce complexity, and reduce defects in production.After working in this position for two years, I was hired directly by DFS as a full-time software developer.

I worked side by side with both the development and testing teams for Northrop's Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) observing and participating in an active Agile development cycle.

Overseeing and guiding teams of students as an acting project manager