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Ravenswood, Wv, Us

Led a team of four full time developers and several graduate students in developing, maintaining, and supporting web-based tools for law enforcement.Worked directly with stakeholders to identify manual processes that could be automated, model potential solutions, and integrate them into the application to solve complex challenges, reducing workload and investigator fatigue.Mentored and conducted code reviews for graduate research assistants and other staff developers, helping them to improve their skills and code quality.Created the application’s first User Interface in AngularJS and advised the UI team in its eventual replacement with React.Led the effort to consolidate Java and PHP APIs into single Python REST API leveraging Django and Django Rest Framework, simplifying the application's architecture and making it easier to maintain.Exercised full discretion over the database design of the application, leveraging MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB, ensuring that the application's data is stored securely efficiently.Managed on-premises hardware and software and was responsible for their migration to AWS GovCloud and configuration of load balancing, auto scaling, and rolling deployments. Configured CI/CD Pipelines in GitHub actions to trigger zero downtime application deployments, fulfilling the project’s availability requirements.Split monolithic application into cloud-native, event-driven applications using AWS Services including Lambda, SQS, and Step Functions, making the application more scalable and fault-tolerant.

Consult with potential clients regarding their organization's website needs and preferences to develop their website strategy.Assist the client in evaluating available resources and technical alternatives to meet their goals.Design website compositions tailored to the organization's preferences with current best-practices in user interface design and accessibility.Develop fully functional websites based on these compositions for both static and CMS-based websites, using both fixed-width and fluid-width (responsive) layouts.Provide website maintenance and administration including scheduled database and directory backups, website updates, search engine optimization (SEO) and general troubleshooting.

Prepare individual, corporate, partnership, trust and estate federal and state tax returns.Provide clients bookkeeping and payroll services including the preparation of quarterly and annual payroll, sales and property tax forms.Utilize industry-standard accounting software including QuickBooks, ProSeries, and Fixed Asset Manager.Research the Internal Revenue Code and Uniform Commercial Code to ensure proper return preparation.Communicate professionally with clients in person, over the phone and by electronic mail.

Reviewed SEC and NAIC filings and holding company information to ensure the solvency of domestic property and casualty insurance companies.Researched and drafted responses to company inquiries regarding financial and legal matters falling under the jurisdiction of Chapter 33 of the West Virginia State Code.Communicated with company executives and board members regarding matters of financial regulatory compliance via telephone, electronic mail and in-person interviews.

New York, Ny, Us

Managed the operations of a busy drive-through location.Maintained the branch's highest currency accuracy during the full period of employment.Completed all available online training courses offered through Chase.

Roanoke, Virginia, Us

- Prepared individual, corporate and partnership federal and state tax returns.- Organized and footed audit work papers in a document management system.- Utilized the CCH line of tax products including ProSystem for income tax preparation.

Took telephone and counter orders from customers, processing cash and credit-card transactions.Delivered pizza to customers in our delivery radius.Washed dishes and cleaned the kitchen and customer areas.

While working part-time during school and full-time during summers:- Provided exceptional customer service while processing customer transactions and answering inquiries.- Prepared currency shipments responsibly handling cash in excess of $200,000.- Assisted with the transition to digital records by processing paper records housed in filing cabinets.

As a summer intern:- Identified and collected a material amount of unbilled accounts receivable.- Reconciled fixed assets to the general ledger and provided policy recommendations to the CFO and Board of Directors.- Demonstrated advanced functions of Excel to streamline internal financial reporting.

Bachelor’S Degree, Information Technology - Security

Masters In Business Administration, Business

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Accounting

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