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Work Experience

• Senior Software Engineer, USAA

  Mar, 2018 - Present

  Lead engineer across large-scale financial modernization initiatives focused on payment systems, teller workflows, and funds transfer platforms.

  • Led Bill Pay modernization (2023–2026), migrating legacy 1990s payment infrastructure supporting 400,000+ users to modern architecture aligned with NACHA compliance and updated design systems

  • Led Teller Check modernization, delivering web-based check issuance workflows and standardizing frontend engineering practices

  • Led funds transfer modernization enabling cross-account money movement across enterprise banking systems

  • Mentored largest bank internship cohort (2018), guiding 14+ interns in building bill payment personalization prototypes and modern UI concepts

  • Introduced AI-assisted engineering workflows and structured prompt engineering practices for development acceleration

• Software Engineer, USAA

  Dec, 2013 - Mar, 20184 years 3 months

  Full-stack software engineer contributing to financial platform features and internal tooling.

  • Built and maintained banking features within enterprise systems

  • Supported front-end development for payment and account management workflows

  • Collaborated in agile teams delivering iterative product improvements

• Principal, Chris Lee Consulting

  Feb, 2013 - Jan, 20162 years 11 months

  • Delivered Drupal-based web development solutions for enterprise and nonprofit clients

  • Built content types, feeds, and migration systems for CMS platforms

  • Refactored legacy systems into performant, scalable architectures

  • Led AWS-based DevOps implementations including LAMP/LEMP and Solr search infrastructure

  • Established Drupal development best practices and training programs

  • Implemented multi-tenant deployment architectures

  • Led agile development processes and team ceremonies

• Drupal Developer, Jackson River

  Jul, 2013 - Oct, 20133 months

  • Built and supported nonprofit Drupal websites

  • Delivered CMS customization and front-end development

• Front End Drupal Developer (Contract), Card.com

  Mar, 2013 - Jun, 20133 months

  • Developed responsive Drupal front-end systems using HTML5 and CSS3

  • Improved cross-browser compatibility and performance standards

  • Supported bug triage and issue resolution workflows

  • Built site components including views, blocks, and page layouts

• Drupal Developer, LevelTen Interactive

  Aug, 2012 - Jan, 20135 months

  • Built responsive Drupal websites using HTML5 and CSS3

  • Implemented Sass/Less/Compass front-end tooling

  • Participated in agile estimation and scrum ceremonies

  • Presented at Drupal Camp 2012 on CSS preprocessors

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