I'm a software engineer working primarily on DevOps and Security.
Experience
Devops Engineer
June 2022
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Present
SAS
Migrating on-premises infrastructure to Microsoft Azure, provisioning virtual machines, and automating deployments with Terraform resulting in a streamlined workflow for 30+ devs.
Conducting security and stress tests of a multi-tenant web app with 500,000 active users, implementing dependency verification, and resolving incidents resulting in 99.999% uptime.
Improving functional testing suite by utilizing schema driven design to parameterize tests per user role resulting in 90% code coverage and a more robust QA workflow.
Managing data storage for 14 statewide clients in a NIST compliant cloud environment by modifying ETL process resulting in 2x faster data ingress and improved security.
Software Engineer
January 2019
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August 2020
Virginia Systems and Technology
Created geospatial tracking applications in React for national defense agencies resulting in an improved ability for analysts to identify incoming threats.
Improved live data ingestion pipeline using Elasticsearch by rewriting the preprocessing code resulting in 50ms faster data refresh rates.
Implemented LSTM neural networks in Python and C++ to assist in automatic detection of time series anomalies resulting in a 20% reduction in detection errors.
Software Developer Intern
August 2016
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December 2016
Cobb County School District
Created a web form to collect content requirements from 7500+ educators and generate HTML from templates and resulting in 10x faster update times for 110 schools in the district.
Developed a mobile behavior tracking application in Swift and Java for special education departments to replace written reports resulting in a 40% increase in monitored behaviors.
Education
University of Tennessee
August 2017
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May 2022
Bachelor in Computer Science
Double minored in Cybersecurity and Business Administration.
Placed 2nd in the VolHacks hackathon with DormBell, a cross-platform mobile app in Flutter.
Participated in the Graves Startup Competition with Rease, a marketplace app to help students discover and discuss off-campus housing options.
Worked in the Office of Professional Practice as a student ambassador representing the computer science department to 120 employers and preparing students for interviews.
Skills
Languages:
Python, Typescript, Dart, Lua, C, Go
Technologies:
React, ElasticSearch, Terraform, Tensorflow
Platforms:
Linux, Web, Android, iOS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud