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Work Experience

• Software Engineer II, EasyPost

  Nov, 2021 - Present

  Developing internal and external systems and utilities to improve the end-user B2B and B2C EasyPost experience.

  • Revitalized and redesigned EasyPost's open-source API client libraries (Java, C#, Python, Node.JS, Ruby, Go, PHP)

  • Led development on open-source HTTP VCR utility for Java and .NET (EasyVCR)

  • Designed and developed internal utilities to auto-generate API client libraries and documentation

• Podcaster, Technically Speaking (Podcast)

  Sep, 2016 - Present

  Host of the "Technically Speaking" podcast and weekly "Tech Chat" on YouTube, discussing the latest tech news and personal projects with friends.

• Host, Technically Speaking (YouTube)

  Jun, 2020 - Present

  Host of the weekly "Tech Chat" on YouTube, discussing the latest tech news and personal projects with friends.

• Open Source Developer, Internet

  Aug, 2018 - Present

  Producing and contributing to a number of free and open-source projects, including interactive social media bots, Python API client libraries, Tautulli and Home Assistant.

• Software Developer Analyst, Force 5 Inc.

  Jun, 2020 - Nov, 20211 year 5 months

  Developer on suite of on-site, cross-platform visitor management system applications, including mobile Android/iOS app.

  Lead team in restructure of backend API.

  Go-to for internal DevOps and automation development and implementation.

  Languages/tools used include C#, Xamarin.Forms, Groovy, Java and Grails/Gradle.

  Liaison between development team and end users regarding NERC CIP compliance instruments for energy corporation clients.

• Digital Business Transformation Intern, Fulton County Government

  Oct, 2019 - Jun, 20208 months

  Data Analytics: Curated data collection on current and former interns, capstone students and grant workers to assess Center of Excellence performance. Data stored in MS SQL database and analyzed using Tableau and Socrata.

  Technology Integration: Researched and established policy and standard operating procedures for the implementation of new technologies in various county departments, including collaborative iPads and customer service survey kiosks.

  Development: Wrote and implemented a Qualtrics API library in Python for use in in-house automation scripts for survey creation, management and response processing.

• Community Reporter, Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK

  Jul, 2018 - Mar, 20198 months

  Community reporter, covering local city and county government, school and community boards and crime.

• TV Apps Intern, CNN

  Jun, 2018 - Jul, 20181 month

  Worked with the TV Apps development team to produce, update and debug the CNNgo app on Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Android TV and Samsung TV platforms.

• Lead Investigative Reporter, The Red & Black Publishing Co.

  Jan, 2018 - May, 20184 months

  Lead the investigative and enterprise reporting team, bringing my experience from The Red & Black, Flagpole Magazine, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Georgia News Lab investigative course to train and oversee a new team of junior and senior writers.

• News Writer, The Red & Black

  Sep, 2014 - May, 20183 years 8 months

  Attend weekly meetings. Take responsibility for researching and writing articles, getting in contact with sources, keep editors updated about progress. Articles due weekly.

• Senior Reporter, The Red & Black

  Dec, 2016 - May, 20175 months

  One of four senior reporters focused on longer-form front-page stories. Particular focus on Georgia politics and legislation that impacts college students (i.e. HOPE Scholarship funding, campus carry).

  Also a go-to reporter for breaking news and crime reports.

• News Editor, The Red & Black

  Aug, 2016 - Dec, 20164 months

  In charge of managing both city and campus news sub-desk, writers and assistant editors. In charge of editing daily website content and weekly newspaper articles. Involved in weekly print newspaper production. Lead weekly meetings for writers. Communicate with photo desk, design desk and video desk, as well as other sections if needed.

  Headed massive reporting operation during Election Day 2016.

• City News Editor, The Red & Black

  Jan, 2016 - May, 20164 months

  In charge of managing city news writers, including government writers, economic writers, business writers and crime writers. Also in charge of fact-checking and basic editing of articles for daily online content, breaking news, and weekly print newspapers. Major stories include a missing UGA student which was later found to have committed suicide, a late-night car crash which killed 4 UGA students, the introduction and rallies around an anti-discrimination ordinance in downtown Athens, and coverage of local reaction to and eventual veto of Georgia HB 859 (proposed campus carry) and HB 757 (proposed religious liberty bill).

• Senior City Correspondent, The Red & Black

  Aug, 2015 - Dec, 20154 months

  Head writer for the City News desk, in charge of big city news stories, as well as collaboration with Senior Campus Correspondent for cross-desk stories. Also picked up smaller city stories that did not fall under specific beats.

• Assistant News Editor, The Red & Black

  Jan, 2015 - May, 20154 months

  In charge of managing crime reporting. Crime beat reporter. Major stories include five student deaths, including a Resident Assistant dying in her room in a UGA dorm, an alcohol poisoning, and a student murdered during a drug deal. Wrote remembrance articles for all three.

• Investigative Reporter, Georgia News Lab

  Aug, 2017 - May, 20189 months

  Chosen for select group of Georgia journalism students to learn investigative journalism hands-on, producing work for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB-TV.
  Solo project: Investigation in Atlanta mayoral candidate Ceasar Mitchell.
  Group project: Investigation into a decade of deaths in local Georgia jails.

• Freelance Reporter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

  Dec, 2017 - Jan, 20181 month

  Cover Athens and University of Georgia-related news remotely, including UGA's 2017 football season and post-season.

• News Reporter, Flagpole Magazine

  Aug, 2017 - Dec, 20174 months

  Covered politics and Athens area matters and events, including the House District 119 special election, campus carry at the University of Georgia and discrimination in downtown Athens.

• News Reporter, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

  Jun, 2017 - Aug, 20172 months

  Served as Henry County beat reporter, covering county and city board meetings, a school board superintendent controversy and Confederate pride, as well as infant mortality in swimming pools and the new campus carry law, among others.

• News Reporter, Neighbor Newspaper

  Jan, 2014 - May, 20144 months

  Internship with Neighbor Newspapers, handled calendar events and press release rewrites. Had two original articles published in weekly paper.

Projects Experience

• Open-Source Development

  Jul, 2018 - Present

• Backlog of Georgia Rape Kits

  Jan, 2017 - Jan, 20171 day

• Discrimination at Downtown Athens Bars

  Jan, 2016 - Jan, 20161 day

• College At All Costs

  Aug, 2017 - Dec, 20174 months

• Proposed Georgia Campus Carry Legislation

  Jan, 2016 - May, 20164 months

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