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Work Experience

• Software Engineer, EasyPost

  Nov, 2021 - Jan, 20253 years 1 month

  Developed internal and external systems and utilities to improve the end-user B2B and B2C shipping experience.

  • Revitalized and redesigned EasyPost's open-source API client libraries (C#, Java, Python, Node.JS, Ruby, Golang, PHP), which handle 85% of EasyPost's API traffic, to ensure thread safety and improve performance and usability

  • Built CI/CD pipeline for EasyPost's open-source libraries (GitHub Actions), including automated testing and package compilation and deployment

  • Migrated multiple internal services from monolithic to microservices architecture, improving scalability and reliability while reducing CI/CD pipeline complexity by 75%

  • Led design and development of open-source HTTP VCR utility for Java and .NET (EasyVCR) used in automated test suites

  • Introduced Carrier Metadata microservice for EasyPost's shipping API, consolidating real-time, machine-queryable carrier information and service availability

  • Spear-headed migration of EasyPost's API documentation to a new standalone platform and redesigned the documentation to be more mobile-user-friendly and accessible

  • Integrated acquired company's claims submission and tracking portal into EasyPost's insurance provider ecosystem

  • Established company-wide coding standards and best practices for various languages

• Freelance Software Developer and Consultant, 

  Jun, 2020 - Present

  • FusionAuth - .NET software consultant on the FusionAuth .NET SDK, providing guidance and development on the SDK's design and implementation.

  • Montjoy - Product consultant and freelance app developer for early-stage startup providing paid, private livestream platform for remote, geolocation-based tours and communication.

  • Aidly IT - General consultant and Level 2 Support for cloud systems and boutique software solutions for small-business and non-profit IT consulting firm

• Podcast Host, Technically Speaking Podcast

  Sep, 2016 - Present

  Host of the "Technically Speaking" podcast and weekly "Tech Chat" on YouTube, discussing and dissecting the latest technology news.

  • Interview with Andrew Freed (Master Inventor, IBM) on the future virtual assistants and chatbots (2021)

  • Interview with Mohamed Elgendy (CEO, Kolena) on the world of deep learning and computer vision systems (2019)

• Open Source Developer, 

  Aug, 2018 - Present

  Producing and contributing to a number of free and open-source projects, including testing utilities, interactive social media bots, Python API client libraries and various self-hostable applications.

  • EasyVCR - An open-source Java and .NET utility for recording and replaying HTTP requests in automated test suites

  • Tauticord - A self-hostable Discord bot for viewing and managing Plex Media Server streams via the Tautulli companion monitoring software

  • Pytulli - The de-facto, feature-complete Python API client for Tautulli

  • Home Assistant - Contributed integration extensions, Docker application add-ons, importable automation blueprints, and documentation improvements

  • Unraid - One of the leading contributors to the Unraid community applications store, porting Docker applications to easy-to-install templates, significantly increasing each application's potential user base

• Software Developer Analyst, Force 5 Inc.

  Jun, 2020 - Nov, 20211 year 5 months

  Developer on a suite of on-site visitor management system applications for NERC CIP compliance for energy corporation clients.

  • Head developer of cross-platform (Xamarin.Forms) mobile app for visitor check-in and check-out

  • Implemented various new features and services, including facial-recognition- and QR-code-based identification methods and fuzzy-match-powered watchlist enforcement

  • Maintained remote-site database syncing mechanisms through locked-down, air-gapped networks

  • Orchestrated restructure of backend API and reduction of technical debt

  • Served as go-to source for internal devops, including task-tracking automation and CI/CD pipelines

  • Acted as liaison between development team and end users regarding NERC CIP compliance instruments for energy corporation clients

• Digital Business Transformation Intern, Fulton County Government - IT Department

  Oct, 2019 - Jun, 20208 months

  Intern in the Center of Excellence, heading and assisting various technology projects and meta-program management.

  • Developed and implemented a Qualtrics API library in Python for use in in-house automation scripts for survey creation, management and response processing

  • Curated data collection (MS SQL) and conducted analysis (Tableau) on current and former interns, capstone students and grant workers to assess Center of Excellence KPIs

  • Served as project manager on various new technology implementation projects, including collaborative departmental iPads and customer service survey kiosks across various county facilities

• 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 the CNNgo on-demand and live-streaming television application.

  • Debugged and QA-tested CNNgo app on various platforms, including Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Samsung Smart TV

  • Facilitated communication between development team and end-user feedback and bug reports

  • Assisted in early-stage design phase of MVP for new CNNgo app

• 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.

  • Served as lead news desk editor in Fall 2016

  • Served as city news desk editor in Spring 2016

  • Served as lead investigative reporter in Spring 2018

  • Served as senior city correspondent in Fall 2015

• 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.

• Henry County 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.

Projects Experience

• Open-Source Development

  Jul, 2018 - Present

• College At All Costs

  Aug, 2017 - Dec, 20174 months

• Proposed Georgia Campus Carry Legislation

  Jan, 2016 - May, 20164 months

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