Software Engineer || at Microsoft, Atlanta, GA

March 2022 – January 2025

• Developed REST APIs for Azure Cloud Hybrid Networking using C# and PowerShell to support multi-cloud resource visualization
• Interfaced with Azure Identity Management to enable resource retrieval across AWS and GCP.
• Designed and implemented Swagger specifications and manifests for Azure Virtual WAN APIs.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deploy APIs and integrate new Azure resources.
• Resolved critical bugs and incidents for Azure Virtual WAN and Azure Route Server services.
• Enhanced security measures for Azure Networking Hybrid Cloud and Virtual WAN services, ensuring compliance with Microsoft’s security standards.
• Automated subscription onboarding through deployment pipelines.
• Utilized Kusto Query Language (KQL) for monitoring and diagnosing Azure Virtual WAN and Hybrid Networking issues, optimizing performance and resource usage.
• Led integration of Bicep Framework for topology deployments in pre-production environments to simplify user acceptance tests.
• Worked with Product Managers to expand Virtual WAN and Azure Route Server services to new regions.
• Authored comprehensive technical documentation for REST APIs, Swagger specs, and manifests.

Senior Software Engineer at Optum, Minneapolis, MN

February 2018 – March 2022

• Designed and built “Entity Builder as a Service” to transform raw data into canonical formats using GoLang into persistence layer (Casandra, GraphDB)
• Deployed the service to Azure App Services and integrated Kafka Streams for real-time ETL pipelines.
• Designed reusable database configuration artifacts for Spring-based applications to improve the developer productivity and consistency
• Created microservices and refactored codebases for improved certificate management across the organization.
• Administered Cassandra and Elasticsearch databases for optimized performance.
• Built and tested Spring Boot applications to convert raw data into JSON documents.
• Developed automated testing frameworks using Docker, Maven, and Groovy Spock.
• Delivered Kafka training as a subject matter expert for Optum Tech University.

Computer Systems Analyst at United States Postal Services, Eagan, MN

August 2013 – August 2016

• Led development, upgrades, and support on various Java Web Applications: EAPS (Eagan Accounts Payable System) and EAWARDS (Electronic Award System)
• Enhanced the EAWARDS application to improve security and access to certain functionality by adding a new user role into EAWARDS to showcase a clear separation of duties between users
• Modified EAPS back-end code structure from EJB 2.0 to EJB 3.0 with OpenJPA to improve development and release efficiency
• Setup and managed the Jenkins servers used for CI/CD deployments
• Converted various projects from ANT to GRADLE builds
• Collaborated with other development teams to develop automated deployment scripts leveraging ANT or GRADLE build tools
• Maintained Oracle databases that were used as the data source for the Java applications
• Collaborated and managed projects using SVN
• Performed back-end and front-end system testing in CBS (Corporate Budget System)
• Networked as an active member of Agile Scrum Teams, interacting with product owners and other Scrum developers

Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate

November 2021

Oracle Certified Professional: Java SE 11 Developer

November 2021

Optum ECT Global Hackathon 2020

October 2020 – October 2020

• Collaborated in a team to build a program to help make a member's engagement experience with United Health Care better
• Built a Java program to read the data from a Hasura Postgress DB using GraphQL APIs and analyze the text using Azure Text Analytics and semanctic analyzer to determine a member's mood during while communicating with UHC

Web Search Engine

August 2017 – December 2017

• Built a web search engine by crawling the web using crawler4j

Software Engineering

August 2017 – December 2017

• Led a team of 9 developers to design and build a native Android Application to help a person with Diabetes learn how to manage their condition better

Advanced Mobile Devices & Game Consoles

January 2017 – May 2017

• Led a team of 5 to design and build a Virtual Reality (VR) game which enhances the racing experience of the user. The game’s aim is to simulate the remote control car experience in a VR setting

Web Technologies

January 2017 – May 2017

• Designed and developed a responsive website featuring congress search API results

University of Southern California

Masters in Computer Science

2016 - 2017

Augsburg College

Bachelor in Computer Science

2009 - 2013