Resume

Employment History

2017 - Present

Senior Software Engineer

Red Ventures, Detroit, MI

• Develop and maintain performant, secure, scalable, and standards compliant web applications and services that create the best possible end-user experience.
• Engage with product owners and business leaders to create solutions that support current business priorities, allow for future flexibility, and are sustainable in the long term.
• Follow and advocate for DevOps best practices by leveraging code reviews, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, and working closely with infrastructure teams.
• Mentor junior team members and create a culture that encourages learning and growth.

2013 - 2017

Senior Software Engineer

Quicken Loans, Detroit, MI

• Develop and maintain web applications, tooling, and libraries for other development teams that allow them to develop, deploy, configure, and test software in a flexible and self-service manner.
• Research, evaluate, and develop proof of concept implementations for new technologies, standards, and methodologies to create recommendations, libraries, and tooling.
• Provide technical leadership to other teams in the form of consulting, standards development, code reviews, mentoring, and training sessions that make it easier for them to follow modern best practices.

2012 - 2013

Software Developer

PayAnywhere, North American Bancard, Troy, MI

• Architect, develop, and maintain web applications and services that allow both users and support staff to manage payment accounts, search for transactions, and conduct reports.
• Proactively engage in security best practices to ensure the safe storage and transmission of personal and financial information.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to develop time-critical solutions in an agile team development environment.

2006 - 2012

IT Consultant & Application Developer

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

• Work with faculty and staff to develop software, build highly customized computer hardware, and provide technical support and hardware repair in support of research needs.
• Maintain a small Tier 2 machine room.
• Design and maintain high-use conference and video telephony rooms.
• Train, manage, and schedule student employees.

2005 - 2007

Audio & Video Technician

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

• Provide video services, live audio reinforcement, and technical support during client events in the facility.

2004 - 2006

Computer Hardware Technician

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

• Diagnose and perform Dell licensed in-warranty computer repairs. Maintain 25+ engineering computer labs.

2001 - 2004

Computer Technician

Laingsburg Community Schools, Laingsburg, MI

• Maintain network services and computer labs, diagnose and repair workstations, and provide technical support.

Skills & Expertise

I have experience with a wide range of topics. Here's a relative ranking of my skill level in each.

Development Languages

PHP

Go

Java

Javascript

GraphQL

Terraform

CSS

C/C++

Ruby

OpenGL

Bash

Python

C#

Typescript

Erlang

Elixir

Frameworks & Libraries

Silex

Slim

Twig

Composer

Symfony

PHPUnit

Express.js

Code Igniter

jQuery

MediaWiki

Wordpress

Vue.js

Drupal

Ruby on Rails

Mockery

Cloud Services

AWS S3

Circle CI

Datadog

AWS API Gateway

AWS EC2

AWS ECS

AWS Lambda

AWS Aurora

AWS SNS/SQS

AWS Secret Manager

AWS KMS

Jenkins

Fastly

AWS Code Deploy

AWS Kinesis

AWS IAM

Databases and Modeling

MySQL

Redis

SQLite

PostgreSQL

Doctrine

Oracle SQL

Solr/Lucene

Riak

Administration & Security

Apache

Nginx

Duo Authentication

Docker

Active Directory

Zend Server

UFW

Jira

DNS

Lighttpd

Amazon AWS

PGP

OpenSSL

Fail2Ban

Vagrant

IIS

Protocols, Markup, & Formats

JSON

Markdown

RAML

OpenAPI/Swagger

OAuth2

OpenID Connect

YAML

HTML

XML

Cosign

LDAP

Operating Systems

Windows

Mac OS

Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Android

Fedora Linux

Red Hat Linux

iOS

Education

2011

The University of Michigan

Computer Science Engineering B.S.E.

Topics & Focus Areas

• Web development (PHP/MySQL) and web service development (PHP, JSON/XML/Rest).
• Smartphone application development (Android).
• C, C++, JAVA, and Ruby application development.
• Database driven developent.

Noteworthy Courses

• Cloud Computing in the Commute (EECS 498)
• Development for Smartphones (EECS 498, 499)
• Web Datavases and Information Systems (EECS 484, 485)
• Web Service Development (EECS 497, 498, 485)
• User Interface Development (EECS 493)
• OpenGL Computer Graphics (EECS 487)
• Cryptography (EECS 475)
• Artificial Intelligence (EECS 482)
• Operating System Development (EECS 482)

Activities & Achievements

• Taught at summer video production camp for high school students and teachers (MIPA)
• Volunteered with local high school theater groups (design, lighting, construction, special effects)
• Outstanding Customer Service Award (University Unions, University of Michigan)
• Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)
• Summa Cum Laude graduate (Laingsburg High School)
• Recipient 1st place, nationally, for video production work (Journalism Education Association)

References

Full references are available by request.