Experience

Stavvy

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Aug 2023 - Present

  Continuation of Brace role after being acquired by Stavvy. Continuation of Brace role after being acquired by Stavvy.



Brace

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer, Full Stack

  • May 2022 - Aug 2023

  Full stack engineer on Brace's Servicer and Homeowner platforms. Async mix including TypeScript, React, Redux Toolkit (RTK Query), Java, Vert.x, OAS3, Postgres, AWS. Full stack engineer on Brace's Servicer and Homeowner platforms. Async mix including TypeScript, React, Redux Toolkit (RTK Query), Java, Vert.x, OAS3, Postgres, AWS.



Pfizer

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Software Engineer (Manager / P4), Data & Analytics Marketplace - Pfizer Digital

  • Jan 2022 - May 2022

  Exploring opportunities to cut software licensing costs; developing proof-of-concept for full-stack JavaScript application [React, Node.js, Fastify] to query graph database [Stardog].

• Senior Software Engineer (Manager / P4), Scientific Analytics and Informatics - Pfizer Digital

  • Jul 2019 - Dec 2021

  Software engineer on several Web applications; in additional to development, working directly with users on requirements gathering, testing, and demos/training.Project synopses:Project "L": "Cross-domain knowledge platform" for drug research and development users to access/connect data stored in a graph database. Working in an Agile team of ~15. Using: Stardog (SPARQL), Metaphactory, React, Sass.Project "M": Central cell bank request management system. Lead developer on a team of 3. Using: Vue, Java/Spring, MongoDB, npmProject "A": In-vivo pharmacology study planning/tracking and colleague resource management. Formerly sole developer, now lead developer on a team of 3. Continuation of Project "A" in a prior role. Using: Java/Spring, vanilla JS, Bootstrap, Highcharts, DHTMLX Gantt Show less

• Senior Software Engineer & Client Partner (Manager / P4), Bioinformatics & Vaccine Research

  • Apr 2017 - Jul 2019

  Software engineer supporting global oncology and vaccine research, as well as the business partner for our local cancer vaccines & immunotherapeutics group. • Digital Client Partner, responsible for overall relationship management with 100+ vaccine research colleagues.• Technical lead / full-stack developer on a number Web applications; includes several multi-year projects supporting strategic R&D initiatives. • Represent local client needs in monthly IT steering committee meetings with senior business leadership.Project synopses:Project "A": Technical lead of a Web-based in vivo study management system. Developed initially to include study upload and dashboard features, allowing colleagues to easily store and quickly locate key study information. Added additional components for metrics reporting and colleague resource visualization to streamline quarterly reporting and workload planning/forecasting. Project "B": Designed and implemented a set of Gantt-like visualizations for a clinical trial and assay planning system; interactive plots save portfolio managers a full week per month of Excel/PowerPoint data manipulation and plotting. Project "C": Developer on team building a Web “encyclopedia” for cancer data (genomic, proteomic, flow cytometry, histology) from tumor models. Created interfaces for scientists to query data as well as generate plots for summary in presentations and publications. Solved technical challenges in plotting and navigating up to 100,000 data points in the browser.Project "D": Full re-write of an existing genomics data management platform. Architected to allow for fast faceted browsing of complex data using ElasticSearch. Java Web services provide endpoints for a TypeScript (Angular) front-end. Implemented visualizations in both Highcharts for plots and custom D3 for multi-dimensional, cross-project data summarization. Show less

• Software Engineer (Sr. Professional / P3), Bioinformatics & Lab Workflows

  • Dec 2013 - Apr 2017

  Developer on (primarily) Web applications to support computational biologists in oncology and vaccine researchers. Also provided ad hoc scripting and data analysis as needed. Project synopses:Project "E": Partnered with computational biologists to create an integrated omics analysis platform for oncology research. Customized the open-source BioMart platform to enable robust data retrieval from over 70 clinical projects. Developed interactive charting components (JavaScript, Highcharts) to enable target discovery and early hypothesis generation for biologists. Pfizer’s enhancements were the subject of a publication in Nature Methods. Project "F": Development lead on an application to manage tumor model inventory. Components developed to make several lab workflows more efficient, such as: measurement capture, ordering, and growth curve plotting (Java, JSP, JavaScript). Moved from requirements to deployment in six months. Project "G": Implemented enhancements for an assay request and tracking system for vaccine research. Later re-wrote the system on a more current technology stack to better model the scientific workflows and minimize the time spent in-app. Show less

• Software Engineer (Sr. Associate / P2), Bioinformatics & Innovation – Research Informatics

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2013

  Developer on applications supporting local computational biologists as well as a leading innovation evangelist within the company. Project synopses:Project "H": Deployed StatusNet, an open source microblogging platform, as a pilot to bring enterprise microblogging to Pfizer. Customized design and branding. Extensions were implemented or modified for enterprise authentication (LDAP), in-memory database caching (memcached), and user auto-registration. Usage spread to 1000+ users in 28 countries, contributing 13,000 posts. Project "I": Development lead on a Web app to consolidate a protein purification workflow for remote scientists in South San Francisco. Wrote controller, service, and DAO classes (Java, Struts, Hibernate, Oracle) and repurposed an existing UI. Project "J": Supported the launch of a global SaaS ideas management system (Spigit) through front-end debugging to integrate Pfizer’s SSO implementation. Moderated a “green” challenge for colleagues worldwide, guiding idea greenhousing and curation. Project "K": Lead a cross-line pilot for iPad usage in R&D. Wrote a white paper for, and presented findings to, R&D IT leadership. Show less

• Junior Software Engineer (Associate / P1), Research & Development Informatics

  • Feb 2007 - Jan 2009

  • Rotational colleague supporting a number of technology initiatives in developer and business analysis roles. This was the first year of a new program Pfizer started for former interns returning as colleagues.Activities included:Contributed to a review of 'omics' data types, tools, and databases. Developed a prototype genomic data management application based on BioMart. Created a platform for information mashup widgets (Adobe Flex, AIR). Developed a SharePoint WebPart to show monthly metrics for the global sales organization. Write a plugin (C# DLL for OpenLab) to parse metadata for a clinical imaging system. Introduced Enterprise 2.0 concepts (such as wikis, content tagging, document collaboration, data mashups) to enhance local team productivity. Show less



Pfizer

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate, Development Informatics

  • Jun 2006 - Sep 2006

  Intern working on an information management system for a translational medicine group. The project included programmatically analyzing Word documents to create a metadata ontology, and updating/debugging the UI on an existing J2EE Web app for biomarker management. Intern working on an information management system for a translational medicine group. The project included programmatically analyzing Word documents to create a metadata ontology, and updating/debugging the UI on an existing J2EE Web app for biomarker management.



Pfizer

• United States
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Summer Associate, Development Informatics

  • May 2005 - Aug 2005

  Intern working on visualizing genomic data from clinical trials. Worked with scientists in a pharmacogenomics group to create a Java (Swing) application backed by Oracle to display somatic mutation data. Intern working on visualizing genomic data from clinical trials. Worked with scientists in a pharmacogenomics group to create a Java (Swing) application backed by Oracle to display somatic mutation data.