Full-Stack Software Engineer II

• May 2022 - Present

Freelance Web Developer

• Apr 2020 - Present

Tech: HTML, CSS, ReactJs, NodeJS, Typescript, Serverless Stack Framework, Serverless Framework, AWS, CDK, DynamoDB - Developed custom full-stack applications based on individual clients' specific needs helping them grow their business and boost their web presence - Implemented Serverless Stack Framework enabling one-click deployments and configuration of AWS resources with automatic rollbacks on failure to ensure no downtime between update releases - Leveraged Typescript's strict… Show more Tech: HTML, CSS, ReactJs, NodeJS, Typescript, Serverless Stack Framework, Serverless Framework, AWS, CDK, DynamoDB - Developed custom full-stack applications based on individual clients' specific needs helping them grow their business and boost their web presence - Implemented Serverless Stack Framework enabling one-click deployments and configuration of AWS resources with automatic rollbacks on failure to ensure no downtime between update releases - Leveraged Typescript's strict typing to minimize data type errors during development resulting in easily maintainable code and faster release cycles Show less Tech: HTML, CSS, ReactJs, NodeJS, Typescript, Serverless Stack Framework, Serverless Framework, AWS, CDK, DynamoDB - Developed custom full-stack applications based on individual clients' specific needs helping them grow their business and boost their web presence - Implemented Serverless Stack Framework enabling one-click deployments and configuration of AWS resources with automatic rollbacks on failure to ensure no downtime between update releases - Leveraged Typescript's strict… Show more Tech: HTML, CSS, ReactJs, NodeJS, Typescript, Serverless Stack Framework, Serverless Framework, AWS, CDK, DynamoDB - Developed custom full-stack applications based on individual clients' specific needs helping them grow their business and boost their web presence - Implemented Serverless Stack Framework enabling one-click deployments and configuration of AWS resources with automatic rollbacks on failure to ensure no downtime between update releases - Leveraged Typescript's strict typing to minimize data type errors during development resulting in easily maintainable code and faster release cycles Show less

Software Engineer

• Aug 2021 - May 2022

Tech: Serverless framework, Serverless Stack Framework, GraphQL, Apollo GraphQL, AWS-CDK, DynamoDB, ReactJS, Jest - Implemented automated blue/green deployment of microservice on GitHub merge via AWS-CDK resulting in faster QA times for developers and removing the need for late-night deployments into production. - Developed ReactJS UI components to implement new business requirements enabling consolidation and depreciation of multiple legacy portals into a single unified portal -… Show more Tech: Serverless framework, Serverless Stack Framework, GraphQL, Apollo GraphQL, AWS-CDK, DynamoDB, ReactJS, Jest - Implemented automated blue/green deployment of microservice on GitHub merge via AWS-CDK resulting in faster QA times for developers and removing the need for late-night deployments into production. - Developed ReactJS UI components to implement new business requirements enabling consolidation and depreciation of multiple legacy portals into a single unified portal - Orchestrated multi-environment development configuration to enable integration of 3rd party API into both legacy and current systems eliminating disruption to other squads and partner training teams - Leveraged Github Actions to auto-deploy development previews on commit to Vercel, enabling developers to quickly QA their work in the cloud environment. - Wrote acceptance criteria for integration of 3rd party system to be used in automated acceptance testing as part of the move to fully implement CI/CD pipelines resulting in higher confidence in pushed code functionality - Architected design of a serverless solution to automate the submission of a 3rd-party web form leveraging AWS Lambdas, SQS, ECR, ECS, DynamoDB, and Cloudwatch metrics to provide business development team real-time analytics and alerts. Deployed with the SST framework, incorporating AWS CDK (infrastructure as code) to allow for local lambda development with other AWS resources and 'one-click' deployments with automatic rollbacks of the entire system to AWS. Show less Tech: Serverless framework, Serverless Stack Framework, GraphQL, Apollo GraphQL, AWS-CDK, DynamoDB, ReactJS, Jest - Implemented automated blue/green deployment of microservice on GitHub merge via AWS-CDK resulting in faster QA times for developers and removing the need for late-night deployments into production. - Developed ReactJS UI components to implement new business requirements enabling consolidation and depreciation of multiple legacy portals into a single unified portal -… Show more Tech: Serverless framework, Serverless Stack Framework, GraphQL, Apollo GraphQL, AWS-CDK, DynamoDB, ReactJS, Jest - Implemented automated blue/green deployment of microservice on GitHub merge via AWS-CDK resulting in faster QA times for developers and removing the need for late-night deployments into production. - Developed ReactJS UI components to implement new business requirements enabling consolidation and depreciation of multiple legacy portals into a single unified portal - Orchestrated multi-environment development configuration to enable integration of 3rd party API into both legacy and current systems eliminating disruption to other squads and partner training teams - Leveraged Github Actions to auto-deploy development previews on commit to Vercel, enabling developers to quickly QA their work in the cloud environment. - Wrote acceptance criteria for integration of 3rd party system to be used in automated acceptance testing as part of the move to fully implement CI/CD pipelines resulting in higher confidence in pushed code functionality - Architected design of a serverless solution to automate the submission of a 3rd-party web form leveraging AWS Lambdas, SQS, ECR, ECS, DynamoDB, and Cloudwatch metrics to provide business development team real-time analytics and alerts. Deployed with the SST framework, incorporating AWS CDK (infrastructure as code) to allow for local lambda development with other AWS resources and 'one-click' deployments with automatic rollbacks of the entire system to AWS. Show less

Back End Engineer - Stargate API

• Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

Backend API for a reviews microservice. - Tech: NodeJS, ExpressJs, Fastify, MongoDB, LoaderIO, Docker, AWS EC2 & ELB. - Transformed and merged CSV files containing related data into MongoDB documents enabling queries requiring less than 10ms in a collection with over 20 million records. - Used MongoDB aggregation pipeline to transform data into the desired shape to focus on read query performance. - Performed stress testing with loader.io to test optimization and ensure a high… Show more Backend API for a reviews microservice. - Tech: NodeJS, ExpressJs, Fastify, MongoDB, LoaderIO, Docker, AWS EC2 & ELB. - Transformed and merged CSV files containing related data into MongoDB documents enabling queries requiring less than 10ms in a collection with over 20 million records. - Used MongoDB aggregation pipeline to transform data into the desired shape to focus on read query performance. - Performed stress testing with loader.io to test optimization and ensure a high level of performance providing a 1500 RPS with 700 clients/s on a single AWS EC2 instance with an average response time of 30ms per request. - Orchestrated horizontal scaling by deploying with Docker Containers and AWS Elastic Load Balancer to handle an increase in traffic. - Refactored Express server to use Fastify framework providing a 30% increase in performance.

Full Stack Engineer - Kentomeister Catwalk

• Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

Developed a single-page application with React displaying a new product details page for an online clothing retailer, allowing users to see, compare, and favorite outfits and styles. - Tech: React, Webpack, Babel, Axios - Developed a vertical photo carousel and pop-up modal to provide an informative and pleasant user experience. - Encapsulated business required click tracking logic with React higher-order components to allow consistent tracking of user interactions across the entire… Show more Developed a single-page application with React displaying a new product details page for an online clothing retailer, allowing users to see, compare, and favorite outfits and styles. - Tech: React, Webpack, Babel, Axios - Developed a vertical photo carousel and pop-up modal to provide an informative and pleasant user experience. - Encapsulated business required click tracking logic with React higher-order components to allow consistent tracking of user interactions across the entire application. - Implemented promise-based ajax requests to RESTful API to eliminate page refreshes and provide a seamless user experience Agile work environment with a remote team. - Developed an ExpressJS API to communicate between front-end and API to allow keys to remain secure from users. - Deployed service with Docker onto AWS EC2 for easy world wide access and maintainability.

Full Stack Engineer - Quote Spring

• Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

MVP proof of concept developed in 8 hours. Dashboard to store and display inspirational quotes, images, and provide current weather information at the user’s location. - Tech: React, Webpack, Babel, Express, MongoDB, Mongoose, Heroku - Invoked Geolocation API in order to obtain the user's location to provide local weather info via Open Weather API. - MongoDB database hosted on Mongo Cloud for quick and easy deployment and global access. - Leveraged Unsplash API to provide images for… Show more MVP proof of concept developed in 8 hours. Dashboard to store and display inspirational quotes, images, and provide current weather information at the user’s location. - Tech: React, Webpack, Babel, Express, MongoDB, Mongoose, Heroku - Invoked Geolocation API in order to obtain the user's location to provide local weather info via Open Weather API. - MongoDB database hosted on Mongo Cloud for quick and easy deployment and global access. - Leveraged Unsplash API to provide images for an enhanced user experience with a new captivating background image on every load. - CSS Animations to gracefully display inspirational quotes on load. - Deployed on Heroku for simple proof of concept demonstration.

System Architect - Pucci Dog Walker

• Mar 2021 - Aug 2021

Web SPA connecting dog owners and dog walkers on a price-competitive platform. - Tech: NodeJS, ExpressJS, PostgreSQL, Sequelize, Docker, JWT, Faker - Mapped out a relational database schema to efficiently store and query required data across multiple tables. - Seeded the database using Faker and Sequelize to test all aspects of the system with large amounts of user data. - Designed a database schema to store relational data in an efficient manner to minimize query times and… Show more Web SPA connecting dog owners and dog walkers on a price-competitive platform. - Tech: NodeJS, ExpressJS, PostgreSQL, Sequelize, Docker, JWT, Faker - Mapped out a relational database schema to efficiently store and query required data across multiple tables. - Seeded the database using Faker and Sequelize to test all aspects of the system with large amounts of user data. - Designed a database schema to store relational data in an efficient manner to minimize query times and increase system performance. - Implemented JWT to enable user authentication displaying each user only their relevant data. - Developed with a remote team across several timezones.

Brand Manager

• Apr 2017 - Apr 2020

Managing PLAYdifferently brand for Allen&Heath Product Specialist for Xone DJ Brand involved in developing flagship Xone:96 Dj Mixer Managing PLAYdifferently brand for Allen&Heath Product Specialist for Xone DJ Brand involved in developing flagship Xone:96 Dj Mixer

Logistics Manager and Product Specialist

• 2016 - 2017

Freelance Audio Engineer

• Jan 2010 - Feb 2016

Sound engineer working as FOH, Monitors, A1, A2, and systems tech for small and large scale music and corporate events. Sound engineer working as FOH, Monitors, A1, A2, and systems tech for small and large scale music and corporate events.

Freelance Sound Engineer

• May 2014 - Oct 2015

Tasked with recording multiple rooms at Enter.Ibiza using a Dante networked audio system with Focusrite Rednet interfaces feeding a Joko HDD Recorder. All rooms were recorded at 96k 24b .wav with both direct and ambient mic feeds. Edited and mastered all audio for distribution 24 hours after the event. Managed the CNTRL interactive room monitoring interactive art installation during the event. Responsible for maintaining interactive art electronics. Tasked with recording multiple rooms at Enter.Ibiza using a Dante networked audio system with Focusrite Rednet interfaces feeding a Joko HDD Recorder. All rooms were recorded at 96k 24b .wav with both direct and ambient mic feeds. Edited and mastered all audio for distribution 24 hours after the event. Managed the CNTRL interactive room monitoring interactive art installation during the event. Responsible for maintaining interactive art electronics.

Chief Engineer

• May 2008 - May 2013