Senior Frontend Developer

• Sep 2022 - Present

Senior Frontend Developer

• Jun 2022 - Aug 2022

Senior Frontend Developer

• May 2021 - May 2022

Software Engineer Team Lead

• Feb 2021 - May 2021

Software Engineer

• Sep 2020 - Feb 2021

Junior Software Engineer

• Nov 2019 - Sep 2020

Contract Software Engineer

• Jun 2019 - Nov 2019

Co-Founder

• Jul 2017 - Nov 2019

Co-founded Durham's first virtual reality arcade, Augmentality Labs. Responsible for all aspects of business management and ownership.- Conceptualized and executed business plan to open region’s first business of its type; managed business operations and achieved persistent positive monthly cash flow by month 6- Engaged community regularly: conducted PR with 5 press outlets, presented to regional VR meetup, spoke at 3 Duke University events, and judged a VR Hackathon - Hosted hundreds of parties, corporate events, and family events for clients of ages 5-88 while maintaining review average of over 4.7 stars across all major platforms- Grew client base by 400% over 6 months through social media advertising, blog-writing, bi-weekly email newsletters, designing flyers and brochures, and promotional events- Promoted manager from within; developed and delivered full training plan and written documentation for use and troubleshooting of all back-end and front-end systems- Transitioned ownership of business after business sale to new owners

Student Programmer

• Oct 2018 - Jan 2019

Student at a full-time, full stack software engineering fellowship.- Gained over 750 hours of experience coding in a full-time fellowship focused on learning the underlying computer science principles supporting web development - Acted as product owner on a team of eight other developers to create a full stack application in one week using the MERN stack, Passport.js, and web sockets - Managed an agile development process to rapidly burn down user story backlog through continuous integration and cloud deployment - Built a full stack application with mentorship from senior developers; utilized Solidity, a local Ethereum blockchain network, a SQL database, and a React/Redux front end interface

Founder & Manager

• Feb 2017 - Feb 2018

As the founder and manager of NC Escape, I was responsible for every piece of starting up a business: from hiring and training, to marketing and publicity, to game install and buildout.- Managed business, financial, and service operations; reached 52% profit margin in month 9- Facilitated team-building exercises for over 100 corporate and non-profit teams- Constructed and repaired over 30 puzzles utilizing Arduinos and Raspberry Pi systems As the founder and manager of NC Escape, I was responsible for every piece of starting up a business: from hiring and training, to marketing and publicity, to game install and buildout.- Managed business, financial, and service operations; reached 52% profit margin in month 9- Facilitated team-building exercises for over 100 corporate and non-profit teams- Constructed and repaired over 30 puzzles utilizing Arduinos and Raspberry Pi systems

Captain, Field Artillery

• May 2012 - Nov 2016

Promoted through positions of increasing responsibility, including roles in operations management, project management, and liaising with partner units in a deployed environment.- Worked remotely with a worldwide team and partner nations to develop and refine a standard operating procedure for rocket artillery airspace coordination and clearance- Oversaw readiness of 75 personnel and $56 million of equipment; executed large-scale project to attain 100% personnel and equipment compliance prior to a rapid-deployment mission - Resourced over 50 live-fire ranges, multi-day field exercises, and training events- Responsible for establishing unit culture and mentoring direct reports; oversaw promotions for 60% of my employees in a 9 month period - Built technical plans for deployment airlifts; cut processing by 30% over the next 4 exercises - Implemented software and hardware installs for a new digital communication system; achieved 500% functionality increase over 4 months- Ranked #1/100 students in five month academic course on secure communications and technical fires skills