Experience

Triage

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Creator, Software Engineer

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Triage is an open-source consumer proxy for Apache Kafka that solves head-of-line blocking caused by poison pill messages and non-uniform consumer latency. • Designed and built Triage using Go, gRPC, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) Fargate and AWS Elastic Container Service (ECS) • Led development of Triage core components, leveraging Go, including Go Channels & Goroutines • Enabled multiple downstream consumer applications to connect to Triage by developing Triage thin client library in Go and a gRPC service • Containerized Triage service with Docker, streamlining the process of deployment to an AWS ECS cluster • Automated infrastructure deployment strategy using AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK) • Built CLI tool, written in JavaScript and available as an npm package, to simplify configuration, deployment, and teardown of Triage in the cloud • Implemented application logic and design components allowing for the storage of poison pill messages in a dead-letter store using AWS DynamoDB • Collaborated with a remote team of four engineers across two time zones • Authored technical case study showcasing Triage, available at team-triage.github.io/case-study



Open Source

• Software Engineer

  • Aug 2020 - Jul 2022

  • Request-Djinn - an HTTP webhook inspector built using Node.js, Express.js, React.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Digital Ocean Droplet, Nginx, PM2 & Tailwind CSS • Online Outlet - an e-commerce application created using Node.js, Express.js, React.js, REST APIs • Address Buddy - a contact management application developed with Node.js, Express.js & PostgreSQL • BookWorm - a book-viewing application built using Ruby, Sinatra, PostgreSQL, JavaScript & ERB • Request-Djinn - an HTTP webhook inspector built using Node.js, Express.js, React.js, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Digital Ocean Droplet, Nginx, PM2 & Tailwind CSS • Online Outlet - an e-commerce application created using Node.js, Express.js, React.js, REST APIs • Address Buddy - a contact management application developed with Node.js, Express.js & PostgreSQL • BookWorm - a book-viewing application built using Ruby, Sinatra, PostgreSQL, JavaScript & ERB



Various Companies

• United States
• 700 & Above Employee

• Start-Up Experience & Real Estate Investments

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2020

  • Performed investment due diligence supporting opportunities for a start-up private merchant bank connecting investors with energy and other asset opportunities in emerging markets in Africa • Invested in, sold, and rented investment properties in the United States and South Africa • Performed investment due diligence supporting opportunities for a start-up private merchant bank connecting investors with energy and other asset opportunities in emerging markets in Africa • Invested in, sold, and rented investment properties in the United States and South Africa