Member Board Of Directors

• Feb 2021 - Present

Principal Software Engineer

• Oct 2020 - Present

Azure Core Linux Team (February 2023 - Present) * Mentored intern and new hires - including code review and more * Coded features and architecture to improve On Call Health of team * Participated in On Call rotation for critical Azure services * Continued leading Open Source Security Foundation Memory Safety Special Interest Group * Continued to serve as Microsoft's representative on and Vice chair of the Rust Foundation Board of Directors Azure Office of the CTO (January 2021 - February 2022) * Co-led development of OmniBOR (formerly known as GitBOM) specification, which is an important complement to SBOMs in both private and Open Source software * Led engineering of omnibor-rs - a Rust implementation of the omnibor-rs protocol (including extensive code review, guiding architectural decisions, and collaborating with cross-industry contributors). * Led Open Source Security Foundation Memory Safety Special Interest Group * Represented Microsoft on the Rust Foundation Board of Directors - elected Vice-Chair of Board * Mentored internal and external engineers through writing Rust code and contributing to Rust Open Source projects * Spoke extensively about Rust both inside Microsoft and in the external Rustacean community Open Source Programs Office (October 2020 - January 2021) * Led engineering on a platform which calculates and stores license definitions for > 14,000,000 components across Open Source ecosystems * Managed a microservices architecture (including containers, serverless functions, and more) on Azure handling an average of 200,000 requests per day * Managed external contractors as primary point of contact - includes advising on and reviewing work, setting priorities, and constructing contracts and ensuring payment is rendered * Mentored both internal Microsoft Engineers and external Community Members through Open Source engineering contributions, including private and public code reviews Show less

Cyber Auxiliarist

• Oct 2019 - Present

Volunteer in the U.S. Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary * Consulted on DevSecOps and Automation * Crafted code to assist with automation efforts * Briefed U.S. Marines on DevSecOps at the Pentagon * Provided support for the internal Cyber Auxiliary portal Volunteer in the U.S. Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary * Consulted on DevSecOps and Automation * Crafted code to assist with automation efforts * Briefed U.S. Marines on DevSecOps at the Pentagon * Provided support for the internal Cyber Auxiliary portal

Member Board Of Directors

• Nov 2018 - Dec 2021

Chief Technology Officer

• Dec 2017 - Dec 2018

* Trained members of the U.S. Military community in software engineering skills - including application development, infrastructure engineering, containerization, and orchestration* Integrated fundraising software platforms to correlate donation information across multiple channels and payment gateways* Led three teams of technical volunteers in creating and maintaining the organization’s software and infrastructure* Developed and maintained production Kubernetes infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines Show less

Sr. Staff Research Engineer

• Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

* Architected GitHub Permissions policy covering 75+ teams and working groups and 2000+ individual contributors * Investigated and scoped adding Async Streaming functionality to the Rust standard library * Automated and managed infrastructure for Crates.io - a community software sharing site hosting 40,000+ Rust crates and handling 10,000,000+ requests per day - using Rust, Terraform, and GitHub Actions pipelines * Provided code review and mentorship to new users of and contributors to Rust * Wrote and presented “The Rust Borrow Checker - A Deep Dive” and “It’s Only Hard Parts Now: Harnessing Community to Thrive in a World of Complexity” * Served as Lead Editor of This Week in Rust - a weekly technical newsletter delivered to 13,000+ subscribers - and hosted a companion podcast with 1500+ weekly downloads Show less

Principal Software Development Engineer

• Feb 2015 - Dec 2019

* Led cross-functional team in architecting technologies and practices for management of 1000+ Open Source projects * Developed microservice infrastructure used to build, store, and manage dependencies and deployments of 120,000+ software artifacts * Led simultaneous update of 600+ interdependent software packages - including building, debugging, and patching packages until all built together *Conducted extensive code reviews of internal and external engineering contributions - led establishment of humane code review standards and practice * Mentored internal engineers and external community members through pair programming, public webinars, custom training sessions, and more * Developed empathy-driven response templates for responding to contributors of GitHub issues and pull requests - easing developer anxiety about interacting with the community * Developed data migrator to extract data from a Redis database, unserialize it, reserialize it, and insert into a PostgreSQL database to enable critical software updates to a software building platform * Host of “Food Fight” and “Adventures in DevOps” Podcasts * 2017 Awesome Community Chef Award Winner * 2019 DevOps Leader of the Year (Computing DevOps Excellence Awards) Show less

Technical Reviewer

• Mar 2014 - Apr 2018

Reviewed, thoroughly tested, and suggested revisions for technical content of Pragmatic Press books including: "Rails 4 Test Prescriptions"​ by Noel Rappin "Code as a Crime Scene"​ by Adam Tornhill "Reactive Programming in Javascript"​ by Sergi Mansilla "Putting Together Rails, Postgres, Bootstrap, and Angular JS"​ by David Copeland "Deliver Audacious Web Apps with Ember 2" by Matthew White "Accepting Payments On The Web" by Noel Rappin Reviewed, thoroughly tested, and suggested revisions for technical content of Pragmatic Press books including: "Rails 4 Test Prescriptions"​ by Noel Rappin "Code as a Crime Scene"​ by Adam Tornhill "Reactive Programming in Javascript"​ by Sergi Mansilla "Putting Together Rails, Postgres, Bootstrap, and Angular JS"​ by David Copeland "Deliver Audacious Web Apps with Ember 2" by Matthew White "Accepting Payments On The Web" by Noel Rappin

Lead Developer

• Feb 2014 - Feb 2015

* Developed simulator for Phishing emails using Ruby on Rails, Javascript, and Moonshine automated infrastructure platform * Provided technical mentorship for team members ranging from 0 to 8 years of experience * Developed feature needs with product leads and broke it down into executable tasks for engineers * Recruited and interviewed developer candidates * Developed simulator for Phishing emails using Ruby on Rails, Javascript, and Moonshine automated infrastructure platform * Provided technical mentorship for team members ranging from 0 to 8 years of experience * Developed feature needs with product leads and broke it down into executable tasks for engineers * Recruited and interviewed developer candidates

Software Development Engineer

• Jun 2011 - Feb 2014

* Developed dynamic and user-focused web hosting tools in Ruby on Rails and Javascript * Created automated Chef infrastructure cookbooks and recipes * Provided technical mentorship across teams of engineers and system administrators * Recruited and interviewed developer candidates * Developed dynamic and user-focused web hosting tools in Ruby on Rails and Javascript * Created automated Chef infrastructure cookbooks and recipes * Provided technical mentorship across teams of engineers and system administrators * Recruited and interviewed developer candidates

Advisory Board Member - Certificate in Ruby Programming

• May 2012 - Jan 2014

Reviewed content, guided design, and recommended updates to the Certificate in Ruby Programming course sequence through UW Professional and Continuing Education.

Extension Lecturer

• Sep 2012 - Dec 2012

Assisted primary instructor with teaching "Intro to Ruby Programming." Lectured on Regular Expressions and Test Driven Development. Assisted with planning of curriculum and grading. Acted as a resource for students regarding projects, homework, Ruby, and the software industry in general.

Production Specialist

• Nov 2010 - May 2011

Worked on the IT side of Electronic Discovery. Wrote and ran SQL queries on electronic evidence in litigation cases. Worked on the IT side of Electronic Discovery. Wrote and ran SQL queries on electronic evidence in litigation cases.

Web Manager

• May 2009 - May 2010

Designing and developing web site for active Real Estate Agent. Designing and coding PHP web forms to capture potential client information. Developing and implementing a geo-targeted Search Engine Optimization strategy. Providing broad web and IT support to DLS agent. Designing and developing web site for active Real Estate Agent. Designing and coding PHP web forms to capture potential client information. Developing and implementing a geo-targeted Search Engine Optimization strategy. Providing broad web and IT support to DLS agent.

Adminstrative Assistant 2

• Jun 2006 - May 2008

Preparation and organization of digital and paper medical records. Greeting, scheduling, and billing patients and interpreters. Managing multiple phone lines, conducting conversations via language relay. Problem solving with patients, records, and data. Preparation and organization of digital and paper medical records. Greeting, scheduling, and billing patients and interpreters. Managing multiple phone lines, conducting conversations via language relay. Problem solving with patients, records, and data.

Theatre Department Teaching Assistant

• Sep 2006 - May 2007

Providing one on one coaching to beginning and advanced acting students. Assisting in evaluating student learning and progress. Providing extra help and coaching as needed. Acting as a resource on coursework. Acting as intermediary between students and instructors. Ensuring safety is maintained in stage combat.

Theatre Department Orchestra Manager/ Sound Manager/ Assistant Stage Manager

• Sep 2004 - May 2007

Managing and training on department sound equipment. Managing 30 person orchestra. Acting as communication liaison for orchestra and backstage personnel to stage manager and technical director. Maintaining, locating, and ordering supplies and equipment for musicians and conductor. Supervising backstage properties, equipment, and personnel.