Experience

Highline Solutions

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Junior UI Developer

  • Jul 2023 - Present

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States



Tech Elevator

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Academic Fellow

  • Jan 2023 - Jul 2023

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States - Assists the Instructors in communication and tracking of policies and procedures related to student performance - Serves as the first line of support to students who get stuck on exercises, side projects, and capstones - Tutors and prepares students for the technical interviewing process by supporting them through group study, exercise review, and whiteboard sessions Tech Elevator is an intensive in-person and remote education provider helping individuals and companies acquire… Show more - Assists the Instructors in communication and tracking of policies and procedures related to student performance - Serves as the first line of support to students who get stuck on exercises, side projects, and capstones - Tutors and prepares students for the technical interviewing process by supporting them through group study, exercise review, and whiteboard sessions Tech Elevator is an intensive in-person and remote education provider helping individuals and companies acquire in-demand technology skills for the modern workforce. Through our 14-week, full-time coding bootcamps, we teach students from diverse backgrounds to become software developers while also helping them to build necessary career-readiness skills and career connections through our nationally recognized Pathway Program™. Founded in 2015, with a focus on quality and care in everything we do, we’re proud of our outcomes. As an early member of the Council on Integrity Results in Reporting (www.cirr.org), Tech Elevator has taken a proactive approach to transparency. Our results speak to our focus on quality and on student success which have earned us a leading national bootcamp position based on the job placement rate of our grads. Show less



Tech Elevator

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Java Development Bootcamp Student

  • May 2022 - Aug 2022

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Just graduated the Java coding boot camp at Tech Elevator. Below is a list of projects I've worked on. ➢ Virtual Vending Machine: A simulated vending machine written in Java. Able to make purchases, keep track of inventory, maintain a persistent log and sales report file. ➢Venmo Clone: simplified money transfer application with PostgreSQL database, secure Spring Boot RESTful API and client side interface. ➢Reddit Lite Clone: - full stack message board web application with… Show more Just graduated the Java coding boot camp at Tech Elevator. Below is a list of projects I've worked on. ➢ Virtual Vending Machine: A simulated vending machine written in Java. Able to make purchases, keep track of inventory, maintain a persistent log and sales report file. ➢Venmo Clone: simplified money transfer application with PostgreSQL database, secure Spring Boot RESTful API and client side interface. ➢Reddit Lite Clone: - full stack message board web application with PostgreSQL database, secure Spring Boot RESTful API and Vue.js and Bulma. Show less



COFFEE Tree Roasters

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product Developer

  • Mar 2020 - May 2022

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States ➢ Spearheaded formulation, testing, and production of 4 RTD cold brew beverages up to and after launch which surpassed expected sales ➢ Negotiated with contract manufacturer to ensure product was produced to standards and both parties were clear on expectations and results ➢ Coordinated “cold brew” class to disseminate knowledge gained from R&D to ensure all producers were educated on the developed procedures



Parré Chocolat

• United States
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chocolate Maker

  • Aug 2018 - Sep 2019

  United States ➢ Developed 9 unique fat-based fillings recipes for one-shot depositing that needed to meet sensory, rheometric and shelf-life criteria as well as 5+ chocolate products including roast profiling, conching protocols, fat content and tempering recipes ➢ Designed and constructed product development laboratory for the formulation and testing of chocolate flavor profiles and chocolate filled products ➢ Collaborated in determining best operating procedures… Show more ➢ Developed 9 unique fat-based fillings recipes for one-shot depositing that needed to meet sensory, rheometric and shelf-life criteria as well as 5+ chocolate products including roast profiling, conching protocols, fat content and tempering recipes ➢ Designed and constructed product development laboratory for the formulation and testing of chocolate flavor profiles and chocolate filled products ➢ Collaborated in determining best operating procedures and wrote SOPs and SSOPs for all machinery on production floor for uniform operation and sanitation across all operators ➢ Involved in many “start-up related tasks” such as production, quality control, sourcing, and shipping Show less



Penn State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Lab Technician

  • Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

  State College, Pennsylvania Area ➢ Wrote successful proposal to acquire grant funding for independent research project investigating cacao lipid profiles among various cultivars ➢ Optimized procedures and methods and wrote standard operating procedures for future researchers such as: Soxtec extraction of cocoa liquor, fat extraction by vacuum filtration, and TD-NMR for fat content analysis in raw cocoa beans ➢ Analyzed data using RStudio to generate statistics and Principle Component Analysis to… Show more ➢ Wrote successful proposal to acquire grant funding for independent research project investigating cacao lipid profiles among various cultivars ➢ Optimized procedures and methods and wrote standard operating procedures for future researchers such as: Soxtec extraction of cocoa liquor, fat extraction by vacuum filtration, and TD-NMR for fat content analysis in raw cocoa beans ➢ Analyzed data using RStudio to generate statistics and Principle Component Analysis to visualize correlations ➢ Analyzed and critiqued scientific literature as well as synthesized new information Show less



Saint's Cafe

• Barista

  • Apr 2016 - Jul 2018

  State College, Pennsylvania Area



Mclanahan's Downtown Market

• Barista

  • Aug 2014 - Apr 2017

  State College, Pennsylvania Area Lead Barista



University of the Arts

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Technical Support

  • Aug 2012 - Jan 2013

  Greater Philadelphia Area