About Me
Results-driven Software Developer with 6+ years of experience designing, developing, and optimizing scalable solutions in the telecommunications industry. Proven track record of driving efficiency, improving system reliability, and contributing to major deployments. Passionate about clean code, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration.
Technical Skills
Languages & Frameworks
Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Node, Express, FastAPI, Angular, React
Tools & Platforms
Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD Pipelines
Databases
MySQL, MS SQL, MongoDB, Redis
Cloud
Azure, IBM
Featured Projects
Service Support Dashboard
JS, TS, Python, Node, Angular, Express, MySQL, MSSQL, Git
Status: In Progress | Role: Lead
A web application/dashboard that consolidates company resources from several ticketing platforms into a single page application. Converted from a LAMP stack to a MEAN stack to improve response times and serve live data using reactive programming concepts.
Health Check API
Python, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, FastAPI, Git, CI/CD Pipelines
Status: Complete | Role: Lead
A REST API that connects to network resources across North America, providing ping and authentication information for customer devices. Developed using FastAPI and asynchronous programming techniques to connect to hundreds of devices per second.
Automated Outage Manager
Python, Redis, Git, CI/CD Pipelines
Status: Complete | Role: Lead
An application for monitoring network outages and guiding technicians through the resolution process. Scrapes outage data, correlates events, and dispatches them to Redis queues for workflow management.
Professional Experience
Software Developer 2
Lumen Technologies | July 2023 – Present
- Developed and maintained high-availability web applications handling hundreds of concurrent, daily users.
- Spearheaded the migration of legacy systems to microservices architecture, improving service speeds by 90%.
- Mentored junior developers and led code reviews to enforce engineering best practices and promote a growth environment.
Operations Engineer 2
Centurylink | September 2018 – July 2023
- Designed and developed a standalone framework for automating network outages and reducing time to restore.
- Introduced the first Robotic Process Automation workflow to the Global Network Operations Center.
- Implemented 40+ ticketing workflows to reduce volume in call centers.
Education & Certifications
Bachelor of Science in Physics
Fort Hays State University – Hays, KS
Professional Certifications
- IBM Cloud DevOps Software Engineer
- IBM Cloud Developer
- IBM Full Stack Software Developer
- IBM Frontend Software Developer
- IBM Backend Software Developer