Iowa State University

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

August 2015 - May 2019 Ames, Iowa

Lunavi

Solution Consultant

October 2022 - Current Omaha, Nebraska

• Partnered with delivery manager to ensure timely delivery of quality code leading four devs.
• Worked at a client to cut over millions of backend users without degrading services.

Software Engineering Manager

Growers Edge

August 2021 - October 2022 Johnston, Iowa

• Designed and developed CI/CD pipelines to ensure rapid delivery, reduce testing timelines by 90%, and increased test code coverage by 70%+
• Increased team velocity by over 50% in a quarter by helping establishing goals and KPIs
• Launched a white label SAAS warranty tracking MVC .Net App using EFCore code first with an Angular frontend with material design hosted in Azure App Service and Static WebApps respectively
• Designed cloud architecture to be robust, yet budget friendly for our needs

Source Allies

Software Consultant

May 2018 - August 2021 Urbandale, Iowa

• Adhering to agile methods, developed an automated serverless application using Azure function to collect data and reduce manual data collection by 90%
• Deployed MVC .Net Core application using EFCore Db first design with Angular frontend using material design to display data and create reports to decrease risk in seed hedging process that is responsible for 1-2 billion dollars annually
• Reduce manual data entry error and saved the company over $400k+
• Collaborated and built model project for others to take as templates to begin other .Net EFCore/Angular material/ IaC projects in Azure using extreme programming techniques
• Served as a lead DevOps consultant and assisted in leading continuous integrations solutions utilizing Azure DevOps
• Helped coordinate offshore testers to flush out manual test cases
• Assisting in a cloud lift and shift of a monolith system to the cloud
• Built a react native mobile application using a serverless backend architecture
• Established a culture of mentoring and learning by creating internal communities of practice to improve DevOps and Azure across the company including 5-10 weekly mentees
• Assisted in talent acquisition by facilitating interviews, created interview projects, and served as onboarding buddy

Source Allies

Software Apprentice

Summer 17 & Summer 2018 Urbandale, Iowa

• Worked tickets on an agile team to rebuild E-Commerce platform swapping out providers
• Implemented Django CMS to allow instant changes to site done by customer’s marketing team
• Worked in a test first and pair programming environment to provide quality code
• Helped review code to deliver quality code to the clients

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Lead Microsoft Hololens Developer

Summer 2016 Omaha, NE

• Developed a custom program to view MRI data on the Hololens
• Found, applied, and was accepted into the Vuforia beta testing program
• Supervised and trained one other employee
• Connected with UNMC personal to see if their ideas were viable on the HoloLens

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