Feb 2018 – Jun 2018 · 4 mos

Dec 2016 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Co-founded a startup (currently seed-stage with paying customers) offering a SaaS platform for dental practices and patients to streamline dentist discovery
• and patient workflow, including enrollment, automated membership and payment management, and form-filling and data capabilities
• Designed and built the full stack of a scalable platform using HTML/CSS/Bootstrap/JQuery frontend, Java Spring backend, MySQL database
• Integrated a variety of popular API's: Hibernate, Google Maps, Stripe, Twilio, Authy, SendGrid, SendWithUs, Jasypt. Deployed to PWS Cloud
• Implemented Agile development methodologies (MVP, Launch + Iterate). Partnered with product manager (CEO) and UX designer to refine
• software requirements based on user feedback and business objectives to improve product-market fit
• Achieved 99% uptime with no S1 or S2 bugs in production through Unit Testing and User Acceptance Testing
• Defined branching, release, and testing strategy. Implemented a continuous integration pipeline using Git (BitBucket) and BitBucket Pipelines

Jan 2014 – Dec 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led a development team to design and build web services and batch-processing software used by over 10 million+ users for HEALTHCARE.GOV
• Created requirement spec documents and technical designs in a high-profile, fast-paced environment
• Designed and developed key SOA-based web services in Java with a NoSQL database backend responsible for communicating customer enrollment info to health insurance agencies
• Developed batch jobs based on Spring Batch Framework to automatically reenroll millions of customers
• Enhanced job to allow parallel-processing by dynamically distributing work, improving throughput by 25x
• Engineered an automated, stand-alone test suite in Java that accelerated detailed test execution by 100x
• Refactored and reduced existing Enrollment code by 60% to improve readability and maintainability
• Conducted product trainings for new hires and testing teams, accelerating time to productivity

Apr 2013 – Dec 2013 · 8 mos · Madison, WI

• Fabricated a flexible, 3-axis MEMS pressure sensor for early-stage breast cancer detection
• Investigated analog circuitry for sensor interface and performed simulations using SPICE

May 2012 – Aug 2012 · 3 mos · Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Worked in the CRV division with the R&D Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Group
• Created automated database correction program to enable storage of pacemaker IC Test data
• Programmed robotic IC testing platform to perform Gauge R&R automatically
• Investigated low temperature effects on IC’s and improved mixed mode testing procedures

May 2011 – Aug 2011 · 3 mos · Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Analyzed effectiveness of RF-based RFID Tag direction detection using EM data
• Developed novel robotic sensor-based solution for scalable range RFID inventory tracking
• Programmed C++ software for embedded system of RFID readers to augment hardware

Jun 2009 – Jan 2012 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Madison, Wisconsin Area

• Started own Madison area computer repair service, employed others on a contract basis
• Developed excellent customer relations with different customers including small businesses
• Provided Troubleshooting, Software Training, Hardware repair, Networking , Custom PC’s