About Me
Engineer with a proven track record of organizing user and business needs into scalable, durable, and user-friendly solutions. Heavily focused on pay-it-forward style production code that is clean, maintainable, and modular.
Experience
Senior engineer at a health tech focused software consulting agency leading development of startup client projects and open-source packages.
Python Django Postgres Typescript Alpine.js React HTMX Tailwind CSS Jinja
- Continuous contribution and planning for open-source project template, django-hydra. Work included refactoring test suite to use Pytest, automating CI/CD with GitHub actions and dependabot, converting existing automations to work on any OS, and innumerable small contributions and bugfixes.
- Contributed to Farewell Fax, Lightmatter’s job board service.
- Lead engineer for Zest, a telehealth dermatology clinic.
- Lead engineer for replacement of Health Tech Nerds application.
- Author and maintainer for the open-source Python API wrapper welkin-health.
- Author and maintainer for the open-source Django app django-welkin.
- Paired with and continuously mentored 3-5 engineers as part of grooming for engineering management position.
Lead developer at an e-commerce startup. Roles included Software Developer, Product Owner, CNC Machinist, Graphic Designer, and Inventory Manager. Started as sixth member of company. Ended as second-most senior employee.
Python SQL AWS Google Cloud Google Apps Script Arduino
- Upgraded Plugdebug, company’s Python-based debug tool.
- Created Amazon AWS and MWS automations using Python.
- Developed mission-critical spreadsheets for pricing, sales, and ad data.
- Designed and implemented an ESP8266-based physical access control system.
- Oversight on many SDE intern projects.
- Translated all existing Python software from Python 2 to 3.
Expansive responsibilities as a System Administrator, SCUBA technician, and Sales Associate
- Managed three POS/inventory systems.
- Recommended and implemented hardware upgrades.
- Trained sales staff on use of systems.
- SCUBA Technician: Repaired, certified, and sold SCUBA equipment.
The Computer Shop
Computer Repair Technician
Renton, WA • 2005 - 2013
- Built, managed, and maintained computer and network systems for offices ranging from 4 – 20 employees.
- Consulted with home-use customers. Recommended and installed upgrades post-consultation.
Fletcher Contracting
Construction Laborer
Molalla, OR • 2004 - 2005
Education
Western Governors University
B.S. Software Development
Graduated January 2021
Certifications
- CIW Advanced HTML5 and CSS3 Specialist
- CIW User Interface Designer
- CIW Web Design Professional
- CIW Web Design Specialist
- CIW Web Foundations Associate
- CompTIA A+
- CompTIA Network+
- CompTIA Project+
- ITIL Foundation
- MTA: Windows OS Fundamentals
Volunteering
Washington Trails Association
I volunteer with the WTA to help build and maintain hiking trails around western Washington.
A Little More About Me
In my free time, I can most often be found working on my 1920s Craftsman house. The only thing that works in an old house is the owner! I also enjoy hiking, tinkering with electronics, and working on my project cars.