Lead Full Stack Software Engineer - Cvent

April 2018 - Present Utilized Java, React, Typescript, C#, .NET, Postgres, AWS CDK, Lambdas, DynamoDB, S3, and SQL Server to build scalable SaaS applications for use in the Enterprise event planning space.

Lead Software Engineer

• Designed the full stack implementation of the Decision Tree project, built to take user input from a form and determine the appropriate destination.
• Developed new endpoints and technical documentation for the public REST API with a strong focus on performance and quality.
• Drove the team's migration to automated build and deployment practices.
• Introduced unit, integration, API, and end-to-end automated testing.
• Guided a team of 5 developers, leading technical and design decisions.

Senior Software Engineer

• Led the development of SSO authentication into customer facing portals.
• Created frontend pages for SSO configuration and a landing page for the user to choose their destination.
• Designed and implemented a backend state processing CDK application in AWS to evaluate a set of criteria and take actions based on user configuration.
• Mentored junior members of the team.

Software Engineer II

• Worked as part of a team to develop customer portals, enabling planners to custom build on their own using a WYSIWYG editor backed by a REST API.
• Built a UI wizard for planners to publish tailored content for users to view in the external portals.

Full Stack Developer - Trader Interactive

September 2015 - April 2018 Leveraged PHP, Node.js, MongoDB, Solr, and MariaDB to support strategic initiatives during agile sprints to satisfy the user acceptance criteria for EquipmentTrader.

• Independently developed Mobile and Desktop sites for 3 industry partners and maintained the code base for a fourth partner site.
• Utilized PHP to add enhancements to our API, create Models and Controllers for the Portal Sites MVC Framework.
• Developed Views for our portal site using Node.js, HTML, CSS, Javascript, and jQuery.
• Supported recruiting initiatives as a hackathon coach, technical blog contributor, and DEVCon presenter.

Application Developer - Meditech

June 2013 - October 2014 Maintained and enhanced an Electronic Health Record desktop application to comply with government regulations while employing proprietary languages in a code base more than 35 years old.

• Interfaced with a custom DLL to capture pictures to include on patient's records
• Performed user acceptance testing to produce documentation of code changes and testing instructions for quality assurance engineers.

Student - University of St. Thomas

September 2009 - May 2013 Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics
Spanish Minor

• Research assistant to convert software for a technical book from Maple to Mathematica
• Studied abroad for a semester in Christchurch, New Zealand