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01. About

A bit about me

I'm a Senior Software Engineer with a passion for building scalable, high-impact software. I've shipped production systems at Fidelity Investments and Alight Solutions — from federated GraphQL cloud services to Microsoft Teams applications and internal developer portals. I thrive at the intersection of thoughtful engineering and real-world impact.

I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, and I've been building ever since. Currently seeking full stack engineering roles where I can keep pushing the craft forward.

Open to full stack engineer roles.

Available

Open to full stack engineer roles

Remote or hybrid

Education

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

University of Wisconsin-Parkside

2018 — 2022

Web PublishingCybersecurity

22%

GraphQL perf improvement at Fidelity

4+

production projects shipped

2

Fortune 500 companies

2022

UW-Parkside CS grad

02. Projects

Things I've built

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import { Project } from '@/types'
/**
* AI-powered SaaS platform that helps people make smarter
* product decisions. Analyzes reviews, trends, and market
* data to surface actionable insights.
*
* @tech React, Node.js, Gemini, Firebase
* @link https://verdictbox.co/
*/
const VerdictBox: Project = {
name: 'VerdictBox',
tech: ['React', 'Node.js', 'Gemini', 'Firebase'],
status: 'shipped',
}
Live site

03. Experience

Where I've worked

Senior IT Application Developer — Team Lead

Alight Solutions

2024 — 2026

Remote

  • ▹Developed and launched the Alight Worklife for Microsoft Teams application
  • ▹Led development of Spring-based microservices backed by DynamoDB and Apache Kafka
  • ▹Implemented Spotify Backstage during a hackathon, evolving it into a company-wide internal developer portal using React and Tailwind
  • ▹Managed client onboarding and collaborated across teams on feature delivery
Spring BootDynamoDBApache KafkaReactTailwindSpotify Backstage

Software Engineer

Fidelity Investments

2022 — 2024

Westlake, TX

  • ▹Built and optimized a federated cloud service using Nest.js, Apollo GraphQL, and AWS
  • ▹Improved GraphQL resolver performance by up to 22% through targeted refactoring and testing
  • ▹Led cross-platform SDK development with Node.js NPM packages
  • ▹Mentored new engineers quarterly through structured onboarding
Nest.jsApollo GraphQLAWSNode.jsTypeScript

04. Skills

What I work with

Frontend & UI

TypeScriptReactAngularVueTailwind CSSAccessibility (a11y)JestCypressPlaywright

Backend & APIs

Node.jsSpring BootREST APIsGraphQLAPI VersioningAuth & AuthorizationRate LimitingBackground JobsCRONPostman Enterprise

Messaging & Eventing

Apache KafkaAmazon SQSAmazon SNS

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWSDockerKubernetesTerraformAWS Secrets ManagerEnvironment Management

Observability & Reliability

CloudWatchLogbackOpenTelemetryDatadogIncident ResponseOn-Call Rotations

Data & Search

SQLNoSQLDynamoDBMongoDBSchema EvolutionData MigrationsOpenSearch

Dev Practices

CI/CDGitHub ActionsJenkinsGitLab CILaunchDarklyNx MonoreposCode ReviewsTechnical Gatekeeping

05. Contact

Let's connect

Open to full stack engineer roles. I'm always open to interesting conversations, collaborations, or just a good technical discussion.

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