Work experience

arch insurance

software engineer iII

April 2020 - Present

• Lead UI development for SPA portal on the Claims automation team.

• Architect and build configurable, reusable component-based Angular framework with flexible role / permission segmentation.

• Ideate with end users, prototype features and proactively capture feedback to determine the most impactful implementation approach.

• Design and implement UX patterns alongside new feature development.

• Develop RESTful microservices and implement using Spring Boot.

• Write and integrate automated, containerized unit/E2E test suites within the CICD build pipeline using Jenkins and Harness.io.

• Migrate Angular v8 to v10.

• Perform releases, on-call support rotations, interviews, code reviews.

softpro

software engineer

August 2017 - April 2020

• Create new Platform APIs to increase performance and scalability of next generation products.

• Develop new SaaS application and public RESTful APIs using ASP.NET, C#, Service Fabric and Angular 7.

• Write unit, integration and automated tests to ensure code coverage.

• Create components, directives, and services to interact with the client and style web pages with custom Angular Material Design implementations.

• Develop UX requirements and design for an accurate user experience based on customer feedback.

• Follow business analyst requirements to bind data models and develop custom data flow.

The Iron yard

Front End Engineer Instructor

February 2017 - August 2017

• Teach two-week Foundations courses on building websites from scratch.

• Assess and grade student assignments and understanding of web development through HTML, CSS and JavaScript concepts.

Moon audio

Front End Engineer

September 2016 - August 2017

• Responsible for developing and maintaining websites using community and enterprise edition Magento eCommerce platform.

• Accountable for the design and implementation of custom widgets, web pages, and optimization through mobile first development.

• Debug and monitor legacy code to maximize SEO and social presence.

• Integrate tag management systems to track customer interactions in order to develop better customer experiences.

• Successfully migrated secondary WordPress site to new web host.

ettain group

Senior Technical Recruiter

March 2015 - May 2016

• Promoted from Technical Recruiter to Senior Technical Recruiter in March 2015 while maintaining all responsibilities of a Resource Specialist and Technical Recruiter

• Gather requirements, scope and objectives of clients’ business needs from their Partner Engagement Platform

• Assist in contract negotiation, managed service agreements, service level agreements, and statements of work with Account Managers and Business Development Managers

• Lead daily team board meetings to understand clients' needs while delegating and reviewing daily assignments

• Increased responsibilities with two National Accounts, including access to higher level strategic planning as Ettain Group has become a select employment vendor with both clients

Technical Recruiter     

December 2014 - March 2015

• Promoted from Resource Specialist to Technical Recruiter in December 2014 while maintaining all responsibilities of a Resource Specialist

• Mentoring and training of two new hires to help them become more successful in selling and delivering solutions

• Lead daily team board meetings to understand clients' needs while delegating and reviewing daily assignments 

Resource Specialist

March 2014 - December 2014

• Recruit high-end technical professionals in the Information Technology Industry for contract, contract-to-hire, and full-time positions with Cisco Systems as primary account

• Responsible for driving the hiring process through creative recruiting resources such as the internal database, cold calling, networking events, referrals, and online resources including LinkedIn, Indeed, Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice, Google, Twitter, Entelo, and Facebook

• Accountable for understanding the client’s opportunities and screening candidates through phone conversations, on-site interviews and reference checks to ensure proper qualifications

• Build strong relationships with all customers including contractors, clients, candidates, and internal employees

• Daily experience negotiating terms and rates for projects, gathering requirements, scheduling the interviewing process with client managers, extending offers, and placing candidates

• Provide professional, career-advancement consulting to hundreds of Information Technology candidates and consultants

• Gather, analyze, and assess businesses' technical/staffing/consulting needs, and provide them with the best-qualified resources to meet their business goals

• Recruit on a wide range of positions, including Project Management, Business Analysis, Quality Assurance, Network Engineering, Software Development, and various niche skill-set opportunities

Achievements:

• Consistently ranked top 5% of new spread added and total spread amongst all company recruiters

• Only recruiter to successfully reach company stretch goal finishing Q4 of 2014

• Added $201,457.52 in gross profit within first 12 months of employment

Duke University Diving Club

Coach

October 2013 - May 2015

• Coached divers from ages 7 to 17, helping them advance their diving skills and achieve success

• Assessed the needs of each athlete; developed and implemented training strategies

• Helped motivate athletes through leadership and experience

Soundpure Studio

Intern

January 2014 - April 2014

• Worked with the Studio Manager and Audio Engineers, assisting with studio upkeep and organization

• Assisted in the set up of live recording studio sessions

Duke Medicine: Division of Community Health

Intern

Summer 2010, Summer 2011

• Created and revised health-related educational materials for underserved clinic populations to be better informed

• Established an innovative lesson plan for Duke Community Health’s chronic care website

• Taught weekly health education sessions for more than fifty middle school children at a community summer camp

• Prepared educational lesson materials for teaching assignments to guide myself and other teachers during health awareness sessions

• Participated in health-related community outreach programs to meet the needs of underserved elderly populations

• Helped with division-related administrative duties and completed data collection

Henry Ford Hospital: Department of Epidemiology

Intern

Summer 2008

• Intern Research Assistant

• Reviewed, analyzed and summarized data from patient records to be documented in a publication

• Differentiated various types of skin cancer through patient records

• Publication: Eide, M.J., Krajenta, R. Johnson, D., Long, J.J. et al. 

  Identification of Patients with Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Using Health Maintenance Organization Claims Data. American Journal of Epidemiology. December 6, 2009

Leadership EXPERIENCE

Duke University | Varsity Athletics

Division I NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Team

2009 - 2013

• 4 year Varsity letter recipient

• 20+ hours per week of diving practice, conditioning, weight training, and physical therapy

• Captain of Duke Varsity Swimming Diving Team 2012-2013; fostered effective relationships between teammates

• 2013 Above and Beyond Award recipient for exceeding the expectations of a teammate from training habits to leadership skills

• 2013 NCAA Division I Diving Championships Competitor

• 2012 Nike Cup Champion on 3 meter

• 2010 ACC Championship finalist on 3 meter (4th), 2011 ACC Championship finalist on 3 meter (8th), 2013 ACC Championship finalist on 3 meter (8th)

Camp Kesem

Counselor and Executive Member

2012 - 2014

• Counselor at a program dedicated to children whose relatives have cancer or have died from cancer

• Part of a committee that developed plans and organized events to raise awareness and over $40,000 for the 2013 Summer Camp 

Duke Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity

Member / Executive Member

2009 - 2013

• Elected Residential Group Assessment Committee Member to monitor the fraternity’s contribution to the Duke residential community

• Supervised fraternity compliance with university housing regulations and served as fraternity liaison to university

Piano Teacher

Instructor

2006 - 2009

• Instructed elementary students in weekly piano lessons, enabling them to set goals and develop their piano skills