Objective
Senior Python engineer with extensive experience designing and implementing APIs and working with data ingestion, cataloging, and processing.
Experienced with building projects from the ground up to production, as well as with working within an existing codebase to make substantive improvements quickly.
Looking for new opportunities to continue to grow and learn and to mentor others. Particularly focused on writing beautiful, maintainable, and easily understandable code.
Interested in presenting technical talks at conferences and participating in open-source or industry communities.
Software Engineering Knowledge
  • Expert in Python, REST interfaces
  • Well versed in FHIR and HL7 standards, active in industry discussions and implementation review
  • Highly skilled in Django, JavaScript, Vue.JS, jQuery
  • Experienced in GraphQL, C, Clojure, HTML, CSS, XML, Java, and C++
  • Able to ideate, design, implement, and deliver complex solutions from start to finish
  • Firm understanding of architecture patterns and industry best practices
Education
  • BA in Journalism from The University of Texas at Arlington
  • Minor in Information Systems
  • Final GPA: 3.15
  • Graduated August 2005
Personal Qualities
  • Excellent troubleshooter
  • Adept at identifying and solving problems in creative ways
  • Goal oriented
  • Works well alone or in a group
  • Fast learner who is able to quickly grasp and understand complex concepts
  • Puzzle enthusiast
    • Crossword puzzle solving (NYTimes every day + others)
    • Crossword construction
    • Rubiks Cube (under 3 minutes)
Work History
Jan 2019 - Current - b.well Connected Health - Austin, TX
Senior Software Engineer
  • Built an extensible data crawler to collect, organize and tag files from a variety of vendors and sources
  • Designed and implemented a robust data catalog in AWS S3 and Snowflake, with an extensible metadata store in DynamoDB
  • Built out a performant and economical data processing environment in Apache Spark using AWS Lambda and ECS
  • Worked to integrate FHIR data in to legacy system
b.well Connected Health - Senior Software Engineer (cont.)
  • Participated in several FHIR connectathons
  • Attended and contributed to several FHIR IGs, including the Smart Health Card (vaccine passport)
  • Helped architect solutions in a complex Django codebase
  • Mentored junior engineers
Jan 2015 - Sep 2018 - Undercover Tourist - Austin, TX
Software Engineer
  • Helped maintain, update, and upgrade popular Django e-commerce site
  • Worked extensively in Django to ensure a smooth, fast experience
  • Implemented REST interface to integrate with iPhone app
  • Performed major upgrades and improvements of various systems
  • Helped maintain AWS cloud environment
Sep 2010 - Dec 2014 - Rackspace - Austin, TX
Software Developer III
  • Maintained, optimized, and extended an extremely large Python system
  • Lead developer on major project starting in March 2012
  • Worked closely with users to ensure that best possible solution was implemented
  • Thought up, designed, and implemented innovative new API that was quickly and widely adopted
  • Developed and added several new features which increased productivity and stability in system
  • Integrated several external systems focusing on authentication and security concerns
Apr 2007 - Sep 2010 - Rackspace - Austin, TX
Linux Administrator III
  • On top of satisfying normal duties, developed software that was adopted by the majority of peers in company
  • Identified and actively worked to improve processes and tools to increase productivity and user experience across support floor
  • Administrated Linux and FreeBSD servers in a wide array of installations and configurations
  • Maintained excellent support relationships with customers via tickets, phone calls, and e-mail
  • Provided training to other employees via one-on-one assistance and group brown-bag lectures