High-performance Systems & Infrastructure software engineer and independent consultant with experience delivering scalable APIs, cloud-native infrastructure, and custom platforms for startups and enterprises. Adept at debugging, automating workflows, and integrating diverse systems across many tech stacks. Known for enabling teams to ship faster, while keeping infrastructure reliable and maintainable.
Summary
Frontend / UI
- Vue
- React
- Solid
- HTMX
- Tailwind
- Redux
- Jest
- Puppeteer
- Selenium
Backend / Languages
- Python
- Go
- Rust
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- DynamoDB
- MongoDB
- Redis
DevOps / Workflow
- Terraform
- Ansible
- Helm
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- Linux
- Bash
- Vite
- Grafana
- FluxCD
Professional Experience
Independent Consultant / Fractional Lead Infrastructure Engineer
July 2020 – Present
- Architected and implemented an Enterprise Observability Stack using Grafana Cloud to stabilize a system experiencing bi-weekly P0 incidents; established the first formal incident response management (IRM) framework for the engineering org.
- Engineered high-performance Data Parsing Engines in Rust, optimizing the processing of millions of rows from CSV sources to achieve sub-500ms execution times.
- Developed robust Data Normalization pipelines to handle highly volatile, constantly changing third-party data structures, ensuring downstream system consistency and high data integrity.
- Developed and integrated an AI-driven Slack Assistant to bridge the gap between complex monitoring dashboards and real-time team communication, enabling one-touch incident triage and reducing response latency.
- Engineered Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Error Budgeting into the CI/CD pipeline, transitioning the team from reactive “firefighting” to a proactive, data-driven reliability culture.
- Directed Infrastructure Cost-Optimization efforts by auditing GraphQL and frontend metric volume, successfully reducing cloud spend while maintaining high-fidelity visibility.
- Engineered API-driven onboarding flows with Vue, Python, and Laravel, increasing system reliability and providing smoother customer experiences.
- Automated deployments and infrastructure using Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes, reducing manual errors and making releases more predictable.
- Advised startups on technical strategy, aligning architecture with business goals to improve scalability, efficiency, and client engagement.
Nature’s Sunshine — Fullstack Software Engineer
October 2018 – July 2020
- Managed cloud infrastructure in Azure and GCP with Docker and Kubernetes, ensuring reliable, scalable, and highly available services for global ecommerce traffic.
- Developed and launched qemp.com and naturessunshine.com, managing the full stack from .NET Core backends to React/Angular frontends.
- Built internal productivity tools that streamlined cross-departmental workflows and significantly reduced manual data entry for operations teams.
- Designed and implemented UI/UX components that improved usability and user engagement across customer-facing applications.
Education
MTECH — Web Programming & Development
October 2018
- Completed a hands-on program led by industry professionals in web development, software engineering, and security.
- Gained practical experience with frontend (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, React), backend development, databases, deployment, and automated QA.
- Built collaborative and professional skills in project management, teamwork, and technical communication.