I am a Software Engineer and Environmental Resources Engineering (ERE) graduate with Civil work experience.
Experience
2019 — Now
2019 — Now
Oakland
• Created and maintained event-driven micro-services to be streamlined for scalability and composability
• Integrated, and maintained multiple third-party API Vendors including, payments (Stripe, Paypal, Zip, GreenDot), taxes (TaxJar), content management systems (Contentful), shipping/tracking (Saddle Creek 3PL, Aftership), and customer relation services (Kustomer), voucher management (Voucherify)
• Contributed to multiple iterations of e-commerce front-end designs and customer flows
• Led the team to optimize front-end code through Atomic Design for all new and newly refactored features
• Improved internal tools for system visibility, providing further insight into what, where, and why a service is having issues
2017 — 2019
2017 — 2019
San Fransisco
• Worked directly with the CTO to set the foundation for the company’s payments platform
• Reduced the length of monthly payment reconciliation by 75% by developing a full-stack Clojure/ClojureScript tool for surfacing monthly payment information to the Accounting team
• Built a payment processing system for property management on top of Stripe in Clojure
• Leveraged the Stripe Connect API to allow refunds to be processed beyond Stripe’s 3-month limit, improving the security deposit experience for residents and staff
• Developed an open-source Stripe API wrapper library in Clojure to abstract away HTTP request calls, simplifying the Stripe interface github.com/starcity-properties/stripe-clj
• Spearheaded client data management tools, to enable client operation staff to self-resolve issues, reducing resolution tickets by 80%
• Drove optimal back-end solution affecting several micro-services by proposing an approach, implementing and documenting technical specifications
• Strengthened back-end system stability through additional unit testing to address edge cases discovered in production
• Mentored distributed contract teams and new hires through Clojure/Clojurescript code-base, language syntax, bug fixing, testing, and Datomic database queries
• Provided system support by identifying issues, scoping impact, communicating affected service level(s), resolving bugs by priority, and escalating to appropriate teams if necessary
2015 — 2016
2015 — 2016
Camarillo, California
• Designed, drafted, and edited CAD projects using AutoCAD
• Interacted with public agencies to gather data, submitted packages, edited mylar copies, and communicated to resolve projects issues.
• Assembled necessary documents for project proposals and packages including SWPPP, SWPCP, REAP.
• Conducted onsite evaluation of Best Management Practices.
• Installed and verified locations of survey monuments.
• Worked with land surveying crews to survey difficult areas.
• Calculated and balanced earthwork.
• Researched municipal code and public agency sanitary/water data for multiple cities and counties.
2014 — 2014
Reno, Nevada Area
• Designed a mound effluent treatment system for a school.
• Drew original and modified CAD drawings to show details based on after-construction measurements.
• Retrieved and analyzed soil samples. Assisted with surveying.
2012 — 2012
Oxnard, CA
• Organized paperwork and took inventory of store items.
• Provided customer service and invoiced receipts into QuickBooks.
• Drove a forklift to transfer cardboard boxes onto trucks.
Education
42 Paris
Programming University
Humboldt State University
Bachelor's degree
University of Nevada, Reno
Ventura College