Experience
2021 — Now
2021 — Now
Remote
• Analyzed enterprise middleware applications for vulnerabilities and necessary updates, and suggested best remediation options compliant with client’s guidelines.
• Solely implemented first updates to key Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Enterprise Application – responsible for handling inter-application communication relating to user VM subscriptions globally – in over 8 years.
• Updates performed include zero-day CVE remediations and credential security tightening of non-personal technical accounts integrated within the software through certificate assignment and implementation of credential management tool (HashiCorp Vault) to the software.
• Adhered to all necessary Key Procedural Controls (KPCs) of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including Quality Assurance (QA) Gates, and Architectural and System Dependencies.
• Updated software documentation relating to implemented upgrades and remediations on various platforms, including Central Confluence and Gitlab Wiki.
• Led team members through project deliverables through hands-on training and daily stand-ups, organizing team effort through Kanban-styled GitLab Issue Boards.
• Onboarded, trained, upskilled, and worked collaboratively across multiple teams – Production, System Administrators, Azure Stack and Migration, among others – in a fully-remote DevOps environment.
• Some experience developing fully functional SPAs and integrating them with a Spring backend.
2020 — 2020
2020 — 2020
New York, New York, United States
• Full-time Software Engineering Immersive student at Flatiron School learning the fundamental concepts and advanced frameworks of web development over 525+ hours in 15 weeks.
• Created full-stack web applications with complete CRUD capability, working both independently and through peer-programming and using Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, React, HTML, ERB, CSS, SQL, with an emphasis on Object-Oriented Programming.
2018 — 2020
2018 — 2020
New York, New York, United States
• Received company-wide recognition in August ‘19 for demonstrating resilience, perseverance, and exceptional professional growth. Promoted within the first 6 months to lead a team of 15 Onsite Coordinators.
• Maintained client-facing website by managing data input, created a seasonal newsletter, special announcements, and mass emails.
• Coached team members on troubleshooting onsite issues, website concerns, and company procedures, and fostered a culture of collective progress by advocating for and motivating team members to succeed.
• Documented various procedures and created training manuals for internal team members. Coordinated daily, weekly, and ad hoc events for a range of clients with diverse budgets, specifications, and needs across New York City, while at the same time cultivating strong professional relationships to ensure continued partnership.
• Audited and onboarded vendors by conducting telephone interviews and follow-ups, becoming one of their first primary sources of information about the company and their role in it.
• Redundancy due to COVID-19
2013 — 2018
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
• Led a group of bartenders, servers, and busboys at a New York Times featured restaurant in promoting the restaurant's philosophy of sustainability and community in a fast-paced dining room averaging nights of 300+ guests.
• Managed all cash transactions and financial paperwork pertaining to gross nightly revenue and the division of cash gratuities to all employees.
Education
Flatiron School
Computer Software Engineering
2020 — 2020
Montclair State University
Bachelor of Arts - BA
2017 — 2019