• Led development of a full-stack software engineering team at PEAK6 (a fintech and investment firm with 7

subsidiaries and a $22B portfolio) working directly for the chief executive team to incubate their software

product ideas.

• Designed and implemented AWS cloud-native backend REST APIs with Java Spring Boot, SQL databases with Postgres, NoSQL databases with ElasticSearch and DynamoDB, and frontend user interfaces with React.

• Architected and coded key system components with a focus on backend systems. Concurrently mentored junior engineers through pair programming and code reviews.

• Implemented modern DevOps practices including Docker containerization, serverless deployment to AWS ECS and Lambda, and CI/CD using GitHub Actions.

• Introduced Terraform as Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate provisioning of AWS cloud infrastructure, decreasing new project startup time by 50%.

• Mentored junior engineers through pair programming, collaborative design sessions, and PR code reviews.

• Balanced multiple complex projects with high-visibility stakeholders using Agile methodologies, leading regular cross-function product development meetings to align technical roadmaps with the product vision.

• Worked in the Advanced Process Technologies team developing software for high-volume robotic medical device manufacturing, receiving 5 Making a Difference awards for exceptional results.

• Built a distributed real-time data processing platform with a Kappa architecture that ingested equipment data across three global manufacturing sites into a central Apache Kafka cluster using Kafka Connect for CDC.

• Unlocked real-time process performance analysis and contextual downtime alerts by developing containerized Java stream processing microservices using Kafka Streams.

• Created a novel computer-vision-automated laser welder API using C# and SQL Server that greatly enhanced system flexibility, throughput, and data collection, facilitating over 950 surgeries daily.

• Supported the Laser Services team by automating lab-based laser processes through electro-mechanical design and programming

• Gave multiple presentations on laser technology, laser manufacturing capabilities, and laser DFM

• Worked in the R&D group for etch and deposition processes

• Designed and programmed an automated silicon wafer handling system, achieving sub-millimeter precision