EDUCATION
B.S. Computer Science | Southern Illinois University
January 2014 - May 2018
WORK EXPERIENCE
Applied AI Engineer | Bitovi
June 2025 - Present
- Built LLM automation pipelines using n8n, vLLM, reducing client operations workload
- Developed containerized AI microservices with Docker and Kubernetes for routing and horizontal scaling
- Implemented vector-store RAG systems to power documentation search and workflow automation
Software Consultant | Freelance
March 2024 - May 2025
- Audited Next.js application performance and improved page load times by 65% (Hedera crypto exchange)
- Designed and implemented crypto purchase functionality in a Next.js application (Hedera crypto exchange)
- Triaged and resolved production defects in a legacy React application (Cross-chain crypto bridge)
Senior Software Engineer | Capital One
December 2022 - February 2024
- Migrated a high-volume application from EC2 to AWS Batch and Fargate, increasing resilience
- Built a modular, database-driven customer-offer platform using Java and Spring Boot, enabling flexible offer logic and simplifying updates
- Maintained and enhanced pipelines that enabled customer hardship offer processing
Senior Software Engineer | Maxwell
July 2021 - November 2022
- Led development of screen-sharing capabilities using React and Ruby on Rails
- Implemented a WebSocket-driven system for asynchronous UI updates using React and Ruby on Rails
- Served as development lead for Snapdocs e-closing integration (React, Webhooks, and Ruby on Rails)
JavaScript Developer | Bitovi
February 2020 - July 2021
- Co-designed and built the PPP loan application using Node, Koa, and React with TypeScript
- Implemented a micro-frontend architecture in React to modernize a legacy platform
- Developed a spreadsheet application supporting formulas and reference cells using RxJS and React
- Managed a four-developer squad dedicated to a major client application
Front End Developer | TopstepTrader
June 2018 - February 2020
- Architected a micro-frontend migration from an Angular 2 monolith to a streamlined React codebase
- Led front-end initiatives across Angular 2, React, Django templates, HubSpot HubL, custom WordPress themes, and native HTML/CSS/JavaScript
- Built and maintained a reusable component library compiled with Webpack
- Led front-end hiring by designing technical assessments and interview processes
Web Developer Intern | MacUpdate
June 2016 - September 2017
- Reduced average page weight by 15% through a new build pipeline using Grunt and Node
- Implemented responsive site design with Bootstrap, jQuery/JavaScript, CSS, and HTML
Student Developer | Southern Illinois University
January 2014 - May 2018
- Developed web pages, forms, and applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP