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Senior Lead Software Engineer with deep expertise in C#, ASP.NET Core, Azure, microservices, and cloud-native application development. I specialize in modernizing legacy enterprise platforms, designing secure and scalable architectures, and delivering business-critical solutions across fintech, healthcare, insurance, and marketing domains.
Most recently, I led a 12-engineer team at Acorns Securities, transforming a decade-old monolith into 9 independently deployable microservices, implementing event-driven money movement and reconciliation, and delivering ML-assisted fraud detection. I also established centralized observability, automated infrastructure with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines, and mentored engineers toward promotions.
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Senior Lead Software Engineer at Acorns Securities
January 1, 2023 - May 1, 2026Led architecture and delivery of a real-time investment funding and payment processing platform on ASP.NET Core 8 microservices deployed to AKS; managed a team of 12 engineers across 3 Agile squads, establishing code-review standards, architecture governance, and delivery metrics that reduced production incidents by 43%. Modernized a decade-old brokerage funding platform from a tightly coupled monolith into 9 independently deployable microservices using DDD, CQRS, and Clean Architecture. Designed event-driven money movement and reconciliation services; built secure RESTful APIs and GraphQL aggregation services; implemented authentication with Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, and RBAC. Built investor operations dashboards with Angular 16; introduced gRPC between internal services to reduce latency; developed ML-assisted fraud detection processing over 6,000 transactions/second with sub-30ms p99 latency. Established centralized observability with OpenTelemetry, Applicatio
Senior Lead Software Engineer at Acorns
January 1, 2023 - May 1, 2026Led the migration of Acorns' core platform from a legacy ASP.NET MVC monolith to a cloud-native microservices architecture on Azure. Enabled independent deployment of over 10 domain services, including Round-Ups, retirement accounts, and ETF portfolio management. Delivered backend APIs with ASP.NET Core and C#, applying Domain-Driven Design and CQRS to power critical fintech workflows for millions of active users. Built dynamic, responsive React frontend experiences and implemented server-state management with React Query. Documented RESTful APIs with Swagger/OpenAPI and integrated with SQL Server via EF Core, including optimized stored procedures that reduced portfolio query times by 30%. Deployed Azure App Services and Functions, used Service Bus for messaging, and Cosmos DB for high-throughput NoSQL data. Implemented Azure AD authentication with RBAC across APIs, and established CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Terraform for IaC. Implemented APM with Application Insights and G
Senior Software Engineer at Cerner Corporation
March 1, 2019 - December 1, 2022Drove modernization of Cerner's clinical web platform by transitioning core patient management and EHR modules from ASP.NET WebForms to a layered ASP.NET Core MVC architecture, improving maintainability and enabling a 45% reduction in feature delivery cycle time. Developed high-performance backend services in C# and ASP.NET Core, applying Repository and Unit of Work patterns to standardize data access across healthcare workflows. Engineered Angular-based clinician dashboards with Telerik KendoUI for real-time vitals monitoring and lab result visualization. Implemented RESTful APIs and SOAP integration to HL7-compliant third-party EHR systems and payers, reducing onboarding time for new partners. Optimized SQL Server data models and queries, cutting report generation times from over 10 seconds to under 3 seconds. Integrated AWS CloudWatch monitoring and structured logging, enabling rapid detection of data synchronization issues. Implemented SSO/JWT-based RBAC tailored to clinical staff
Software Engineer III at National General Insurance
June 1, 2016 - February 1, 2019Contributed to the on-prem policy management and digital claims processing platform for auto, home, and commercial lines. Built RESTful API integrations with underwriting engines, payment gateways, and state regulatory systems, reducing manual reconciliation effort. Developed Angular-based self-service and agent-facing interfaces, streamlining policy lifecycle workflows and improving task completion rates. Designed and optimized SQL Server schemas and stored procedures to boost batch processing throughput during high-volume events. Implemented JWT authentication with RBAC and integrated Datadog for end-to-end monitoring, reducing mean time to resolution.
Software Engineer I at The Integer Group
January 1, 2015 - May 1, 2016Developed full-stack web applications for digital marketing campaigns using ASP.NET MVC and C# on the backend and React on the frontend. Built dynamic campaign landing pages and engagement portals, and implemented RESTful API integrations with analytics, social media, and CRM systems to enable real-time reporting. Managed SQL Server database design for campaign audience segmentation and engagement tracking, supporting multiple Fortune 500 campaigns. Collaborated in Agile sprints with creative teams to deliver iterative software solutions and improved internal tooling with MS Test-based unit testing practices.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at University of Pittsburgh
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2014B.S. in Computer Science at University of Pittsburgh
January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2014Qualifications
Industry Experience
Financial Services, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Media & Entertainment
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