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I’m a Senior Ruby on Rails engineer and full-stack developer who enjoys turning complex, ambiguous problems into reliable, test-driven applications.

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I’m a Senior Ruby on Rails engineer and full-stack developer who enjoys turning complex, ambiguous problems into reliable, test-driven applications. Over the years I’ve built and modernized products across domains like government analytics, training operations, and mission-critical mission support systems—often improving scalability, performance, and security while collaborating closely with cross-functional stakeholders.

I stay delivery-focused by integrating AI coding tools (like Claude Code and GitHub Copilot) into my day-to-day workflow to accelerate development and improve code review quality. Whether I’m leading ETL pipelines handling millions of records, integrating with third-party APIs, or refactoring legacy systems for maintainability, I’m committed to shipping robust software that meets real user and business needs.

  • 12 years' experience
  • Joined September 2026

Industry experience

  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Software & Internet

Work experience· 5 roles

Senior Software Engineer III (Lead Developer) · Sev1Tech | U.S. Dept of Health and Human ServicesAug 2021 – Jan 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Led an agency data warehouse application supporting tracking and analysis across websites. Managed ETL workflows processing 10M+ records daily and delivered new ingestion/parsing/storage features for APIs including Google Analytics v4 and Sprinklr. Refactored core components to improve performance and updated the application from Ruby 2.7.6 to 3.0.3. Used AI coding tools to speed feature development, improve code review efficiency, and reduce debugging time across complex ETL logic.

Team Lead | Software Engineer I / Distributed Digital Innovation Development · Evans and Chambers Technology LLC | Dept of Homeland Security / USCISJan 2018 – Aug 2021 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Managed eight developers/designers and contributed as part of a distributed digital innovation team building user-focused applications for USCIS. Delivered features supporting the internal EB-5 adjudication application and improved accuracy/compliance for the I-526 form. Maintained secure, up-to-date Rails dependencies and contributed to ongoing modernization efforts while coordinating across a team of engineers and designers.

Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer (Independent Contractor) · Full Strength SoftwareAug 2017 – Present · 9 yrs 4 mos

Worked with multiple organizations as a developer on existing teams and as a sole developer. Focus included modernizing and maintaining web applications, designing/testing/deploying advanced features, and improving performance and security. Leveraged AI-powered development tools to speed delivery while maintaining strict adherence to target architecture and best practices. Examples include accelerating modernization of a core Rails application into a scalable Java stack for a national lab client, adding cost-tracking and API integrations for training scheduling and content/CMS workflows, and building a greenfield analytics tagging application for Viacom’s data sciences division.

Lead Developer · Backbone PLMAug 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo
Developer · Acumen Digital (Dish Network/SlingTV)Aug 2014 – Aug 2016 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Education

Advanced, full-time agile test-driven development program (gSchool) · gSchool, Boulder2014

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