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Work Experience

• Senior Data-Analytics, Visualization and Fintech Instructional Learning Assistant, 2u/EDX

  Feb, 2020 - Present

  • Provided Tier 2 Technical Support to Learning Assistants and Students in the area of Data Visualization, Fintech, and AI

  • Exceeded expectations by delivering prompt solutions and contributed to process improvement in bi-weekly management meetings.

  • See Learning Assistant Role Below

• Java QA Engineer, Verizon Connect via EPAM

  Mar, 2023 - Dec, 20239 months

  • Created and added Automated Integration Test Suites, to validate the functionality of Platform and Project Microservices, preventing regressions or defects

  • Created multiple testing scenarios utilizing a custom Java Framework (Cucumber/Gherkin/Spring Boot) to ensure thorough test coverage of features, resulting in improved software quality and reliability

  • Debugged payloads, microservices, and tests to pinpoint regression points, effectively maintaining high test coverage across features/microservices in diverse environments

  • Successfully employed agile methodologies and scrum practices to maintain project timelines, foster collaboration, and deliver high-quality software within tight deadlines

  • Performed comprehensive regression testing and diligently documented defects using JIRA/X-Ray, ensuring the delivery of defect-free software releases

• Senior Frontend Engineer, Dimensional Fund Advisors via EPAM

  Aug, 2022 - 2023-02-31

  • Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including UX/UI Designers, Product Managers, and Business Analysts, throughout the entire project lifecycle to develop a comprehensive design system using React, Zeplin, and SASS, resulting in improved efficiency and seamless integration

  • Implemented feature enhancements and streamlined UI/UX for enterprise-level React frontend, resulting in reduced complexity and increasing client satisfaction by optimizing key features such as responsiveness and user experience

  • Developed comprehensive test suites using Jest to ensure the reliability of Frontend React components, successfully integrating new functionalities into a Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline

• NodeJS QA Engineer, Verizon Connect via EPAM

  May, 2021 - May, 20221 year

  • Achieved a 90%+ Pass Rate in API integration tests across 4 different environments, ensuring seamless deployments to production and minimized/addressed regressions and increased confidence in production releases

  • Created multiple testing scenarios to ensure complete test coverage of a feature using Javascript Testing Frameworks (Mocha and Chai).

  • Conducted root cause analysis by utilizing splunk log tracing techniques, identifying and resolving issues stemming from bugs promptly, significantly improving system stability

  • Collaborated with DevOps teams to establish a robust CI/CD pipeline that executed the full API integration test suite on every code change, streamlining sofware development and reliability of the changes to the overall services

  • Developed and maintained build scripts and Jenkinsfile to automate testing, and generate test coverage reports resulting in increase in defect and bug detection with recent platform or application changes.

• Backend Developer & Data Strategist at Local Labor, LocalLabor

  Jun, 2020 - Oct, 20211 year 4 months

  • Developed and implemented data-driven strategies to hit target business milestones, resulting in faster operational efficiencies

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and execute projects that leverage data to drive business outcomes

  • Implemented a batch ETL pipeline using Python and SQL to process daily tabular data, reducing processing time by 50%

  • Automated the extraction, storage, and processing of thousands of documents using Python and NodeJS scripts, saving 10+ hours per week in manual effort

  • Successfully implemented scalable data solutions, enabling efficient processing for thousands rows of data

  • Developed and maintained robust data pipelines and databases, ensuring reliable data flow and accessibility for the development team

• Learning Assistant Data-Analytics Visualization Instructional Assistant, 2u/EDX

  Apr, 2019 - Feb, 202010 months

  • Unblocked technical issues for students in the areas of data analytics and data science

  • Debug and troubleshoot errors/bugs for Data Analysis, Data Visualization, ETL, Spark, AWS Services, Machine Learning, Statistical Analysis, Blockchain Contracts

  • Top rated peformaner across multiple quarters that contributed to high team performance metrics

  • Successfully taught data analysis and data wrangling techniques using Python, Pandas, Jupyter, Colab Notebook, R, SQL, Tableau, and Spark/Pyspark/Databrick with complex datasets, leading to improved proficiency in identifying trends and patterns.

  • Guided students in creating visualizations using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, D3.JS, Leaflet Plotly.js, and Flask, resulting in a deployed dashboard

• Software Developer, Smorgborg

  Nov, 2019 - Feb, 20202 months

  • Utilized React, Apollo/GraphQL, NodeJS, and MongoDB to bring a product to market.

  • Proficiently used Git for version control and collaboration in a team environment.

  • Worked with UX designers to implement large-scale React application user experiences.

  • Familiarity with UI/UX principles and ability to translate designs into high-quality react/javascript components.

  • Implement react components that improve the overall user experience with UX designers.

• React Mentor, Udacity

  Apr, 2019 - Sep, 20201 year 5 months

  • Mentored students on the best practices of React, React Native, and Redux.

  • Conducted code reviews and debugged students' apps and React components.

  • Provided feedback on students' projects and helped them to improve their code quality.

  • Encouraged students to ask questions and seek help when needed.

  • Created a positive and supportive learning environment for students.

• Instructional Assistant, UCSD Extension FullStack Bootcamp via Trilogy

  Apr, 2019 - Feb, 202010 months

  • Utilizing NodeJS, JS, React, NoSQL, Git and SQL to guide students to build Full Stack Apps.

  • Troubleshooted & Instructed students on ERD, RESTFUL-API design, deployment strategies, & database schema design.

  • Teaching the best practices of W3C & WCAG with accessibility & keeping performance in mind.

  • Debugging and addressing cross browser compatibility issues with HTML, CSS & JS/React.

  • Effectively communicated complex topics like algorithms, authentication and state management.

  • Instructed students on best practices of GitHub and effectively resolved merge conflicts, fostering collaboration and version control proficiency

• Instructional Assistant, UCSD Extension Data Analytics/Visualization Bootcamp via Trilogy

  Apr, 2019 - Feb, 202010 months

  • Utilizing Python, Javascript (D3), Excel, NoSQL, R, Hadoop, Spark and SQL to visualize large datasets.

  • Deconstructing intricate topics including: parallel computing with spark, machine learning model usage, statistical analysis.

  • Extracting knowledge and insights from structured and unstructured data.

• Frontend Developer, Freelance Web Developer

  Sep, 2015 - Jan, 20171 year 3 months

  • Created wireframes, and transformed them into responsive web pages in Wordpress & HTML.

  • Addressed cross-browser compatibility, performance. rendering network, bottlenecks.

Projects Experience

• MeowMeowBeenz MicroService (Private)

  Nov, 2022 - Jan, 20232 months

  A microservice that takes in slack events and transforms those events into actionable notifications.

  • Reducing latency by utilizing a notification service

  • Fastapi used as a Python Restful API Framework

  • This project included the usage of Parquet, Slack Block Kit, creating a microservice with fastapi, and utilizing Websockets

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