Results-driven software engineer with 14 years of experience across firmware, distributed storage, SaaS, and bioinformatics, delivering production systems on high-performing teams through analysis, design, development, and testing. Highly adaptable to picking up new languages, frameworks, and domains in both self-driven and team-oriented roles.

Skills

Languages

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • C
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Java

Frameworks & Libraries

  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • Pydantic
  • Flask
  • React
  • Vue.js
  • REST
  • GraphQL
  • Playwright

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • AWS (EC2, ECR, RDS, S3, Batch, Step Functions, Elastic Beanstalk)
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Packer
  • Salt
  • GCP (App Engine, Storage)

Tooling & Practices

  • Git (GitHub, GitLab, Phabricator)
  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • pre-commit
  • Mercurial
  • Perforce
  • Agile
  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Other

  • PostgreSQL
  • Embedded Systems

Work Experience (6)

Build and maintain Archer Analysis, a bioinformatics platform that processes next-generation sequencing data from Archer Anchored Multiplex PCR (AMP) assays to detect gene fusions, SNVs, indels, and CNVs for oncology and genetic disease research. Team transitioned from Invitae to IDT via acquisition in early 2023. Skills: Python, Django, FastAPI, Pydantic, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Playwright, pre-commit, React, REST API, Git (GitHub).
  • Shipped multiple patch releases of Archer Analysis 7 (through 7.5.1), continuing modernization work begun under Invitae and delivering bug fixes and feature improvements to oncology research customers
  • Contributing engineer on the ground-up rework of Archer Analysis from AA7 to AA8 on Kubernetes, helping move the platform from legacy VM-based deployments to a cloud-native architecture
  • Introduced developer tooling that raised code quality and test reliability across the team, including pre-commit hooks and a migration of end-to-end browser testing from the legacy framework to Playwright
  • Won 'Best Built / Functioning Project' at an internal hackathon by replacing a sundowned test-reporting system with a new service built on FastAPI, Pydantic, and the fast framework; participated in two company hackathons total
Brought comprehensive genetic information into mainstream medicine to improve healthcare for billions of people, on the Oncology Web Applications team supporting Archer Analysis. Skills: Amazon Web Services (Batch, EC2, ECR, RDS, S3, Step Functions), Python, Django, REST API, React, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Git (GitHub), Jenkins, Docker, Terraform, Packer, Salt.
  • Modernized and upgraded the legacy Archer Analysis product through containerization, delivering the first new release in over two years
  • Refactored existing CI/CD pipelines to support new containerized environments
  • Delivered cloud and on-prem OVA VM deployments of the modernized Archer Analysis platform
  • Onboarded and trained new team members and contractors joining the Oncology Web Applications team
Every two years a new executive board is voted in by the community at an annual conference. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 election moved to a virtual event that necessitated a virtual voting platform. Skills: AWS (RDS), Google Cloud Platform (App Engine, Storage), Python, Flask, REST API, Vue.js, HTML, CSS, Git (GitLab).
  • Designed, implemented, and tested a working voting platform within a week of receiving requirements
  • Deployed the application on Google Cloud Platform to serve 200+ concurrent users during the live election
  • Automated vote collection and weighted-scoring tabulation to produce real-time election results
SaaS company that built marketing tools to break down company silos. Skills: AWS (Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, S3), Python, Flask, REST API, Vue.js, HTML, CSS, Jenkins, Docker, Git (Phabricator), Agile.
  • Employee number three and first engineer at the company
  • Led a team of two engineers to build the proof-of-concept beta that secured $1.5M in seed funding from General Catalyst
  • Grew and managed a team of three engineers implementing core business logic across frontend and backend
  • Shipped production code on a near-weekly release cadence
  • Engaged with prospective customers at company-sponsored conference and trade-show booths
  • Recognized as one of Colorado's 50 startups to watch in 2020 (https://www.builtincolorado.com/2020/01/21/50-colorado-startups-watch-2020)
SolidFire is a scale-out storage solution that was acquired by NetApp. Skills: Python, Linux, REST API, Docker, Git (Phabricator, Bitbucket), Mercurial, Agile, SAFe, test automation.
  • Wrote and automated feature test suites against the product's REST-like API
  • Coordinated and ran system-level tests at scale to gather distributed-system metrics
  • Designed a custom test-automation framework adopted by multiple test organizations
  • Implemented CI/CD practices using Jenkins and Docker containers
  • Drove program management using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Storage company primarily focused on spinning hard drives. Skills: C, Python, Perforce, Agile, embedded systems, customer and product management.
  • Transitioned the team to Agile Scrum methodologies
  • Debugged firmware using bus analyzers, emulators, and serial ports
  • Delivered and delegated customer-specific firmware requirements and features for consumer desktop hard drives
  • Coordinated firmware code delivery for two low-cost drive programs across manufacturing, servo, and project-management teams

Volunteer

Nov 2010 - Nov 2020
Alumni Mentor, Conference Executive Director, Conference Registration Director, Collective Philanthropy Project Campaign Director, Regional Representative
Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations (UNAVSA)
Empower the next generation of Vietnamese leaders with a passion for service, propensity for leadership, and self-awareness, advocating for progress in the North American Vietnamese community.
  • Managed a team of 50+ staff during the 2011 UNAVSA-8 Conference, hosting 200+ attendees in Denver, CO
  • Managed registration systems and data during the 2013 UNAVSA-11 Conference in Dallas, TX
  • Raised $105,670.50 to build water-filtration systems in impoverished communities in Vietnam
  • Mentored two Computer Science students, both of whom landed internships or full-time roles in the technology industry
Dec 2010 - Nov 2020
Founder, President, Board of Advisors, Conference Executive Director
Southwest Union of North American Vietnamese Student Associations (SWUVSA)
Similar mission to UNAVSA, with a focus on the Southwest region of the United States (Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah).
  • Founded the organization in partnership with local Vietnamese Student Associations across multiple campuses
  • Managed a team of 20+ staff during the 2016 APEX-1 Conference, hosting 100+ attendees in Denver, CO
  • Mentored Executive Board teams across all terms

Education (1)

2008 - 2012
Bachelor of Science
 Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Colorado Boulder