Greater Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Area
Software engineer with 20 years of experience building scalable backend systems, microservices, and full-stack applications. Expertise in Java, C#, Python, and JavaScript across cloud-native environments. Proven track record delivering high-impact solutions that serve tens of thousands of users and drive significant business growth.
• Architected and developed a Java Spring Boot microservices platform from the ground up to automate security scanning (SAST/SCA) for applications, serving a team of 12 engineers in an Agile environment. • Built RESTful APIs and message-driven architecture using NATS for inter-service communication, integrating with scanning tools to process vulnerabilities and generate automated security reports. • Developed React frontend to visualize security findings and vulnerability metrics, creating a seamless full-stack experience for development teams. • Implemented Python-based APIs using Flask to expose SecDevOps metrics, securing endpoints through infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) and deploying on Azure cloud platform. • Engineered developer experience automation using Python and Java to integrate with Port.io, leveraging Kafka message broker to trigger workflows and generate management reporting metrics. • Conducted code reviews via GitHub, established coding standards documentation, and mentored team members on best practices for feature development and bug resolution.
• Developed C# REST APIs providing centralized access to Network and Information Security tools, adhering to OWASP security standards and industry best practices; documented endpoints with Swagger/OpenAPI and validated integrations using Postman. • Integrated security scanning tools including Veracode, SonarQube, and BlackDuck; managed dependencies through JFrog Artifactory and secrets via HashiCorp Vault, while ensuring new features were fully observable and monitored with logs, metrics, and alerts. • Authored comprehensive developer onboarding documentation that reduced new team member ramp‑up time by 50%, covering environment setup, API workflows, and usage of Swagger and Postman for testing and troubleshooting.
● Supported small businesses through the planning, development, and implementation of custom web solutions.
● Led development of a Drupal website able to serve over 30K users per month, optimize e-commerce, and meet the needs of 5 different departments using Agile Methodologies. ● Mentored junior developers and performed in-depth code reviews. ● Redesigned CI process in Jenkins which freed up other teams to continue pushing new features and fixes. ● Pioneered Docker container to facilitate cross platform web development with PHP, MySQL, and NGINX. ● Formulated APIs to transfer financial, customer, and interaction data between web backend and Salesforce. ● Optimized Debian Linux configurations for 6 interactive kiosks in museum exhibit. ● Performed code reviews on Node.js applications for kiosks. Exhibit contributed to 5-star reviews on Google. ● Advised cross departmental team on technical objectives and specifications for RFP for a $400K project.
● Launched corporate website that contributed to 119% revenue growth to $34M over two years through improved user experience and e-commerce capabilities. ● Developed C# cryptographic application to securely migrate 100,000+ user profiles and passwords to a new platform, ensuring zero data loss during transition. ● Built C# data integration application transmitting analytics for 1,000+ records through REST APIs, enhancing customer acquisition workflows. ● Engineered ETL pipeline using CakePHP to synchronize 1M+ records across 16 data points from data warehouse, ensuring accurate reporting and analytics. ● Optimized SQL queries reducing page load times by 90%; implemented automated testing using C# and Selenium to proactively identify broken pages. ● Developed C# web application enabling marketing team to manage dynamic content, reducing development time by 50%.
● Developed a user-submitted incident mapping system using PHP and JavaScript, and designed a relational database backend to support data storage and retrieval. ● Migrated a map-based application serving 40 churches from Python to PHP for the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, improving maintainability and deployment efficiency. ● Engineered a predictive search and filtering system for 50+ vacation packages using C#, optimizing performance and user experience for an African safari travel platform.
● Developed C# notification system tracking compliance certifications for 20,000 employees.