Software Engineer and More
"Engineer and more" is a phrase I regularly heard while at The University of Iowa and I've taken it to heart. Being open-minded has allowed me to grow at large companies like Google and Goldman Sachs and push myself as the 13th employee at a start-up and even intern at Doshisha University in Japan. For my next challenge, I'm looking to pursue biotech.
Work Experience
Doshisha University, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow, Kyoto, Japan July 2022 – August 2022
Wrote Python script to compare brain cellular staining image to image slices for identifying amyloid beta plaques in Alzheimer's brain samples using the Spectral Angle Mapper (SAM) algorithm
Automated proteomic data analysis to facilitate a hepatic blood protein study seeking candidate biomarkers for pulmonary arteriovenous malformation
Georgetown University, Graduate Research Assistant, Washington, DC April 2022 – Present
Computational biology assistant for Digital Twin study investigating the simulated cancer patient's response to various treatment strategies
Led development of Python Flask app to display results of Dynamic Precision Medicine models evaluating a Digital Twin's response to treatment to aid in discovering optimal treatment plans for an individual
Migrated 75 GB of local text files to PostgreSQL database to interact with Flask app via SQLAlchemy
Fullstack Academy, Mentor, Remote February 2022 – Present
Worked with five other instructional staff members to teach a cohort of 60 students full stack development tools including React, Javascript, Unix, and PostgreSQL
Directly led a team of 10 students to meet project deadlines, debug code, provide career guidance, and understand Linux commands
Coordinated office hours and graded and provided constructive feedback on homework assignments for students
Google, Customer Solutions Engineer, San Francisco, CA December 2020 – April 2022
Contributed to client's increased ad spend by creating SQL pipeline out to client's Big Query warehouse
Migrated Python Flask app to Angular web app and improved test coverage as part of code clean-up initiative
Owned an internal tool used to secure over $5,000,000 in revenue annually by aiding clients in international expansion
Sourced and managed work from multiple stakeholders to maintain project pipeline while working on many projects
Everee, Software Engineer, Salt Lake City, UT August 2019 – December 2020
Architected, designed, and implemented bidirectional API and UX for payroll and third-party benefit data synchronization while managing relationships with third-party representatives from initial contact through go live
Reduced operational expenses by removing unnecessary calls to third-party tax engine by utilizing Google Places API for address validation
Refactored React Typescript web app for a more consistent user experience with updated styling and cleaner code by abstracting similar components, using parents to handle props, and generalizing styles in scss files
Designed and wrote a logical interface for handling date-driven data to maintain history while allowing for future changes and compensating for backdating of unused data
Goldman Sachs, Cloud Platforms Unix Engineering Analyst, Salt Lake City, UT July 2017 – August 2019
Reduced reported configuration failures by 67% by removing dependency on legacy tools by using Jinja templating engine to guarantee configuration consistency
End-to-end owner for Java host certificate retrieval and renewal microservice with global team responsibilities
Increased speed of Linux OS patching on virtual machines by 50% by refactoring Bash and Python project to fail faster and use preflight checks to ensure patching success
Education
Georgetown University, Washington, DC Anticipated Graduation: December 2022
M.S. Systems Medicine
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Graduated: May 2017
B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering
Minors: Business Administration & Computer Science