My Professional Resume
""We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
Software Development Engineer in Test II
Verisk Analytics
Lehi, UT (Hybrid)
Feb 2023 - Present
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
- Co-architect department-wide full-stack application (Next.js/React/TypeScript + ASP.NET/MongoDB) automating manual QA tasks, saving 30+ minutes daily per user across 20+ team members
- Design and implement microservices integration testing framework as solo QA engineer on backend team, enabling automated validation of complex distributed systems
- Create contract testing architecture supporting both GraphQL and REST APIs, first of its kind in flagship Xactimate Online product
- Architect C#/.NET API client library (NuGet package) transforming department from UI-first to API-first testing approach
- Rapidly adopt new technologies and frameworks as needed, successfully transitioning between React, Vue.js, and various backend technologies to meet evolving project requirements
- Mentor team members across all levels on TypeScript, API design, and test automation, regularly pairing with developers to resolve complex technical challenges
- Lead QA department's AI tool evaluation initiative, authoring comprehensive research documentation and proof-of-concept implementations that guided executive decision-making on tool adoption
- Contribute to critical internal tools on personal time, including C# CLI utility for automated workflows, demonstrating technical leadership and commitment
Key Skills:
Full Stack Software Engineer - Independent & Contract
Freelance Development
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 2020 - Present
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
- Delivered 5+ production applications for clients across e-commerce, SaaS, and enterprise sectors, contributing to significant revenue growth through scalable architecture and rapid feature delivery
- Built NutriSimple, a production PWA with Vue.js frontend and Python/FastAPI backend, achieving organic user growth and maintaining devoted user base through consistent feature updates
- Architected multi-tenant SaaS platforms, payment processing integrations (Stripe/PayPal), and real-time features using WebSocket implementations across various tech stacks
- Developed experimental AI applications as side projects, including RAG system with Pinecone vector database and text adventure platform with GPT-4 integration, exploring emerging technologies
- Modernized legacy codebases for multiple clients, implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and performance optimizations resulting in 3x faster load times
Key Skills:
Full Stack Software Engineer - Contract
Nine Design + Web
Salt Lake City, UT (Remote)
Jan 2023 - Jan 2024
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
- Built enterprise social platform with Laravel 8/PHP backend, adding Redis queues for heavy database operations that cut response times 65% and supported 5x more concurrent users
- Implemented multi-tenant architecture using Laravel Sanctum and custom middleware, isolating tenant data via database-level separation and supporting 20+ enterprise clients on a single codebase
Key Skills:
Full Stack Web Developer
Maiden Voyage Software
Ogden, UT
Sep 2022 - Jan 2023
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
- Built Laravel/PHP CRM features processing 10K+ daily customer interactions, revamping authentication layer with super user role guards to eliminate unauthorized access
- Fixed N+1 query issues and implemented background job processing for data-heavy operations, achieving 3x faster page loads and 80% reduction in database load
- Developed React component library with Storybook for a new client application, improving development speed and consistency across projects
- Greenfielded new client CRM application including database design, API architecture, and Vue.js frontend, with schema enabling 5x user growth without refactoring
Key Skills:
Research Associate and Automation Specialist
Scintillant Bioscience
Murray, UT
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023
Key Responsibilities & Achievements:
- Applied scientific rigor to software development through hypothesis-driven design, testing, and experimentation, enhancing reliability and efficiency
- Automated data workflows using Python/Pandas, reducing 30+ minute processes to sub-second execution
Key Skills:
Technical Skills & Systems Design
AI & LLM Technologies
Languages
Frameworks & Libraries
Systems Design
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Weber State University | Ogden, UT
January 2023
Specializations: Web Development, Game Development
GPA: 4.0 | With Honors
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Philosophy
Utah Valley University | Orem, UT
May 2018
GPA: 3.5 | Honors Program Graduate
Key Achievements & Leadership
AI Innovation Leader
Spearheading department-wide AI adoption with frameworks modeled across teams
Full Stack Delivery
Shipped production Laravel applications, React SPAs, and Python APIs
Technical Transformation
Achieving 90% faster feature delivery through AI tool mastery
Architecture Impact
Created backend libraries and APIs adopted company-wide
Rapid Learning
Consistently delivering senior-level work, earning fast-track promotion
Philosophy & Approach
Software exists to serve people. That's my north star.
I practice compound engineering: building tools that create tools, automating the automators, designing systems that multiply productivity exponentially. This philosophy led me to architect department-wide libraries at Verisk and create frameworks that transformed how entire teams work. When you solve problems at the meta level, impact compounds.
AI isn't just another tool in my toolkit. It's a force multiplier that fundamentally changes what's possible. I ship in hours what used to take weeks because I've learned to think with AI, not just use it. LLMs are collaborators in a new form of software evolution. While others debate AI's role, I'm already building at the frontier with MCP servers, agentic systems, and production applications that showcase what human-AI collaboration can achieve.
But speed without purpose is meaningless. Every line of code I write, every system I architect, every tool I create serves a human need. The goal isn't to replace solid engineering with AI tricks. It's to amplify our ability to solve real problems for real people, faster and better than ever before.