Profile
I am an experienced software developer, well versed in many platforms and tools, delivering high quality software and features. I am comfortable discussing requirements and engaging in heads-down coding during the sprint to deliver them. A lively debater and a passionate collaborator, I understand that the team succeeds together. I enjoy tackling hard problems and designing solutions with the big picture in mind. I love experimenting with new frameworks, learning new patterns and automating the tedious tasks. I have a talent for leading technical projects and driving initiatives. My curiosity fuels my hunger to continuously learn and improve my skill set.
Education

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee / B.S. in Information Science and Technology

August 2016 - Milwaukee, WI

Experience

Lead Software Engineer

October 2020 - Present American Family Insurance, Madison, WI/Remote

Lead development for enabling shared functionality and code reusability focusing on frontend applications to keep development costs optimized. I contributed to ForgeRock implementation for Oauth2 authentication and authorization flows.

Senior Software Engineer

October 2020 - May 2024 American Family Insurance, Madison, WI/Remote

Part of a team that supported an application with millions of users. I was involved in every aspect of this application which allowed me to sharpen my skills and learn new technologies while providing critical business value and solving challenging technical problems.

Founder

October 2023 - Present Lunch Creek Web Designs, Kewaskum, WI

Every small business deserves a great website. Oftentimes businesses have to use site builders like Wordpress and they have to do everything themselves. Lunch Creek Web Designs wants to take care of this for you. We build custom sites for clients and provide the maintenance and support so that your online presence stands out. Let us craft your small business site!

Test Engineering Manager

July 2020 - October 2020, Northwestern Mutual - Milwaukee, WI

Managed a team of ten people split across many feature teams. Actively participated and supported team members to advocate for best testing and automation practices. Propelled the company's quality goals which improved the user experience and confidence in the application.

SDET/Software Test Engineer

August 2016 - June 2020, Northwestern Mutual - Milwaukee, WI

Maintained and advanced many test automation frameworks. Improved performance while executing tests utilizing modern CICD processes with many custom built quality gates. Spearheaded the main framework which identified flaws in the code very quickly and allowed the developer to get quick feedback.

Skills
react nest angular atlassian aws css html javascript nx node typescript git scss astro
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