Full stack developer with over 20 years of experience. Primary expertise is in Java/Kotlin/Spring, but well versed in React/Typescript and various frontend frameworks. Strong experience in automated testing at all levels. Experienced with databases of all kinds: Relational/SQL, Graph, NoSQL/Document. Experienced in building APIs for both microservices and UI integrations.

• Founder and Principal Engineer at Twisty Little Studios

  Sole developer and systems engineer for Tale Workshop (https://taleworkshop.com) a SaaS tool for building and playing tabletop games. System is built on multiple technologies - a graph database based content editing system, 2D animated "game boards", token movement multi-player synchronization. I wrote all the code and built out all the infrastructure in AWS.

• Principal Media Software Engineer at The Walt Disney Studios

  Part of the team that revolutionized how the movie production pipeline worked to a fully networked, completely digital pipeline. I was the lead developer of Transfer Manager, which managed the flow of digital movies between Disney and dozens of post production partners. The system was built in Java with a web UI, integrating tools such as Signiant and Aspera, and integrating with unix file APIs due to the size of the assets

Lead engineer with over a dozen years of experience leading technical teams. I've led teams both technically and as a manager of engineering team members. Experienced in managing both in-the-office teams as well as remote teams, outsourced teams, and offshored teams. Developed and managed processes to improve code quality and ability of teams to meet schedule and budgets.

• Senior Engineering Manager, Marketing & Executive Dashboards at The Walt Disney Studios

  Led the development team for a product suite consisting of four applications and two microservices. Led the technical side by owning the architecture, all significant technical designs, and code quality processes for the team. Managed the team by hiring, employee reviews, and mentoring, regardless of position or location. Managed a team of approximately 30 employees and contractors, across multiple locations and timezones: local, remote, and offshore team members.

• Software Engineer at Northrop Grumman Corporation

  Led the development of a web-based search engine for repair manuals for the B2 Bomber. This system used Smalltalk, a revolutionary language and environment for a defense contractor. None of our developers were proficient in this, so I built a domain specific language to help ease the transition to this new method. I led the team in its use, enabling employees to deliver solid results who otherwise could only contribute poorly.

Skilled communicator, in both verbal and written communication. I am experienced with reaching across teams both internal to a company and externally to partners and customers. I am experienced at writing both business and technical documentation, from product decks to technical API documentation.

• Principal Technical Specialist at The Walt Disney Company

  Lead developer on the Disney Enterprise Portal, Disney's first system targeting the entire company. Our customers were the various business units, such as Walt Disney World and Disney Consumer Products. I built an application framework that enabled customers to host their own web applications while gaining the benefits of the Portal's reach. I was the key technical representative to the other business units on Portal usage in general and in building their applications.

• Principal Software Engineer, KeyChest at The Walt Disney Studios

  Technical and project lead for KeyChest, the entitlement management system for Disney Movies Anywhere. I was responsible for the overall technical direction and implementation of the project and was also responsible for working with the partners to get them integrated with the system. I developed the API and traveled to the iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play, Microsoft, and Vudu teams to guide them on their code to integrate with our system.

Technical trainer, experienced in both giving actual training classes as well as guiding and training engineers during normal work experience. One of two people who started the first mentoring program at Disney Studios' Studio Technology team.

• Technical Lead and Trainer at The Walt Disney Company

  Technical lead and trainer for the PayCORE system, part of a benefits provider outsourcing program. I was brought on this project due to my experience as a technical trainer for Java, as this project was the department's first Java project. I held direct Java classes, training the other team members. In addition, I acted as the technical lead, continuing their education via the practical aspects.

• Independent Instructor at Cal Poly Pomona

  I taught short classes on the Java programming language, from introductory to intermediate topics. Primarily, these were contracting for the Extended University of Cal Poly Pomona. Most commonly, my students were software developers to whom Java was a new language. The classes were either held at the University or on site for corporate clients.