Skills
Proficiency: Ruby, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, React, HTML 5, Active Record, jQuery, AJAX, SQL, PostgresQL, Test-Driven Development, RSpec, Jasmine, CSS, Sinatra, Xcode, Visual Studio, Heroku, PHP, Laravel, MariaDB, CoffeeScript, Docker, GraphQL, Unit Testing, E2E Testing, Integration Testing, New Relic, High Level & Technical Documentation, Node.js, Express, Kubernetes, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Python, Django, Typescript, Next.js, MongoDB, GraphQL, Apollo, New Relic
Exposure: Adobe Creative Suite, Electron, Arduino, Predix, Tizen, Vue.js
Projects
IBM Developer Austin Federated Team
- Grew the IBM Developer Austin community by 1000+ local developers, professionals and people in the tech space

- Grew the Austin Federated Team since COVID to support IBM Federated Advocates across North America

- Created the program, assets and structure around supporting Federated Advocates, and I've enabled IBM in Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Israel to create the SPGI Federated Team of developers

IBM Cloud Portal Unification Project - PUP (cloud.ibm.com)

- Built in React, GraphQL, Redux, Carbon components, and using open source software Apollo Client to manage our GraphQL queries

- Researched, architected, and built IBM cloud-native microservices, and then I added the GraphQL middleware, integrations, queries, and authentication

- Setup multiple repositories and onboarded teams of contracters to help the team build out all the required IBM Cloud portal pages we were responsible for

IBM Cloud Compute SRE Executive Dashboard

Built in PHP, Coffeescript, Ruby, Javascript, and using open source dashboarding software, we built an internal dashboard for the SRE team for monitoring cloud provisioning processes, client tickets, host outages, downed processes, and for monitoring when all processes are down. The allowed for the SRE team to seemlessly monitor IMS in real-time while still being able to respond to VIP and client tickets in a clean and intentional UI custom designed for the executive SRE team.

Parking PrediXion - GE Minds + Machines Ecomagination Winner 2017

Built using Predix, this app uses a predictive model that analyzes Predix's CityIQ aggregate data to provide the user with available parking locations up to an hour in advance. In the near future, with the integration of deep learning we will be able to provide users with a predictive model that can determine parking locations a week up to a month in advance to eliminate excess emissions completely. Parking PrediXion won GE Minds + Machines Ecomagination challenge and was awarded a prize of $10,000.

Mango Languages ESL

Developed an English as a Second Language Pedagogy , Program and Design. This program is subscription-based, immersive English as a Second Language software that is available to native speakers of over 30 languages. I developed additional features throughout each language course including grammar and cultural notes, and a color coding system to teach proper English sentence structure; i.e. the difference between a verb and a noun.

Experience
IBMIBM Developer Austin Team Lead
Austin, Texas

- Saw the absence of IBM in the Austin developer community, so I started the IBM Developer Austin team of Federated Developer Advocates

- Grew the IBM Developer Austin community by 1000+ local developers, professionals and people in the tech space

- In the 2 years I've been leading the team, I've supported IBM software engineers build their technical eminence resulting in 3 internal promotions, 2 external promotions to other companies, and 1 member converting to a full time Developer Advocate on the IBM Developer North America team

IBM Cloud Developer Advocate
NYC

- Started IBM Developer + BRG DEI initiatives to highlight their work and issues around DEI in the tech space through socially aware tech talks, workshops and panel discussions discussing the failures and designing better solutions and approaches through the use of IBM technologies

- Saw the absence of and developed IBM Developer assets for in-person events for use across all IBM Developer programs and events

- Tech focal for IBM Cloud Code Engine, Blockchain, AutoAI, and App ID; I create all my content and events around building cloud native microservice applications and showing how to integrate all these IBM Cloud products to produce ready-to-deploy applications for developers

IBM Cloud Software Engineer
Austin, Texas
- Cloud Storage UI engineer responsible for development of File/Block/Backup UI in Cloud client portal

- Redesign of client-facing portal File/Block/Backup pages; microservices built in React/Redux and GraphQL

- Implemented Unit Testing, E2E Testing, Integration Testing, and New Relic monitoring

- Created all development documentation for project setup, GraphQL, microservices, testing, and monitoring

IBM Cloud Software Developer Apprentice
Austin, Texas
- SoftLayer engineer responsible for IBM Cloud client tickets and bug fixes

- Internal client dashboard maintenance and bug fixes

- Design and implement updates and additional features to client dashboard

- Work directly on IMS for bug fixes and new features in PHP

Education
Dev Bootcamp - San Francisco
Certificate of Completion Web Development
Web Development & Software Engineering
Wayne State University - Detroit
Post Baccalaureate Medical Sciences
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Bachelor of Arts Foreign Language & Linguistics
Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian Languages & Literatures
Romance Languages & Linguistics
Pre-Medical Sciences
Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo - Santander, España
Bachelor of Arts Español Lengua y Cultura
Organizations
Slack Community Lead

As a Slack Community Lead, I am acknowledged and empowered by Slack to inspire and equip developers through organized events for underrepresented and non-traditional candidates while bringing Slack into the discussion at these events.

Twilio Champion

As a Twilio Champion, I am acknowledged and empowered by Twilio to inspire and equip developers through organized events for underrepresented and non-traditional candidates while bringing Twilio into the discussion at these events.

GitHub Developer Evangelist

I worked with GitHub to provide Dev Bootcamp with over $25,000 worth of tickets to GitHub Universe for the entire DBC San Francisco campus.