Academic

PhD Candidate
University of Kansas · Jan 2020 – Present
  • Privacy-preserving ML for lensless images; HEP collaboration.
  • Teaching: Python, OOP, Data Structures.

Industry

Solution Architect
Renegade Insurance · Dec 2018 – Dec 2019
  • Architected a resilient Java-based platform for real-time policy generation.
  • Shipped CI/CD pipelines and RESTful microservices for carrier integrations.
Lead Software Engineer
Cedargate Inc. (formerly Deerwalk) · Dec 2014 – May 2017
  • Built healthcare claims pipelines with Hadoop/Spark and Scala frameworks.
  • Delivered cloud-based analytics (ETL → reports) at production scale.
Engineering Manager
National Incubation & Research Center · May 2017 – Sept 2017
  • Led a 20+ engineer team; stood up Redmine/GitLab/Jenkins infrastructure.
  • Designed AWS deployments and Spark-based data processing jobs.
Instructor & Trainer
Four G Engineering · Sept 2017 – Dec 2019
  • Taught microcontrollers, systems, and Java web stacks to cohorts.
  • Designed hands-on labs and industry-aligned training modules.
Software Developer
Yotcha Inc. · Jan 2015 – Jan 2016
  • Delivered real-estate web apps (Groovy on Grails) end-to-end.
  • Owned both frontend features and backend data workflows.
Freelance Programmer
Upwork / Freelancer · Sept 2017 – Dec 2019
  • Built Groovy/Grails REST APIs and Elasticsearch-based ad search.
  • Prototyped autonomous IoT services in Java for pilot deployments.