Objective

To receive a position as a Software Engineer at VBridge Global

Experience

Consultant Developer, ThoughtWorks Inc. August 2013-present

Online Library Deployment Automation, Online Library Nonprofit

Increased efficiency of their deployment process of web applications using the latest automation tools including, Gradle, Ansible, and Docker.

Created a template that could be used across multiple application's tech stacks such as Java, Groovy, and Ruby on Rails

Wrote documentation guidelines for management and future use of deployment automation framework based on our proof of concept with Spring based Java web applications

Continuous Delivery Implementation, Newspaper Organization

Coaching project involved working throughout the organization to implement continuous delivery as well as lean product development at a top-five ranked newspaper organization

Gathered teams current states through maturity model sessions, compiled and gathered future requirements with our technical lead to map out each teams future state

Worked directly with teams to improve their processes in areas concerning continuous delivery of software including integrating QA, cross-team communication and collaboration, and continuous integration of software using tools such as Jenkins and Puppet

Implemented lean product development, to more efficiently manage the creation and testing of prototypes from high-level business goals. Worked with teams to implement feature flags, continuous integration, deployment automation, etc. to coincide with this process.

Employee Booking Tool, Airline Company

Implemented RESTful interface for managing eligibility for employee travel benefits using Spring, JAX-RS, and Oracle Database

Designed and implemented User Experience flows for administrators managing the system.

Education

University of Texas at Austin August 2009-May 2013

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Cumulative GPA: 3.5

Skills

Experience with:

Java, SpringMVC, Gradle, Maven, HTML, CSS, Unix/Linux, Ansible

Familiar with:

JavaScript, MySQL, Puppet, Scala, Node, Python, Ruby

Processes & Practices:

Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Test Driven Development, Agile, Automated Testing

Awards & Achievements

Consultant Grade Promotion August 2014

Promoted from Associate to Consultant within one year of ThoughtWorks Associate Consultant Program

NASA Must Scholar May 2009-August 2012

Amongst 100 students selected nationwide annually as part of the NASA Must program for STEM students. Interned under the CTO of Johnson Space Center during summer 2010

Terry Foundations Scholar May 2009-May 2013

Houston based scholarship program that provides scholarships high school graduates who attend public universities within the state of Texas

Gates Millennium Scholar May 2009-May 2013

Nationwide scholarship organization funded by Bill Gates focusing on providing funds for college for minorities

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