Overview
Full-stack Software Engineer with a frontend focus and a background in cardiac nursing. I build clean, intuitive interfaces and thrive on collaborative teams where diverse perspectives drive better solutions.
My path from patient transporter to nurse manager to developer taught me pattern recognition, clear communication, and the value of building tools that genuinely help people.
Experience
Sep 2025 - Present
- Develop and maintain Java/Spring backend services supporting large-scale data workflows and API integrations.
- Update legacy components and libraries to modern standards while protecting service reliability and uptime.
- Create robust test suites using JUnit, improving regression reliability across services.
- Improve CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated scenario tests that execute targeted code paths on every merge to main, reducing regression risk and increasing confidence in deployments.
Software Engineer
3D Systems, Inc.Mar 2025 - Jun 2025
- Developed and maintained software for 3D printing systems, including firmware and user interfaces.
- Established robust software quality assurance infrastructure by implementing Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices across multiple repositories, writing comprehensive test suites for untested codebases, and integrating CI/CD pipelines that enhanced code reliability and consistency.
- Spearheaded documentation initiatives by creating internal technical documentation for multiple repositories and establishing Git templates fostering a culture of documentation, significantly improving knowledge transfer and development efficiency.
- Optimized engineering workflows by reorganizing physical project components and implementing project-associated bin systems that measurably increased cross-functional team productivity and reduced project setup time.
- Collaborated with controls engineers to improve integration between front-end printer interfaces and automation systems, contributing to the advancement of next-generation extrusion 3D printer platforms.
Web Developer
B.E.A.T.Jan 2024 - Feb 2025
Contract position - completed successfully
- Developed intuitive UI for genomics software using React, Redux, and PostgreSQL, boosting user engagement by 40%.
- Designed and implemented a live search feature with a Trie data structure, enabling real-time results from a database of over 500,000 entries with millisecond-level response times.
- Collaborated with UX teams to revamp interface designs, increasing user satisfaction by 60%
Software Engineer
Quantum Research InternationalMay 2023 - Sept 2023
Contract position - completed successfully
- Built and optimized single-page applications (SPAs) with React, Vue, and C#/.Net, reducing page load times by 15% and implementing dynamic routing and state management systems in React, boosting app performance by 20%.
- Developed CI/CD pipelines and implemented automated linting, testing, and deployment.
- Partnered with Component Owners and Project Managers to translate mockups into functional user interfaces, achieving a 95% adherence rate to design specifications.
Software Engineer
BluestaqJul 2022 - February 2023
Contract position - completed successfully
- Modernized Angular-based components, introducing modular TypeScript patterns for easier maintenance and collaboration.
- Optimized frontend performance by leveraging lazy loading and code-splitting, decreasing initial page load times by 20%.
- Wrote and reviewed code in Java to support backend functionality and security.
- Worked cross-functionally with Component Owners, Project Managers, and testing team to deliver apps per customer specifications in an agile manner.
May 2013 - Nov 2021