January 2022 - August 2023 | Los Angeles

• Maintenance and development of studio production infrastructure: internal networks, web presence, central storage, render farm, etc
• Implemented policy and practice for studio asset security
• Responsible for on-call technical support, resolving hardware and software issues to meet deadlines
• Engineering consultant for various internal and external projects, guidance for building sustainable systems

January 2020 - March 2021, September 2021 | Los Angeles/Remote

• Provide technical services to clients, such as backend software or web development
• Technologies used range across tools like scikit/pandas/jupyter, React, ASP.NET Core, Clojure & ClojureScript, SQL/MySQL/SQL Server, Hugo, AWS/Azure
• Used Python with Jupyter and Pandas to explore emerging AI technologies provided by the HuggingFace project
• Determine scope and outcomes for client projects
• Consulting for software installation and operations, hosting, recurring costs, etc
• Delivered such products as a scheduler for an interactive LED display at the LA Music Center, custom web applications for clients like the Fowler Museum at UCLA, multiple client portfolio websites, and more

March 2021 - September 2021, August 2023 - September 2023 | Remote

• Creating solutions for pushing real-time updates of price information to stores through the Walmart chain
• Maintaining and improving a customized, large-scale stream processing application running on Apache Kafka and Clojure
• Adding visibility to production performance through Grafana dashboards & alerts

July 2018 - August 2019 | San Diego, CA

• Deployed and maintained a set of polyglot backend REST API services which added critical features, including technologies implemented in C# ASP.NET Core, Spring Boot in Java, and Python Flask
• Created reporting integrations for Microsoft Office using ReactJs, allows customers to create reports using tools they're already familiar with
• Implemented a search-by-location capability for govt business opportunities in Telerik Kendo, allowing customers to easily find opportunities in places relevant to their business
• Eliminated wasted time and human error from manually deploying backbone architecture by automating with Azure RM templates, Ansible, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Used Kibana to identify performance bottlenecks in Elasticsearch and improve customer experience

August 2016 - June 2018 | Seaside, CA

• Delivered quality instructional assistance to the Intro, Multimedia, and Web programming classes
• Advised students on technical considerations for python multimedia projects
• Collaborated on an engaging intro programming curriculum including in class labs, study sessions, and extracurricular activities
• Directed Peer-Led-Team-Learning sessions that improved student cooperation and practical problem-solving skills

May 2016 - August 2017 | Seaside, CA

• Synthesized original research in computer input peripherals
• Used data science methodologies and python data science frameworks like scikit and Tensorflow to test signal processing and classification techniques
• Assisted in other VR/peripheral related projects in a cooperative lab environment, particularly in sysadmin and creating solutions with the Unity game engine

September 2017 - January 2018 | Salinas, CA

• Technician assisting with refurb of computers for in-need community members
• Wrote software for automated hardware lifetime checks & issue reporting
• Assisted customers one-on-one in technical support and consultation

July 2020 - August 2020 | Los Angeles, CA

August 2019 - January 2020 | Remote

• Allows users to anonymously add and discover 'beacons' on a shared map, which detail local places and events
• Created mobile app using React Native. Deployed infrastructure using docker-compose and cloud-native services like S3