I’m a versatile developer with a broad skill set, specializing in building polished websites and robust backends from Louisville, KY. With extensive experience in both frontend and backend development, I have a proven track record of creating seamless, user-friendly web applications and powerful, efficient server-side solutions. My work spans various sectors, including utilities and technology, where I have consistently delivered high-quality, reliable, and scalable systems. My diverse expertise and adaptability set me apart from other developers, enabling me to tackle a wide range of challenges and deliver exceptional results. Employment and project experience Application Architect Novu January 2023 – Current • Designed and implemented a high-scale processing engine with Pulsar/Kafka, Bullmq, NestJs, and AWS, capable of handling hundreds of thousands of jobs per second. • Guided a team of over 10 engineers to implement performance and resilience upgrades, including rate limiting, load shedding, and idempotency. • Designed and implemented the company’s logging and monitoring system. • Implemented AI-based internationalization for over 80% of dialects and languages. • Created internal control planes and Kubernetes deployment for the company. Enterprise Architect and Platform Engineer PPL & Louisville Gas and Electric May 2022 – January 2023 • Enhanced company pipeline templates by adding security scanning, dependency management, and custom deployment archetypes. • Added and load-tested horizontal and vertical scaling capabilities to all platform deployments. • Introduced new capabilities to the enterprise through existing open-source tools like k6, Rundeck, and Novu. • Led the enterprise observability initiative by creating synthetic monitors for critical sites globally, automating monitoring agent installation, creating SLOs, and standardizing tagging and dashboard processes. IT Intern Louisville Gas and Electric June 2019 – May 2022 • Implemented and maintained the company’s source control, DevOps, and Agile services. • Designed, prototyped, and implemented custom integrations between Azure DevOps Server and the company’s proprietary AIM platform, fully complying with RBAC and SOX. • Improved change efficiency by 80% through Azure DevOps Server and Cherwell integration. • Consolidated all SIEM alerts to Cherwell, enhancing security response time by 13%. • Coordinated CI/CD process implementation for .Net, NPM, Angular, etc., and taught conventional Git and source control strategies. • Increased software security and maintainability by implementing DevSecOps practices.…I’m a versatile developer with a broad skill set, specializing in building polished websites and robust backends from Louisville, KY. With extensive experience in both frontend and backend development, I have a proven track record of creating seamless, user-friendly web applications and powerful, efficient server-side solutions. My work spans various sectors, including utilities and technology, where I have consistently delivered high-quality, reliable, and scalable systems. My diverse expertise and adaptability set me apart from other developers, enabling me to tackle a wide range of challenges and deliver exceptional results. Employment and project experience Application Architect Novu January 2023 – Current • Designed and implemented a high-scale processing engine with Pulsar/Kafka, Bullmq, NestJs, and AWS, capable of handling hundreds of thousands of jobs per second. • Guided a team of over 10 engineers to implement performance and resilience upgrades, including rate limiting, load shedding, and idempotency. • Designed and implemented the company’s logging and monitoring system. • Implemented AI-based internationalization for over 80% of dialects and languages. • Created internal control planes and Kubernetes deployment for the company. Enterprise Architect and Platform Engineer PPL & Louisville Gas and Electric May 2022 – January 2023 • Enhanced company pipeline templates by adding security scanning, dependency management, and custom deployment archetypes. • Added and load-tested horizontal and vertical scaling capabilities to all platform deployments. • Introduced new capabilities to the enterprise through existing open-source tools like k6, Rundeck, and Novu. • Led the enterprise observability initiative by creating synthetic monitors for critical sites globally, automating monitoring agent installation, creating SLOs, and standardizing tagging and dashboard processes. IT Intern Louisville Gas and Electric June 2019 – May 2022 • Implemented and maintained the company’s source control, DevOps, and Agile services. • Designed, prototyped, and implemented custom integrations between Azure DevOps Server and the company’s proprietary AIM platform, fully complying with RBAC and SOX. • Improved change efficiency by 80% through Azure DevOps Server and Cherwell integration. • Consolidated all SIEM alerts to Cherwell, enhancing security response time by 13%. • Coordinated CI/CD process implementation for .Net, NPM, Angular, etc., and taught conventional Git and source control strategies. • Increased software security and maintainability by implementing DevSecOps practices.WWWW…