I'm a results-driven Software Developer based in Starkville, MS, with expertise in AWS, Serverless Architecture, and full-stack development. Known for my problem-solving skills and a can-do attitude, I'm ready to apply my experience to help your team build scalable, high-performing solutions.

Technical Experience

Software Engineer

Last Call Media

Last Call Media

(Jan 2025 - Present)

Last Call Media is a digital services company working with impact-driven organizations since 2005. We deliver mission-critical solutions designed with empathy and scaled with certainty.

    Software Engineer

    Immigrant Buddies

    Immigrant Buddies

    (Jul 2024 - Jan 2024)

    Immigrant Buddies aims to connect immigrants with volunteers that help them adjust to life in the United States.

    • Actively participated in a remote, cross-functional team of frontend, backend developers, and designers, following agile methodologies and using tools such as Jira for tickets and Confluence for documentation.
    • Implemented AWS Cognito for secure authentication and authorization, integrating custom Lambda triggers to optimize critical user flows including registration, sign-in, and password recovery processes.

    Software Engineer, Co-creator

    Armada

    Armada

    (2020 - 2022)

    An open-source application to configure and deploy containerized development environments

    • An open-source application to configure and deploy containerized development environments
    • Developed an innovative application built with Node JS, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Docker and Amazon Web Services (AWS) (ECS, EC2, EFS, RDS, Cognito, Lambda) to configure and deploy containerized development environments

    Previous Industry Experience

    (2013 - 2020)

    Various roles in hospitality, marketing, and business development.

    • From front-line service at local restaurants and hotels to business development, and marketing at a couple startups, these experiences honed my skills in communication, problem-solving, and team-work.

    Featured Project

    Armada

    Armada

    Armada is an open-source, full-stack application that simplifies the process of configuring and deploying containerized development environments in the cloud.

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    Other Projects

    • Verbo

      Verbo

      A fullstack translation app built with Amazon API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, Amazon Cognito, and Amazon Translate.

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    • Single Page Application (SPA) Infrastructure on AWS

      Single Page Application (SPA) Infrastructure on AWS

      Creating a Cloud Infrastructure for Hosting Single Page Applications (SPA) on AWS

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    Blog Posts

    • Configuring Amazon IAM OIDC Provider for GitHub Actions

      Configuring Amazon IAM OIDC Provider for GitHub Actions

      How to configure IAM OIDC to allow GitHub actions to securely access on Amazon Web Services

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    • Securing Static Websites with Basic HTTP Authentication and CloudFront

      Securing Static Websites with Basic HTTP Authentication and CloudFront

      How to password protect your static website with basic HTTP authentication (RFC 7617)

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    • The Domain Name System

      The Domain Name System

      Decoding the DNS Resolution (Lookup) Process

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    • Day 0, Day 1, Day 2, and Day N

      Day 0, Day 1, Day 2, and Day N

      Infrastructure Lifecycle Management

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