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

Immigrant Buddies

Immigrant Buddies

(2024 - Present)

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

  • 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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  • A Practical Introduction to Subnetting

    A Practical Introduction to Subnetting

    Learn about IP addresses, Subnet Masks, CIDR, and more

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  • Single Page Application Infrastructure on AWS (Hands-on)

    Single Page Application Infrastructure on AWS (Hands-on)

    Creating a cloud infrastructure to support a Single Page Application (SPA) using the AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK)

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