Experience.

• Increased the speed of new metric onboarding for the experimentation platform by 100% by releasing a query validation feature

• Built out supporting Python endpoints, integrated AWS IAM authentication through custom policies, and delivered a new Next.js page on the platform to enhance user interaction and feature accessibility, committing code across 4 repositories

• Designed and implemented enhancements to the feature’s query runner backbone to streamline integration with 2 adjacent projects

• Achieved a 73% reduction in AWS costs by optimizing Spark queries integrated with EMR and Step Function workflows

• Reduced data latency for the Synapse data platform from an average of 60 minutes to 200 milliseconds for a team of 20+ researchers by designing and implementing a real-time notification system using webhooks

• Developed an algorithm utilizing AWS SQS to process and distribute batches of 1,000,000+ simultaneous notifications

• Created APIs for webhook registrations and additional data validation services for 100k+ monthly users

• Enhanced MySQL performance by developing an algorithm to parse SQL statements and optimize memory allocation by 28%

• Improved executive skills in 16 preschools and special education classrooms by developing Story Carnival, a full-stack learning management system (LMS) that allows educators to track, reflect on, and analyze cumulative student progress

• Researched 12 LMSs and 5 learning standards, including Head Start and NAEYC, to align the tool’s design with best practices

• Gathered feedback from educators by demoing a prototype of the tool, incorporating suggestions to improve user experience

• Converted 2 convoluted Qualtrics surveys into a simple, custom solution using SurveyJS, improving project maintainability and UX

• Developed support for quoting Monoline General Liability policies for the launch of a micro React.js insurance portal

• Built GraphQL services and resolvers to enhance client-side data representation and error handling

• Accelerated development time for 70+ engineers by rewriting 50+ test files to remove a slow and deprecated library

• Mentored and coached 63 seventh and eighth-grade boys, fostering team development and individual player growth

• Established the program for success during its inaugural year by taking initiative in organizational decisions and working directly with executive members of the school’s staff

• Collaborated with a team of 3 interns to efficiently port 100% of the Biomedical Engineering Website to SiteNow v3

• Managed the College of Engineering website by handling 30+ ticket requests and communicating results directly to clients

• Led a team of 10+ instructors to successfully help students recover from learning setbacks caused by COVID-19

• Streamlined teaching by directing instructional training sessions for the other instructors

• Provided individualized instruction to 100+ students, ranging from kindergarten to Calculus

• Computer Science BS - Mathematics BS - Psychology Minor - Artificial Intelligence, Modeling, and Simulation Certificate - Honors Program

• University of Iowa Flagship Scholar - Jason and Leslie Weber Emerging Technologies Scholarship - Edward B. Buchanan, Jr. and Mary Louise Buchanan Scholarship - Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Scholarship

• Secretary and Treasurer of UIowa Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Intramural Soccer

• Obtained my coaching license through the completion of a comprehensive 55-hour coaching authorization course

• Graduated with a GPA of 4.32 - University of Iowa Dual Enrollment Student

• Member of the National Honors Society in 2020 and 2021

• Awarded AP Scholar with Distinction

• Varsity soccer athlete, state runner-up two years in a row