Experience

Banksocial, Sep 2023 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

• Develop, deployed and continues to operate an IBM MQ installation inside of a Google Kubernetes Engine cluster. As well as, was a co-author of a case-study for at an IBM conference using cloud infrastructure considered a first of it's kind deployment at this scale using the cloud.
• Independently designed, developed, built, tested and deployed two green field solutions that enabled multiple Credit Union partners to be added to the The Clearing House RTP and FedNow payment networks.
• Independently designed, developed, built, tested and deployed a green field application that enables applications/services to utilize multiple Credit Union Core data providers with an unified API.

Yahoo, Sep 2013 - Jul 2023

Principal Software Apps Engineer

• Spearheaded the creation, support, and maintenance of Enterprise IT tools and services.

• Instrumental in the design and launch of the Yahoo Privacy Dashboard, ensuring compliance with EU GDPR while facilitating data integration for all third-party partners.
• Developed and rolled out the “Enterprise Integration Platform” utilizing Mulesoft, empowering teams to publish enterprise-level APIs efficiently.
• Oversaw the Zero-trust API authentication strategy for the CIO team, employing a custom Certificate Authority to institute Mutual-TLS authentication for all APIs.
• Architected the security model to a Role Based Access Control (RBAC), greatly reducing compliance burden.
• Cut time per case by 10 seconds by rebuilding Yahoo customer care application to a single page application design with a micro-services infrastructure.
• Designed an automated intake of takedown notices application that supports 87 different language/region combinations.
• Enriched team knowledge and expertise by mentoring and developing training curricula, actively participating in internal committees such as the CIO Mini Tech Council, Senior Tech Council, Developer Productivity Working Group, and Central Tech Council.

Senior Software Engineer

Blue Coat Systems ( acquired by Symantec ), Feb 2012 - Sep 2013

• Led the development, support, and maintenance of Enterprise and Customer Support tools and services.

• Innovated by designing a SAML v2 module compatible with Drupal 7, which became the core authentication platform for the company.
• Conceived a CMIS v1.0 module enabling global product update downloads with diverse publishing options.
• Seamlessly migrated 4 portals from Drupal 6 to Drupal 7.

Skills

• Cloud Platforms: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Compute (GCP)
• Programming Languages: Bash, JavaScript, Java, Node.js, Go, PHP, Python
• Frameworks & Tools: Mule ESB, MuleSoft CloudHub, Kubernetes (k8s), MuleSoft Anypoint Platform, Ansible, REST, Serverless Computing
• Security & Integration: Network Security, SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, Zero-trust API, Mutual-TLS, CI/CD, Rapid Prototyping
• Databases & Platforms: LAMP, MySQL, NoSQL, Software as a Service (SaaS), Virtualization, Containerization
• Web Development: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Drupal
• Methodologies: Agile, Automation
• Mentoring & Leadership: Training course creation, Committee participation