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I'm a Senior Software Developer with 8+ years of experience building enterprise-grade applications and leading high-performing engineering teams. I specialize in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and full-stack development using modern technologies. My passion lies in solving complex technical challenges while mentoring the next generation of developers. I've architected systems that handle millions of requests daily and led teams through successful product launches at both startups and Fortune 500 companies. When I'm not coding, you'll find me contributing to open-source projects, speaking at tech conferences, or exploring the Pacific Northwest trails.
Open-source distributed job scheduling platform
A highly available, fault-tolerant distributed task scheduler designed for cloud-native applications. Supports millions of scheduled jobs with sub-second precision and automatic failover.
Enterprise analytics solution for e-commerce
Built a real-time analytics platform processing 500K+ events per second for a major e-commerce company. Provides instant insights on user behavior, sales metrics, and inventory levels.
Infrastructure as Code templates and tools
A comprehensive collection of Terraform modules, Kubernetes manifests, and CI/CD templates for rapid cloud infrastructure deployment. Used internally and open-sourced for the community.
Amazon Web Services
Lead a team of 8 engineers building core infrastructure services for AWS Lambda
Microsoft
Developed core features for Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline services
Stripe
Built payment processing APIs handling billions of dollars in transactions
University of Washington
2014-09 - 2016-06
GPA:3.92/4.0
Focused on Distributed Systems and Cloud Computing. Research assistant in the Systems Lab working on fault-tolerant distributed databases.
Georgia Institute of Technology
2010-08 - 2014-05
GPA:3.85/4.0
Graduated with High Honors. Concentration in Systems & Architecture. Dean's List all semesters. Teaching Assistant for Data Structures course.
Amazon Web Services • 2023
Selected as an AWS Community Builder for contributions to the cloud computing community through technical content, open-source projects, and mentorship.
United States Patent Office • 2022
Co-inventor on patent for a novel distributed cache invalidation algorithm that reduces network overhead by 70% while maintaining strong consistency guarantees.
Cloud Native Computing Foundation • 2022
Presented "Scaling Kubernetes to 10,000 Nodes: Lessons Learned" at KubeCon North America to an audience of 2,000+ attendees.
Microsoft • 2020
Recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for exceptional technical community leadership and contributions to Azure and .NET ecosystems.
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I regularly speak at major tech conferences including KubeCon, AWS re:Invent, and QCon. My talks focus on distributed systems, cloud architecture, and engineering leadership. I've delivered 15+ conference talks to audiences ranging from 200 to 2,000+ attendees.
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Active contributor to Kubernetes, Terraform, and various CNCF projects. Maintainer of 3 open-source projects with combined 5,000+ GitHub stars. I believe in giving back to the community that has helped me grow as an engineer.
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