focused on lean, high-quality, software practices in .Net, Xamarin, React, Java, Django and more.
Projects outside of my daytime jobs have been a vital part of my career. They have provided me with opportunities to learn more domains, technologies, and develop my own best practices for developing, testing, and distributing code. This section is dedicated to highlighting some of the more successful projects I've sponsored.
In an effort to reduce operational costs, I replaced our 3rd-party customer relation platform with a custom, light-weight CRM. My website and CRM power efficient customer interactions, marketing, online scheduling, and Quickbooks integrations. With the automotive world relying on complex diagnostics and increased digital customer service demands, daily commits to the GIT repository keep the CRM functionalities relevant.
The CRM's intake form streamlines customer interactions by replacing paper when collecting customer information and marketing opt-ins.
Reducing time spent on collecting customer information, the online scheduler integrates directly into the public website and google listing, keeping appointments synchronized between the CRM and shop management software. Approximately 50% of our online bookings have been generated outside of normal business hours, demonstrating a demand for after-hours customer convenience.
Twilio and SendGrid are used to send appointment reminders via SMS and email, as well as handling basic responses like cancel, stop, and reschedule.
Once a repair order is complete and payment is received, the CRM imports part sales from shop management software to provide insight into inventory suggestions and historical sales reports.
After a customer picks up their repaired vehicle, a request is sent out for feedback, providing key insights into business processes and procedures.
Once repair orders are finalized, the CRM imports basic financial data about each transaction and exports them into Quickbooks (Customers, Invoices, and Payments).
CRM functionalities are housed principally in Azure Forms, written in C# 9, and backed by a SQL database. Code is stored in a GIT repository and is automatically deployed with every merge into the main branch.
Undergoing several revisions over the years, this employee time tracker was one of my favorite highlights of self-sponsored code. The progression of this app is a good parallel for the progression of my skills as a developer over time.
This residential spin-off of inventory management was targeted at home users to track food inventory, suggest recipes based on inventory, and generate shopping lists based on their meal plan. It was designed to push the limits of my skills as a developer and experiment with basic AI services.
Included a Xamarin Forms app for tracking product quantities, setting replenishing thresholds, scanning store products, and viewing related recipes.
Leveraged AI-based OCR technologies to parse user-uploaded recipe images to collect ingredients and quantities. This information was then used to suggest new recipes and generate shopping lists.
Used UPC data from Kroger and Walmart product APIs to match recipe ingredients, quantities and varieties to generate an accurate shopping list for the user's meal plan.
Hosted within Azure, we hosted test and production environments in webservices. We maintained ~80% average code coverage for unit tests. The mobile app was developed in Xamarin Forms with the web interface being built with Angular 8.
My professional experience is wildly diverse, not only across businesses, but also across domains and technologies. This has enabled me to learn a wide variety of techniques, patterns, and practices; they have given me a toolbox that allows me to succeed no matter what problem I face.
I have worked for several businesses, including 3 Fortune 500 enterprises: Optum, LKQ, and General Electric.
I assisted with many DevOps endeavors, building automated code and data deployments with technologies such as GitHub, Docker, Azure, AWS and more.
My coding responsibilities mostly consisted of Django and React for multiple domains, including litigation management and animal care.
I assisted with development on a payment integrity platform, matching bills with contracts and detecting payment discrepancies.
Primary technical focus was on providing top-quality work, customer-focused priorities, and automated test coverage. Technologies used include .Net Core, Jenkins, Angular (typescript) and Java/Spring.
My primary responsibility was feature enhancements and new feature development of the Pick Your Part Garage app, built on Xamarin technology and deployed through automated Azure DevOps pipelines.
I also assisted with the development of an internal application which assisted individual salvage yards with all aspects of recycled automotive part sales, including purchase, part sales, end-of-life audits, and disposal.
I was responsible for migrating the flagship desktop Enterprise Resource Planning software functionalities into a Xamarin Forms application. I was the main developer, responsible for all aspects of the project: design, development, testing, and dev ops.
These technologies were built with a hybrid .Net web API (both on-prem and cloud options) and Xamarin, with most data sources hosted on-premises. Maintaining backwards compatibility was the top priority of new API development.
Working with the Bently Nevada division of GE Oil & Gas (Now part of Baker Hughes) provided numerous opportunities for learning and growth. I focused my efforts on the System1 equipment monitoring solutions, keeping power plants and other rotational machinery in service by predicting failures before they happen.
Technologies were heavy in Microsoft products, with a focus on agile development. My team focused on delivering quality features on time and on budget.
During my time with Lower Family Foods, I focused on general IT tasks like equipment maintenance, network design, and database maintenance.
In addition to the core IT repsonsibilities, I started out my software career with writing various small apps, ranging from shared file access, data reporting, and inventory management. Technologies varied by application needs, but included things like Visual FoxPro (legacy reporting), Microsoft Access, PHP/MySQL web services, C# web forms, and .NET web APIs.
Education isn't limited to the classroom, but I have spent many hours at the desk listening to lectures, taking exams, writing papers, and doing homework.
My software education started with a website design summer course during my middle school years. My passion for writing software increased over time, and became the primary focus of my education in college.
I obtained a bachelor's of science degree in Computer Science, with an emphasis on business systems from Utah State University.
My university education was diversified by courses in Portuguese, Electrical Engineering, Advanced Mathematics (Calculus, Disrete Math, Linear Algebra) and Political Science.
My High School years were spent in Vernal, Utah where I participated in many extra-curricular activities and programs, such as Technology Student Association, Future Business Leaders of America, Model United Nations, Marching Band, Drama, and religous Seminary.
I won many awards in these extra-curricular activities, the majority being in technical areas like website design, network design, and IT maintenance.
I hold certificates in CompTIA's A+ Hardware, A+ Software, and Network+ programs.
During and shortly after High School, I attended dual enrollment with the local technical college and received course certificates in Accounting, Database Administration, and PC Repair.