About Me

I'm a software engineer in Philadelphia, PA. My skill set includes data engineering, front-end development, IT services, and exploring upcoming technologies.

I have a strong interest in Emerging Technologies, Finance, Blockchain, Self Hosting, Privacy & Security, Photography, and Prehistory

I also do technology consulting and hands-on tech support for businesses and individuals

Work Experience

Data Engineer | PepsiCo

November 2022 – Present · Remote

• Led the organization’s first Airflow 2 to 3 migration, upgrading 200+ production DAGs; established the documentation and hosted sessions that enabled efficient migrations on other teams
• Led development of a centralized data hub of ~12 data pipelines, substantially improving reliability and delivery timelines
• Standardized DAG structure across the team’s data pipelines, improving reliability and code readability
• Improved existing connectors and documentation, supporting the long-term health of the team’s core data product
• Migrated pipelines from email-delivered data feeds to API sources, improving reliability & data quality
• Host knowledge transfer sessions to share technical practices and project learnings across teams
• Stack: Python3, Airflow, Snowflake, DBT, Databricks, Docker, AWS, REST APIs

Data Engineer | 1010data

October 2020 – November 2022 · New York, NY

• Built Apache Airflow data pipelines to bridge data from a variety of sources into the 1010 platform
• Migrated on-premise data pipelines to the cloud
• Upgraded data pipelines from Airflow 1.x to 2.x
• Built custom Airflow operator to facilitate data flow from SFTP to AWS S3
• Stack: Python, K, 1010data Macro Language, REST/SOAP APIs, web scraping (Requests, Beautiful Soup, Selenium)

Software Engineer | Publicis Sapient

June 2019 – October 2020 · New York, NY

• Automated data flow between platforms by building Python connectors against a variety of APIs and interfaces for a Fortune 500 client
• Automated data sanitization and validation across those connectors
• Developed and executed structured deployment plans for production updates
• Built a REST API in GCP for real time web scraping with Selenium and Beautiful Soup
• Stack: Google Cloud SQL, Google Cloud Storage, Google BigQuery, Jenkins, JIRA, Docker

Software Engineer Intern | Federal Reserve Board of Governors

June 2018 – August 2018 · Washington, D.C.

• Reduced landing page asset size by ~37% through image optimization
• Cut project build time by ~90% through Gulpfile improvements
• Improved the website’s rendering time by ~200ms through CSS and JS minification, file concatenation, and critical rendering optimizations
• Researched HTTP compression algorithms and developed a best practices deployment plan

Front End Engineer | Ahold Delhaize

July 2016 – December 2016 · Quincy, MA

• Built a mobile optimized front end for a chatbot application
• Built POCs to facilitate the team’s tech stack selection using React, React Native, NativeScript, AngularJS, Node.js, and Ionic
• Reduced load time in website and mobile apps by optimizing images

IT Support Technician | Securities Training Corporation

June 2015 – August 2015 · New York, NY

• Staffed a helpline for clients and employees
• Tested Ebook interface for clients on desktop and mobile devices

Volunteer Work

South of South Neighborhood Association

Dec 2023 – Present · Philadelphia, PA

• Elected Board member and elected zoning committee member
• Chair of the Vision Zero committee
• Technology Support for the organization
• Zoning: Facilities community meetings, gather public input, votes, and contribute my own insights to discussions on proposed zoning changes or other neighborhood improvements

Skills

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology

• Web and Mobile Computing Bachelor of Science Degree, Magna Cum Laude
• GPA 3.73