PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
October 2020 - Present
Receiving and Independent Software Developer • Simmons Pet Food
• Automated Production Planning: Developed and implemented an automated PDF parsing and plan-sorting system using Django and Angular that integrates with Oracle JD Edwards and PostgreSQL to extract production requirements from three production lines, generating accurate meat pull lists for a dog food manufacturing facility.
• Workflow Optimization: Streamlined production processes by consolidating data extraction and automation through a custom solution leveraging Oracle JD Edwards and PostgreSQL, reducing manual data entry, minimizing errors, and optimizing resource allocation across multiple production lines.
June 2023 - January 2024
Researcher Assistant, Computational Biology (Python)
• Enhanced Bioinformatics Pipeline: Improved the PlastomeBurstAndAlign pipeline by developing and optimizing algorithms for sequence bursting and alignment, leading to increased processing speed and accuracy of plastid genome analyses.
• Active Code Contributor: Made 11 substantial commits to the project, collaborating on feature enhancements and workflow integrations that streamlined high-throughput plastome data processing for evolutionary and comparative studies.
PROJECTS
CoolerHeater
Cooler-Heater (Drone Temperature Service)
- • Developed an on-demand drone dispatch service for temperature regulation using ASP.NET for the backend and Angular for the front end, creating a real-time, ride-sharing–style solution for localized cooling and heating.
- • Leveraged MongoDB for scalable, flexible data management, integrating geospatial routing and scheduling capabilities to efficiently coordinate drone operations.
Inkland
Inkland (Tattoo Social Media Platform)
- • Designed and implemented Inkland as a modern social media platform for tattoo enthusiasts using Next.js to deliver fast, server-rendered pages with excellent SEO and performance.
- • Utilized MongoDB to manage dynamic content, user authentication, and community interactions, enabling robust data storage and seamless user experience across the platform.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Fort Hays State University
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