Software Engineer
/ Business Analyst
Full-Stack Software Engineer & USAF Veteran with a BS in Computer Science and active Secret Clearance. Combines enterprise software development with Air Force program management experience—translating operational business needs into streamlined software solutions and process automations.
Skills & Competencies
Languages & Frameworks
Cloud, DevOps & Automation
Applied AI & Retrieval (RAG)
Business Analysis & Security
Work Experience
Unit Program Manager
- Managed administrative programs for the 35th Maintenance Group, consisting of 95 personnel.
- Automated unit workflows using Power Automate / SharePoint, and trained members across Misawa Air Base on automation tools.
- Advised 35 Force Support Squadron on porting their website to mobile by building a proof of concept with React Native.
- Oversaw PERSEC and INFOSEC programs, ensuring personnel held appropriate clearances via DISS/NBIS and trained members on classified material handling.
- Managed the unit’s Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) program for emergency readiness.
Software Developer (Freelance)
- Created custom web-app tools for a USAF unit using basic web stack technologies to replace client legacy software.
- Gathered project feature requirements with clients and stakeholders and delivered progress demos.
Software Developer
- Implemented project features end-to-end using React, .NET, and SQL.
- Architected project UI using SharePoint WebParts, React, SPFx, and PnPJS.
- Led Agile story refinement meetings and held project demo presentations for the entire USDA agile release train.
- Onboarded, mentored, and established design patterns for peer engineers.
- Reviewed code and provided technical feedback to other engineers.
Software Developer
- Engineered features for an ASP.NET MVC application to streamline mobile app configuration.
- Modernized and maintained ATM operating systems using Java, JavaScript, and Knockout.js, improving system reliability.
App Dev Intern
- Developed a robust ASP.NET MVC internal company tool to optimize administrative workflows.
- Automated administrative tasks using Nintex Workflows and presented progress to stakeholders.
Services Journeyman (3M0X1)
- Responsible for acquisition, operation, and maintenance of morale, welfare, and recreation assets.
- Earned early promotion rate (E3 to E4) and first pass NCO (E4 to E5).
- Managed ration procurement, inventory, and distribution of assets worth ~$300K in deployed environment.
- Managed accounts receivable worth ~$40K monthly for lodging operations and coordinated arrangements for up to 60k personnel annually.
Honors & Awards
Civilian of the Quarter (2025 Q1 & 2026 Q1)
Selected as Category 1 Civilian of the Quarter twice for exceptional performance.
1st & 2nd Place Team Coding Competitions
Awarded 1st Place (2022) and 2nd Place twice (2023) as part of a development team in company-wide software coding challenges.
KC Federal Reserve Team Coding Competition
Awarded 2nd Place (2019) and 3rd Place (2018) as part of a collegiate team competing against university development teams in Kansas City.
Education
• Rigorous coursework in algorithms, data structures, software engineering, databases, and system design.
• Foundational studies in physics, mathematics, calculus, and foundational engineering principles.
Featured Projects
ezAFI - AI Regulations Retrieval ↗
RAG application built to query an expanded 30-page mock USAF regulation on feline readiness and cat ownership :) Powered by a self-hosted open-weights LLM (LLaMA 3.2), ChromaDB, and FastAPI on a Scale-to-Zero AWS EC2 instance. Frontend is a React SPA continuously deployed on AWS Amplify.
Epic Debate Battles ↗
Interactive AI web app where users select two historical figures and watch them engage in a lyrical, back-and-forth rap battle on any chosen topic. Built using Next.js and OpenAI GPT-4o-mini on AWS Amplify.
BetterIMDS - Training Matrix ↗
Military readiness and training compliance tracker inspired by my time as an Air Force Program Manager - built as the streamlined, modern tool I always wished IMDS was! Engineered with Spring Boot 3 on AWS Lambda, PostgreSQL on AWS RDS, and a React 18 / Redux frontend on AWS Amplify.