I am a passionate and results-driven Software Engineer with extensive experience in full-stack web development, mobile applications, and DevOps. I specialize in building scalable, maintainable, and intuitive solutions across both front-end and back-end systems.

Currently, I am the Lead Software Engineer at Hooperz, where I built our social media app—now live on the App Store—from the ground up. The platform blends elements of Instagram and LinkedIn, enabling athletes to get recruited, connect with peers, and engage in a vibrant community.

At Hooperz, I’ve led the development of critical systems, including:
 • AI-driven engagement tools that automatically like and comment to foster positive interaction.
 • Advanced video pipeline using S3-triggered AWS Lambdas and FFmpeg to optimize uploads, shrink files, and generate thumbnails.
 • In-house AI chatbot on a custom MCP server, helping coaches find the best player matches.
 • Infrastructure security & reliability, working directly with AWS to handle hacking attempts.
 • Team leadership, managing and mentoring junior developers, driving Agile practices, and serving as architect to break down projects into clear deliverables.

Our stack includes React Native, Expo, Xcode, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Alembic, AWS Cognito, Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, S3, Lambdas, and more. This role has challenged me to be a developer, architect, mentor, and problem solver, significantly growing my leadership and engineering skills.

Previously, I worked at NICE, focusing on enterprise-grade back-end applications in C# and Python, and building CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Docker, and AWS. At AgTerra Technologies, I designed and built full-stack solutions in .NET and React, led major redesigns, and developed scalable client-focused systems.

Skills: C#, JavaScript (ES6+), Python, SQL | React Native, React, Angular, Node.js, .NET, Flask | PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server | AWS, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD

Education: Software Engineer Certification (Springboard, 800+ hours), CompTia A+ Certification, post-bachelor studies in Athletic Leadership at Boise State, B.S. in Science, Technology, and Society from NC State University.

As a former NCAA Division I football team captain and scholarship athlete, I bring the same discipline, leadership, and teamwork from the field into every project I build.