EDUCATION

Oregon State University

2016 - 2018

B.S. in Computer Science

Group and Individual Projects, Software Engineering, Databases, Data Structures, Parallelism, Algorithms, Open Source SD, UX

Oregon State University

2007 - 2010

B.S. in Theatre
Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Stagecraft, Lighting, History, Visual Design -- 2 years directing in Student One-Act Festival

About Me

I am detail oriented and thorough, and I focus on elegant and maintainable code and iterative development. My code uses object-oriented principles and well-known design patterns for easy collaboration. I rely on mutual confidence in strong life cycle methodology to maintain trust and communication with my leaders, and establish deep understanding of the puzzles they bring me.

As an advocate for inclusion, I strongly believe in the social model of disability; with intentional communication, I’m just Different. I’m an autistic member of the LGBTQ+ community with 4 years in software development, and 12+ years in non-technical pursuits.

I connect with strong, consistent life cycle methodologies for autistic cognitive offloading, and I am most deeply motivated when my leaders conscientiously support this. I bring a unique interdisciplinary perspective to my work, and values of diversity, excellence and authenticity.

Currently, I am intrigued by AI-assisted programming and project management tools like Trello. I am expanding my skills in Javascript, C#, .Net, SQL, SaaS, ADTs, Design Patterns & Technical Standards, Entity Framework, and Unity3D.

Professional Experience

Huron Consulting Group – Technical Consultant, SaaS Software Developer
11/2021 - Present

Implemented Software as a Service solutions catering to compliance and funding needs of research universities and clinical research settings.

Mastered a complex multi-layer proprietary data structure and extension model with proprietary version control atop Microsoft TFS.
Coding languages included Javascript, C#, SQL, XML, and JSON.

Acquired advanced skills in proactive collaboration with leadership, fostering trust and autonomy in work processes, essential for effective communication between neurodiverse perspectives.
Shared these skills with other neurodiverse individuals across the company.

Strong focus on test methodology, supplemental documentation and version control for continuous improvement and seamless integration.

Configured and debugged multiple Solutions on an Application-Layer portal, utilizing extension model to preserve total vertical upgradeability.

Client-Facing -- Estimated client requirements and recommended value-adding adjustments to maintain Best-In-Class SaaS upgrade model.

Created User Stories, formulated Acceptance Test Criteria, and authored supplemental documentation on time. Promoted the adoption of new project management tools, raising the standard of test-driven development.

Internalized the impact of technical standards in continuous improvement of a product spanning decades of development. Contributed multiple base change bug fixes and enhancements, benefiting developers across the practice.

Retail Dimensions – Software Engineering Contract
02/2021 - 05/2021

Software Engineering -- ETL Process in C# .Net framework, ADO.net

Point of Sale integration with RetailPro, in C# .Net framework using Entity

Framework Model, Linq to DataSet/XML/JSON, NewtonSoft (De)Serialization, WPF MVVM, Bindable classes, Dependency Injection

Created Apps w/ Winforms, Transformed cluttered screens of 100+ settings into intuitively grouped menus simply using Attribute Decorations

CampusPoint -- Contract w/ Metro Presort, Inc.
12/2019 - 05/2020

Software Engineering -- ETL Process in C# .Net framework, ADO.net

Production Engineering -- Tier 3 technical support for internal customers and stakeholders, debugging solution-layer scripts, troubleshooting client data & researching orphaned silos

Client-Facing -- Gathering requirements, managing credentials

Covid-19: Maintained full production on a remote skeleton crew.

Preserved operational stability remotely during lockdown, social distancing and transition to remote.

Generated 250,000+ statement documents for healthcare organizations during COVID-19 pandemic, supporting essential workers and retaining 100% of clients.

Projects

Azure App -- Azure ASP.Net MVC Work Sample
06/2024

Azure App Service deployment using GitHub for CI/CD

New code merged to GitHub Version Control is automatically deployed to the site.

Deployment ideal for small teams requiring 100% up-time in a well-known stack. Use Azure DevOps for larger teams.

Statement Preprocess API -- Code Sample
12/2019 - 05/2020

Delimited ETL: Program performs ETL upon CSV and position-delimited data, preparing statement data for XML mapping.

API Design: Refactored pre-existing undocumented, snarled, and cloned code into a cohesive API.
OOP Design: Leverages virtual base classes and interfaces to encapsulate business rules, allowing general and specific documentation.

Requirements & Documentation Design: Requirements for static methods enables business analysts to easily capture and compare business rules.

Unity Asset Store -- Conversation Template
10/2018 - 12/2019

Pending release to Unity Asset Store -- Code Sample
Community Contribution -- Template w/ XML documentation, enhanced UI

Template UI enables game developers to accelerate full-featured character dialogue design

2019 Global Game Jam -- Copsing Mechanism
02/2019

Unity Game Development in C#

Windows Version Released to Itch.io

Group Project with Team Copse Pose, Enthusiasm Collective

User Experience Testing on above Toolset Contribution

OSU Capstone Project -- Amaya and Ko
09/2018-12/2018

Unity Game Development in C#

Lead Story Design - Dialogue Mgr. for conversational dialogue

Dynamic & Kinematic movement engineering -- AI and Player Ctrl

Conducted User Experience Research w/ potential audience

Single-Page App Projects -- Database in MySQL
07/2018-12/2018

Full Stack -- ERD, Schema, NodeJS, Express Handlebars, MySQL, CSS, HTML, Sessions

Recently migrated -- Node, MariaDB, SSH (Putty), PHPMyAdmin

Models entities of an MMORPG industrial economy

Employment History

Hospice Caregiver -- 01/2019 - 09/2019

Adecco: Temp Quality Control Analyst -- 02/2019 - 06/2019

Top productivity analyst by 50-100%

Brandefined, LLC: Tier 2 Appointment Setter -- 10/2017 - 03/2018

Broke records for commissions on appointments resulting in sales

Perfect attendance to a sales job requiring total commitment and high energy all day long

Attended Oregon State University -- 01/2016 - 12/2018

FULL Creative: Intake Advisor for Sokolove Law -- 04/2012 - 05/2016

Conducted User Experience Research w/ potential audience

Adecco: Temp Database Operations Specialist -- 2010 - 2011

Attended Oregon State University -- 2007 - 2010

Long Haul Truck Driver -- 2005-2007

Caregiver for Developmentally Disabled -- 2003-2005