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Tangelo (Intend Inc)

April 2024 - April 2025

Remote

Tangelo (Intend Inc) is a medical company focused on Food as Medicine.

Principal Software Engineer (Contractor)

April 2024 - April 2025

Responsibilities:
  • Diagnosed performance bottlenecks and defined a roadmap to improve system scalability and team capability.
  • Recruited and onboarded senior engineers; mentored junior developers.
  • Set technical strategy and aligned consulting partners on architecture standards.
  • Built a Rust‑based microservices layer leveraging Kafka streams and gRPC.
  • Developed EDI 270/271 eligibility services to integrate with insurance carriers.
  • Engineered EDI 276/277 and 835 claims‑processing pipelines.
  • Provisioned and maintained EKS clusters to support new microservices.
  • Managed AWS infrastructure and provided ongoing support for new and legacy systems.
  • Collaborated with vendors to produce AI-driven customer onboarding experience.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

January 2023 - April 2024

Remote

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is a philanthropy focused on biotech and education.

Staff Software Engineer

January 2023 - April 2024

Responsibilities:
  • Built core infrastructure in Rust and Go to support science and education programs.
  • Managed AWS resources and maintained Terraform modules for reproducible deployments.
  • Engineered an Okta management service driven by AWS SNS events and REST APIs.
  • Built a CLI version manager to handle parallel tool installations.
  • Led cross‑team modernization initiatives to reduce technical debt.
  • Co‑designed a Kubernetes PaaS platform to streamline deployments over IaaS.
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SpotOn

May 2021 - January 2023

Remote

SpotOn provides restaurant point‑of‑sale systems, blending finance and logistics.

Staff Software Engineer

May 2021 - January 2023

Responsibilities:
  • Unified disparate user directories and redesigned authentication workflows.
  • Documented and presented system architecture to cross‑functional teams.
  • Led planning to decompose a large monolithic Go service into modular services.
  • Partnered with architects from acquired companies to integrate systems seamlessly.

Torus Global

January 2021 - December 2024

Remote

Torus Rails is a finance startup focused on accounting and transaction processing.

Architect, Rust Developer (Contractor, Part‑Time)

January 2021 - December 2024

Responsibilities:
  • Developed a Rust transaction‑processing engine for accounting workflows.
  • Integrated Marqeta APIs for credit card processing and ledger accounting.
  • Managed a contract team to deliver a data‑service layer powering mobile applications.
  • Integrated financial‐provider APIs to develop real‑time data feeds.
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Mia ML

January 2022 - January 2023

Remote

Mia ML is a machine‑learning/AI startup offering ML DevOps and model‑hosting services.

Architect, Developer (Contractor, Part‑Time)

January 2022 - January 2023

Responsibilities:
  • Built Python and Rust microservices on Kubernetes and provisioned GKE clusters.
  • Created CI/CD pipelines to automate ML model deployment and testing.
  • Transition from Google Cloud to AWS, and GKE to EKS.

Tring Live Media

June 2018 - June 2019

Remote

Tring Live Media is an advertising and media company specializing in rule‑driven playback.

Architect, Developer (Contractor, Part‑Time)

June 2018 - June 2019

Responsibilities:
  • Designed a serverless architecture for rule‑based music and ad playback.
  • Developed a Rust-based media‑player appliance for client on‑prem deployments.
  • Implemented AWS Lambda functions in Rust for configuration, media management, and telemetry.
  • Built Rust-based tools to automate media uploads and maintenance workflows.
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Splice

November 2020 - May 2021

Remote

Splice provides integrations and tools for musicians and sound creators.

Senior Software Engineer

November 2020 - May 2021

Responsibilities:
  • Contributed to a Go microservices platform replacing legacy monolithic services.
  • Designed Gorilla Mux middleware enforcing entitlement‑based API access.
  • Constructed a 200‑table test database to support local development and testing.

Ninth Wave / Enterprise Engineering

August 2018 - November 2020

New York, NY

Ninth Wave / Enterprise Engineering is a finance‑focused consulting and software team.

Senior Developer – Ninth Wave

June 2019 - November 2020

Responsibilities:
  • Developed Rust AWS Lambda functions and API Gateway integrations for fintech apps.
  • Built a Fintech Registry proof‑of‑concept using React, Redux, and Ant Design.
  • Migrated the Developer Portal from Angular to React+Redux frameworks.
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning and CI/CD with CloudFormation, CodeBuild, Jenkins, Ansible, and Docker.
  • Implemented Java/Vert.x services for DDA 1.0 and FDX 3.0, including Karate tests and JSON Schema validation.
Implementation Manager (contractor, full time) – Intuit FDX Conversion

August 2018 - June 2019

Responsibilities:
  • Managed FDX conversions for PNC Pinnacle, PNC Retail, and USAA, coordinating cross‑functional teams at Intuit and the banks.
  • Communicated project status and deliverables to Intuit executives and banking stakeholders.
  • Created automated compliance checks for FDX testing using Java and JSON Schema.
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Noble Group

May 2016 - July 2018

New York, NY

Noble Group is a fintech startup in accounting, crypto trading, and FX settlement.

Engineering – Developer; Head of Engineering; Head of Enterprise Shared Services; Team Lead

May 2016 - July 2018

Responsibilities:
  • Created a Go microservice framework compatible with existing Python services.
  • Built CGo bindings for Node.js and Python interoperability via FFI.
  • Led a distributed team across India, Belarus, and the US; directed hiring in the US and Puerto Rico.
  • Integrated Bank of New York custodial banking services into the platform.
  • Conducted Go workshops and provided mentorship and code reviews.

TD Bank

January 2015 - May 2016

New York, NY

TD Bank’s ITS Cloud Engineering group builds on‑prem OpenStack and PaaS solutions.

Manager / Hands‑On Developer – ITS Cloud Engineering

January 2015 - May 2016

Responsibilities:
  • Managed 10-engineer team building a Cloudify-based PaaS solution to deploy to on‑prem OpenStack.
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Bloomberg LP

March 2012 - December 2014

New York, NY

Bloomberg LP provides financial data services and R&D cloud solutions.

Developer / Cloud Builder – R&D Cloud Services

March 2012 - December 2014

Responsibilities:
  • Developed and supported BCPC on‑prem OpenStack
  • Created Rails applications for cloud application management.
  • Administered Linux, Cloud‑Init, PowerDNS, and key open‑source infrastructure components.
Developer – R&D Message Compliance (Vault team)

March 2012 - December 2014

Responsibilities:
  • Implemented Vault UI enhancements in Rails and backend features in C++.
  • Built deployment system for edge appliances.

Goldman Sachs

July 2008 - March 2012

New York, NY

Goldman Sachs Equities Technology Release Management group automates software distribution.

Developer / Vice President – Equities Technology Release Management

July 2008 - March 2012

Responsibilities:
  • Supported and maintained build and deployment system for “Ocean,” a .NET/Windows release management system.
  • Designed and implemented “FastTrack” release pipeline for Java middleware using Maven, Ivy, and TeamCity.
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Bear Stearns Asset Management

June 2007 - June 2008

New York, NY

Bear Stearns Asset Management delivers asset‑management solutions and support.

Manager / Developer – Vice President, Enhancement Development & Production Support

June 2007 - June 2008

Responsibilities:
  • Led a team of seven developers/support engineers building Thompson Portia‑based asset management software.

New York, NY

UBS Warburg FIPB Client Portal provides data feeds and reporting for prime brokerage.

Senior Developer/Analyst – Consultant

June 2005 - June 2007

Responsibilities:
  • Built Perl/Sybase scripts for client data feeds and reporting.
  • Streamlined nightly batch reporting workflows.
  • Maintained Sybase stored procedures for UBS Fixed Income Prime Brokerage client portal.
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Citco Fund Services

October 2004 - May 2005

New York, NY

Citco Fund Services offers SaaS mutual‑fund‑management and data‑feed integrations.

Senior Developer/Analyst – Connectivity Department

October 2004 - May 2005

Responsibilities:
  • Developed FpML data feeds in PERL and Oracle PL/SQL to integrate with prime brokerage platforms.

Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage

January 2002 - October 2004

New York, NY

Morgan Stanley Prime Brokerage’s EFS‑ASG supports equities financing applications.

Senior Developer / Analyst – Equities Financing App Support Group

January 2002 - October 2004

Responsibilities:
  • Supported overnight production.
  • Developed automation and monitoring tools.
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ALLTEL Information Services

August 2000 - November 2002

Remote

ALLTEL Information Services built real‑time mobile‑billing and risk‑management systems.

Programmer/Analyst – Real Time Account Management

August 2000 - November 2002

Responsibilities:
  • Implemented real‑time phone rating, billing, and risk‑management systems in C++, Perl, and Oracle PL/SQL.