About me

Currently a Software Development Engineer II at United Parcel Service. Experienced Java Developer with 4+ years of hands-on backend development background and significant Java core and Spring project experience.

Detail-oriented and proactive Java Software Developer with professional experience in designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance applications. Proven expertise in Java, Spring Framework, and RESTful services. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and efficient software solutions. Strong problem-solving skills with a passion for continuous learning and adopting best practices in software development.

What i'm doing

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    Web Service Development

    Specialize in designing, implementing, and maintaining web services using Java technologies.

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    Web Development

    High-quality development of sites using HTML, JavaScript, PHP, and Go.

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    Cloud Services

    Professional experience using Microsoft Azure, GCP, AWS, OpenShift Kubernetes and Auth0.

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    Programming Languages

    Proficient professional experience with Java, HTML, JavaScript, and SQL. Mid-level experience with Python, C, C#, Swift, and x86Assembly.

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Experience

  1. Software Development Engineer II

    United Parcel Service 2023 — Present

    • Increase in responsibilities and day to day tasks. Larger involvement in architecture and development of UPS.com web services.


    • In charge of multiple large scale information management services (IMS) web apps.


    • Designed and developed RESTful web services using Java and Spring framework. Handling more than 2 billion requests per minute retrieving data regarding user and client accounts and tracking information from a backend SQL DB2 database.


    • Built a real-time IMS Monitor that generated reports including graphs portraying throughput, errors, database calls, free memory, etc. for all UPS.com web services and applications.


    • Designed and implemented database schema and queries for efficient data retrieval and manipulation.

  2. Independent Contractor Software Engineer

    The Macro Compass 6 month contract

    • The Macro Compass bridges the gap between Wall Street and regular investors with educational macro insights and actionable portfolio strategy.


    • A comprehensive macro platform that provides a tactical market report, interactive macro tools, tactical trade ideas, The TMC Report newsletter, a personalized Macro ETF portfolio, and personalized macro courses.


    • The website provided both retail and institutional clients with macro research tools to aid in investment/trade decisions.


    • Operated and debugged the interactive Macro Tools, including the backend systems, hosted on Microsoft Azure, to ensure uptime and low latency data delivery.


    • The systems in place ran various options and anomaly models for detecting both absolute and risk-adjusted moves across global markets.

  3. Intermediate Applications Developer

    United Parcel Service 2021-2023

    • Worked on programming, testing, and maintenance stories and tasks for a team that is responsible for developing secure RESTful Web Services for UPS.com.


    • Migrated web applications to OpenShift container platform for improved scalability and reliability.


    • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, including bug fixes and performance optimizations.


    • Rewrote multiple applications with outdated source code and deprecated dependencies.


    • Gained experience with Java Maven Web Applications, HTML, JavaScript, Jenkins, Tomcat, Apache, and Linux.


    • Worked in a high paced Agile SDLC with strict deadlines and intense sprints.

Education

  1. Loyola University Maryland

    School of Arts and Sciences 2017 — 2021

    Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

  2. Newcastle University

    2019

    Participated in a study abroad program for the Fall 2019 semester.

  3. Indian Hills High School

    2013-2017

    High School Diploma

My skills

  • Web Service Development
    80%
  • Web Development
    70%
  • Mobile App. Development
    30%
  • DevOps
    40%
  • Linux
    50%

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