Resume

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Experience

09 items

Dec 2022 — Present

Software Engineer

KBR

◆Develop full-stack applications supporting AI/ML and data analytics workloads for DoD customers.
◆Build Angular/TypeScript front-ends and Express.js / Spring Boot back-end services with SQL and JPQL data access layers.
◆Fine-tuned Hugging Face transformer models for an automated PDF parsing pipeline combining NER, zero-shot classification, and QA / semantic similarity; improved extraction accuracy on domain-specific documents.
◆Deploy services through Jenkins CI/CD pipelines containerized with Docker and orchestrated on Kubernetes; enforce code quality with SonarQube.
◆Implemented Elasticsearch-backed search and developed Apache ECharts dashboards to surface large analytic datasets.
◆Managed a team of KBR interns through the company's internship program, leading a project from scoping through delivery.

TypeScriptAngularSpring BootHugging FaceElasticsearchKubernetes

May 2021 — Sep 2021

Software Engineer Intern

NASA Kennedy Space Center · OSTEM

◆Extended work on RMIT, VECTR, and MRET with focus on integrating RMIT into AR/VR environment engines.
◆Contributed to a Python automation tool using Blender's API to optimize 3D asset pipelines for rapid prototyping.
◆Authored end-user documentation for RMIT, enabling handoff to non-developer operators.

UnityPythonBlender APIAR/VR

Jan 2021 — Apr 2021

Software Engineer Intern

NASA Kennedy Space Center · OSTEM

◆Contributed to AR/VR applications (RMIT, VECTR, MRET) in Unity 3D, including testing and debugging.
◆Streamlined 3D asset integration workflows by improving interoperability between Blender and Unity toolchains.

UnityC#AR/VR

Jan 2020 — May 2020

Software Engineer Intern

Codework Digital

◆Developed a client's educational platform in WordPress / PHP with responsive front-end layouts.
◆Managed the project lifecycle end-to-end in Jira using Gantt-chart planning, coordinating designers, developers, and stakeholders through testing and deployment.

WordPressPHPJira

May 2019 — Sep 2019

Software Engineer Intern

NASA L'SPACE · NPWEE Academy

◆Designed system architecture for a patented technology submission to NASA Tech Transfer (NTR), authoring proposal documentation to NASA submission standards.
◆Built proof-of-concept simulations in Unity 3D and validated system logic with Python / SciPy prototypes.

Systems EngineeringUnityPythonSciPy

Dec 2018 — Apr 2019

Research Intern

NASA L'SPACE · Mission Concept Academy

◆Performed GIS analysis in JMARS to identify candidate Martian sites for in-situ water extraction.
◆Co-authored sections of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) covering mission objectives and instrumentation for a proposed Mars probe.

GISJMARSMission Design

Oct 2018 — Feb 2019

Software Support Analyst

iEnergizer

◆Performed functionality and regression testing on AAA Unity 3D game titles.
◆Triaged and resolved technical issues through FreshDesk.

QAUnity

Jun 2017 — Sep 2017

Software Engineer Intern

NASA NCAS

◆Designed a Mars mission flight plan in Stage 1, then programmed autonomous navigation for an EV3 robotic rover and Arduino-based sensor systems in embedded C.
◆Team placed 1st in the final multi-stage engineering challenge.

Embedded CArduinoAutonomy

Oct 2015 — Sep 2016

Technical Support Specialist

Apple

◆Provided iOS and macOS troubleshooting, diagnostics, and customer education covering connectivity, performance, and hardware repair workflows.

iOSmacOSSupport

Education

B.S. Computer Science

Fort Hays State University · 2015 — 2020

◆Model UN — Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Committee. Earned Outstanding Position Paper, Outstanding Delegation in Committee, and Outstanding Delegation honors (2015). Researched and represented state positions on nuclear non-proliferation policy through formal debate and resolution drafting.
◆Phi Theta Kappa and Sigma Alpha Pi Honor Societies.

Computer ScienceModel UNPolicy Research

Model UN · NPT Committee