Professional Experience
Overview
I am a software developer with over twenty-four years of experience in software development and information systems spanning government, commercial admin, engineering, manufacturing, legal, health care, and marketing.
In my most recent role, I was a key contributor to an access control prototype where my extensive experience with modern authentication protocols, rapid prototyping in multiple cloud environments, and diverse experience helped my team deliver a new model for CDC.
6/2022 to Present
Software Engineer III, Fearless Solutions, LLC
CDC Digital Gateway: I led the development of an Attribute-Based Access Control (ABAC) prototype for CDC data providers and consumers using the Azure AD B2C platform and token enhancement to handle fine-grained access control across multiple identity provider systems including the Secure Access Management System, Azure Entra, and Auth0. I leveraged Azure Function Apps for rapid prototyping and explored authentication protocols such as OAuth2, OpenID Connect using JWT to deliver a low-code proof of concept, then presented this solution to groups of stakeholders including the Cybersecurity Program Office to be a supported model authentication at CDC.
Healthcare.gov Appellant Portal: As the engineering lead on a team of nine, I guided the technical and architectural design of a portal for the Marketplace Appeals Group for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Built in React, ExpressJS, and Amazon AWS services DynamoDB and API Gateway, this portal automated processes, improved transparency, and provided a user-friendly hub for appellants, CMS employees, and contractors. It significantly streamlined the appeals process, aligning with CMS's goal of simplifying healthcare access during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
9/2011 to 6/2022
Senior Application Developer, Havas Helia
High-level development and operations for clients including Liberty Mutual Insurance, Cracker Barrel, Bertolli, Sonic Drive-In, and American Iron and Steel Institute:
Developed and maintained large-scale enterprise applications using C#, ASP.NET MVC, and Entity Framework and smaller CMS in Wordpress, Drupal, Ruby on Rails, Python, and NextJS among others. Managed customer cloud-based infrastructure, deploying production web services on AWS EC2, Lambda, and CloudFront.
Worked on the integration of various marketing systems, ensuring seamless data flow and process automation for customer capture and marketing data for key clients and led several design and performance optimization initiatives, ensuring compliance with SOC, HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA guidelines.