Education

MS: Computer Science Human-Computer Interaction - Georgia Tech, 12/2025

MS: Software Engineering DevOps Engineering - Western Governors University, 06/2025

BS: Software Development - Western Governors University, 03/2022

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer | State of Utah | Orem, UT | 05/2022 – Present

  • Developed and optimized 5 Java Spring Boot applications on AWS.
  • Led a full-stack migration from Java Spring Boot/JSP to Python Flask/React, improving backend processes and reducing load times by 40%.
  • Containerized Flask apps with Docker for consistent, efficient AWS deployments.
  • Improved security by integrating AWS Secrets Manager for credential storage and transitioned repositories to GitHub
  • SAutomated email processes with Python AWS Lambda functions using Pandas, reducing manual workload and increasing team productivity.
  • Utilized Jira, GitHub, and GitLab for Agile task management and version control in a high-traffic production environment.

Software Engineer | LexisNexis | Orem, UT | 11/2021 – 05/2022

  • Developed bug fixes and features on a web application using Python Django and Django Rest Framework.
  • Built interactive UIs in JavaScript React, enhancing user engagement through a modern, responsive front-end.

Software Developer | Tybera Development Group | Orem, UT | 05/2020 – 11/2021

  • Resolved back-end tickets in a highly regulated Java Spring Boot application.
  • Implemented UI fixes in JavaScript, jQuery, HTML, and CSS, enhancing overall usability and customer satisfaction.
  • Automated key business processes using Python scripts, reducing new client onboarding from weeks to days.
  • Created automated reports from MySQL and MSSQL queries, delivering actionable insights for multiple clients.