§ 01 · Career

Experience

Ten years in software engineering; five contracting companies on the same program: Defense Health Agency, Solution Delivery Division, Web & Mobile Technology. Different badges; continuous architecture lineage.

Years shipping
11+
Section 508 audit
DHS Trusted Tester
Methodology
SAFe 6 Agile SE
Total roles
7

Work history

  1. Current Role

    Software Development Advisor

    Dates: 01/2026 - Present

    Peraton DHA / Web + Mobile

    • Advising on backend architecture and delivery standards for the DHA Solution Delivery Division Web & Mobile Technology program; continuing the work begun under earlier contract vehicles.
  2. Senior Software Engineer

    Dates: 07/2025 - 12/2025

    Chenega Agile Real-Time Solutions DHA / Web + Mobile

    • Architected and developed a scalable telehealth backend using NestJS with WebSockets for real-time provider-patient communication; enforced HL7 FHIR standards across data layers for EMR interoperability and data compliance.
    • Collaborated with cross-functional infrastructure partners to debug and remediate critical STIG violations, ensuring application code adhered to strict security baselines for the ATO process.
    • Partnered directly with the Government Lead on the technical trade study for the organization's automation strategy, selecting a unified Cucumber + WebdriverIO + Appium stack to standardize web and mobile testing.
  3. Senior Software Engineer

    Dates: 02/2024 - 06/2025

    Semper Valens Solutions DHA / Web + Mobile

    • Spearheaded a modular NestJS backend refactor, codifying Clean Architecture boundaries to isolate business rules and enable multi-team feature scaling.
    • Designed and deployed a modular blockchain API layer using the Iroha framework to abstract distributed-ledger interactions for integrated web applications.
    • Engineered concurrent, high-throughput proof-of-concept real-time messaging services using Rust and Actix Web, establishing baselines for low-latency state synchronization.
    • Evaluated emerging Infrastructure as Code paradigms to automate configuration states, establishing standard runtime environments across teams.
    • Resolved critical architectural friction points between distributed frontend interfaces and central backend APIs, accelerating the system integration lifecycle.
  4. Senior Software Engineer

    Dates: 01/2022 - 01/2024

    BlueWater Federal Solutions DHA / Web + Mobile

    • Governed architectural standards and directed code reviews for a cross-functional engineering team of 10+ developers, mitigating technical debt.
    • Managed technical feasibility and trade studies on modern execution environments, profiling WebAssembly and Kotlin Multiplatform for federal mobile architectures.
    • Provided core technical intervention and monitoring to preserve system integrity across critical network nodes and microservices.
  5. Software Engineer

    Dates: 03/2019 - 01/2022

    BlueWater Federal Solutions DHA / Web + Mobile

    • Designated Android SME; defined production mobile layout patterns and executed the Java to Kotlin migration to enforce null-safety compilation baselines.
    • Spearheaded migration of disconnected native mobile applications into a single unified ReactJS PWA, consolidating separate codebases to cut maintenance overhead and quicken feature delivery.
  6. Software Engineer

    Dates: 10/2016 - 02/2019

    ECS Federal DHA / Web + Mobile

    • Engineered, optimized, and deployed native Android applications within a hybrid Java/Kotlin codebase, managing the continuous delivery cycle up to Google Play Store releases.
    • Initiated the team's early adoption of ReactJS for progressive web platforms, shifting long-term strategy away from native-only platform dependencies.
    • Managed research tracks exploring Natural Language Processing in Python alongside voice-assistant API testing (Google Home, Amazon Alexa).
    • Maintained native iOS codebase modules in Swift and Objective-C.
  7. Software Engineer

    Dates: 11/2015 - 09/2016

    Slalom Consulting Commercial consulting

    • Consulted on enterprise software strategy and digital transformation tracks for high-profile clients, maintaining a 90-100% target utilization rate.
    • Executed feature development under rapid Agile/Sprint intervals, diagnosing defects across complex application layers and authoring system technical documentation.

Technical foundation

Academic

  • B.Sc. Computer Science

    University of Washington, Minor in Math

    Completion Period: 2013 - 2015
  • A.A. Computer Science

    Highline College

    Completion Period: 2011 - 2013

Certifications

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