// ABOUT ME
ABOUT ME
Full-stack software engineer and DevOps practitioner with 10+ years of experience building scalable systems and leading platform and infrastructure initiatives. Strong background in cloud platforms, containerization, observability, automation, self-service infrastructure, and AI orchestration. Built AI-powered platforms using tool calling and retrieval-augmented generation, with extensive experience in AI-aided development and overhauling vibe-coded prototypes into secure, scalable production-ready systems.
EXPERIENCE
Jan 2026 - PRESENT
Senior DevOps Engineer
Gallup · Omaha, NE
- Founding member of new centralized DevOps team
- Lead efforts on platform containerization and enhancing observability
- Contributed to projects modernizing legacy systems, migrating on-premise and hybrid systems to the cloud
Sep 2024 - Jan 2026
Senior Software Developer
Gallup · Omaha, NE
- Migrated email platform to a modern, cloud-friendly tech stack with containerized and serverless solutions
- Lead effort to enhance and verify compliance of email system with best practices, contractual and regulatory frameworks
Dec 2018 - Sep 2024
Software Developer
Gallup · Omaha, NE
- Key contributor to new features and maintenance on:
- Content Management System
- Learning Management System
- Email Platform
- Lead instructor for High School Internship Program
- Mentored high school and college students during summer internships
Jun 2014 - Dec 2018
Software Developer Intern
Gallup · Omaha, NE
- Developed internal asset tracking for US offices
- Built wellbeing incentive applications for associates
- Collaborated on proprietary CMS maintenance
- Mentored intern cohorts and guided application overhauls
EDUCATION
2014 - 2018
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science · Concentration in Internet Technologies
RECOGNITION
February 2026
Royal Star Award
Recognized for rebuilding an AI prototype into a production-ready AWS application, designing self-service infrastructure patterns, and leading DevOps initiatives to accelerate proof-of-concept delivery.
September 2025
Royal Star Award
Recognized for advancing observability practices, containerization, CI/CD foundations, and supporting mission-critical cloud migration and performance optimization efforts.
2018
Rookie of the Year
Gallup Technology — Awarded for outstanding performance as a new graduate.
SPEAKING
August 2024
Preparing for RAMP
Omaha .NET User Group
Presented platform compliance strategy for Texas RAMP certification, covering system architecture changes, assessment outcomes, and implementation decisions.
June 2019
Gallup Internal Developer Conference
Presented on VS Code, Roslyn, SignalR, and Blazor (WASM) during the .NET Core 3 launch period.