I'm an experienced IT architect and manager with business minded goals. I have an entrepreneurial spirit and love using technology to solve problems and enable people to work smarter.
Specialties: mobile software development, cloud computing architecture and design, IT management, IT planning, software design and development, network architecture, data warehouse architecture, ETL, Dev-Ops, REST APIs, database design and administration, web hosting, VOIP system design and implementation, Remote Sensing, Public Safety Software, Electronic Patient Care Reporting software (ePCR).
PEI is a national engineering & design, construction, management services, and technology firm. I work in the Utilities and Renewables group on Theia, our Business Intelligence and Analytics program, providing consulting services for our clients. I provide data modeling, infrastructure design and data architectiure services to our clients. I use many modern toolsets to accomplish this, including DBT, DataHub, AWS S3 + Athena, Apacha Spark, ETL Development using Pythan and AWS Lambda functions, REST API access via AWS Lambda, Python, and Node.js.
Consultant and Project Manager for the development of a data-driven culture at COTA. Provided support for Power BI dashboard Development. Dashboards developed include Ridership Metrics, PIC (Performance Incentivized Compensation), Ridership drilldowns, and PIC for para-transit services.
Lead data architect on the AEP I&M Gridsmart data visualization and analysis project. Smartgrid is a stand-alone web based portal application that AEP uses to analyze and visualize several systems including, VVO (Volt Var Optimization) operational performance and DACR (Distribution Automation Circuit Reconfiguration) operational performance. Tasks included designing an AWS cloud architecture to support the various data ingestion pipelines, designing an efficient micro-services based architecture, ensuring data integrity (data quality), data security, and regulatory reporting and retention policies.
Lead data architect on the Smartgrid data visualization and analysis project. Smartgrid is a stand-alone web-based portal application that AEP uses to analyze and visualize several systems including Grid Modernization project performance, VVO (Voltage Variable Optimization) deployment and operational performance, DACR (Distribution Automation Circuit Reconfiguration) deployment and operational performance, Sensors Deployment and operational performance, and AMI deployment metrics. Tasks included designing an AWS cloud architecture to support the various data ingestion pipelines, designing an efficient micro-services architecture, ensuring data integrity (data quality) as well as data security, along with regulatory reporting and retention policies.
Shipshape is an Urban Farming Technology startup in Mobile, Alabama. We build 3.2 acre farms inside 320 sq. ft. out-of-service reefer containers. I designed and built the sensor and control package for the container, controlling all aspects of the environment inside the container, as well as a Google Firebase back end, along with an Ionic Framework mobile app. The mobile app provides monitoring and alerting as well as production planning, scheduling, and retail and wholesale sales.
Open Frame is a software design, development, and consulting company. We make NitroPCR, a mobile application and system that enables Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to manage their patient care reports (PCRs) on mobile devices. I founded the company and designed, developed, and maintained all of the software related to the project. The application is a native Android application, and the platform is a MEAN stack running on Google Compute Engine. NitroPCR won the Alabama Launchpad startup competition as the best startup in Alabama, with a $75,000 prize.
Open Frame also also provides cloud based mobile software development services to several vertical markets including healthcare, education, and consumer. Other notable projects include:
nfina Technologies designs, manufactures, and builds server hardware specific to the service provider and cloud hosting industry. nfina builds high value, high performance server hardware, storage, and complete turnkey cloud computing systems. I designed all of the original server and storage systems, and designed a turnkey ‘cloud in a box’ system. I also ensured nfina's products met the demands of the rapidly changing IT infrastructure market.
I designed, built, and managed Server Corps (a wholly owned subsidiary of i3), a world class data center facility on the campus of the University of South Alabama Technology and Research Park. Server Corps provides secure co-location, cloud hosting, managed IT, managed infrastructure, Voice Over IP, and Internet services to small, mid-size, and enterprise customers. I designed the datacenter, its network, cooling plan, standby power system, a Class 5 Multi-Tenant hosted VOIP system, a cloud hosting platform, as well as the core switching and routing configuration. Server Corps was acquired by Southern Light, a fiber optic network provider on the I-10 corridor of the Gulf Coast
Managed an office of 15 software and hardware developers providing systems and services for state, federal, and DoD customers. Acted as Technical Lead on software and hardware projects. Performed program management and ensured the work backlog stayed full for staff. Managed day-to-day office operations. Co-located on the University of South Alabama's Technology and Research park, where we acted as prime contractors on DoE funded energy research with the School of Computing, and School of Electrical Engineering. Held TS/SCI clearance.
Designed, developed, and deployed software and hardware systems for remote sensing, energy management, and GIS for state, federal, and DoD customers. Software development was mostly C#, ASP.Net, and embedded C. Held Secret clearance and was the ISSM in the Mobile office.
Implemented world class Public Safety software systems, Oracle databases, and external systems interfaces. Consulted with customers in network and system design. Developed mobile data systems software for handheld and mobile devices. Onsite Technical Lead for large scale deployments of Intergraph's I/CAD, I/Mobile, and system interfaces. Developed software in VB, C#, VB.Net, and ASP. I also was responsible for release management and source code control for several of Intergraph's software products.
GPA: 4.0
Assigned to the Aircraft Carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) where I performed aircraft launch and recovery operations and firefighting duties on the flight deck. I was then assigned to the Aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) where I also performed launch and recovery and firefighting operations. Served in two combat and one humanitarian mission while deployed as part of the 1991 Gulf War. Service disabled veteran due to hearing loss sustained while enlisted.
Software development in Javascript, Java, C, C#, Embedded C, Python, and VB.Net.
Platform and Framework experience includes Node.JS, Express.js, AngularJS/Angular, Twitter Bootstrap, Ionic, Ionic Capacitor, Cordova, ASP.Net, MongoDB, and MySQL. CI experience with Jenkins, and automation with Grunt and Gulp. Proficient in both AWS and Google Cloud platforms. Strong proponent and avid user of DBT, the Database Toolkit from DBT Labs.
I'm experienced in Lean and Agile development methodologies, cloud computing, LAN and WAN network design and administration, data center design and management, DevOps, 'big data' ETL and ELT, business development, storage virtualization, VOIP, server design and administration, program management, Linux administration, IT management, mobile computing, virtualization, IT security, computer hardware, firewall administration and management, troubleshooting, storage system design, database design and management, and disaster recovery design and planning.
Apart from being a web developer, I spend a good amount of time DJing. I love entertaining and DJing allows me to do that. My favorite music genres are House, specifically Deep, Tech, Future, and Tropical. I'm always willing to throw down and company parties are my specialty 😀 💿.
When indoors, I spend a lot of time cooking. I am a pizza enthusiast, and have a wood fired pizza oven on my patio that sees plenty of use when the weather is nice. I love exploring other cultures via food and spend a lot of time cooking dishes from other parts of the world.