Software CV

Work

April 2022 - present

Building software that tackles challenges in law enforcement and parking enforcement.

Maintaining an offline-first WPF client and .Net Core backend, both deployed in law enforcement vehicles.
Developing a Flutter mobile application in order to one day move beyond a Windows-centric front-end
Selecting SQLite as the Flutter application database engine and integrated the Drift ORM to provide a type-safe persistence layer.
Working on offline-first workflows and data synchronization, supporting reliable operation in the field.
Reviewing the Bloc and Flutter documentation, identified architectural issues in initial design, and helped refactor the application into a more modular structure.
Authoring and presenting threat models for new and existing features, identifying security risks and guiding mitigations.
Surveying the cryptographic algorithms used throughout applications as part of a post-quantum cryptography assessment, categorizing those requiring immediate or future migration.
Implementing and maintaining unit tests, advocating for unit-test coverage as a core part of the development process.
Investigating application performance issues using JetBrains dotMemory for memory profiling and diagnosis.
Collaborating closely with QA throughout development to validate features, investigate defects, and improve product quality.
Conducting intern interviews across multiple academic terms and contributed to candidate evaluation.
Resolving customer SWAT issues in the field, balancing current-client support with planned feature development and maintenance work.

May 2017 - October 2021

My first developer role, where I learned C# and the .NET ecosystem.

Maintained and developed new features for SeaPassage, a C# application supporting maritime operations.
Learned C# and the .NET ecosystem by applying existing Java experience to production software development.
Designed and maintained offline-first workflows, enabling SeaPassage to operate reliably with intermittent connectivity.
Developed and integrated Azure backend components, including Azure Functions, queues, topics, and Service Bus messaging.
Applied core software design principles including single responsibility and inversion of control to produce modular, maintainable code.
Wrote unit tests as part of the development process, establishing testing practices that continued into subsequent roles.
Provided Tier 2 technical support through Salesforce for vessels at sea, helping customers keep electronic navigational publications and charts current and avoid costly regulatory fines.
Participated in Agile planning by estimating task complexity and contributing to sprint retrospectives.

2017-12-01 -

Ensuring the quality and reliability of software supporting maritime operations.

Learned Python without prior university coursework and applied it to software quality assurance and test automation.
Performed regression testing ahead of important software releases, identifying defects before deployment.
Contributed to automated acceptance and regression testing using Robot Framework.
Developed basic tests for RESTful APIs, gaining practical experience with API-based application integration.
Wrote integration tests to verify interactions between application components and external services.
Performed manual testing primarily for SeaPassage, validating workflows and investigating defects before release.
Used Selenium to automate web UI tests and repetitive browser-based tasks.