<ul><li>Translated Photoshop design mockups into fully functional custom WordPress themes.</li><li>Developed and deployed custom websites using WordPress and Django.</li><li>Managed ongoing site maintenance and provided reliable web hosting services.</li></ul>

Freelance Developer

<ul><li>Assisted in the development of an AI powered NextJS application.</li><li>Took ownership of microservices writen in Python and NodeJS, refactoring and maintaining them to optimize data processing for an LLM.</li><li>Conducted in-depth research on the PowerPoint PPTX file format to enable programmatic generation and modification of presentations.</li><li>Managed AWS infrastructure for microservices using ECS, leveraging IAM roles and policies to strengthen security.</li><li>Advised the team on best practices for LLM integration, leading the implementation of JSON schemas to enforce structured outputs and minimize errors.</li><li>Used the Streamlit Python library to create a sandbox for testing LLM prompt optimizations.</li></ul>

AI Software Engineer

<ul><li>Evaluated various large language models—including OpenAI GPT-4, Llama 3, and Claude Opus to identify optimal use cases for each.</li><li>Assessed multiple vector storage providers (Pinecone, TypeSense, FAISS, etc.) for storing text embeddings and performing similarity searches.</li><li>Experimented with document chunking strategies for diverse file formats (DOCX, XLS, PDF, etc.) to support Retrieval-Augmented Generation workflows.</li><li>Developed a RAG system to facilitate information retrieval from a corpus of over 10,000 contracts and financial documents.</li><li>Analyzed methods for leveraging large language models to diagnose and resolve issues within codebases, culminating in the creation of an AI-powered reporting tool.</li><li>Exposed AI capabilities to external applications through a FastAPI-based REST API.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Developed features for a Symfony-based app with Angular and React frontends.</li><li>Implemented automatic feature usage limit upgrades for uninterrupted service.</li><li>Modernized e-commerce by migrating legacy SOAP integrations to a new REST API.</li><li>Built a REST API client for third-party SMS integration and extended frontend components with React.</li><li>Delivered in-app notifications for incoming SMS via webhooks from a third-party SMS provider.</li><li>Enforced 10DLC compliance with a React modal, tested in Jasmine.</li><li>Expanded automated testing with integration, smoke, and security tests, and a Liquibase-managed test database.</li><li>Engineered an AI-driven resume importer during a company hackathon.</li></ul>

Senior Software Engineer

<ul><li>Developed and maintained web applications using the Symfony framework.</li><li>Engineered a tool with Golang and Docker that enabled engineers to configure local development environments with a single command (see Platform.CC below). Additionally, created a more performant version without Docker.</li><li>Researched and developed a hosting platform utilizing Kubernetes.</li><li>Implemented a custom shopping cart and payment system leveraging the Authorize.net and PayPal APIs.</li><li>Developed a dynamic form builder employing a decision tree to tailor questions and content for end users. The form and tree logic were configurable through a CMS backend (see OncoLife Survivorship Care Plan below). Further expanded the tool with features such as PDF form filling and complex rule logic via Lua scripts.</li></ul>

Software Engineer

<ul><li>Resolved complex issues in legacy proprietary software (PHP4).</li><li>Administered WordPress blog, developed custom themes and plugins.</li><li>Engineered a web application using Python and WebSockets to aggregate and display social media feeds from platforms such as Facebook.</li><li>Administered Linux web servers.</li></ul>

<ul><li>Converted Photoshop designs into fully functional website.</li><li>Built a simple content management system and e-commerce solution.</li><li>Created content for Facebook including fan pages, apps, and like gates.</li></ul>

Nathan Ogden

A Discord bot featuring a web interface that enables users to upload and play audio clips within their server. Designed as an enhanced alternative to Discord’s built-in soundboard, created for use among peers.

Discord Soundboard

A CLI tool and library for parsing and rendering strategy boards from Final Fantasy XIV. Live demo available at: https://go14.lol/b/4

Final Fantasy XIV Strategy Board Viewer

Application for provisioning apps with Docker based on Platform.sh’s spec. Meant as a tool to be used for local development. The original version was created with Python and was later rebuilt with Golang.

Platform.CC

(WIP) Library for generating chains of reports with AI.

AI Reporting Library

Web application that helps cancer patients determine their best treatment options. It's fully customizable via a CMS and uses a logic tree like system to show determine the best options for the user.

OncoLife Survivorship Care Plan

Web application for viewing real-time game play statistics for the popular online video game, Final Fantasy XIV. At its peak usage the application had 10-20 concurrent users, and processed about 200,000 log lines per hour.

FFLiveParse

HTTP/FastCGI proxy with a cache extension. The cache is meant as a very simple and lightweight substitute to Varnish and supports edge side includes (ESI).

CProxy & CProxy-Cache

A simple 2D game library utilizing SDL2. Created as a learning exercise to better familarize myself with C++, game development, and library creation. It is worth noting that a game built with this library was ported to Android.

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