Principal Engineer & Full Stack Developer
Developer, Consultant, Robotics enthusiast, Mentor, Engineer, Entrepreneur, Investor, IoT creator, Veteran, Volunteer.
I am a fun creative professional who loves to constantly learn, improve myself and help those around me. I've launched numerous business ventures ranging from IT services and application development to restaurants and food trailers. I enjoy taking complex problems and creating easy to follow systemized solutions.
Experienced in both client-side and backend development with professional DBA experience
Extensive experience consulting for Fortune 500 corporations including TJX Companies, 3M, and UnitedHealth Group
Successfully launched multiple ventures from restaurants to IoT automation platforms
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
- Albert EinsteinMaintain and develop E-commerce platforms for TJX Companies, including TJMaxx, Marshalls and Homegoods. Work within an Agile team to meet the project owners vision, mentor other software engineers and junior engineers. Utilizing the ATG platform with Java, JSP, HTML, javascript, CSS to do both front end and back end development.
Investing money, expertise and time in start-up ventures. Successfully launched the Northwoods Family Grille restaurant, North Shore Magic wrap (vehicle wrap), Superior and Company (apparel and design), Axon Local Media (digital ad players), AxonCentral (AI automation) and the Shore Happy (food trailer).
Oversaw and participated in development and maintenance of systems, programs, and infrastructure. Migrated technology from physical servers to cloud based AWS. Developed applications and tools, created and managed teams, and analyzed best software and approach to achieve strategic goals.
Collaborated on a team tasked to create, maintain and manage hundreds of 3M websites across 60 different countries in multiple languages. Front end development of the Post it, Scotchgard, Ace, Filtrete, Scientific Angler, Littman, and many other 3M websites, landing pages and marketing emails.
Six Month contract to build an executive dashboard by compiling information from hundreds of sources across the insurance industry to display a real time snapshot "dashboard", which allowed executives to visually identify everything happening within their scope of responsibility.
Developed banking software used in 90% of banks and online mortgage companies across the United States (the Expere Knowledge Base). Started as XML content engineer, promoted to team lead within 3 months, software developer after 6 months and to database analyst after a year.
Served in roles of increasing responsibility operating under a Secret security clearance in various locations across the United States and Europe. Learned leadership, self-sufficiency, effective communication, integrity, technology, teamwork, and problem-solving.
Created a centralized compliance document system serving multiple lines of business. Used in 90% of banks and online mortgage companies across the United States. Promoted from content engineer to DBA.
Learn MoreBuilt and maintained 3M's international websites across 60 countries. Leading member of the team for Post-it, Scotchgard, Ace, Filtrete, Scientific Angler, Littman brands. Content translated and localized for each region.
View BrandsBuilt a full-stack executive dashboard for UnitedHealth Group monitoring thousands of real-time transactions with drill-down capability. Used LAMP stack with ImageMagick for graphical representations.
Series of ESP8266 microcontroller nodes with TCP/IP networking using Raspberry Pi as central hub. Auto-configurable sensors and actuators with OTA firmware updates. Real-time communication via Node.js chat server.
Visit SiteAutomated quality assurance system using Python and OpenCV. Compares printed designs against originals using image subtraction to detect defects, determining if human inspection is needed.
Built in 3 days to replace failing offshore testing team. Automated entire regression testing process, enabling on-schedule release. Also created code review tools for developers to self-check logic.
Grant-funded interactive light installation using custom IoT devices. LED strips with gyroscope sensors change colors based on orientation, creating engaging public art installations.
Custom Point of Sale system for Shore Happy food trailer. Customers order via their own devices or provided touchscreen. Runs on Ubuntu with open SSID for customer connectivity.
Comprehensive microservices-based system featuring automatic scoring using machine learning to detect standing pins after each ball. Integrates lane displays, player kiosks for score updates, POS, and front-of-house management. Supports open bowl, league, and tournament modes with customizable game variations including 9-pin, with flexible billing by game or time.
I'm always interested in hearing about new projects and opportunities. Whether you need consulting for Fortune 500 corporations or help building a small business from the ground up, I'd love to hear from you.