//Work
$ git log --oneline career
//Experience
Director of Technology Services
Roady's Truck Stops
- >Lead a team of developers and support staff delivering digital platforms serving a nationwide truck stop network with 50+ locations processing millions of fuel transactions annually
- >Define technical strategy and architecture standards across web applications, mobile apps, and API integrations with major fuel card processors
- >Hands-on development of customer-facing web applications and APIs using Node.js, React, and serverless AWS architecture
- >Continue to own and evolve the mobile app (React Native), shipping features and performance improvements alongside cross-functional teams
- >Maintain and extend CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and AWS CDK, ensuring fast and reliable deployments across all platforms
- >Integrated AI-assisted development workflows, improving team productivity and code quality
- >Mentor engineers through code reviews, architectural guidance, and engineering standards
Technical Lead
Roady's Truck Stops
- >Architected and led migration of all database platforms to AWS RDS Aurora PostgreSQL, improving query performance by 40% and enabling horizontal scalability
- >Directed development of customer-facing web applications using Node.js, React, and serverless AWS architecture serving thousands of daily active users
- >Led development of a mobile app (React Native) from planning through delivery, coordinating cross-functional teams
- >Implemented comprehensive CI/CD automation using GitHub Actions and AWS CDK, reducing deployment time from hours to minutes
- >Established engineering standards, design principles, and SOPs; mentored developers through code reviews and architectural guidance
Software & DevOps Developer
Roady's Truck Stops
- >Designed and deployed containerized REST API on AWS ECS, replacing legacy ad-hoc endpoints with scalable, maintainable architecture
- >Built multi-language SMS messaging infrastructure supporting high-volume customer communications
- >Introduced CI/CD practices organization-wide; trained development team on automated testing and deployment workflows
Web Application Developer
The H.T. Hackney Co.
- >Deployed customer-facing e-commerce websites to AWS using CloudFormation for automated, scalable infrastructure
- >Architected scalable REST API web services and integrated React into the e-commerce platform
- >Created serverless computing solutions for resource-intensive report generation, reducing processing costs
- >Promoted Agile development practices and introduced Git-based version control with GitLab CI/CD
Senior Engineer
LEIGHTRONIX, INC.
- >Developed multi-tenant SaaS video streaming platform delivering Live and VOD services with adaptive bitrate streaming and geographically-aware CDN
- >Built subscription and licensing infrastructure securing premium services across video server appliance product line
- >Created encoding pipeline automation using local and AWS cloud services for media normalization at scale
Network Administrator
LEIGHTRONIX, INC.
- >Managed enterprise network infrastructure including VPN, firewall, and server administration
- >Led data center migration and network architecture redesign
//Certifications
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
//Leadership & Community
Council / Division Commissioner
Michigan Crossroads Council (Scouting America)
Scoutmaster
Scout BSA
Pack Committee Chair
Cub Scouts
Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts of America