Resume

Summary

Experienced Software Architect and Engineer with over 20 years of expertise merging Full-Stack Development, Data Science, and Human-Computer Interaction. A strategic technical lead who navigates complex domains to deliver AI-driven solutions, including Large Language Model (LLM) agents and scalable enterprise web applications that deliver data insights. Proven track record of driving engineering excellence and transforming ambiguous business requirements into precise, user-centric software experiences.

Technical Skills

• Full-Stack Development: HTML, CSS/SASS, JavaScript/TypeScript, React/Redux, D3.js, Vega Lite, Webpack, Python, Django, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, Java, Spring MVC

• Cloud & DevOps: Makefile, Docker, Jenkins, Git, Github Actions, Kubernetes, Redis, Okta, Terraform, AWS (Lambda, S3, EKS), Vault, Kafka, New Relic, Snyk, Wiz

• AI & Data Engineering: JSON, SQL, PostgreSQL, Vertica, Numpy, Pandas, R, R Shiny, Strands, AWS Bedrock

• Software Tools: PyCharm, Tableau, Github and Microsoft Copilot

Experience

Senior Data Science Software Engineer

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York City, NY

• AI & LLM Architecture: Deployed a full-stack AI Agent using AWS Bedrock and Strands. Implemented a natural language interface that parses complex user questions into dynamic SQL execution and then presents comprehensive analysis in a structured HTML report with interactive visualizations.

• Automated Intelligence: Built and launched 'TRAILS,' an AI-driven extraction engine for the Fiduciary team. The system automated the processing of dense legal documentation, significantly increasing review speed and data accuracy while reducing manual operational load.

• Engineering Leadership: Directed the Engineering Excellence Committee, driving the adoption of software best practices across the Data Science department. Established domain-specific principles and transparency metrics to improve code resilience and maintainability.

• Scalable Infrastructure: Led the backend development for MassMutual.com’s suite of financial web calculators (Life Insurance, Retirement Gap, College Savings, etc). Designed a high-availability API service capable of delivering personalized financial insights to a large public user base.

• Financial Modeling Platforms: Developed complex web applications for Private Equity and Fund teams that facilitate cash flow forecasting and portfolio risk analysis, featuring custom scenario planning, tracking error decomposition, and optimized asset allocation tools for data-driven investment decisions.

• Strategic Visibility: Engineered a custom OKR management platform for executive leadership, transforming opaque objectives into a system of clear ownership and real-time visibility.

Head of Data Visualization

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York City, NY

• Systematized Design (Signal): Conceptualized and engineered ‘Signal,’ a proprietary design system and component library for Data Science web applications. This initiative accelerated full-stack development of data-intensive applications while ensuring a consistent, cohesive, and user-friendly experience across platforms.

• Investment Intelligence (VIPER): Architected ‘VIPER,’ a reporting platform that delivered insights into the General Investment Account (GIA) portfolios, supporting informed investment decisions.

• Algorithmic Transparency: Led the development of model monitoring dashboards to visualize feature distributions, providing critical visibility into the performance and reliability of data science models.

• Pipeline Architecture: Established an end-to-end visualization pipeline that bridged stakeholder requirements with technical execution, ensuring user-centric design principles guided the architecture of complex data products.

Director of Software Architecture

Showtime Networks, New York City, NY

• Architectural Oversight: Orchestrated the server-side infrastructure for Showtime and Smithsonian Channel properties. Directed engineering team through architectural decisions, code reviews, and collaborative training.

• Automated Content Operations: Implemented an intelligent image processing pipeline that autonomously cropped and resized marketing assets. This successfully automated the optimization of visual content for deployment across all digital channels.

• Data Integration (Cast Tool): Designed and built the 'Cast Tool' to centralize actor and director metadata. This system eliminated fragmentation, ensuring seamless integration and distribution of talent data across web, mobile and interactive TV platforms.

Programmer/Analyst Middleware Infrastructure

UCLA (University of California Los Angeles), Los Angeles, CA

• Identity Infrastructure: Managed the Enterprise Directory Webservice, enabling real-time identity synchronization across campus applications.

• Secure Access: Engineered a secure group management application for access provisioning, prioritizing an accessible user-centered experience.

Education

M.S., Human Computer Interaction

Iowa State University, Ames, IA

B.S., Computer Science | B.S., Computer Engineering

University of Utah

Certificates

Data Visualization 

New York University

Applied Data Science with Python

University of Michigan on Coursera

Business Intelligence Concepts, Tools, and Applications

University of Colorado System on Coursera

Data Warehouse Concepts, Design, and Data Integration

University of Colorado System on Coursera