Intro

As a senior engineer with broad experience in firmware, software, and web development, I'm open to new opportunities. I'm especially interested in working for a company with a positive and altruistic mission.

I live in Minnesota, and am passionate about my community and all types of technology. I serve as the president of my HOA and as Technology Advisor of the Hopkins Business & Civic Association. Check out some of my projects here!

I also own a small company that serves to bring other small companies onto the Internet. Check out Zink Solutions!

Work

Medtronic

(Senior Software Engineer, May 2020 - Present)

  • Mentor lower level engineers and interns
  • Oversee scheduled software releases using CI/CD
  • Implement features for pacemaker interrogation software (proprietary language)
  • Manage a small team to create an internal automation tool

(Firmware Engineer, August 2019 - May 2020)

  • Wrote and reviewed firmware tests for Pain RC (TCL) and Pump X (C++) using proprietary libraries
  • Designed verification tests for THOR recharge module (Python) with automated testing in Jenkins

Wells Fargo

(BSC & Web Designer, July 2017 - August 2019)

  • Managed communication and whitepapers for the Retail Delivery Systems team
  • Built and oversaw brokerage of VDIs (virtual desktops)
  • Single-handedly developed the new system of maintenance for the VDIs and trained another team to use it for future changes
  • Organized users and managed priviledges to test/dev/prod servers
  • Provided technical support for those experiencing issues on the VDIs or any other computer-based problem

Punch Through Design

(Software/Firmware/Web Developer, May 2016 - July 2017)

  • popSLATE 2 firmware(written in C, tested in Python, used various debugging hardware)
  • Wrote tutorials, guides, and projects for the LightBlue Bean (Arduino and BLE profiles)
  • Augmented company website to fix bugs and increase views/sales (Github, Heroku, AWS)
  • Improved shipping fulfillment process (Shopify API, Liquid)

Innovative Tech. Partners

(IT Support, Oct 2010 - May 2016)

  • Built and maintained PCs, laptops, servers, NAS units, switches, routers, modems, VoIP systems, and more
  • Worked directly with end-users to solve technical problems and upgrade hardware and software
  • Managed IT infrastructure with GFI Max IT monitoring and support tools
  • Provided remote support using TeamViewer for Windows and Mac

Bruegger's Bagels

(Bagel Baker & Sandwich Maker, July 2013 - July 2014)

  • Worked with difficult customers to craft precise stacks of ingredients
  • Prepared raw ingredients for the following day and documented stock
  • Put raw dough in oven and used powerful alchemical skills to turn it into cooked bagels

Projects

  • Fnid, a Chrome finder plugin that accounts for spelling errors (Winter Wonderhack 2016).
  • MacBot, a conversational AI with API integrations to Slack, Facebook Messenger, and Weather Underground (Spartahack 2017).
  • CoffeeBot, a coffee maker with SMS capabilities (was featured in newsletter as Instructable of the week).
  • Pumpkin Notifire a wireless, ANCS-connected, fire-breathing jack-o-lantern.
  • Budget Raspberry Pi arcade cabinet (customized RetroPie distro, cabinet made of recycled wooden pallet boards).
  • Shoetooth Fight Stick, a retro arcade-style controller built into a shoebox that communicates with HID over Bluetooth Low-Energy.
  • Fakey Makey, a dirt-cheap version of the Makey Makey made with an Arduino UNO clone and resistors.
  • QWOP Bot, an AI that uses a genetic algorithm and improved heuristics to learn to run, using QWOP for reference.
  • Spit It Out! - a card game adapted for mobile (Android) devices
  • Light Pollution, a game made for the ICDBWTMAG 2019 Game Jam.
  • Super Cruncher, an homage to MECC's 1990 masterpiece "Number Munchers."
  • Arduino leak detector for large appliances
  • CDAL-C++ cross compiler
  • Various soldering side-projects
  • Check my GitHub for projects I may never finish
  • Check my Instagram for my woodworking projects