Experience
Experience & Education
My professional software development experience so far, along with the degree I'm currently working on.
- Mar 2026 — PresentCurrent
Junior Software Developer
Full-timeENSYTE Energy Software International · Houston, Texas · Remote
Contribute to the development and modernization of legacy desktop and web applications into a modern, web-based SaaS platform using C#/.NET, JavaScript (jQuery & React), HTML, CSS (Bootstrap), and SQL across Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server.
Work across the full stack on new features, bug fixes, reporting, database-backed functionality, and legacy-system migration, with a strong focus on debugging, root-cause analysis, testing, and validation across multiple customer environments.
Leverage AI-assisted development tools, including Claude Code, to accelerate implementation, investigation, and debugging while reviewing and validating changes through testing, database verification, and code review.
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- React
- C#/.NET
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Oracle SQL
- Mar 2025 — Mar 2026
Test Engineering Technician
Full-timeDS Electronics · Gilbert, Arizona · On-site
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, PCB testing, assembly, and depaneling as part of the electronics production process.
All testing, assembly, and inspection is performed in accordance with ISO 9001 quality management standards.
- Programming
- Communication
- Attention to Detail
- Problem Solving
- Troubleshooting
- Teamwork
- PCB Testing
- ISO 9001
- May 2023 — Mar 2025
Fiber Optic Assembler
Full-timeOptilab LLC · Phoenix, Arizona · On-site
Tested fiber optic devices, modules, benchtops, and rackmounts, and performed single-mode, multi-mode, and polarization-maintaining fiber splicing, soldering, and precision assembly and fiber alignment of PD, PR, and BPR devices.
Assisted engineers with assembly and testing for R&D work, and prepared and packaged finished products for customer orders.
- Fiber Optics
- Splicing (SM/MM/PM)
- Soldering
- Optical Alignment
- Device Testing
- R&D Support
- Attention to Detail
- Aug 2022 — May 2023
Layoff/position eliminated
Career break · Gilbert, Arizona
My position was eliminated due to organizational restructuring.
- Mar 2022 — Aug 2022
Manufacturing Shop Assistant
Full-timeVirTra · Chandler, Arizona · On-site
Operated and maintained machine shop equipment, handling daily machine warmup and upkeep, laser cutting and engraving, sand blasting, and deburring of mechanical parts.
Inspected mechanical parts for quality, picked material for the machine shop and assembly floor, and managed shipping and receiving for the shop.
- Machine Operation
- Laser Cutting & Engraving
- Sand Blasting
- Deburring
- Parts Inspection
- Shipping & Receiving
- Attention to Detail
- Aug 2021 — Mar 2022
Mechanical Assembly Technician
Full-timeVirTra · Tempe, Arizona · On-site
Assembled and troubleshot mechanical parts as part of the production process, and assisted with inspection to verify parts met specification before final assembly.
Also performed laser cutting and engraving, and supported material picking and inventory for both the assembly floor and the machine shop.
- Mechanical Assembly
- Troubleshooting
- Parts Inspection
- Laser Cutting & Engraving
- Inventory & Material Picking
- Teamwork
- Attention to Detail
- Feb 2024 — Feb 2028 (Expected)Current
B.S. Software Engineering
Accelerated B.S. → M.S.Western Governors University
As of August 2026, I moved into WGU's Accelerated Software Engineering program, which combines the Bachelor's and Master's degrees into a single track (B.S. → M.S.).
Undergraduate emphasis in Java, graduate emphasis in DevOps Engineering. Current GPA: 3.0 (WGU).
- Software Engineering
- Algorithms
- Data Structures
- Databases
- Web Development
- Java
- DevOps
- 2017 — 2021
High School Diploma
Homeschool · Home
Completed a homeschool curriculum and graduated with a 4.0 GPA.