I am a veteran software architect and engineer who began his career in 1998 with a vast skillset of of technologies across the stack in the spaces of online multiplayer gaming, social networking, video streaming/sharing, peer-to-peer technologies, Developer SDKs, scientific research, artificial intelligence, data mining/analysis and virtual reality systems. Besides engineering, I have experience in project management, internet marketing , software/game design, UI/UX development and graphic design. My strengths include being a quick study, which has provided me a lot of broad knowledge of different technologies over the years, my creativity and passion for invention which has allowed me to find better solutions to given systems and pioneer new software solutions to increase functionality and profitability. I work best in startup environments allowing me to wear many hats and invest myself in the success of the business. I have a business mind and entrepreneurial passion, constantly developing business plans and prototyping new app inventions as well as reading up on new technologies to know as much as I can about my field.
Successfully refactored core web service APIs to be to provide performance, scalability, security, RESTful standards.
Redesigned the backend APIs into a microservice architecture with an API gateway employing technologies such as Websockets, RabbitMQ, Redis and Yeoman in order to scale the application.
Worked with multiple databases including PostgreSQL, Solr, Redis and and Spark, aiding in supporting big data operations via MapReduce development Played an instrumental role in researching, designing and prototyping the 2.0 platform using open-source tools and modern development strategies
