Full Stack Engineer, Master Specialists

May, 2016 - Present

Master Specialists provides data analysis and logistics support for fleet delivery and logistics customers

• Full Stack Developer
• Make API enpoints, mixins, workflows, and log reports
• Convert method/function based calls to Class based for optimal mixin servicability
• Write integration tests and unit tests for increased uptime, better development, and dev ops improvements
• Optimize SQL / ORM calls for high traffic queries
• Develop(ed) Finite State Machine FSM for records to track end to end regulatory and query states
• Restructure, silo, and services into maintanable processes
• Coded in Django, React, D3, Celery, Twilio, RabbitMQ, AWS, DRF, and other tools (see to the right) to run a scalable site from end to end
• Design, implement, and iterate features for the entire web platform, across multiple verticals, and prepare client guided meetings for support and design
• Design and automate procedural, regulatory, and cost-saving logistics processes and changes

Graduate Researcher - The Sound of Fractions, Virginia Tech

Jan, 2013 - Present

The Sound of Fractions is an online tool to help students who struggle with fractions to understand the entire system of fractions through music. I designed, developed, and implemented a study, of a full stack application with accompanying curriculum to enable students to tap their own rhythms and have audio processing transform their rhythms into mathematical graphical representations. I also designed and developed a data viewer to allow transparent and cross discipline investigation of the data.

• General Overview :
• Explore the design and data :
• Thesis, presentation, and documentation :
• National Public Radio (NPR) Interview:

Graduate Researcher, Virginia Tech

Dec, 2013 - Present 1 year

Research how to help entering undergraduates become more successful by making data meaningful to individual users and developed a custom dashboard for students, teachers, and administration.

• Fully customizable dashboard for learning analytics     Proof Of Concept  

Implementation Manager, FedEx Ground

Feb, 2006 - Dec, 2014 8 years 10 months

I helped develop and implement an automated sortation and dispatch system to increase accuracy and productivity of the delivery of packages, the final stage in a the logistics of small package delivery networks. Reduced costs by 5% and then increased accuracy by 4%. Security and Six Sigma improvements savings totaling more than $10M.

• Contractor Corporate Liaison : July 2010 - Dec 2014
• Vision Implementation Manager : Feb 2010 - Dec 2011
• Southern Division Quality Initiative Manager : Feb 2009 - Jan 2011
• Senior Service Manager : Jan 2007 - Jan 2009
• Service Manager : April 2006 - Dec 2006
• Package Handler : Mar 2006 - May 2006

Grocery Manager, Harris Teeter

May, 2002 - Feb, 2006 3 years 9 months

Managed grocery departments for several areas stores, eventually designing an improved inventory system.

Computer Science : Human Computer Interaction, Masters,  Virginia Tech

Jul, 2013 - Present

Female Gendered Communication, Undergraduate,  University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Jul, 2003 - Nov, 2007

Planning Director,  IUPUI Relief Housing

Apr, 2016 - Present

I work with an incredible team of people to tackle housing for adults recovering from trauma

Social Chair,  Virginia Tech Computer Science Grad Council

Aug, 2014 - Present

I make things more fun. I do this with graphic visualization of food menus, wood crafted games, home cooked meals, and of course smiles (and lots of them :) to every social event.

Committee Chair,  Ecumenical Think Tank

Feb, 2012 - Feb, 2013

I participated with select community members to develop appropriate potential opportunities to help increase young adult attendance and participation in community small groups, and allocate and distribute $100K to the opportunities.

Team Member,  Habitat For Humanity

Jan, 2001 - Present

Starting with weekend builds, I have become specialized in framing and roofing. I also help supply chains for the Bahamas Habitat, a country often not thought of requiring Habitat's resources, who help serve over 1000 families across the various islands. I also work with disaster relief efforts in the gulf.

• Builder
• International Logistics
• Disaster Relief

The Sound of Fractions ,  Virginia Tech

Published on: April 24, 2016

Teaching fractions to students through music with an online application and accompanying curriculum.

Knowledge Building and Sharing: A meta-model for Guided Research, Learning, and Application ,  VTechWorks

Published on: May 06, 2014

A model for classification and design of security systems incorporating up to date methods.

RaBit EscAPE: a board game for computational thinking ,  Interaction Design and Children

Published on: Dec 31, 2013

Innovative child board game to teach computational thinking skills.