I joined Cerner after a college internship, focusing initially on big data processing with Java and Hadoop but eventually shifting into a more front-end role with Ruby on Rails and React. I had the honor to work with many talented individuals, and I believe that the most important aspect of software development is a solid connection with your teammates through empathy, communication, and a common goal. Our common goal was improve healthcare by writing and maintaining applications that serve as an interface of the Cerner HealtheIntent platform for clients, consultants, and other engineers.
Projects I worked on at Cerner:
•Enhanced a rails web application to allow users to switch between AWS regions on demand
•Maintained several React.js, Ruby on Rails, and Java applications and APIs utilized by Cerner clients, consultants, and other engineers within our organization
•Configured Apache Hadoop applications on a new AWS cluster and enabled Kerberos for added security
•Joined forces with numerous teams to migrate live clients from on-premises servers to AWS
•Reduced cluster resource usage of a crunch pipeline by 20% by leveraging more efficient data models
•Met with solution designers, wrote requirements, and completed logical implementation of patient consent filtering in order to be compliant with EU health privacy laws