• Researched, documented, and executed the integration of Istio ambient service mesh into a complex EKS-based microservice architecture, enabling secure routing, authentication, and role-based authorization

• Developed and deployed a business-critical webpage using HTML, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), and Figma, delivering a responsive and accessible user interface for 10+ regions

• Acted as onsite project lead, serving as the primary liaison between client stakeholders and the engineering team while managing and validating code releases

• Conducted root cause analysis for production incidents and proactively monitored system health using Splunk, Dynatrace, Glassbox, and Postman, reducing system downtime and improving site reliability

• Identified and documented localization strategies and existing component mappings as part of the define phase of a new project with an estimated $10 million revenue

• Refactored legacy React class components to functional components and implemented front-end feature enhancements using React, AEM, Storybook, JavaScript, HTML, and SASS/SCSS, improving code maintainability and user experience

• Translated Figma wireframes into API requirements, bridging the gap between UX and engineering teams and accelerating development

• Enhanced a React web application with Progressive Web App (PWA) capabilities, including installability, a custom offline interface, and web push notifications, presenting a functional prototype to client stakeholders

• Rebuilt an existing ASP.NET web application in React, delivering a proof of concept to aid in the selection of a new front-end framework

• Styled and developed UI components using Material UI, HTML, and CSS, simulating a native mobile app appearance while ensuring consistency with brand styling

• Implemented public, private, and restricted routing with React Router, enabling access control based on user authentication status

• Researched and integrated React Redux state management

• Developed custom queries and alerts in Grafana and Prometheus to visualize key metrics such as system uptime averages and disk usage, supporting proactive monitoring of system health

• Implemented a CI/CD pipeline using GitLab for a Python-based software stack, streamlining build and deployment workflows

• Deployed software updates to customer hardware pending field installation

• Completed Forge's Launch Academy, a prestigious 16-week summer program that teaches students hands-on skills they then apply during a 9-week internship at the end of the summer

• Participated in several weeks of soft skills training prior to the start of summer

• Engaged in four weeks of intensive hard skills training specific to software engineering, including technical lessons in ReactJS and Firebase and multiple hands-on group projects, prior to the start of my internship at Everactive