# Matthew Garza > Software Engineer Location: Mystic, Connecticut, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/matthewgarza With a solid background spanning over 7 years, I've carved a niche for myself as a forward-thinking Software Engineer with a unique background. My journey has seamlessly transitioned from the structured world of the Nuclear Industry to the dynamic realm of full-stack software development, where I've made my mark with innovative solutions and strategic thinking. Here's a snapshot of my professional landscape: Comprehensive Technical Mastery: Led the charge in crafting an advanced React application utilizing TypeScript and GraphQL at CoachEm, dramatically boosting user engagement and efficiency. My ventures into developing a C# .NET microservice for sophisticated user licensing further illustrate my versatility and deep dive into technology layers. Creative Technological Solutions: My tenure at Codesmith was marked by spearheading data schema upgrades and bolstering test coverage, solidifying a TDD culture. My initiative to develop a VS Code Extension for React-Redux visualization underscores my dedication to enhancing developer experiences. Strategic Team Leadership: Renowned for my ability to merge technical acumen with leadership, I've consistently aligned project goals with business objectives and team capabilities. Leading by example, I've steered teams towards excellence at General Dynamics Electric Boat and beyond. Devoted to Growth and Sharing Knowledge: With an advanced degree in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University, my thirst for knowledge transcends my academic pursuits. Engaging in public speaking and crafting insightful publications, I actively contribute to the broader tech dialogue. I'm on the lookout for roles where I can deploy my arsenal of skills—ranging from TypeScript, JavaScript, and React to SQL/NoSQL databases—to architect solutions that resonate with users and stakeholders alike. Let's connect and explore how we can create the next big thing together. ## Work Experience ### Full Stack Software Engineer @ CoachEm Jan 2023 – Present | Connecticut, United States Spearheaded development of a comprehensive React application leveraging TypeScript, GraphQL, and React Router significantly enhancing user interface efficiency and interactivity. Integrated authentication and user management by implementing Auth0, including custom metadata provision for enhanced user profile functionalities. Architected and implemented a NestJS GraphQL server, handling request validation and processing, ensuring secure and efficient data exchange. Designed and developed a C# .Net microservice for robust user licensing and content service management, incorporating IP address verification with Azure Blob Storage to secure content access. Authored Fluent Migrator scripts for seamless database migrations, enhancing data structure evolution and maintaining data integrity across SQL databases. Utilized Npgsql package for efficient SQL database interactions, optimizing data retrieval and manipulation processes. Collaborated directly with business leaders to tailor the product development process, ensuring the final output precisely met client usage expectations and requirements. ### Software Engineer @ CS Engineering Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 Implemented SQL Data Models and a query wrapper to provide an ORM-type approach to SQL queries, prioritizing testability, maintainability, SQL input data sanitization and usability for developers. Expanded Jest test coverage to ensure a replicable TDD environment within a GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline, verifying the intended functionality of Express middleware and preventing unwanted side effects. Utilized Cypress for expanded E2E Test Coverage of a Redux-Express full stack application taking advantage of improved test isolation and speed. Updated legacy usage of Moment.js date library to date-fns in order to modernize date/time representations within an enterprise full-stack app. Conducted technical interviews for prospective engineers focusing on JS Knowledge and computer science fundamentals, technical communication, debugging and analytical problem solving skills, along with overall cultural fit. Led technical training for JR Engineers on topics such as advanced data structures, React, Express, Databases and JS DOM Manipulation.. Performed regular, in-depth code reviews focusing on React, Node, Express, SQL and No-SQL and promoting engineering best practices, code readability, and TDD. Mentored engineering teams through the development of open-source applications promoting efficient workflow, engineering best practices and positive/productive team dynamics. ### Software Engineer @ DevDux Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 Employed the VS Code API to develop a VS Code extension that rendered extracted React-Redux data as a tree view. The extension displays components rendered, props passed in, selected state and dispatched reducers for each individual file. Leveraged the Babel-Parser module to generate an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) to programmatically parse JS and TS React/Redux files. Developed AST traversal algorithm via a breadth-first approach of enqueuing all imported files to visit each file in a projects directory. Once in the AST body, developed modular methods to systematically visit different sections of a React-Redux component and extract the requisite data. Utilized TypeScript to take advantage of type safety for an improved developer experience and to prevent type bugs. Babel-Types was used in conjunction with TypeScript to take advantage of predictive intellisense and type safety while traversing the different AST body elements. Tested core AST parse functionality with unit tests and end-to-end testing of the Tree View API utilizing Mocha framework and Chai assertion library to ensure that the data parsed and displayed is correct for a given application. ### Secondary Systems Engineer @ Dominion Energy Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Waterford, Connecticut, United States Wrote SQL queries and VBA scripts to collect and analyze Secondary System equipment data for monitoring and trending. ### Senior Shift Test Engineer @ General Dynamics Electric Boat Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Groton, Connecticut, United States Developed leadership and troubleshooting skills by directing a team of up to 20 Navy sailors and civilian mechanics/electricians to conduct testing on the Reactor and Electrical plant of new construction Virginia Class Submarines. Held Department of Defense Secret Clearance. ### Engineer II @ General Dynamics Electric Boat Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 | Groton, Connecticut Nuclear Test Engineer ### Graduate Student Researcher @ Texas A&M University Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 Utilized Python, Matlab and VBA for their ability to analyze and refine large sets of data into conclusive results for experiments in the Nuclear Engineering Thermal Hydraulics Laboratories and develop representative visualizations for publication. ### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Texas A&M University Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 ## Education ### Master's of Science in Nuclear Engineering Texas A&M University Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 ### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nuclear Engineering Texas A&M University Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/garzamatte - GitHub: https://www.github.com/mattg614 --- Source: https://flows.cv/matthewgarza JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/matthewgarza/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29