Hi! I'm Samuel! I am a software engineer with a particular passion for UX. I was initially trained as a computer scientist and furthered my education in Human-Computer Interaction because I care about people and want to be involved in the technology to solve problems to improve their lives.

2021 — 2025NicheSenior Software Engineer, Front End

2021 — 2025

2021 — 2021NicheSoftware Engineer, Front End

2021 — 2021

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

2017 — 2020IQ Inc.Software Engineer

2017 — 2020

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Full-stack development of REST API web app (React/Redux/Typescript, .NET Core, C#).

Migrated monolithic pharmaceutical drug management system with ~20 complex screens to a microservice architecture (Docker).

Developed user interface to automate bulk manipulation of hospital data. Reduced time from days to minutes for field implementation staff (WPF).

Taught UX-related workshops and training to team members every month. Presented at the annual company conference (50 attendees) twice.

2015 — 2017Georgia Tech Research InstituteGraduate Research Assistant

2015 — 2017

Atlanta, GA

Developed a computational model for measuring skill decay in organizational design teams, including literature review and digital tool creation. Published in HFES 2017 journal.

Designed and conducted user research and experiment to model how strain among hand tools affects fatigue. Delivered results to sponsoring company.

2016 — 2016DraperHuman-Computer Interaction Intern

2016 — 2016

Cambridge, MA

Worked on immersive situational awareness project by contributing to driving simulation development and demo, participating in brainstorming and design sessions, and user testing.

Education

2015 — 2017

Georgia Institute of Technology

Master’s Degree

2015 — 2017

2008 — 2012

Carnegie Mellon University

Bachelor's Degree

2008 — 2012

2004 — 2008

Iolani School

High School Diploma

2004 — 2008

Experience+

Education

Master’s Degree

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma