11+ years building scalable microservices, distributed systems, and blockchain solutions. Expert in Java/Spring ecosystem with proven track record delivering high-stakes financial and healthcare platforms processing billions in transactions.
Senior Software Engineer with 11+ years of experience building scalable microservices, distributed systems, and blockchain solutions. Expert in Java/Spring ecosystem with proven track record delivering high-stakes financial and healthcare platforms processing billions in transactions.
Specialized in modernizing legacy systems and implementing innovative Web3 technologies. Based in Phoenix, AZ and open to remote opportunities.
Core Technologies:• Delivered Java modernization initiatives for Fortune 500 financial services bank, GDPR-compliant SaaS platform, and Library of Congress government contract.
• Led Java 1.8 to Java 22 modernization and on-premise to AWS cloud migration of 15+ Spring Boot microservices, reducing infrastructure costs by 40%
• Architected configurable validation framework replacing legacy hard-coded system, reducing deployment from 2 weeks to 30 minutes
• Implemented royalty calculation features processing $2B+ annually across 50M+ tracks
• Developed microservice end-to-end in a 5-person team to modernize fraud risk modeling and improve code maintainability using Java/Spring.
• Refactored fraud risk scoring models with clean interfaces and unit tests
• Designed/Implemented new Phone Number disconnection API integration
• Worked with BA/Stakeholders to get security approach approved and deployed to production
• Designed and implemented complete cross-chain development solution, including API translation service and JavaScript library for raw Bitcoin transaction manipulation with smart contracts.
• Built Janus API translation service (github.com/qtumproject/janus)
• Created Qtum-Ethers JavaScript library (github.com/qtumproject/qtum-ethers)
• Represented team at Consensus 2021/2022 in Austin, TX
• Led development of HIPAA-compliant peer-to-peer healthcare platform using Go, libp2p, and Protobuf.
• Built full-stack P2P integration system connecting React frontend to distributed backend
• Integrated with Allscripts FHIR API for secure appointment data synchronization
• Architected secure self-hosted solutions for healthcare practices
• Architected and led comprehensive microservices API modernization initiative.
• Designed high-performance Redis-based caching layer over new item service API
• Achieved 10x+ performance gains through strategic caching implementation
• Led technical modernization of legacy monolithic architecture
• Solo built professional shared knowledge insights platform; tested market using lean startup mvp (Golang).
• Reddit for scientific Journal Clubs
• Solo built shift management solution in 2016 in free time while commuting 5 days a week to Chicago. 29,000 LOC, 1492 commits; tested market with MVP for workforce scheduling and management.
• Open source as of 2025 at github.com/ripply/proxyshift
