About
I'm a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Web Services with 2+ years of experience designing
and operating secure, distributed backend services and APIs in Python, C, Go, and Java. My work
centers on cloud security infrastructure and DDoS mitigation — including automation that cut DNS
mitigation update times from four weeks to three days.
I graduated from Drexel University's Pennoni Honors College with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering
(minors in Computer Science and Mathematics). I care about building scalable, reliable systems and
automating away toil.
Experience
Software Development Engineer — Amazon Web Services
Jul 2023 – Present · Santa Clara, CA
- Built a threat-intelligence visibility layer on AWS Athena that lets security engineers query top DDoS attacker-IP trends in real time.
- Built a high-scale diagnostic orchestrator with gRPC and DynamoDB to monitor hardware health (CPU, NIC, SSD), cutting time to identify and decommission faulty hosts by 65%.
- Engineered a DynamoDB-backed distributed locking mechanism coordinating maintenance windows across 600+ locations in 30+ regions, maintaining 100% service availability during critical security updates.
- Delivered a pipeline that cut DNS Known-Good Resolver bloom-filter deployment time by 90%, reducing "Unknown Resolver" data noise from 30% to under 10%.
- Led a task force that reduced the average age of the oldest deployed code across 55 pipelines from 100 days to under 28 days.
- Implemented a distributed Auto-Reboot system that automated OS patching for the global data-plane fleet, achieving a 30-day patching SLA and cutting manual maintenance overhead by 80%.
Software Engineer, Intern — Sharing Excess
Mar 2022 – Sep 2022 · Philadelphia, PA
- Built and deployed a web app for a nonprofit partnership using React, Google Firebase, and Node.js.
- Cut app latency by migrating from Firebase to a Node.js company server and backend.
- Designed and shipped a rebranded look for the company's main product using Figma, Firebase, and Node.js.
Project Engineer, Intern — PECO (An Exelon Company)
Sep 2019 – Mar 2020 · Philadelphia, PA
- Reviewed engineering designs against PECO, NESC, and OSHA standards.
- Created make-safe work-order packages for construction crews and ran site surveys between engineering, project management, and contractors.
- Provided engineering design cost estimates for large new-business projects totaling ~$8M.
Skills
Languages & Backend —
Python · C · Go · Java · TypeScript · Ruby · Bash · RESTful & gRPC APIs · CLI tooling · Distributed systems · Systems programming · Linux · Test automation
Cloud & AWS —
EC2 · Lambda · VPC · S3 · DynamoDB · Athena · CloudWatch · CloudFormation · AppConfig · Cloud security infrastructure
Network & Security —
DDoS mitigation & anti-DDoS technologies · DNS security · Intel DPDK · TCP/IP protocol analysis · Wireshark
DevOps & Tooling —
CI/CD · Docker · Terraform · GitHub Actions · Grafana · OpenSearch · Agile
Projects & Hackathons
HackMoney — ETHGlobal
May 2022
- Built a pay-as-you-go insurance protocol on the Polygon blockchain with a team of five.
- Wrote the governance smart contract in Solidity and tested it with the Mocha framework.
- Won the Superfluid ($3,300) prize and the Coinbase Wallet prize for best use.
Code For Good — JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Feb 2022
- Led a team of three on the front-end, delegating tasks and helping teammates debug.
- Designed the site layout in Figma and implemented it in React.js.
- Earned a software engineering internship offer from JPMorgan Chase & Co.