About me

I am a Senior at Iowa State University majoring in Data Science. I work as a Part Time Cloud Software Engineer at John Deere where I work with a team of engineers to develop and manage cloud-based solutions for all of John Deere.

What i'm doing

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    AWS

    Gaining real world experience with common AWS services such as Route53, EC2, S3, and Lambda.

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    CI/CD Management

    Using GitHub Actions to implement CI/CD pipelines into projects to enhance development efficiency.

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    Machine Learning

    Using foundational skills in machine learning and data science to analyze and predict factory usage.

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    Innovating

    Constantly learning new technologies and implementing them into projects to stay ahead of the curve.

Hobbies

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    Photography

    I'm no professional, but I love taking photos and flying drones in my free time!

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    Cars

    I love Formula 1, the movie Cars, and pretty much anything to do with Porsche.

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    Friends and Family

    Any free time is spent hanging out with my wife, dog, and friends!

Resume

Education

  1. Iowa State University

    2021 — Present

    Data Science Major

  2. Norwalk High School

    2017 — 2021

Experience

  1. PTS Cloud Software Engineer

    John Deere

    2021 — Present
    • Working with a team to provide professional cloud solutions in Java, Python, and JavaScript
    • Engaged in automation initiatives to streamline DNS migration, SSL certificate management, and AWS account creation processes, enhancing efficiency and accelerating deployment timelines resulting in the removal of over 110,000 security vulnerabilities and generating significant cost savings by optimizing AWS resources.
    • Partnered with a Cloud Security team to enhance system security by implementing changes in the accounts creation pipeline, fostering streamlined processes and improved compliance measures.

  2. Facilities Team Member

    Valley Church

    2020 - 2022

  3. Food and Beverage Expert

    Target

    Summer of 2019

My skills

  • AWS
    65%
  • Python
    80%
  • Java
    50%
  • Web Design
    25%
  • Hadoop (MapReduce and HBase)
    60%
  • Scripting and Query Languages (Pig, SQL, etc.)
    60%
  • R for Data Manipulation
    75%
  • Table Tennis
    95%