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<h1>Orion Kindel</h1>
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<strong
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>Engineering Leader • Scalable Systems Architect • Open-Source
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Advocate</strong
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Passionate about creating educational content to evangelize modern tools and practices, while actively growing in mentorship, team leadership, and business leadership roles. Dedicated to fostering open-source communities and contributing to impactful organizations.
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Chicago, IL ·
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<a class="text-nowrap" href="tel:9894430197">+1 989 443 0197</a> ·
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<a class="text-nowrap" href="mailto:orionkindel@gmail.com">
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orionkindel@gmail.com</a
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·
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<a class="text-nowrap" href="https://git.orionkindel.com">
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git.orionkindel.com</a
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·
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<a class="text-nowrap" href="https://github.com/cakekindel">
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github.com/cakekindel</a
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<a class="text-nowrap" href="https://www.meetup.com/chicago-rust-meetup/">
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meetup.com/chicago-rust-meetup</a
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·
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<a class="text-nowrap" href="https://linkedin.com/in/orion-kindel">
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linkedin.com/in/orion-kindel</a
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Engineering leader with 8+ years of experience building high-performing
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teams, scalable architectures, and validated products. Proven track
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record in leading engineering teams, improving development processes,
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and driving business outcomes through technical innovation.
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<h2>Technical Skills</h2>
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<strong>Languages</strong>: Haskell, Purescript, Rust, OCaml, Python,
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JavaScript/TypeScript
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<strong>Infrastructure</strong>: AWS, Linux, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker
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<li><strong>Databases</strong>: PostgreSQL, SQL, NoSQL</li>
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<strong>Architecture</strong>: Event-driven systems, microservices,
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monoliths
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<strong>Leadership & Process</strong>: Agile, Scrum, mentoring, hiring
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<strong>Version Control</strong>: Expert in Git, GitHub, and self-hosted
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Gitea instances, including mirroring and automated workflows.
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</ul>
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<h2>Community Leadership</h2>
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Revived the Chicago Rust Meetup chapter post-pandemic by networking with
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the VP of Technology at Google to secure contributor access.
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Organized a series of in-person happy-hour meetups, growing attendance
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from 2 to over 40 regular participants within a year.
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Fostered a collaborative and welcoming environment, re-establishing the
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group as a hub for Rust developers in the Chicago area.
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<li>
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Authored several blog posts on Rust, Typescript & pattern matching,
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which collectively gained 50,000 views on Medium, engaging a global audience
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with actionable guides, leading to improved adoption of Rust and functional programming.
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</li>
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<li>
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Regularly attend non-domain-specific tech meetups, serving as a
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community pillar and mentor to 20+ aspiring developers on career advice,
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technical skills and open-source contributions.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Experience</h2>
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<h3>Founder, CTO · LÜM Ventures</h3>
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<p><em>Chicago IL, July 2024 - Present</em></p>
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Architected and led the development of a full-stack
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<strong>Purescript</strong> MVP, balancing rapid delivery with long-term
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scalability and maintainability. Built a solid foundation with
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<strong>automated testing, monitoring, and zero tech debt</strong>,
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ensuring seamless expansion into the full platform vision.
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</p>
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<h5>Key Contributions</h5>
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<strong>Scalable, Maintainable Full-Stack Architecture</strong>
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Designed a robust FRP-based frontend with monadic composition,
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enabling fine-grained state management and complex dependency
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resolution.
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Engineered a metaprogramming-powered backend that minimizes
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boilerplate while supporting rich, complex REST semantics.
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</li>
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<li>
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Ensured strict type safety between the frontend and API, preventing
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contract violations when deployed together.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Future-Proof Database & API Design</strong>
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Built a 4NF PostgreSQL schema with modularity and pivot flexibility,
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supporting the full platform roadmap.
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</li>
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<li>
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Developed a bespoke migration system, ensuring seamless schema
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evolution without external dependencies.
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</li>
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<li>
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Defined an OpenAPI + JSON Schema REST API, incorporating
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HATEOAS-style linked data for enhanced discoverability.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<strong>Reliability, Automation & CI/CD</strong>
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Scaffolding from day one included unit & end-to-end tests, liveness
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checks, and real-time monitoring, ensuring stability and
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observability.
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</li>
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Implemented full CI/CD with automated deployments, minimizing
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overhead for iteration.
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</li>
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<li>
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Built an ephemeral test environment system, allowing isolated,
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instant database instances for high-speed automated testing.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Open-Source Contributions & Thought Leadership</strong>
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Authored technical blog posts on functional programming, Rust,
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Typescript, sharing insights with the developer community and
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demonstrating expertise.
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Published multiple Purescript libraries as part of MVP development,
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contributing back to the ecosystem.
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<li>
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Advocated for FOSS involvement, ensuring company culture aligns with
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open-source best practices.
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</li>
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<li>
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Trained a junior engineer with no prior FP experience, making them
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productive in Purescript within a month.
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</ul>
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<strong>Business & Product Strategy</strong>
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Defined and continually refined product vision and roadmap,
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validating through hands-on customer feedback.
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</li>
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<li>
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Led business development efforts, networking with investors and
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partners to drive funding and adoption.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Founder, CTO · Thunderstrike</h3>
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<p><em>Chicago, IL • June 2023 – April 2024</em></p>
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Founded and led the development of a full-stack
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<strong>Purescript</strong> MVP, rapidly iterating on core product
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hypotheses while balancing technical excellence with delivery. Built a
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highly scalable, event-driven architecture and established strong
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<strong>open-source contributions</strong> to the Purescript ecosystem.
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</p>
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<h5>Key Contributions</h5>
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<strong>High-Performance Full-Stack Architecture</strong>
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Developed a <strong>fully type-safe monolithic codebase</strong> in
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<strong>Purescript</strong>, ensuring long-term maintainability and
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rapid prototyping.
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</li>
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<li>
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Designed a <strong>JSON DSL</strong> for
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<strong>distributed web scraping</strong>, allowing complex
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behavioral configurations.
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</li>
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<li>
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Built a <strong>robust type-level API contract system</strong>,
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ensuring <strong>zero API contract mismatches</strong> between
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backend and frontend.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<li>
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<strong>Database & Scalability Enhancements</strong>
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Engineered a
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<strong>highly normalized (5NF) PostgreSQL schema</strong>,
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optimizing for performance and data integrity.
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</li>
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<li>
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Leveraged
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<strong
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>PL/pgSQL functions, triggers, and user-defined types</strong
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to improve data expressiveness and enforce constraints.
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</li>
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<li>
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Created a <strong>bespoke database migration system</strong>,
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enabling safe, source-controlled schema evolution.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Infrastructure & Event-Driven Processing</strong>
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Built a
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<strong
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>horizontally & vertically scalable distributed web
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scraper</strong
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>, processing large-scale data efficiently.
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</li>
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<li>
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Designed
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<strong>containerized, platform-agnostic infrastructure</strong>,
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ensuring easy deployment across environments.
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</li>
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<li>
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Implemented <strong>event-driven architecture</strong> for
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modularity and independent scalability.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Open-Source Contributions & Thought Leadership</strong>
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Developed and published
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<strong>multiple open-source Purescript libraries</strong>,
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including:
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<strong>purescript-postgresql</strong> – Ergonomic PostgreSQL
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interfacing for FP-based applications.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>purescript-node-stream-pipes</strong> – Stream
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processing utilities for scalable data pipelines.
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>purescript-url-immutable</strong> – Immutable URL
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manipulation utilities for REST and API work.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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Advocated for <strong>FOSS contributions</strong>, establishing a
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culture of open-source engagement.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Business Strategy & Growth</strong>
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Defined and refined
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<strong
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>company strategy, product roadmap, and investor pitch</strong
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>, securing early traction.
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</li>
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<li>
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Led networking efforts at
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<strong>trade shows, meetups, and investor events</strong>, driving
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industry engagement.
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</li>
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<li>
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Mentored <strong>three software engineering interns</strong>,
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training them in <strong>functional programming</strong> and making
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them productive in <strong>Purescript within two months</strong>.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</ul>
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<h3>Senior Software Engineering Team Lead · Qwick</h3>
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<p><em>Phoenix, AZ • February 2021 – March 2023</em></p>
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Led the engineering team at Qwick, where I drove the architecture and
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implementation of scalable, high-performance systems. Spearheaded
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initiatives that improved system reliability and streamlined engineering
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workflows, resulting in a 40% increase in velocity and a significant
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improvement in service reliability.
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</p>
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<h5>Key Contributions</h5>
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<strong>Scalable Architecture & Performance Optimization</strong>
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Led the transformation of Qwick's monolithic system into a
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**distributed microservices architecture**, improving scalability
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and deployability.
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</li>
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<li>
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Implemented **event-driven architecture**, decoupling services for
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independent scalability and reducing system bottlenecks.
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</li>
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<li>
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Optimized system performance by introducing **automated performance
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testing**, reducing average response times by 35%.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Reliability & Automation</strong>
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<li>
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Led the **migration to Kubernetes**, enabling more reliable
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container orchestration and horizontal scaling of applications.
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</li>
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<li>
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Spearheaded the implementation of **automated testing** for unit,
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integration, and end-to-end testing, improving release cycles.
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</li>
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<li>
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Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment times
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by 60%.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Team Leadership & Mentorship</strong>
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Managed and mentored a team of **5+ software engineers**, fostering
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an environment of growth, collaboration, and innovation.
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</li>
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<li>
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Implemented **Agile/Scrum processes**, resulting in a 40% increase
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in sprint velocity and improving team satisfaction.
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</li>
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<li>
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Organized **weekly code review sessions**, improving code quality
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and ensuring adherence to best practices.
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</li>
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</ul>
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</li>
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<li>
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<strong>Cross-functional Collaboration</strong>
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Collaborated closely with **product managers** and **designers** to
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define features and product requirements, ensuring alignment with
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customer needs.
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</li>
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<li>
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Worked directly with the **CTO** to refine the company's technical
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vision, roadmap, and strategic goals.
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</li>
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Coordinated with **stakeholders** to gather feedback and refine
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development processes, ensuring that the product roadmap aligned
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with business objectives.
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h3>Software Engineering Team Lead · TheoremOne</h3>
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<p><em>Global • April 2020 – February 2021</em></p>
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Led two engineering teams in the successful delivery of high-quality,
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scalable software solutions for enterprise clients. Architected
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cloud-based systems on AWS and implemented best practices that
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significantly improved both development efficiency and product quality.
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<h3>Software Engineer · StrongMind</h3>
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<p><em>Phoenix, AZ • March 2017 – April 2020</em></p>
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Contributed to the design and development of distributed systems
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and applications, focusing on educational technology. Key responsibilities included optimizing processes
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and system performance, and enhancing development efficiency.
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<h2>Education</h2>
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<h3>Associate's of Science</h3>
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<p><em>Scottsdale Community College, Awarded 2016</em></p>
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