Software Craftsman / Technical Lead / Owner

Completed the CCS Apprenticeship Program as the first graduate, building strong capability in TDD, SOLID principles, Clean Architecture, and Agile delivery.

Designed, built, and deployed EPIC, a full-stack Clojure/ClojureScript production platform supporting internal operations. Also architected and delivered Poker, a real-time collaborative story estimation tool for distributed teams.

Led development across multiple simultaneous client engagements in warehousing, construction, finance, UAV, additive manufacturing, and industrial domains. Built AWS infrastructure, modernized legacy systems, managed client relationships, and mentored apprentices through craftsmanship promotion.

Managed operations across five production units, owning P&L performance against production targets, quality specifications, and forecasted budgets.

Served as interim Operations Manager and coordinated cross-functional teams and customer-facing technical engagements.

Delivered major cost savings by reclassifying hazardous waste materials to non-hazardous, and improved operational resilience by trialing alternate raw materials to eliminate supply-chain downtime.

Promoted to management within six months and supervised 17 operators and shift supervisors.

Led SAP site deployment on time and created VBA automation that reduced month-end accounting time by 90%.

Implemented process improvements that saved more than $600K over 10 years, increased wastewater treatment capacity by 30%, and reduced permit deviations by more than 50%.

Led continuous improvement efforts as a Six Sigma Green Belt, delivering capital-free operational improvements.

Managed Siemens DCS systems to refactor controls and update safety instrumented systems across batch plants. Built SAP reporting tools that saved engineers significant time in inventory variance reporting.

Qualified as UF6 Distillation Board Operator on the world's only UF6 distillation process and contributed to high-complexity industrial operations.