AI Engineer &
Full-Stack Developer

Building AI infrastructure at Cboe Global Markets and applying AI across the org to drive revenue.
Background in scalable web applications with TypeScript, React, and Next.js.

TypeScriptReactNext.jsPythonAI / LLMsNode.jsAWSPostgreSQL
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Years Professional
13
Years Coding
15+
Technologies Mastered

Skills & Experience

Technologies I work with and years of experience

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AI Engineering

Generative AI / LLMs3+ years
Context Engineering3+ years
RAG2+ years
AI Agents1+ years
AI Infrastructure1+ years
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Web Development

REST APIs10+ years
React6+ years
Next.js4+ years
Tailwind CSS3+ years
GraphQL3+ years
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Backend Technologies

Java13+ years
Node.js / TypeScript 11+ years
PHP10+ years
Python6+ years
Express.js6+ years
Microservices5+ years
Kafka5+ years
Fastify3+ years
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Testing & Build Tools

Webpack6+ years
Jest5+ years
Cypress5+ years
Vite4+ years
Astro3+ years
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Databases

MySQL13+ years
PostgreSQL10+ years
MongoDB9+ years
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Cloud Platforms & DevOps

Linux14+ years
Git13+ years
AWS7+ years
Docker7+ years
Jenkins7+ years
Kubernetes6+ years

Professional Experience

My journey through various companies and roles that shaped my expertise

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Software Engineer, AI Platform

Cboe Global Markets

October 2025 - Present
Chicago, IL

Build and operate Cboe's internal AI assistant platform โ€” CboeGPT โ€” serving roughly 900 monthly active users across the company. Delivered agent and sub-agent orchestration that lets any employee ship production AI apps without writing infrastructure code, built Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and OAuth2 flows integrating enterprise systems, and cut chat time-to-first-token from 25 seconds to roughly 950ms.

LLMsAI AgentsMCPRAGFastAPIPythonOAuth2SnowflakeDocker
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Software Engineer

U.S. Cellular

September 2022 - September 2025
Chicago, IL

Developed and deployed three self-service tools featuring RBAC and SSO, leveraging React, Next.js, and MongoDB; reduced configuration change deployment times, improving system agility. Devised, implemented, and supported over 30 microservices that dynamically controlled per-customer network speeds for over 5 million users, enhancing system design, scalability, and reliability.

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptExpressMongoDBKafkaGraphQLPostgreSQLESLintMochaSplunk
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Associate Software Engineer

U.S. Cellular

May 2021 - September 2022
Chicago, IL

Designed REST APIs and GraphQL schemas for websites to fulfill government mandates (CIPA, FCC Nutrition Labels), achieving compliance. Initiated the implementation of ESLint, unit testing (mocha), and Splunk structured logging to modernize the codebase and enforce CI/CD standards, achieving zero major outages and 100% on-time delivery.

TypeScriptExpressREST APIsGraphQLPostgreSQLESLintMochaSplunkMaterial UIShadcn
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Software Engineer Intern

Gorden & Co., P.C.

May 2019 - September 2019
Oak Brook, IL

Developed a customer-facing API using Node.js, Express, React, and MongoDB to automate contract generation, reducing admin work time. Created an employee time tracking system to calculate PTO and minimize human errors, reducing the weekly payroll workload from an hour to a few minutes.

Node.jsExpressReactMongoDBAPI Development

Featured Projects

Products with real users, and the side projects I build for fun

KnowHaul

Unit-level carrier and freight-fit intelligence built on public FMCSA and NHTSA data. Surfaces truck and trailer-level insights, lane inference, and fraud detection โ€” going beyond carrier-level identity verification.

Next.jsTypeScriptDrizzle ORMNeon PostgresFMCSA DataSaaS
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TilePro Calculator

Professional tile layout calculator for contractors and installers. Computes layouts, quantity estimates, and cut lists for custom room shapes with multiple patterns (herringbone, brick, diagonal) and PDF export.

Next.jsReactTypeScriptNeon PostgresTailwind CSS

Pixelcade Minecraft Server

Enterprise-scale Minecraft server core that supported 100k+ registered users. Modular architecture with 40+ custom plugins including economy, gangs, private mines, auctions, and web panel.

JavaMinecraftBukkitMySQLDiscord IntegrationWeb Panel

Accounting Internal Management System

Full-stack business management platform for an accounting firm. Features advanced time tracking, PTO management, employee administration, document signing, and automated payroll reporting.

AstroReactTypeScriptPostgreSQLClerk AuthBusiness Management

Chess Game with AI

Interactive chess game built with Preact and TypeScript. Features a chess AI opponent using minimax algorithm with alpha-beta pruning, complete move validation, and checkmate detection.

PreactTypeScriptChess AIMinimax AlgorithmGame DevelopmentVite

ADS-B Unraid Templates

Aviation tracking passion project with Unraid templates for monitoring nearby aircraft traffic. Includes configurations for FlightAware, ADS-B Exchange, FR24, and RadarBox feeds.

AviationADS-BUnraidDockerAircraft TrackingXML

Beyond Code

When I'm not coding, you'll find me exploring these passions

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Cooking

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3D Printing

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Gaming

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Traveling

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Learning to Fly