Projects
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Technical Skills
Languages
Frameworks
Front End
JavaScript
Ruby
Java
OS
Tools
Practices
Education
Viking Code School
2016
Intensive Program / Bootcamp
A 16-week, full-time, highly selective training program for learning professional agile software development. It included daily projects, scrum meetings, pair programming, and code review. The course focused on Ruby on Rails and AngularJS, and emphasized testing and best practices.
Wesley Theological Seminary
2007-2010
M.Div., with Honors
A 3-year, full-time program with classes in Theology, Biblical Interpretation, Church Leadership, and Counseling. Included an internship and intercultural immersion trip.
Ithaca College
2004-2007
B.S., Chemistry, Summa Cum Laude
Advanced Organic Chemistry, NMR Spectroscopy, Physics, Calculus, and more. I also was a leader in the campus ministry and played guitar.
Juniata College
2003-2004
Chemistry
Chemistry, Calculus, Jazz Band, and more.
Sidney High School
1999-2003
High School Diploma, Valedictorian
Learned, played guitar, and ran cross country and track. I took every science class offered.
Experience
Listrak
2019-Current
Application Developer
Develop web applications, APIs, and backend services to help give our clients the best experience possible.
Listrak
2016-2019
Quality Assurance Engineer
Automated and exploratory testing of web applications, APIs, and backend services to help ensure the quality of our code.
The Arc of Pennsylvania
2015-2016
Communications Consultant
Wrote and edited web and print publications distributed to members and the public. Consulted them on a new website.
Self Employed
2013-2015
Stay-At-Home Dad and Coder
I was a stay at home dad for my daughter, while also learning computer programming.
The United Methodist Church
2010-2013
Pastor
Led congregations in worship, preaching, counseling, and administration. Played a role in leading the churches in technology and web presence.
Wesley Theological Seminary
2009
Student Worker
Worked around campus on various maintenance and setup responsibilities.
North Bethesda United Methodist Church
2008-2010
Assistant Pastor/Intern
Helped the pastor with various duties around the church including leading studies, preaching, visitation, and administration.
A Christian Ministry in the National Parks
2007
Summer Ministry Team Member
As a member of a four person team, I helped to organize and lead worship services in the campgrounds in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Smoky Mountain Pottery
2007
Pottery Worker
I did various work on pottery including finishing work, stamping items, painting, glazing, etc. This was my "day job" while working with A Christian Ministry in the National Parks.
The University of Washington
2006
Summer Research Intern
Graduate-level scientific research doing synthesis, spectroscopy, and product characterization, and data analysis. Published as a co-author in the work of a Ph.D. student.
Ithaca College
2005-2006
Teaching Assistant and Researcher
Taught and supervised Organic Chemistry labs and performed chemistry research. Published as a co-author in the work of a professor.
Amphenol
2004
Test Lab Assistant
Assisted with digitizing records and performing engineering lab tests.
Juniata College
2004
Stockroom Assistant
Helped people coming to the chemistry stockroom find what they needed.