JH
Experience

Twelve years across AI, cloud, and full-stack.

Professional roles on the left. Freelance on the right. Most recent first.

Professional

Southern Tech Consulting

Current
Chief Technology Officer
Remote
Mar 2026 – Present
  • Founded and lead the technology practice, providing end-to-end services across software engineering, cloud architecture, and product design for B2B clients.
  • Architect reliable, scalable systems — distributed services, event-driven pipelines, and AI-powered platforms — tailored to each client's growth stage and compliance posture.
  • Set engineering standards across the practice: code review, CI/CD, observability, and security baselines applied consistently from greenfield builds to legacy modernization engagements.
  • Lead client discovery and technical strategy, translating business goals into pragmatic architectures and delivery roadmaps that ship measurable outcomes within the first quarter.
  • Build and mentor cross-functional delivery teams (engineering + design) to deliver production-grade web, mobile, and AI products under tight B2B SLAs.
  • Own commercial and operational sides of the business — pricing, scoping, contracts, and partnerships — alongside hands-on technical leadership.

Crane Nuclear

Solutions Developer
Remote
Jun 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Conducted in-depth reverse-engineering of a C#/.NET WinForms application to extract undocumented business logic, calculation algorithms, field dependencies, and default value assignments governing MOV diagnostic data.
  • Performed comparative code-to-database analysis across legacy VOTES Infinity and target VWave schemas to define field-level data mapping rules for valve, actuator, motor, sensor, and calibration entities.
  • Decoded the Vitda archive serialization format to map import/export logic, object relationships, and dependency chains linking valves, tests, sensors, traces, calibrations, and acquisition records.
  • Executed controlled database testing and source-code tracing to empirically validate migration rules against actual runtime behavior, mitigating risk from incomplete or outdated documentation.
  • Queried and mapped SQL Server relational schemas to resolve master/revision valve record hierarchies, foreign-key relationships for calibration IDs and sensor IDs, and archive-level data dependencies.
  • Documented sensor scaling and engineering-unit conversion algorithms (Xspan/YSpan transformations) used to convert raw voltage acquisition data into calibrated engineering units.
  • Synthesized findings from source-code review, database testing, and SME interviews into structured Summary/References/Action documentation to guide downstream implementation.

AFS Logistics

Sr. Full Stack Engineer
Remote
Jan 2026 – Aug 2026
  • Developed and enhanced enterprise logistics applications using Python backend services and Vue.js front-end components to support transportation management and supply chain operations.
  • Built responsive, user-friendly web interfaces with Vue.js, improving usability and workflow efficiency for internal teams and logistics users.
  • Designed and maintained Python-based REST APIs to support data exchange between applications, services, and third-party systems.
  • Implemented backend business logic, data validation, and integrations to support freight management, reporting, and operational processes.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze business requirements and deliver scalable software solutions aligned with logistics workflows.
  • Improved application performance and reliability through code optimization, debugging, and enhancements across front-end and backend services.
  • Participated in Agile development practices, including sprint planning, code reviews, testing, and production support.

DTE Energy

Sr. Full Stack Engineer / AI Architect
Remote — Contract
Feb 2025 – Feb 2026
  • Architected and delivered cloud-native AI applications on Azure and GCP, reducing manual processing time by ~40% through serverless Azure Functions, Cloud Run, and Cloud Functions Python services.
  • Built Vue.js front-end applications and automated document ingestion pipelines using Azure Event Hubs, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Storage.
  • Built agentic Claude AI pipelines (RAG + vector search) on Azure Cognitive Search that autonomously retrieve, reason over, and surface operational data — cutting analyst research time by an estimated 30%.
  • Designed and secured a RAG platform using Azure Databricks, Azure Key Vault, Azure AD, and AWS IAM/Secrets Manager for LLM API key rotation, achieving zero credential-related incidents post-launch.
  • Designed multi-agent AI orchestration frameworks using LangChain and LangGraph to coordinate specialized agents for complex, multi-step enterprise workflows.
  • Led Blazor WebAssembly and Vue 3 + TypeScript component library initiatives, standardizing UI patterns across 3+ internal product teams.
  • Authored Azure DevOps, Cloud Build, and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines for automated linting, testing, building, and deployment to Cloud Run and GKE.
  • Containerized microservices with Docker/Kubernetes and built Grafana dashboards for production observability, integrating with enterprise monitoring tools across cloud platforms.
  • Developed scalable full-stack applications and Python microservices using React.js and RESTful APIs, with JWT/OAuth authentication and role-based access controls backed by Cosmos DB.
  • Integrated Claude AI for code generation, debugging assistance, and technical documentation — measurably accelerating sprint velocity across the engineering team.

TORC Robotics

Sr. Full Stack AI Engineer
Remote — Contract
Jan 2025 – Jun 2025
  • Built real-time analytics dashboards in Vue.js + Golang powering live telemetry for autonomous vehicle test fleets.
  • Monitored Windows and Linux servers using Grafana dashboards to ensure system availability and performance.
  • Migrated legacy Vue 2 Options API codebase to Vue 3 Composition API, reducing bundle size by ~22% and improving component load performance.
  • Created an AI-powered developer documentation assistant using Claude + FastAPI + React that auto-generates API docs from source code, saving ~5 hrs/week per developer.
  • Implemented Claude memory-enabled agentic systems backed by vector databases for context-aware autonomous task execution using LangChain Agents.
  • Built offline-capable Android modules (Kotlin/Jetpack) supporting vehicle field testing in zero-connectivity environments; managed full APK signing and enterprise deployment pipeline.
  • Applied RAG pipelines in production LLM applications using Google Cloud Workflows for multi-step ETL orchestration, and Cloud Firestore for high-throughput NoSQL storage.
  • Established GitHub code review standards and Codespaces-based reproducible workflows, reducing average PR cycle time.

Clayton Homes

Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
Remote — Contract
Aug 2024 – Jan 2025
  • Engineered event-driven Node.js microservices using RabbitMQ and AWS EventBridge, supporting high-volume transactional workflows.
  • Developed agentic Claude AI chatbots and AI copilots for code generation, data analysis, and business insight extraction — deployed across internal tooling for 200+ users.
  • Built Claude-driven multimodal accessibility tools (voice + vision) reducing support tickets.
  • Integrated React front-end applications with Node.js backend services through REST and JSON-based APIs.
  • Configured GitHub Advanced Security (CodeQL + Dependabot) across repositories, identifying and remediating vulnerabilities within the first sprint.
  • Developed secure Android POS applications in Kotlin/Java with EMV/NFC payment support; managed APK signing, build flavors, and enterprise retail deployment.
  • Rebuilt legacy SOAP/REST services as Azure Functions microservices, improving API response times and cutting infrastructure costs by ~20%.
  • Integrated LangChain with internal APIs to deliver scalable generative AI services consumed by product and analytics teams.

SnowBird Agility

Senior Full Stack Developer / Engineer
Remote — VA Gov Contract
Aug 2023 – Sep 2024
  • Designed and delivered HIPAA-compliant full-stack services for the VA, including FastAPI async Python microservices, React front-end with role-based access control, and Kafka-based data pipelines processing millions of records daily.
  • Integrated GPT-4 and Azure AI Services (Language, Vision, Speech) into production applications; built a GPT-4 code generation tool that reduced boilerplate authoring time.
  • Architected and deployed production-grade LLM solutions leveraging OpenAI models (GPT-4/GPT-4o) integrated with Azure AI Search to deliver enterprise-scale RAG pipelines, reducing information retrieval time.
  • Led Vue 2 → Vue 3 migration effort for the core front-end, improving Lighthouse performance scores 18 points and reducing component re-render cycles.
  • Built CLI tools in Golang for automated deployments and test scaffolding, eliminating ~3 hours/week of repetitive DevOps work per engineer.
  • Wrote comprehensive xUnit/.NET and Jest/React test suites achieving high coverage on critical payment and authorization paths.
  • Designed and executed blue/green and canary deployment strategies for API cutovers with zero downtime across 4 production services.

Know Ink

Senior Full Stack Developer / Engineer
Remote — Contract
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
  • Built full-stack election technology applications in React and PHP with REST/GraphQL APIs; integrated Stripe and Twilio for payment and SMS workflows.
  • Integrated OpenAI GPT-4 Vision API for image-to-text mobile accessibility features, directly expanding usability for visually impaired voters.
  • Built containerized Golang services deployed via Kubernetes with horizontal pod autoscaling, supporting traffic spikes during election day with no degradation.
  • Implemented Grafana monitoring dashboards with alerting rules, reducing incident detection time from hours to under 10 minutes.
  • Delivered hybrid React Native apps with GPS, camera, biometrics, and push notifications for field poll workers.

Construction Bevy

Full Stack Developer / Engineer
Remote — Contract
Sep 2019 – Jan 2023
  • Developed real-time event-driven architecture in Golang + Kafka for insurance claim processing; built Go-based ML classification models on claim documents.
  • Built GCP CI/CD pipelines for PHP/Spring Boot services and designed custom Terraform modules for Azure SQL and Azure App Service, standardizing IaC across 5 projects.
  • Implemented NFC-based tap-to-pay and EMV Level 2 transaction processing (AID selection, CAPK management, online/offline authorization) for Android POS systems.
  • Maintained and upgraded React Native apps with OAuth2 authentication; implemented blue/green deployments with automated rollback triggers.

Aventiv Technologies

Software Developer II
Atlanta, GA — Hybrid
Jun 2015 – Jan 2019
  • Developed Angular and Vue enterprise apps in Agile/SAFe environment; migrated legacy SOAP/REST services to Spring Boot microservices, reducing average API latency by 30%.
  • Built CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Jenkins for .NET and PHP applications managed through Azure DevOps and Kubernetes.
  • Migrated business reporting tooling to Blazor + Power BI + SQL Server, eliminating manual Excel reporting for 50+ stakeholders.
  • Conducted peer mentoring on TDD, GitOps, and API versioning best practices; ran knowledge-sharing sessions that became standard onboarding curriculum.

Surfside Web

Software Developer
Surfside Beach, SC — Onsite, Contract
Aug 2012 – May 2015
  • Built SPAs in AngularJS, redesigned e-commerce checkout flows increasing conversion rate by ~12%, and implemented full-text search with indexed MySQL queries.
  • Developed MySQL-backed CMS for blog and inventory management; created modular JS components that reduced bug surface area across 8+ client sites.

Freelance

RBD Blanks Embroidery

Current
Shopify Full-Stack Developer
Remote — Part-Time
2025 – Present
  • Built a Shopify storefront selling custom blankets and stuffed animals with a tailored buyer experience.
  • Designed and shipped a wholesale-purchase flow on the same site so retail and B2B share one catalog and checkout.
  • Customized theme, product templates, and account flows to support tiered wholesale pricing and order minimums.

Quantum Synergy LLC

Freelance Full-Stack Developer
Remote — Part-Time
Feb 2023 – Dec 2025
  • Built and maintained modern web applications using React.js, Redux, and modular UI components.
  • Developed backend APIs and microservices using Node.js and Python.
  • Designed and integrated RESTful APIs enabling clean and scalable front-end communication.
  • Deployed and optimized applications on GCP using App Engine, Cloud Functions, and Cloud Run.
  • Utilized Docker and Kubernetes for containerized deployments and orchestration.
  • Implemented CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks; supported scalable architecture.

NetGo

Web Developer / Cloud Migration Engineer
Remote
Mar 2022 – Jan 2023
  • Built and maintained websites and e-commerce systems using WordPress, Shopify, React, and JavaScript.
  • Developed custom themes, plugins, and reusable components.
  • Participated in a GCP-to-AWS cloud migration project redesigning system workloads.
  • Optimized client website performance, SEO, and API integrations; configured caching and security.

CorroHealth

Full-Stack Developer
Remote
Nov 2021 – Mar 2022
  • Built UI components and application features using React.js.
  • Developed backend logic and REST APIs using Node.js and Python.
  • Deployed microservices and internal apps using GCP cloud-native tooling with Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Collaborated on full-stack development and ensured code quality through testing and peer reviews.

Lux Boards ATX

Full-Stack Developer
Onsite / Remote
Jun 2018 – Oct 2021
  • Developed e-commerce site offering customization, delivery, and shipping options.
  • Utilized Shopify Theme Kit to create and modify custom themes.
  • Integrated payment gateways such as PayPal and Stripe.
  • Worked with Ruby on Rails, GraphQL, and PostgreSQL for backend needs.
  • Optimized user experience for holiday and celebration interactions.

Education

Bottega University

Full Stack Development Certification
2012