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2024-09-15
The Evolution of Managing “State" in Web Development
A simple journey through the different ways we have managed “state” throughout the history of web development.
Hi,
I'm Dobson
Welcome!
I'm a tech enthusiast with interests ranging from full-stack web development to cybersecurity and cloud computing. I love to learn on-the-go while tackling real-world problems with long-term solutions.
I'm driven by curiosity, collaboration, and building awesome things with awesome people.
Experiences
Full-Stack/DevOps Engineer
May 2024 - presentSavvas Learning Company (EdTech)
Phoenix, AZ (remote)
- Developed full-stack solutions for Outlier.org using React, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Jest, Google Cloud Platform, and AWS in an Agile environment
- Architected and executed complete, 0-downtime GCP to AWS cloud migrations, including App Engine to ECS Fargate, Cloud Storage to S3, and BigQuery to Redshift
- Built and maintained FERPA-compliant cross-cloud networking architecture with Site-to-Site VPN for secure student data transfers
- Orchestrated blue-green deployments across multiple ECS services using AWS CodePipeline/CodeDeploy with automated rollback capabilities
- Led 3 major cloud infrastructure epics including 0-downtime PostgreSQL to Aurora migrations and greenfield AWS CDK infrastructure-as-code projects
- Established comprehensive Datadog monitoring systems for critical API endpoints, improving incident detection and response times
- Implemented PII data scrambling solutions for non-production environments, enhancing security while maintaining testing capabilities
- Created and delivered technical knowledge-sharing sessions on AWS architecture, web accessibility (WCAG 2.1), and database migrations
- Implemented multi-region Redis caching layers with automated failover, reducing API latency during peak educational enrollment periods
- Authored comprehensive technical documentation and overhauled repository READMEs to improve developer onboarding
- Strengthened application security by resolving DAST scan vulnerabilities and implementing Auth0-based system lockdown protocols
- Redesigned database architecture by unifying disparate data sources and optimizing schema relationships for educational content
- Created performance monitoring dashboards with custom Datadog monitors for actionable system health insights
React
Node_js
PostgreSQL
AWS
Google_Cloud
Docker
Full-Stack Software Engineering Co-Op
Sep 2023 - May 2024Mercedes-Benz & IFA Group
Ladson, SC
- Led team of 4 to develop a portable inventory scanning system using React, Flask, AWS, PostgreSQL, OpenCV, Tesseract OCR and YOLOv8 for real-time, small-part tracking in industrial settings to enable inventory awareness and supply-chain analytics
- Authored Software Requirements & Design Specification documents (SRS and SDS), gathering then defining functional and non-functional requirements which were then used in system design.
- Designed and implemented restful HTTPS communications via AWS API Gateway to SAP APIs, enabling real-time, scalable inventory transactions
- Achieved 98% inventory accuracy and SAP integration, delivering a fully end-to-end solution, significantly surpassing the existing accuracy and efficiency benchmarks
React
Flask
PostgreSQL
AWS
OpenCV
Software Engineering Intern
May 2023 - Aug 2023Savvas Learning Company (EdTech)
Phoenix, AZ
- Developed full-stack solutions for Savvas Realize, an industry-leading K-12 ed-tech platform, using Angular 16 MFEs, Apollo, GraphQL, RxJS, Spring, PostgreSQL, and Jest
- Resolved 11 high-priority Jira tickets, contributing to sprint goals within an Agile team
- Designed API sequence diagrams, illustrating the end-to-end lifecycle across Angular micro-frontends, Apollo GraphQL, Spring services, and PostgreSQL, for use in understanding and optimizing within a module federation architecture
- Built a comprehensive, all-in-one Confluence knowledge hub, covering content from day 1 new-dev onboarding guides to custom micro-frontend build steps, reducing redundant knowledge-sharing and improving developer autonomy/efficiency.
Angular
GraphQL
Spring
PostgreSQL
Jest
StoryBook
Data Engineering Intern
Sep 2022 - Jan 2023Vision Software Solutions (FinTech)
Charleston, SC
- Migrated from a monolithic desktop app to a microservice web app using React, Django, PostgreSQL, and AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, Athena), enhancing system efficiency and scalability
- Optimized API and query logic, utilizing AWS ElastiCache with in-memory data store for real-time data caching, reducing user load time by 23\% (measured by AWS CloudWatch)
- Containerized Python ETL tasks and credit scoring algorithms using Docker Containers, encapsulating isolated processes and minimizing single-point failures
React
Django
PostgreSQL
AWS
Docker
Sales Engineer & Scrum Master
March 2018 - March 2021Ceterus (FinTech startup)
Charleston, SC
- Engineered technical solutions for over 125 clients by delivering solutions that directly fit client needs, creating real business value while increasing client happiness/retention.
- Achieved a domain-high 23% year-over-year increase in customer retention by delivering client-aligned solutions, conducting regular feedback sessions, and consistent, personalized follow-ups, leading to stronger client relationships and improved satisfaction
- Achieved a 21% reduction in time blocked within six months by addressing common blockers while facilitating knowledge-sharing between interdependent teams for more efficient sprint planning and execution
Jira
Excel
QuickBooks