EXPERIENCE
Background and
Professional Impact
A structured overview of education, certifications, work history, and contributions.
EDUCATION
Education
The University of South Carolina
B.S. Computer Science
2017–2021
- • Minor in Mathematics
CERTIFICATIONS
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Issued 2022
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
Issued 2022
AWS Cloud Practitioner
Issued 2021
AWS Associate Speaker
Issued 2022
WORK HISTORY
Work History
Capital One
Senior Associate, Software Engineer - Developer Experience
Apr 2024 - Present
Driving design and delivery of LLM-powered developer productivity systems, including automated test generation, code-repair workflows, RAG pipelines, MCP servers, and prompt artifacts.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- • Design and deliver LLM-powered developer productivity systems, including automated test generation, code-repair workflows, and RAG pipelines for structured data ingestion
- • Own end-to-end delivery of AI developer tooling and infrastructure, including MCP servers and prompt artifacts, while establishing observability, security, and adoption practices
- • Develop automations for repository operations and AI-powered test generation to improve workflow repeatability, setup speed, and engineering productivity
- • Evaluate AI tooling opportunities through build-versus-buy analysis, token optimization, and data-driven adoption strategy
- • Provide cross-functional technical leadership by resolving multi-team integration blockers, shaping organization-wide MCP strategy, presenting to large engineering audiences, and mentoring colleagues
IMPACT
- • Reduced token usage by 65% in targeted AI workflows through optimization of context and prompt usage
- • Reduced setup time for selected repository onboarding workflows by over 99%, from hours to minutes
- • Contributed to organization-wide AI developer tooling strategy, including MCP adoption and internal developer productivity systems
- • Delivered technical presentations to audiences of 200+ engineers and supported colleague mentorship
American Express
Software Engineer II
Jan 2023 - Apr 2024
Delivered compliant, fault-tolerant bill payment capabilities for checking accounts, handling sensitive data and multi-environment validation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- • Collaborated with an agile team to develop a bill payment solution for checking accounts, addressing strict compliance needs and processing sensitive data
- • Built a fault-tolerant solution with multi-environment validation to ensure robustness and high availability
IMPACT
- • Delivered features for a robust bill payment experience with validation across environments to support high availability requirements
- • Built a solution impacting consumer checking accounts while meeting strict compliance constraints
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Developer
Aug 2021 - Jan 2023
Delivered secure cloud solutions for public sector clients ranging from integrating AWS into legacy environments to building cloud-native applications, while driving architecture knowledge transfer.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- • Delivered secure solutions to complex problems for public sector clients, including cloud integration into legacy systems and development of cloud-native applications using optimized cloud resources
- • Led knowledge transfer sessions on cloud architecture, security, and resilience via documentation, deep dives, and whiteboarding for audiences with varying technical backgrounds
IMPACT
- • Enabled adoption of cloud architecture best practices through structured knowledge transfer and documentation
- • Supported successful client outcomes by aligning secure cloud designs to legacy constraints and modernization goals
ACHIEVEMENTS
Achievements
Patent: Novel Process and Methodology for Evaluating Unit Tests Generated by Large Language Models
2025
- • Patent pending
OPEN SOURCE
Open Source Contributions
Contributor
- • Created a CDK construct to deploy a serverless transcription service
ORGANIZATIONS
Organizations & Communities
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Active Brother
2019-Present
- • Community outreach and mentorship programs focused on academic excellence and leadership development
- • Previously served as Education Chair for the Theta Nu chapter
Black in Tech at Capital One
Member
2024-Present
Prince George's County Technology Council
Member
2026–Present
- • Supports a county-wide technology community focused on discovering emerging tech opportunities, connecting local professionals and organizations, and strengthening Prince George's County's regional tech presence
Serverless Technical Field Community
Member
2021-2023
- • Led knowledge sharing sessions on serverless architecture and best practices within the AWS TFC