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
Apr 2024 - Present
Building AI-powered internal tools that streamline engineering workflows, with a focus on RAG pipelines, structured ingestion, and automated test generation.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- • Collaborate with an agile team to develop AI-powered solutions that streamline internal development workflows
- • Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines to optimize structured data ingestion (e.g., tables) and improve retrieval accuracy in internal knowledge bases
- • Automate test generation organization-wide using techniques like static analysis and metadata extraction to improve test coverage
- • Evaluate the usability of emerging Generative AI techniques and tools with regard to their applicability and impact on internal tooling and processes
IMPACT
- • Improved internal knowledge retrieval quality by enhancing structured data ingestion for RAG-based systems
- • Evaluated automated testing feasibility by systematizing test generation for repositories organization-wide
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
Serverless Technical Field Community
Member
2021-2023
- • Led knowledge sharing sessions on serverless architecture and best practices within the AWS TFC