About
Results-driven Systems Architect and Full-Stack Engineer with deep expertise designing and delivering enterprise-scale microservice applications and business management solutions. Proven track record across telecom, finance, supply chain, and automotive domains.
Equally effective at translating complex business requirements into elegant technical solutions, building responsive UIs, crafting RESTful APIs, and leading cloud-based data pipelines that process tens of millions of records daily.
Currently at Lumen Technologies as a Senior Lead Architect, where I also integrate large language model APIs — including OpenAI and Anthropic — to build AI-powered features using prompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
Core Skills
Experience
2011 — Present Senior Lead Architect·Lumen Technologies
Engineered and supported an enterprise pricing platform ingesting tens of millions of telecom voice, revenue, and costing data points daily. Designed responsive UIs for multiple business management applications and developed RESTful APIs with Spring Boot. Integrated LLM APIs including OpenAI and Anthropic to build AI-powered application features using prompt engineering and RAG techniques.
- Java
- React
- Angular
- Spring Boot
- Cassandra
- Apache Spark
- HDFS
- TypeScript
- LLM / AI
- RAG
- Azure
- AWS
- CI/CD
2004 — 2011 Reporting Integrity Manager·Global Crossing
Led a data mining and reporting team delivering ad hoc and recurring executive-level reports for senior management. Delivered data analysis for a high-profile litigation matter resulting in a cash settlement exceeding $4 million. Developed a CDR translation utility in VB.NET that enabled regulatory analysts to interpret vendor files, and automated a multi-day PIU filing process down to under one minute.
- SQL
- VB.NET
- Data Mining
- Reporting
- Data Analysis
2002 — 2004 Customer Service / EDI Systems·Genzlinger
Implemented EDI specification changes for major automotive trading partners including GM, Chrysler, Honda, Volvo, Lear Seating, and American Sunroof. Managed the full SDLC for custom programming projects and oversaw shipping and receiving system deployments.
- EDI
- Automotive Supply Chain
- SDLC
1995 — 2002 Lead Implementation Analyst / Systems Analyst·Kelly Services & Compuware
Planned and executed a Euro conversion for multiple European accounting subsidiaries under tight deadline constraints. Deployed client-server financial accounting systems across eleven countries, managing complex on-site data conversions. Built interface, billing, and accounting applications in Visual Basic, MS Access, and SQL Server. Assisted with Oracle Financials implementations and provided training to international financial managers.
- Visual Basic
- MS Access
- SQL Server
- Oracle Financials
- International Finance
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting
Western Michigan University — Kalamazoo, MI