Engineer, Artist, and Beekeeper

Artistic Engineer looking for fun technical projects to work on. I'm particularly interested in working on projects related to the web and/or anything helping me to be more creative. My passion lies in web programming and understanding how humans and computers interact. I work professionally on a large-scale complex Python Django application and would love the chance to work on smaller more creative web/programming projects including artist portfolios and gallery installations.

Professional Experience

Cerner Corporation | Software Engineer | Jan. 2013 – Present

• Develop software for the Cerner Patient Portal
• Test Driven Full Stack Django Developer
• Experience with infrastructure, operations, deployments and release management

Cerner Corporation | Application Engineer/Consultant | Oct. 2006 – Jan. 2013

• Installed, configured, customized and supported online EMR application
• Worked as primary client consultant on all phases of projects including project planning, design, implementation, and post go-live
• Key person responsible for maintaining 4 major production clustered environments hosting 60+ clients and resolving system issues associated with IBM Websphere, Database Connection, Cerner Millennium, and Networking
• Worked with clients on large scale web implementations implementing single sign on through patient portals
• Deployed and Configured Websphere and Python code bases in staging and production environments
• Designed and Implemented CSS, HTML, Java Script, and Python code functionality including the design of system tools responsible for service testing and deployment.

Cerner Corporation | Backend System Engineer | Feb. 2005 – Oct. 2006

• Maintained production backend AIX environment for Catholic Healthcare West
• Responsible for the Deployment of all Cerner Millennium code
• Performed system health checks and functioned as the point person for resolving Cerner Millennium issues

Whoop Dee Doo | May 2009 - Dec 2013

• Performer, Set Designer, Prop Maker, Photographer, Graphic Designer, Website Administratior, and Business Manager
• Traveled and performed nationally and internationally on large and small scale shows
• Created large and small installations with emphasis on multimedia, lighting, and prop making

Big Brothers Volunteer | Oct. 2009 – May 2012

• Youth Mentor

Professional Accomplishments

Technical

• Developed several applications utilizing web based APIs and Python libraries
• Supported live production enterprise level computer systems for Catholic Healthcare West
• Developed, Supported, and Released for over 100 live production Patient Portal web based clients

Artistic

• Regionalism: New Art by North American Printmakers, DIVA Center, Eugene, OR (2010)
• Contributor to photograpy blog www.featureshoot.com (2010 – 2011)
• Room Installation Time Based Art Festival – TBA’11, Portland, OR (2011)
• Whoop Dee Doo Room Installation City Arts Gallery, Baltimore, MD (2012)

Skills

Computer
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Python, SQL, GIT, Subversion, Agile, CCL, Arduino Programming, Circuit Design and Build,
Amazon AWS, Django, Flask, RESTful API, AIX, UNIX, Linux including RHEL and Ubuntu, Websphere
Jenkins, Zabbix, Shell Scripting, vi, Oracle 9i, SQL*Plus, HL7, Matlab, NGINX, Apache

Design
Photoshop, MaxMSP, Google Sketchup, Audacity, iMovie

Business
Grant Writing, Non-Profit Management, Fundraising, Project Planning, Community Outreach

Education

Iowa State University Ames, Iowa
Currently pursuing Master of Science, Human Computer Interaction

Purdue University Indianapolis, IN
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering Mathmatics Minor

Kansas City Art Institute Kansas City, MO
Professional Clases in 2D Design, Web Design, Color Theory, Photography, and Graphic Design