SUMMARY

Senior Software Engineer | Tech Lead | Large-Scale Distributed Systems & Ad Safety

Software Engineer with 9+ years of experience in high-stakes environments, from global semiconductor manufacturing to Google-scale advertising safety. Proven track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver 0-to-1 infrastructure and scaling protections for billions of users.

EXPERIENCE

Google

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Location: San Diego, CA

Dates: April 2020 – Present

Lead technical strategy for Ads Safety systems protecting minor demographics across all Google surfaces (Search, YouTube, Play, Shopping).

Spearheaded the Global Age Assurance technical roadmap, architecting unified safety enforcement across Search, YouTube, Play, and Shopping to protect hundreds of millions of newly inferred minor users worldwide.
Architected a novel classification system for Search Creative Protections, achieving a 90% reduction in age-inappropriate impressions while successfully navigating five years of legacy technical hurdles and shifting product priorities.
Neutralized critical safety gaps on Search Ads via query-intent signals, establishing a novel demonetization mechanism for mature-intent queries that was recognized by management as an org-wide success story.
Championed a 100% reduction in job errors for critical pipelines by leading a multi-stage migration to a new scheduling platform; successfully influenced neighboring teams to adopt the framework as the new organizational standard.
Drove significant technical debt reduction in complex Shopping metric pipelines, refactoring workflows and improving data governance to accelerate delivery cycles by an entire quarter.
Redesigned Ads Content Safety on-call rotations, implementing a sustainable governance model that balanced cross-team load and improved operational health for multiple teams.
Multiplied team capabilities by leading a team lead cohort and mentoring four junior engineers, directly enabling their successful project landings and career growth.

Micron Technology, Inc.

Job Title: Senior Control Systems Engineer

Location: Boise, ID

Dates: August 2015 – April 2020

Architected global Fault Detection & Classification (FDC) frameworks and IoT data collection systems for R&D manufacturing tools.

Architected a unified Global FDC framework for 1,000+ tools across four countries, realizing multi-million dollar annual savings through automated scrap reduction.
Eliminated a “single point of failure” for a global R&D site by identifying a legacy network bottleneck and deploying an automated Python-based lifecycle management system that reclaimed terabytes of storage.
Engineered a “zero-to-one” implementation for state-of-the-art Thermal Compression Bonding, translating high-level physics R&D requirements into production-ready software controls for next-gen products.
Modernized industrial manufacturing standards by introducing modular plugin architectures and version control to legacy monolithic environments, significantly increasing deployment velocity and system reliability.
Authored and scaled the “Global FDC Training Program”, effectively “cloning” technical expertise across international sites in Singapore, Taiwan, and Malaysia to ensure 24/7 global operational support.
Automated single-chip traceability and scrapping logic, calculating electronic fuse IDs from complex wafer orientations to eliminate manual engineering effort and reduce customer RMAs.

Armada Corps, Inc.

Job Title: Founder, Board Member

Location: Boise, ID

Dates: December 2016 – August 2019

Founded the organization; achieved federal nonprofit status on the first attempt. Made high-level decisions for the organization with the rest of the executive team. Developed the website, wrote non-profit incorporation documents, and created other public-facing documents.

EDUCATION

Georgia Institute of Technology

Graduated: May 2023

Master of Science in Computer Science – Machine Learning

Idaho State University

Graduated: May 2015

Bachelor of Science in Physics
Bachelor of Science in Music

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: Python, C++, SQL, C#, Go
Machine learning, software development, automation
Python libraries: Torch, Tensorflow + Keras, pandas, sklearn