Current

PolySign: Backend Software Engineer
Working for a cryptocurrency start-up developing software solutions for institutional grade digital asset custody. PolySign’s backend is a distributed micro-services cloud architecture, based on Python running in Docker, Kubernetes, and Linux, that interface with each other via GRPC calls • Implemented the ‘transaction’ API in the Crypto service and built out general functionality in the Crypto service • Built Mock Ripple server using a Flask framework to mock Ripple’s public ledger API methods for testing • Designed and implemented the Ripple client.
July

Price.com: Business Development Data Analyst (IC)
Working for a small startup, price.com, an AI powered search engine dedicated to maximizing savings for customers • Reaching out to retailers to acquire data feeds from new retailers • Communicating with the data engineering team to ensure that data feeds are added to price.com’s database • Checking price.com’s database to ensure that all columns in the database were updated correctly with product data
Oct

ROAR Winery: Winemaking Intern
Worked in a medium sized urban winery with varietals including: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrrah & Grenache • Made wine for five labels ranging from production level sales to smaller, independent labels • Collaborated with three additional contract winemakers learning many different winemaking styles and practices • Collected and reported brix measurements of sugar levels during the fermentation for reporting to the winemakers
Dec

E & J Gallo: Research Winery Intern
Worked in a small scale, 10-gallon research winery monitoring a total of 550 throughout the season • Collaborated with other departments in the company to discuss project specs for various R&D projects • Inoculated ferments with various yeast strains • Conducted a personal harvest project that tested for various off-note compounds in the finished wine • Inoculated ferments with various yeast strains and monitored brix levels throughout the fermentationGrape Research Field Manager & Lab Assistant, Gainesville, FL
May

University of Florida Grape Research Field Manager and Lab Assistant
Designed and planted a small vineyard with Pierce Disease resistant vines from UC Davis • Researched the various types of trellising systems for vineyards and designed the trellis system for the project • Randomized the experimental field layout for the various varietals planted using excel • Prepared tissue samples for a project testing freezing temperatures on bud development in stone fruit