University of Oxford

Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Advanced Diploma in Data & Systems Analysis, October 2016

• GPA: 1.0 (USA GPA Equivalent: 4.0)
• Distinction: 98.20% Course Average

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Master of Science in Financial Accounting, May 2011

• GPA: 3.57 (EU GPA Equivalent: 1.43)

Bachelor of Science in Accounting & Minor in Music, May 2010

• GPA: 3.36 (EU GPA Equivalent: 1.64)
• Beta Alpha Psi– Accounting and Finance Honors Fraternity, inducted in April 2009
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars, inducted in December 2006

Developer, Productivity & Collaboration Tools

• JetBrains Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) – 2.5 years
• DataGrip – 2.5 years
• PhpStorm – 2 years
• PyCharm – 2 years
• IntelliJ IDEA – 6 months
• Microsoft Office – 20+ years
  • Word – 20+ years
  • Excel – 15 years, 1 Certification
  • PowerPoint – 13 years
  • Outlook – 6 years
• G Suite / Google Apps – 10+ years
• Gmail – 10+ years
• Docs – 5+ years
• Sheets – 4 years
• Slides – 4 years
• Forms – 1 year

Database & Analytics Applications

• SQL (Structured Query Language) – 4 years, 3 Certifications
• Microsoft SQL Server – 4 years
• MySQL– 3 years
• Microsoft Access – 6 months
• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) – 3 months
• H2 DBMS – 3 months
• ELK Stack (ElasticSearch, LogStash, Kibana) – 2 years
• Lucene Query Syntax – 2 years
• Graphana – 3 months
• InfluxDB – 6 months
• Chronograf – 6 months
• Datadog – 6 months

Back-End

• PHP – 3.5 years, 3 Certifications
• Symfony (Silex, Symfony 4) – 2 years
• Composer – 2 years
• Twig – 2 years
• Python – 2.5 years, 6 Certifications
• Flask – 3 months, 1 Certification
• Django – 3 months
• Jinja2 - 3 months, 1 Certification
• Java – 6 months, 1 Certification
• Dropwizard – 6 months
• Gradle – 6 months
• Maven – 3 months
• Mustache – 3 months
• Node.js – 3 months, 2 Certifications
• NPM – 3 months, 1 Certification
• Yarn – 3 months, 1 Certification
• R – 3 months, 1 Certification

Front-End

• HTML – 4 years, 1 Certification
• CSS – 2.5 years, 1 Certification
• JavaScript – 6 months, 2 Certifications
• jQuery – 3 months, 1 Certification
• React – 3 months, 1 Certification
• Redux – 3 months, 1 Certification
• Bootstrap 4 - 6 months, 1 Certification

Development Platforms

• Google Cloud Platform - 6 months, 2 Certifications
• Docker – 6 months, 1 Certification
• Kubernetes - 3 months, 1 Certification
• Apache Kafka – 6 months
• Flux Architecture - 3 months

Design Patterns, Transfer Protocols, Data Interchange & Other Skills

• SOLID Principles – 3 years
• MVC (Model-View-Controller) Pattern – 3 years
• HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) – 3 years
• Git – 3 years
• FTP/SFTP (File Transfer Protocol & Secure File Transfer Protocol) – 3 years
• Scrum Master – 2 years
• XML (Extensible Markup Language) – 2 years
• XSLT (Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations) – 1 year
• XSD (XML Schema Definition) - 1 year
• JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) – 1 year, 1 Certification
• GraphQL – 3 months, 2 Certifications
• Blockchain – 3 months, 1 Certification

Wayfair

Berlin, Germany

Software Engineer II, March 2020 - present

• Member of a team that implemented an Enterprise-Scale integration with a Payment Service Provider in only 6 weeks (provider specified it was their fastest integration with an enterprise client).
• Technical contributor to multiple Greenfield projects utilizing Java microservices in a Distributed Systems Architecture running via Cloud Platforms.
• Dedicated Scrum Master and facilitator of the team's agile ceremonies and processes.

Software Engineer, August 2018 - March 2020

• Full Stack Engineer and Scrum Master supporting the Company's Global Payments Platform.
• Implement new functionality and resolve bugs pertaining to the client, server and database layers of the company's enterprise software system.
• Collaborate and communicate with Product Managers in a fast-paced, agile environment to deploy software which meets functional demands and contributes to business goals.
• Create, calculate and analyze KPI's pertaining to sprint health, in addition to presenting the team's deliverables directly to stakeholders.

Product Manager - Data Integration, August 2016 - August 2018

• Supervise and troubleshoot operational and finance-related data transfers for EU business partners with aggregate volume of over 100K files daily.
• Create and develop requirements specifications for the implementation of new carrier and supplier data integrations to increase profitability through efficient and cost-effective EDI.
• Create, calculate and analyze EDI business metrics for presentation to Senior Management and other stakeholders while simultaneously offering proposals for KPI improvement and growth.

Move24

Berlin, Germany

Business Intelligence Intern, May 2016 - August 2016

• Construct “backend-pricing” tools through “Big Data” analysis to increase sales and improve profitability pertaining to international business transactions.
• Develop optimization models relating to operations management in order to maximize profit and reduce costs for all European divisions.
• Extract data from the company databases through SQL, and subsequently formulate statistical models to identify KPI’s for the Sales, Marketing, Business Development and Operations departments.
• Create automated reports for Senior Management using Excel to formulate data extracted from multiple sources, including the Company’s CRM systems, databases and other external sources.

Covanta

Morristown, New Jersey, United States of America

Accounting Consultant, August 2015 - May 2016

Billing Analyst, August 2014 - August 2015

Accounts Receivable Coordinator, March 2014 - August 2014

• Primary Billing Staff UAT tester for the corporation’s Oracle PeopleSoft 9.2 upgrade with security clearance as a system power user
• Process approximately $1 Billion of invoices comprising the corporation’s annual revenue, while assuming responsibility for manual invoice editing and the correction of billing interface errors.
• Supervise and train a team of 4 cash application coordinators and 2 billing administrators
• Construct work papers for annual and quarterly external audits for billing and accounts receivable functions.

Erasmus, Running Late & Circus Animal Music

Madison, New Jersey, United States of America

Manager, May 2011 - March 2014

• Manager of promotion, marketing, operations, budgeting and finances of a music project with 20,000 registered followers world wide and over 100,000 website hits across all platforms
• Increased the groups online following from 1,200 followers to 20,000 followers during tenure as manager
• Record and budget expenses (travel, marketing) and revenues (from ticket and merchandise sales) for project totaling $40,000 in FY 2012
• Notable accomplishments include: booking of 40 performances in the greater New York area and management of the recording and release of an EP and full-length album with 3 singles, the filming of a music video and full-length live show, three professional photo shoots, and $5,000 of merchandise sales.

MSPC - Certified Public Accountants & Advisors

Cranford, New Jersey, United States of America

Staff Accountant, January 2011 - May 2011

• Member of four selected audit teams with clients ranging from small partnerships to corporations
• Managed the control of confirmations for annual audits pertaining to cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, legal department, related parties, lease agreements, and insurance
• Conducted inventory counts on site for various merchandising and manufacturing clients
• Prepared work papers for multiple aspects of each audit including the audit of cash, the revenue cycle, and the expenditure cycle

Mirra & Associates, LLC

Hillsborough, New Jersey, United States of America

Intern / Accountant, August 2008 - May 2009

• Assisted in the audit of approximately 250 condominium complexes operated by ten management companies throughout New Jersey.
• Prepared work papers pertaining to multiple aspects of each audit including revenue cycles, cash disbursements, and receivables.
• Drafted annual financial statements including the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows for approximately 250 companies.
• Member of a selected auditing team, partaking in multiple field visits at various clients.

IT Coursework

• System Development Lifecycle & Management
• System Analysis & Design - Data Driven & Procedural Techniques
• System Analysis & Design - Data Organization
• System Analysis & Design - Objects & Architecture
• Computer Applications for Business
• Accounting Information Systems
• Advanced Accounting Information Systems
• Management Information Systems
• Calculus
• Accounting in the Digital Era

Business Coursework

• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Statistical Methods of Business
• Financial Accounting
• Financial Management
• Principles of Management
• Marketing
• Business Law
• Operations Management
• Managerial Accounting
• Intermediate Accounting
• Business Policy & Strategy
• Cost Accounting
• Concepts of Auditing
• Income Tax Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• Advanced Accounting
• Advanced Auditing
• Business Valuations
• Ethics in Business