About
Hey, I'm Blake 👋🏻
I've been into computers since I was a youngster—back in the days of dial-up internet. My early curiosity grew into a deep appreciation for technology's potential to enrich our lives. So today, I build software for a living.
As a consultant at Source Allies, I apply my expertise in the realm of cloud applications and infrastructure. I work with our team of experts to help our partners deliver high-quality software solutions.
Outside of work, you'll find me on my gravel bike, road-tripping across the country, or trekking around the western United States.
Experience
- September 2023 - Present
In my current role as a consultant, I leverage my software engineering expertise to empower partners in achieving their technology goals. My specialization lies in building cutting-edge enterprise applications on the cloud.
- Next.js
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- C#
- AWS
- Azure
- Bicep
- GraphQL
- June 2022 - January 2023
Applied engineering expertise to enhance a payment processing software designed for law firms and legal tech companies. Automated QA through the development of a Cypress test suite, providing comprehensive end-to-end test coverage. Lead integration testing during an overhaul of the payment processing flow.
- React
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- TypeORM
- Cypress
- MySQL
- AWS
- August 2020 - June 2022
Served as a software engineer within the Enterprise Experience Enablement group. My focus was enhancing the user experiences for various customers, including key experiences like home page, messaging, and user profile. Led an effort to integrate a new customer segment after an acquisition, working closely with many teams across the company.
- JavaEE
- JSP
- Websphere
- DB2
- Python
- Flask
- API Gateway
- AWS
- January 2020 - July 2020
Part-time role as Software Scientist at the Ames Laboratory contributing to an open-source project CMakePP designed for creating cross-platform C and C++ build systems for computational chemistry. Extended the functionality of the CMakePP language and generated comprehensive and user-friendly documentation.
- GNU Make
- CMake
- Sphinx Docs
- Linux
- May 2018 - August 2019
Contributed as a software developer across three impactful projects: developing a LiDAR-based app for railroad clearance analysis, taking on a technical lead role for an in-house compensation management application, and modernizing a small proprietary desktop railroad data validation software into a web-based solution.
- Tornado
- Angular
- Python
- Bootstrap
- SQLAlchemy
- Docker
- C#
- WPF
- June 2014 - January 2018
Contributed as a member of a team responsible for multifaceted automated testing system for cutting-edge radio hardware. Incorporated feedback from test engineers to implement new features and address bugs within the system, improving their efficiency.
- JavaFX
- Python
- Tornado
- Angular