Build for purpose — systems that improve how operations run.

I replace subscription tools with in-house Rails systems that cut cost and give ops, HR, and management clear visibility.

Purpose first. Outcomes over features. Systems that connect.

$43K+Recurring annual savings

$5K+One-time cost savings

300+Users supported

10+Hours saved weekly

Technical Expertise

Practical stack for internal systems — applications, identity, infrastructure, and observability.

Ruby on RailsReactPostgreSQLLinux

REST APIsActive Directory & LDAPDockerNginxMonitoring & observabilityDashboards & automation

IT / Ruby on Rails Developer

August 2022 – Present

Purpose: Give ops, HR, and management one place to see who is working, what they use, and where assets live.
Problem: Attendance and assets lived in separate, mostly manual workflows — hard to reconcile people, workstations, and equipment.
Solution: In-house kiosk timekeeping integrated with asset tracking, including a visual seat plan that maps people and workstations to their assets.
Outcome: Saved $43,200/year vs a subscription timekeeping product; faster onboarding accountability; clearer ownership for IT and HR.

React.jsRuby on RailsPostgreSQLRedisActive JobNode.js

Purpose: Help ops and management run large recurring events and understand engagement — not just headcount.
Problem: Paper sign-offs and manual meal/raffle flows burned staff time and left no useful view of participation patterns.
Solution: Rails/React event system with seating, meal/raffle flows, calendar heatmaps, engagement insights, and v1 per-user profiling.
Outcome: Supports 300+ people across multi-day weekly events; saved up to 10 hours weekly vs signature sheets; leaders see who engages and when.

React.js on RailsPostgreSQLAnalytics

Purpose: Give management and IT planning visibility into environmental risk — not only a live temperature number.
Problem: Point-in-time sensor checks missed patterns that drive overheating risk and capacity planning.
Solution: Real-time temperature/humidity monitoring plus time-based and seasonal heatmaps for hour/day trends.
Outcome: Earlier detection of risky conditions and clearer capacity planning; avoided commercial monitoring spend while improving preventive maintenance.

Ruby on RailsPostgreSQLIoTHeatmaps

Purpose: Secure facility entry while feeding unified attendance data.
Problem: Commercial access control was costly and disconnected from timekeeping.
Solution: Hardware/software access system integrated with the timekeeping stack.
Outcome: Saved $4,406.77 vs commercial alternatives; unified entry and attendance records.

Python 3SQLiteKeycard Integration

Purpose: Alert ops when devices and production services fail.
Problem: Downtime was discovered late, slowing incident response.
Solution: Proactive availability alerting for on-prem devices and production apps.
Outcome: Faster detection and shorter resolution paths for service incidents.

MonitoringAlerting

Purpose: Keep a 300+ user network performant and segmented.
Problem: Growth exposed bottlenecks and weak segmentation without HA planning.
Solution: pfSense with HA load balancing, VLANs, QoS, and regular audits; bare-metal AD support.
Outcome: Stable connectivity for 300+ users with clearer security boundaries.

pfSenseActive DirectoryBare Metal

Purpose: Raise baseline IT independence across departments.
Problem: Level 1 issues concentrated on a small support group.
Solution: Training on pfSense, Active Directory, and IT practices; invited talks at alma mater.
Outcome: Fewer Level 1 tickets; broader cross-team technical confidence.

MentorshipActive Directory

Purpose: Protect company identity and data for 300+ users.
Problem: Account sprawl and policy violations created security and reputation risk.
Solution: Workspace administration plus internal audits and digital forensics when needed.
Outcome: Stronger access hygiene and faster resolution of policy incidents.

AdministrationSecurity

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