Projects
These are just some things I have worked on...
Project MOVEMENT - Microsoft 2019 Hackathon Top 5 Winner (Azure/ML/SCOPE/SQL)
Created with the goal of providing an accessible, affordable, and personalized way for just about anyone to improve their day-to-day or even professional motions, form, and path for a wide range of activities.
Project R.I.C.K - University Senior Design Project (Vision AI, G-Code, Kinect API, 6-axis 3D-built robotic arm)
Co-created an all-in-one system that takes input directly from a person’s arm/finger movements from camera sensors to be translated into machine code as output controls for a variety of robotic arms in a rapid and scalable fashion
Tool Share ~ (Python/Django)
A three week Python Django infused based project with the purpose of enabling neighbors in a community to be able to share tools
MusicShare ~ (Python)
A neat Python that will allow anyone anywhere to play/search/like and much more via SMS to any Bose speaker with SoundTouch™
Quoridor ~ (Python)
A ten week Python based project with the purpose of creating an Artificial intelligence (AI) to play the classical game Quoridor
Battleship ~ (Java)
A two week Java based project with the purpose of creating a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the single player game of classical battleship
Vending Machine ~ (VHDL)
A three week VHDL based project with the purpose of writing, simulating and synthesizing a behavioral model of a complete vending machine
This Site! ~ (HTML/JavaScript/CSS/PHP)
A continous "living" project with the purpose showing my growth and work as both a computer engineer and web designer
Portfolio
All that you could possibly need to know about my professional side
My Resume (PDF)
Updated: Nov 2024
My Linkedin
Yet another online portfolio
My Work
From Humble Beginnings...
Awards
"Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated."
Robert McNamara, Fmr. American Secretary of Defense
Microsoft 2019 Hackathon
Top 5 Finalist Globally
Project MOVEMENT won my team and me the honor of being selected by Satya Nadella and the board as the top five most innovative hacks of the year among 1000+ projects with a private grant for a full prototype.
BrickHack April 2015
Winner of Bose SoundTouch API Challenge
RIT's premiere collegiate hackathon is an event where over 400 hackers try to produce something amazing to wow the judges. For my team and I that was our submission for Bose's SoundTouch API Challenge, SMShuffle.
Now rebranded and refactored, BoseSMShuffle ⇨ MusicShare.
TigerTank October 2015
Top Tier Finalist
Similar to SharkTank but with a RIT twist. My winning entry was FlickShare, a way to bring back that feeling of togetherness when watching television with others. No matter the distance, time, or media provider.
Work Experience
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September 2022 – Current
Apple ~ Sr. Engineering Program Manager (EPM) for AI/ML
Core Achievement: Championed the creation and customer acquisition for Kafka as a Service within Apple's largest AIML platform, totaling a savings of over $25 million (70% in compute cost & 40% in storage cost) through tailored instance types, Tiered Storage support, and LDCP simplification
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April 2020 - September 2022
Microsoft ~ Techincal Program Manager II
Core Achievement: Led 4 feature releases for Microsoft's big data engine Cosmos & its language SCOPE that brought tremendous value from 25% reduction in CPU process time, 50% reduction in storage cost, and support for dynamic compressed data formats like ORC, SQL Tables & Parquet
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February 2018 – April 2020
Microsoft ~ Techincal Program Manager I
Core Achievement: Drove company-wide infrastructure improvements totaling over $50 million in savings related to storage optimization, systems monitoring, and a new on-demand token model for Microsoft's largest internal big data engine system, Cosmos, and proprietary language SCOPE
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May 2017 – August 2017
Intuit ~ Technical Product Manager Intern
During my time @ Intuit I was responsible in leading cross-functional R&D teams consisting of engineers, designers, researchers, and legal contacts towards new projects focused on machine learning initiatives.
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June 2015 – December 2015
IDI Billing Solutions ~ Software/Quality Assurance Engineer
I wear a few hats at my latest co-op with the two mainly being software engineer and quality assurance engineer. As a software engineer, I was tasked to create a complete server interface dashboard (Hal0). As a quality assurance engineer, I was given the lead role for developing and implementing QA processes for multiple projects/platforms primarily web services.
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2010 – Current
Daraghmeh Digital (StartUp)
~ Freelance Web Developer -
August 2014 – June 2015
Rochester Institute of Technology ~ Webmaster
Employed as the sole manager for the design (front-end/back-end), implementation, and documentation for RIT’s Simone Center. This job is a high privilege as the Simone Center is RIT’s prized gem and for good reason since the center is viewed as a national leader in innovation and entrepreneurship.
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January 2014 – July 2014
EnerNoc ~ Software Engineer Intern
My internship @ EnerNoc involved becoming a part of the Advance Technology Division. The main purpose of this division was to perform hardware and software R&D hence my work on various projects such as PowerTalk (a real-time XMPP communication protocol for communicating with EnerNoc's 15,000+ smart meter devices). Also I worked on an online internal implementation of PowerTalk via web application using Play Framework.
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February 2013 – Current
Rochester Institute of Technology ~ Social Media Analyst
The task of building an engaged online community for Finance & Administration organization via new and existing media/technology in order to build brand awareness.
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June 2011 – July 2013
Liberty Science Center ~ Interpretation Associate
Employed to facilitate the exploration of exhibits and deliver educational activities in a balanced manner between science and technology.
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October 2010 – June 2011
TranSystems ~ Project Assistant
Intern position to assist fellow co-workers in projects that dealt indirectly and directly with clients - clients as major as the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
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My Web Work
Listed below are just a few websites I have either been hired to create or did just for fun!
Tutorial: GitHub Quoridor (Python)
Tutorial: GitHub Battleship (Java)
A Highly-Styled Under Construction/Timer Placeholder (Complete)
Proof of Concept: A fun college club site (Complete)
Consumer Site: Pro Tints (Complete/Maintaining)
Consumer Site: Daraghmeh USA (Complete/Maintaining)
Consumer Site: RIT Behind the Bricks (Complete/Maintaining)
Consumer Site: Faraci Lanage (Complete/Maintaining)
Consumer Site: Arch Hookah (In Progress)
Personal Site: FlickShare (Maintaining)
More Coming in the Future