Mitchell SamFullstack Software Engineer

Primary engineer on a multimedia integration application at JPMorgan Chase, focused on codebase modernization and platform stability.

• Codebase Modernization: Leading a systematic refactoring initiative across the full stack, improving code quality, maintainability, and long-term extensibility of a complex internal platform.
• AI-Assisted Development: Leveraging GitHub Copilot and Claude Code to accelerate large-scale refactoring efforts, significantly increasing throughput and code quality across the codebase.
• Spec-Driven Development: Championing the adoption of spec-driven development practices with the broader engineering team, establishing a disciplined approach to defining behavior before implementation.
• Full Rewrite Initiative: Collaborating with the team to architect a full rewrite of the platform, applying spec-driven development methodologies to modernize the application's architecture and improve scalability.

Independent consulting focused on infrastructure, legacy system upgrades, and intelligent data ingestion pipelines.

• Windows on the Lake: Refactored and enhanced a legacy email parsing system that routes client inquiries to a CRM, integrating the GLiNER Named Entity Recognition model for intelligent NLP-based tagging and categorization.
• HEVO: Conducted a post-migration technical audit of AWS infrastructure, legacy Java codebases, and CI/CD pipelines to restore platform functionality after a contractor transition.

Agile FinTech company offering an all-in-one wealth management platform for portfolio management, performance reporting, and rebalancing.

• Front-End Modernization: Migrated multiple Angular front ends to React, preserving 100% functionality, reducing loading times by 50%, and creating a smoother user experience.
• Queueing System: Built a Redis-based queuing system to handle high-volume financial report processing, reducing backend processing time by 50% and improving system reliability.
• Third-Party Integrations: Integrated third-party systems via RESTful APIs, expanding platform functionality and product offerings by 50%.
• Automated Testing: Developed comprehensive automated tests using Mocha, Chai, and Jasmine, achieving 100% code coverage and improving deployment confidence.
• Onboarding & Documentation: Reduced new-hire ramp-up time by 25% through technical environment setup and detailed onboarding documentation.

Premiere waterfront wedding venue and events facility.

• Email Parser: Enhanced the automated email parser, improving data extraction accuracy by 33% and streamlining communication processes.
• CRM Optimization: Optimized CRM data flow, resulting in a 20% increase in customer conversions.
• Backend Development: Developed new backend API features using Node.js and Express, expanding functionality by 25%.
• Container Deployments: Managed Docker container deployments, achieving 99.9% uptime and improving scalability for client applications.

Embedded consultant at Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise issuing mortgage-backed securities.

• QA Automation: Wrote Python, Bash, and SQL tooling for data analysis and QA validation, reducing manual testing time by 50%.
• Automation: Automated production-related tasks, saving approximately 100 man-hours per month.
• Data Analytics: Produced, analyzed, and visualized 100+ usage and performance metrics to inform stakeholder decisions.
• Loan Performance: Delivered application enhancements that reduced report generation time by 50%.

Textiles and clothing manufacturing group with global operations.

• Database Development: Built a database solution for financial tracking, reducing invoice processing time by 25%.
• Mentorship: Led training sessions on database schema design and data best practices.

Non-profit offering career and mentorship programs for Pan-Asian professionals.

• Web & Database: Managed website and membership database, contributing to a 50% increase in event registrations.
• Data Analysis: Analyzed metrics for 50+ volunteer branches and 5,000+ registered members.
• Acquisition Project: Supported an organizational acquisition by merging 60,000+ contact records while ensuring data integrity.