IT Development Manager · Software Engineer
Software engineer and IT leader with 10+ years in government technology, GIS, and full-stack web development. Shipped products serving 50,000+ users; open-source contributor in TypeScript, Rust, and Python.
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Experience
IT Development Manager — Georgia Department of Agriculture, Atlanta, GA
March 2019 – Present
- Owned roadmap and delivery for public-facing web applications (50,000+ monthly users); automated workflows cut citizen wait times 40%.
- Led enterprise GIS program (ArcGIS); Esri SAG award for geographic data in public-health emergency response.
- Built APIs and data-sharing agreements across five partner agencies; coordinated multi-agency rapid-response teams.
Software Engineer (Independent / Open Source) — Saucy Tech, evenings and weekends
March 2023 – Present
- Ship and run my own products on Cloudflare Workers: The Morning Portion, Train Every Day, The Home Hive, and Health Dashboard, plus a few client projects a year.
- Open-source contributions in TypeScript, Rust, and Python: Hubble (Windows desktop build, dark mode, workspace switcher), Warp (repo-picker UX), Neon Orbit (power-up system), Abbot, and Plebnet.
- Bitcoin/Lightning community: Legends of Lightning hackathon winner (Community & Education Award); ATL BitDevs, PlebLab.
Grants Management Specialist — Georgia Department of Agriculture
April 2017 – March 2019
- Managed cooperative agreements and multi-year grant projects as Principal Investigator.
- Established operating procedures, budgets, and partnership development processes.
Project Manager – Rapid Response — Georgia Department of Agriculture
August 2014 – April 2017
- Administered multi-agency emergency response operations and foodborne illness investigations.
- Developed investigation protocols and epidemiological analysis processes.
Products
- The Morning Portion — A weekday scripture reading, email, and podcast. I write it and run the publishing system behind it. Visit morningportion.com
- Train Every Day — The workout logger I use at the gym. It keeps working without a signal. Try the public demo with sample data. Open the demo
- The Home Hive — Preschool learning folded into family evenings, with weekly activities and games a child can play independently. The demo uses an invented week. Open the demo
- Health Dashboard — The dashboard I use to run my own care: weight, medication, labs, training, and a weekly review. The public demo uses an invented person. Open the demo
Awards
- 2026 GMIS G2G Award — Government to Government, GMIS International + GMIS Georgia Chapter
- 2023 Legends of Lightning Vol. 2 Hackathon Winner, Legends of Lightning
- 2020 Esri Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award, Esri
- 2019 GMIS G2B Award — Government to Business, GMIS International + GMIS Georgia Chapter
- 2019 NASCIO State IT Recognition Award — Finalist (ICT Innovations), National Association of State CIOs
- 2026 Georgia GMIS G2B Award — Government to Business, GMIS Georgia Chapter
- 2026, 2021, 2019 Georgia Technology Innovation Showcase Award, Georgia Technology Authority
- 2025 Georgia GMIS G2C Award — Government to Citizens, GMIS Georgia Chapter
Skills
- Languages:
- JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, C#, PowerShell, SQL, Rust
- Frontend:
- React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, HTML, CSS
- Backend:
- Node.js, C#, Python, SQL Server
- Infrastructure:
- Cloudflare Workers, Azure, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
- Specialized:
- GIS/ArcGIS, emergency response systems, product strategy