About Me

Platform architect specializing in force multiplication through AI-powered developer productivity platforms and strategic infrastructure leadership.

Who I Am

For the past 8 years, I've been building test infrastructure and automation at a 400-person clinical trials SaaS company—fully remote from San Diego while collaborating with teams across India, UK, East Coast, and worldwide on East Coast hours.

I build tools that multiply team productivity—from AI-powered test generation and analytics dashboards to CI/CD infrastructure and developer tooling. Whether stabilizing critical build systems, building intelligent automation, or creating force-multiplier tools, I focus on eliminating toil and enabling teams to work faster.

Most recently, I built an experimental RAG-powered test generation platform leveraging AI-assisted development—designing the system, knowledge base, and conversational workflows. Well versed in the latest AI-assisted code generation tools, I've applied this approach to dramatically accelerate test creation by assisting engineers through intelligent code generation.

I'm now seeking Senior Test Automation Engineer roles where I can bring this force-multiplication mindset to new domains and continue building test automation tools and infrastructure.

Career Progression

4G Clinical

2017 - Present

Senior Test Automation Engineer | Nov 2023 - Present

Returned to test automation focus, architecting AI-powered platform engineering solutions and serving as technical advisor to the team.

  • Built production AI test generation platform (TAP) with RAG architecture, reducing test creation time by 80%
  • Architected API and performance testing frameworks with custom visualization dashboards
  • Led E2E Reliability Meeting for 2+ years, mentoring team and establishing quality culture
  • Led critical 250+ test migration from deprecated library, completing 2-year stalled project in 2 months

Software Engineer | Jan 2021 - Nov 2023

Full-stack development on Django/Angular clinical trials platform, gaining deep domain knowledge that later informed AI platform design.

  • Built custom Angular UI components and implemented complex Django backend features
  • Established foundational Angular unit/integration testing framework with Docker and Jenkins integration
  • Played pivotal role in complex AngularJS to Angular 10 upgrade

Software Quality Engineer | Dec 2017 - Jan 2022

Founding test automation engineer, building frameworks and infrastructure from the ground up. Held concurrent 50% Software Engineer responsibilities during 2021 organizational transition.

  • Built E2E Test Tracker (MongoDB) saving 40+ hours/week, became critical team infrastructure
  • Architected API testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines (Docker/Jenkins expertise)
  • Guided team of 4 developing 250+ test scripts (Cucumber/Protractor), contributed ~40% personally
  • Self-studied TestOps, scaled suites for parallel execution (2+ hours to 45 minutes)

Early Career

2012 - 2017

Intuit | Software Quality Engineer

Aug 2014 - May 2015

Authored UI tests for TurboTax "Finish-and-File" team.

The Home Depot | Software Engineer

July 2015 - Dec 2015

Replatformed "Patio Mix and Match" application using Java, Google App Engine, and JavaScript.

Framehawk | Innovation Lab Developer

June 2012 - Aug 2012 | San Francisco, CA

Summer internship developing user and group management system for access control.

University of California, San Diego

2014

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

Graduated from UCSD's nationally top-ranked Computer Science & Engineering program at Jacobs School of Engineering. Completed degree using GI Bill following military service.

U.S. Coast Guard

2000 - 2010

Aviation Electronics Technician, Second Class

10 years of military service specializing in avionics systems. Designed and built award-winning tool calibration database with custom query views. Received three promotions in 2 years and became Flight Mechanic within 4 years.

This progression shows continuous growth from hands-on technical work to strategic platform architecture—always focused on force multiplication and enabling others to succeed.

Technical Leadership & Strategy

Strategic Planning

  • Monthly roadmap presentations to VP Engineering and CTO (12+ months)
  • Defined automation strategy and roadmap for organization
  • Led strategic planning sessions for Q1 2026 technical initiatives

Mentorship & Training

  • Led E2E Reliability Meeting for 2 years (training & troubleshooting)
  • Mentored 6 team members + SQEs on AI integration and platform architecture
  • One-on-one mentoring for team members and manager

Knowledge Sharing

  • Authored Troubleshooting Playbook (V4) for contractor/junior engineer onboarding
  • Codified best practices for working with senior engineers and devs
  • Topics: Test frameworks, API testing, performance, e2e-tracker, visualization

Executive Collaboration

  • Direct collaboration with VP of Technology and Head of Security on critical hotfixes
  • Partnership with DevOps/SRE teams on infrastructure initiatives
  • Guidance provided to Directors of Software Engineering on technical decisions

Remote Work Excellence

8 Years

Fully Remote

Current role only, previous roles were on-site

Global

Team Collaboration

India, UK, East Coast, Texas, worldwide

Async-First

Communication Style

Slack, video-optional meetings

Worked East Coast hours from San Diego to maximize overlap with global team. Proven track record of effective async collaboration and remote team leadership.

Let's Talk

I'm seeking Staff+ Platform Engineering roles at remote-first companies where I can architect AI-powered developer productivity platforms and lead technical infrastructure strategy.

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