Software Engineer, Consultant, Educator

Email: candidate.montanizstills@gmail.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/montaniz-stills/

Github: https://github.com/montanizstills

Summary

Experienced fullstack engineer, cloud-native developer, and technical instructor.

Education:

• Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus: Master of Science
• Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with minors in Computer Science and Business Administration.

Technical Background:

LANGUAGES: FRAMEWORKS / TOOLS

• Python

  Django, Pytest/Unittest

• Java	Spring Boot, TestNG/Selenium/JUnitx

• Javascript

  Angular/React.js, Node.js, Jest

• C#	.NET (Asp.NET)

• SQL	PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle

• Big Data

  Hadoop, Spark

SKILLS: TOPICS

• API Development

  RESTful Microservices, RPC, SOAP

• Cloud

  AWS (Boto3, JavaSDK, AWSCLI) and GCP

• IaaS	Serverless and Serverful deployment stacks

• CI/CD

  Github Actions, GitHub CLI, Jenkins, TravisCI

• AI/ML

  Tensorflow and GPU open-source libraries

• User-Authentication

  Auth0, Okta

Professional Experience:

• Vertex, Inc: Test Engineer

  (November 2020 - Present)

• Develop and maintain tools for CI/CD to improve product quality
• Test products, migrate legacy software to cloud solutions.
• Increase epic burndown; decrease story carry-over; and strengthen cross-functional relationships
• Leverage automation and implement test frameworks and design patterns

• Strategize and coordinate: Utilize Agile, Scrum, and Kanban; mentor junior engineers for greater team and process efficiency

• Mercer County Community College, Trenton Public Schools: Technical Instructor

  (November 2020 - July 2021):

• Partnership in-person lecture with University and state and local municipalitiese increases student enrollment in IT and Engineering courses.
• Curriculum development and cohort hosting

Projects:

• GHRi

  • A portable, deployable GitHub Self-Hosted runner.
  • The runner can be configured as a Windows or Linux machine

• Nezonium

  • A Gherkin-like wrapper framework for Selenium Automation Testing.
  • Uses Java annotations in human-readable format for ease of use.
  • Supports screenshots for non-technical stakeholders.

• AutoJIRA

  • An educational web platform for students to practice Agile Methodologies in JIRA, written with Jython.

• Machine-Learning-Playground

  • Various implementations of ML models, i.e; GPT-2, Transformer LLMs in Java, Python, Rust, Go

Languages:

• English (Native or Bilingual)
• Spanish (Limited Working)

Certifications:

• Java Web Developer, Per Scholas
• Java Basic, HackerRank
• Python Basic, HackerRank
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner