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:
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| Python |
Django, Pytest/Unittest |
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| Java |
Spring Boot, TestNG/Selenium/JUnitx |
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| Javascript |
Angular/React.js, Node.js, Jest |
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| SQL |
PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle |
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SKILLS: TOPICS
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| API Development |
RESTful Microservices, RPC, SOAP |
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| Cloud |
AWS (Boto3, JavaSDK, AWSCLI) and GCP |
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| IaaS |
Serverless and Serverful deployment stacks |
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| CI/CD |
Github Actions, GitHub CLI, Jenkins, TravisCI |
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| AI/ML |
Tensorflow and GPU open-source libraries |
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| User-Authentication |
Auth0, Okta |

Professional Experience:
Projects:
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- A portable, deployable GitHub Self-Hosted runner.
- The runner can be configured as a Windows or Linux machine
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- 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.
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- An educational web platform for students to practice Agile Methodologies in JIRA, written with Jython.
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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