Professional Experience

Software Programmer
May 2024 – Present

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
Department of MIS

  • Develop dynamic web applications using C# .NET, ASP.NET MVC, and SQL Server, optimizing data retrieval and performance.
  • Collaborate with the Cybersecurity Analysis Team to perform advanced threat detection, system vulnerability assessments, and proactive incident response.
  • Enhance mainframe system operations by debugging and refactoring COBOL, JCL, and Natural (Software AG) programs.
  • Design RESTful APIs and integrate cloud-based solutions for scalability and reliability.
  • Work with Software AG Natural and Adabas to design and maintain business logic for mainframe-based systems.
Graduate Assistant (RA & TA)
Jan 2023 – Dec 2024

West Virginia State University
Department of Math & Computer Science

  • Conduct research in AI/ML-driven cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity Innovation Center.
  • Designed intelligent prosthetic control systems using 1D CNNs and embedded AI.
  • Built predictive models for flood forecasting and groundwater prediction (LSTM, BiLSTM, GRU).
  • Contributed to research on multimodal LLMs for security and communication.
  • Assisted in teaching Data Structures, Software Engineering, and Database Management.
IT Analyst - Intern
May 2023 – Aug 2023

West Virginia Department of Transportation
Traffic Engineering Division

  • Automated crash data analysis processes using C++ and VBA, reducing manual effort by 40%.
  • Provided IT support and optimized system operations for traffic engineering software.