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Professional Summary

Principal Software QA Engineer / Senior SDET with deep experience at Autodesk delivering design, quality engineering, and test automation for complex 3D desktop applications including Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max. Full-stack developer across Python/NiceGUI and Node.js/Next.js stacks. Deep AWS cloud experience — setup, configuration, and day-to-day production operations. Expert in end-to-end testing, automated functional testing, API validation, CI/CD integration, defect lifecycle management, and SDET-level test framework development. Proven leader supporting AI-powered tools, automation frameworks, and executive product launches. Strong Windows/Linux troubleshooting, networking, and in-depth hardware knowledge accumulated across a career in production engineering.

Professional Experience

Principal Software QA Engineer / Senior QA Engineer — Autodesk 2006 – 2026

Core QA contributor for Autodesk Maya MotionMaker AI and Autodesk Maya ML Toolkit from initial development through production release of AI-driven animation workflows.
Supported executive demo readiness for Autodesk Maya MotionMaker AI showcased at TechX 2025, presented by Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost.
Contributed to Autodesk Maya MotionMaker AI earning the Customer Experience Award at TechX 2026 through end-to-end QA validation and release stability.
Led QA strategy and execution for flagship Autodesk Maya and Autodesk 3ds Max platforms — regression, integration, E2E, and visual validation.
Supported thousands of beta users across continuous two-week sprint release cycles, ensuring stability, feedback integration, and production readiness.
Corporate-level Centercode Administrator — owned enterprise beta infrastructure and served as Beta Program Manager for Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Maya.
Built automation and API testing tools using Python, PHP, PowerShell, and AI-assisted workflows (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code).
Integrated automated testing into Jenkins CI/CD pipelines with Artifactory artifact management; authored test plans, regression strategies, and validation matrices.
Extensive Agile delivery experience — partnering with engineering, product, UX, and release teams across sprint cycles.

Core Skills

Full-Stack Dev: Python / NiceGUI, Node.js / Next.js, TypeScript, React, Vite, PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy, Prisma, Dexie (IndexedDB)

QA & Automation: Functional, regression, integration, E2E, visual validation, accessibility testing; pytest, pytest-mock

Software Design & UI: Information architecture, interaction patterns, visual hierarchy, cohesive interfaces for web & desktop

CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Artifactory, GitHub Actions, Jira webhooks & triggers, Docker & Docker Compose

AWS & Cloud: EC2, CloudFront CDN, ALB, Route 53, S3, IAM, security groups, cost-aware sizing

Monitoring & Analytics: Prometheus, Grafana, cAdvisor, Node Exporter, Umami (self-hosted web analytics), email alerting; Fail2ban intrusion prevention

Infrastructure: nginx (reverse proxy, WebSocket), Apache httpd, TLS/Certbot, multi-container Docker stacks

Scripting & API: Python, PowerShell, PHP, Bash; REST & sync API design and testing

Mail & Comms: Postfix (SMTP), Dovecot (IMAP), Rspamd, Roundcube, Brevo SMTP relay, DKIM/SPF/DMARC

Systems & Networking: Windows & Linux troubleshooting, DNS, TCP/IP, firewalls/iptables, SSH hardening, VLANs

Hardware: In-depth PC/server hardware knowledge — diagnostics, build, upgrade, failure analysis, peripheral integration

3D & AI Domain: Autodesk Maya MotionMaker AI, Autodesk Maya ML Toolkit, Autodesk Maya pipelines, Autodesk 3ds Max, character animation validation

AI Tools & Workflow: Claude (Claude Code), ChatGPT, GitHub Copilot, Cursor — prompt optimization, token efficiency, agentic multi-step automation

Professional Skills: Executive communication, Agile / sprint-based delivery, cross-team collaboration, stakeholder alignment

AWS & Cloud Infrastructure

EC2 / Docker: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS; four independent Compose stacks (edge proxy, mail, monitoring, website) sharing a single external bridge network — each independently deployable. SSH hardening, security groups, elastic IPs, cost-aware sizing.
CloudFront CDN, ALB & Route 53: Distribution setup, origin protocol policy, AllViewer header forwarding, listener rules; full DNS zone management (A, CNAME, MX, SPF, DKIM) across primary domain and all subdomains.
nginx, TLS & mail: Single-container ingress routing by server_name with HTTP→HTTPS redirects and WebSocket passthrough. Let's Encrypt multi-SAN certs (Certbot/webroot, auto-renewal). docker-mailserver stack — Postfix, Dovecot, Rspamd, Fail2ban, Brevo relay, Roundcube webmail.
Monitoring, analytics & deploy: Prometheus + Grafana dashboards (host, container, nginx, mail); self-hosted Umami analytics; email alerting. PowerShell deploy pipeline (zdeploy.ps1) with .env backup/restore, CloudFront invalidation, and smoke checks — virtually zero downtime.

Independent Projects (AI-assisted development — live demos & logins available)

evo.ehs Python 3.11 · NiceGUI · PostgreSQL · SQLAlchemy 2 · Alembic · Docker · AWS EC2 · Stripe · fpdf2

Full-stack EHS command center for multi-plant industrial manufacturers. Onboards facilities by company name — auto-resolves EPA ID, imports registered facilities with SIC codes, and pulls all available EPA and state permits automatically. Runs the full permit lifecycle (owners, due dates, tasks, attachments, status history), recurring work-task cadence rules, OSHA-aligned incident management with weather forensics and CAPA tracking, training matrix, audit binders, plant health score dashboards, built-in chat and calendaring, Stripe billing, and PDF report generation. Deployed via Docker Compose on AWS EC2 behind nginx with TLS. Live demo login available upon request.

SWAG Estimates Node.js 22 · Next.js · TypeScript · React · Prisma · PostgreSQL · Dexie (IndexedDB)

Modern full-stack rebuild of a construction project estimation system with a 20+ year real-world track record — used on projects from $500K to $700M. Built with its creator, a career-long estimator whose clients adopted it over industry-standard software. Local-first architecture using Dexie (IndexedDB) for instant offline editing synced to PostgreSQL via an idempotent push/pull API. Includes a spreadsheet-view mode and Executive Breakdown reporting. Deployed on AWS EC2 via Docker Compose.