Taylor Morris - Software Engineer

Building Innovative Solutions

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First of all

About Me

I am a highly skilled Software Engineer with expertise in cross-functional communication and technical problem-solving. I have a passion for architecting innovative solutions and have successfully modernized a legacy FORTRAN project to C++, as well as designed a printer failover feature based on customer requirements. With my strong track record of coordinating with teams and ensuring product consistency, I am adept at collaborating and leading others to deliver high-quality software solutions.

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My Technical Expertise

I possess mastery in several programming languages, including C/C++, Python, JavaScript (Node.js, React.js), and FORTRAN, and I am skilled at learning new languages. My expertise encompasses software development, maintenance, and integration, mainly backend full-stack development.

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Cross-Functional Communicator

I've worked directly with customer service to resolve customer issues promptly, taught beginners to program, and worked closely with teams across an organization to roll out a new software solution.

I've frequently proven myself an effective communicator with non-technical and technical team members, from explaining concepts to presenting detailed project plans.

Architecting Solutions

I am experienced in architecting new solutions to customer and developer problems, from recreating a deprecated feature for a modern project to engineering new features for customer ease.

Using my technical skills, I re-engineered a traditional FORTRAN feature into object-oriented C++ to bring functionality from a deprecated product to a modern one.

I've worked from customer requirements to create an implementation plan for a printer failover feature, including architecting a new code structure to facilitate development.

Lead & Mentor

I am confident in my leadership abilities, having taught introductory programming and led feature integrations.

I've developed lunch-and-learn sessions for engineers learning C++ with no programming background, taught first-year college students basic programming as both a graduate teaching assistant and a lab assistant, and helped coworkers learn new tools for their jobs.

I coordinated a roll-out across a large organization division, led a team of fellow engineers to integrate a new product feature, and organized intern schedules and tasks during a database migration.

And let's not forget

Education

I hold Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science from Michigan Technological University, providing a solid foundation for my expertise in software engineering. I continually seek opportunities to improve my skills and new challenges to tackle.

For my Master's, I focused on AI and Machine Learning concepts, and my final report is available on Digital Commons @ Michigan Tech.