Professional Summary
Warehouse professional and software development graduate with a track record of building practical tools that improve accuracy and save time for teams. Continuously expanding skills across multiple languages and paradigms, with a strong focus on writing secure, maintainable software. Seeking an opportunity to bring operational experience and growing technical ability to a development role.
Experience
Inventory Control & QA — Target Distribution, Cedar Falls, IA
May 2017 – Present
- Track and analyze product defects using the IMS, identifying root causes like over/under-receiving and incorrect pulls to reduce recurring errors.
- Move inventory systematically and physically through the warehouse, maintaining accuracy at each stage of the supply chain.
- Developed custom Excel tools using macros and VBA to reformat raw IMS data into management-ready reports, and built pallet location trackers adopted across the team.
- Serve as an Emergency Response Team member, evaluating medical situations and keeping injured or sick team members calm and safe while Emergency Services responds.
Software Development Student — Bellevue University (Online)
Jun 2022 – Oct 2026
- Took a team capstone from requirements to a live Azure deployment using Agile/Scrum.
- Built course projects in Python, Java (Jakarta EE/JSP), SQL, PHP, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Applied secure software development and DevOps practices; graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA.
Store Manager — Kwik Star, Iowa
Jul 2006 – Apr 2017
- Managed all daily store operations for 5 years, including scheduling, daily paperwork, training meetings, performance management, and customer service.
- Maintained a high-quality staff through performance management, leadership development, hiring, firing, and resolving personality conflicts.
- Built an Excel lottery ticket inventory counter and authored a bookwork SOP document now used as a standard document company-wide.
- Authored a troubleshooting guide adopted as a standard training resource for new bookkeepers across all locations.
Selected Projects (School and Personal)
Moffat Bay Marina · Capstone Project – Complete
Java, Jakarta EE, JSP, JSTL, MySQL, Maven, Apache Tomcat, Azure App Service
Customer-facing marina booking website where visitors browse the marina, register, sign in, and reserve one of 72 slips across three docks. Deployed live on Azure App Service with Azure Database for MySQL.
Live Demo: moffatbay-blueteam-ac9638.azurewebsites.net
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GitHub: github.com/BobbyJoeCool/csd460-blueteam
ScribeIQ · Complete
Python, FastAPI, React, TypeScript, Vite, Swift, ScreenCaptureKit, MLX Whisper, pyannote.audio
Private, on-device call recorder and transcriber for macOS. A native Swift helper records the microphone and the call as two synced tracks; Whisper transcribes each on Apple Silicon and pyannote labels speakers on group calls, producing a speaker-labeled transcript with no audio leaving the machine. React UI backed by a local FastAPI server over REST and WebSockets.
GitHub: github.com/BobbyJoeCool/ScribeIQ
Pallet IQ · In Progress
React, TypeScript, Node.js, Azure, Azure SQL, Prisma, Docker
Full-stack warehouse operations app built from 9 years of warehouse experience. Built as a potential replacement for the Warehouse Management System for Target, practicing my designing skills in making an application for a system I already know very well, and then improving how it works.
GitHub: github.com/BobbyJoeCool/PalletIQ