“Toby is a hard working and experienced software engineer whom is eager to learn and implement great products. Over the years of working with Toby, his skills have expanded exponentially and I believe this has a lot to do with how driven Toby is. No task is too large or too small for Toby to own. I always had the faith that I could give him a project, new or legacy, and he would achieve a well designed, developed, and deployed production ready product. Toby also has great leadership skills and was able to help manage portions of the team and guide them to a successful output. He always had time for more Junior engineers to answer questions or lead them to the expected output for the betterment of the company. He helped implement new tools and mechanisms to help ensure efficiency in outputs from our team. In order to do this, an engineer needs to have great communication skills, which sometimes is hard to find in engineers, and Toby excelled at this. I felt very confident in bringing him into meetings with a large range of people, from product designers to our CFO, and I always knew he would bring a wealth of knowledge to every conversation/process. All in all, any company would be lucky to have Toby on their team. He will bring consistency and responsibility to your software development team from design all the way through production and maintenance. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Toby and know he will make a contribution anywhere he goes.”
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I wrote my first program at 8yrs old and learned early that code is a language to speak…
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"We are living in a computer-programmed reality, and the only clue we have to it is when some variable is changed, and some alteration in reality…
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Military Member
US Navy
- 8 years 5 months
Social Services
Proudly and happily gave the U.S. Navy a blank check with my life for 9 years to serve & defend the right of all people to freely choose their future. Booya!
In the military you don't get to choose your team. Nobody get's fired. You eat, sleep, shit, shower and shave with the same people day in and day out. You have no choice but to trust the guy you're in the trenches with. This quickly teaches you that everyone is a great teammate, doesn't matter where they come from, or what their…Proudly and happily gave the U.S. Navy a blank check with my life for 9 years to serve & defend the right of all people to freely choose their future. Booya!
In the military you don't get to choose your team. Nobody get's fired. You eat, sleep, shit, shower and shave with the same people day in and day out. You have no choice but to trust the guy you're in the trenches with. This quickly teaches you that everyone is a great teammate, doesn't matter where they come from, or what their culture is. Everyone can be a great teammate when you're both working together towards a common and noble goal. I truly believe the same holds true in the civilian world and I aspire to make my brother and sisters in arms proud that I hold true to that principle in my role as a Software Engineer every day.
Teamwork makes the dream work.
Honors & Awards
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Navy Good Conduct Medal (x2)
U.S. Navy
Awarded 2 consecutive times, each covering a period of 4 years of excellent military service.
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Overseas Service Ribbon (x7)
U.S. Navy
Yearly Award for serving honorably overseas.
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USN Commander, Submarine Group 7, Letter of Commendation
Rear Admiral S.B. Munsch, U.S. Navy
"As lead Video Teleconference Coordinator for the bilateral exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian, 2015, he was directly responsible for the coordination and successful execution of 35 teleconferences between U.S. Forces Korea, Republic of Korea Navy, and SEVENTH Fleet Assets. His technical knowledge and troubleshooting skills ensured that mission essential information was available to the Commander and directly contributed to a successful exercise."
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USN Commander 7th Fleet, Letter of Commendation
Vice Admiral R.L. Thomas, U.S. Navy
Supervised and hosted Vice Admirals daily fleet wide communications de-brief to all commanding officers in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility for a period of 4 months, while his ship was under repairs.
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Korean Defense Service Medal
U.S. Navy
For serving 60 days alongside Republic of Korean Navy between 2009-2013.
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Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal (x2)
USS John S. McCain DDG-56 Commanding Officer, Scott B. Hattaway
"Professional achievement as Work Center Supervisor, onboard USS John. S. McCain DDG-56. Petty Officer Rex's positive attitude, unmatched motivation, and forward thinking were critical in maintaining all radar and navigation system equipment at full operational capability. During the 2012 INSURV inspection, he was specifically recognized by the Senior Inspector for his superior technical ability and dedication leading to a grade of 93% in navigation and 90% for operations. As the test…
"Professional achievement as Work Center Supervisor, onboard USS John. S. McCain DDG-56. Petty Officer Rex's positive attitude, unmatched motivation, and forward thinking were critical in maintaining all radar and navigation system equipment at full operational capability. During the 2012 INSURV inspection, he was specifically recognized by the Senior Inspector for his superior technical ability and dedication leading to a grade of 93% in navigation and 90% for operations. As the test equipment program manager, he meticulously performed 17 divisional zone inspections, identifying and correcting deficiencies ensuring mission essential test equipment was onboard for ship wide corrective and preventative maintenance. Petty Officer Rex's professionalism and devotion to duty reflected credit upon himself and were keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service. "
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Humanitarian Service Medal
Secretary of the Navy
Humanitarian Mission : Operation Tomodachi. In lieu of the March 2011 earthquake in Sendai Japan. Our ship, USS John S. McCain DDG-56 actively responded and aided displaced Japanese families.
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Japanese
Limited working proficiency
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