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Jordan Rikard

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  • AssistRx
    Senior Full Stack Engineer (AI/ML focus) / Tech Lead
    AssistRx
    Jul 2020 - Current (6 years)
    • Led development of Java 17 and Kotlin microservices using Spring Boot 3.x, deployed across AWS EKS and Lambda for global e-commerce flows. • Integrated Python 3.11 services using Django and FastAPI for loyalty logic, real-time personalization, and recommendation engines. • Built Go 1.21-based Gin APIs for high-frequency product availability requests; reduced average response time from 640ms to under 260ms. • Designed and exposed REST and GraphQL APIs consumed by React 18 and Vue.js 3 frontends; frontend latency dropped by 35%. • Served PyTorch 2.x models using FastAPI endpoints and TorchServe, cutting inference cold start time by 41%. • Delivered a LangChain + FAISS-based Q&A system that resolved 30% more order-related tickets automatical
  • AssistRx
    Senior Java Full Stack Engineer / ML Platform Developer
    AssistRx
    Jan 2017 - Jun 2020 (3 years 6 months)
    • Migrated legacy Java EE monoliths to modular Spring Boot microservices running on Azure AKS and GCP GKE. • Developed scalable Java 11 and Kotlin services to support smart meter data ingestion and load analytics. • Built Python FastAPI endpoints exposing TensorFlow and XGBoost models for peak demand forecasting. • Integrated Kafka pipelines and Redis Streams for ingesting ERCOT and PJM live market data. • Created Angular dashboards with real-time visualizations of voltage, load, and outage conditions. • Built Android API interfaces for technician tools enabling on-site grid diagnostics and fault logging. • Used Apache Airflow to automate daily ETL processes for training set generation from Redshift and BigQuery. • Designed secure authentic
  • Ascension Health
    Full Stack Developer
    Ascension Health
    Jan 2015 - Dec 2016 (2 years)
    • Designed Java 8 backend services using Spring Boot for patient claims, provider access, and FHIR endpoints. • Built Angular-based dashboards integrated with ML predictions for patient risk scoring. • Developed FastAPI APIs serving XGBoost models for chronic disease prediction. • Streamed Kafka clinical event data and processed incoming HL7 lab feeds using Quartz Scheduler and Redis. • Exposed clinical scoring services securely via OAuth2, Spring Security, and JWT authentication. • Deployed HIPAA-compliant microservices to AWS ECS and Fargate with CloudWatch monitoring. • Automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions. Improvement Summary: Improved chronic disease prediction precision from 81.4% -> 90.2%, enhancing provider tru
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    Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Associate
    Apr 2024 - Current (2 years 3 months)
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    RSA Archer Certified Associate
    Jun 2020 - Current (6 years 1 month)
  • The University of Texas at Dallas
    Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
    The University of Texas at Dallas
    Jan 2012 - Jan 2015 (3 years 1 month)
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    Ascension Health
    1. Risk Scoring & Clinical Alerts Platform • Built Spring Boot services and FastAPI ML APIs to deliver real-time chronic disease predictions. • Model precision improved from 81.4% -> 90.2%; adopted by 5+ internal care teams. 2. Kafka-Driven Event Processing & ETL • Streamed HL7 + lab feeds via Kafka and Quartz; alerts surfaced in Angular dashboards. • Automated retraining workflows with Airflow and reduced latency of clinical event alerts from 3h -> 30m. Tech Stack: Java 8, Spring Boot, Python, FastAPI, XGBoost, AngularJS, Angular, Kafka, Jenkins, AWS Fargate
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    AssistRx - Energy Industry
    1. Smart Grid Load Forecasting • Built Java + Python services to stream ERCOT/PJM data into ML pipelines and serve real-time predictions. • Deployed FastAPI scoring endpoints for TensorFlow models; forecast error dropped from 12.7% -> 6.3%. 2. Technician Tools + Live Grid Analytics • Developed Angular dashboards and Android APIs used in the field for diagnostics and repair events. • Integrated real-time alerts from Kafka and Flink; added RBAC-secured access for mobile ops staff. 3. Model Monitoring + Data Drift Detection • Used Airflow to retrain models weekly on Redshift + BigQuery; implemented MLflow tracking and Grafana dashboards. • Improved data pipeline turnaround from 24h -> 3h; supported ML SLA reliability >96%. Tech Stack: Java 11,
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    AssistRx - Healthcare Client
    1. Digital Patient Access & Care Engagement Microservices • Developed and led Kotlin/Java-based microservices on AWS EKS to power patient access services including appointment scheduling, patient engagement events, and care plan management. • Reduced p95 API latency from 740ms -> 320ms while improving platform reliability to 99.98% uptime for critical patient-facing workflows. • Integrated Kafka streaming pipelines to process patient engagement events, care program enrollment, and appointment reminder workflows in near real-time. 2. LLM-Powered Patient Support Assistant • Built a LangChain + FAISS RAG pipeline behind FastAPI to provide automated patient support for post-visit questions, medication guidance, and care instructions. • Deployed