
DEMARICK WEBB-RIVERAFULL STACK DEVELOPER / SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR / U. S. ARMY VETERAN / ACTIVE CLEARANCE
I BUILD SYSTEMS THAT WORK AND SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTS BEHIND THEM. MY BACKGROUND SPANS ARMY IT, ENTERPRISE HELP DESK SUPPORT, SERVER REPAIR, AND LIVE CUSTOMER IMPLEMENTATION WORK. I TROUBLESHOOT ENDPOINTS, NETWORKS, HARDWARE, AND SECURITY-SENSITIVE SYSTEMS WITH A FOCUS ON RELIABILITY, DOCUMENTATION, AND RAPID ISSUE RESOLUTION.
THE SHORT VERSION
I SUPPORT ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATIONS IN LIVE CUSTOMER ENVIRONMENTS, WORKING ACROSS DEPLOYMENT, CONFIGURATION, TESTING, TROUBLESHOOTING, AND PRODUCTION GO-LIVE SUPPORT. I DEPLOY AND VALIDATE ORACLE-BASED POS ENVIRONMENTS, RESOLVE HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, PERIPHERAL, AND NETWORK ISSUES, AND COORDINATE ESCALATIONS WITH IMPLEMENTATION, ENGINEERING, AND SUPPORT TEAMS. THIS ROLE STRENGTHENS MY SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION BACKGROUND BY GIVING ME HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, ENDPOINT SUPPORT, CONFIGURATION ACCURACY, DOCUMENTATION, AND INCIDENT TROUBLESHOOTING.
WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR
MY FIRST DEVELOPER ROLE WHERE I CAN CONTRIBUTE AND LEARN FROM DAY ONE. I AM STRONGEST IN FULL STACK AND SECURITY-FOCUSED DEVELOPMENT. I HAVE AN ACTIVE CLEARANCE FOR GOVERNMENT AND DEFENSE WORK. MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WANT TO JOIN A TEAM OF SOLID ENGINEERS AND GOOD PEOPLE WHERE I CAN LEARN FAST AND DELIVER QUALITY WORK.
HOW I WORK
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
- Implementation Analyst I — Enterprise Systems (February 2026 – Present): support enterprise technology deployments in live customer environments; validate Oracle POS configurations, troubleshoot hardware, software, peripherals, and network connectivity, and coordinate escalations with engineering and support teams.
- Quanta MFG — IT / Server Repair Technician (January 2024 – February 2026): diagnosed and repaired server systems, replaced components, verified hardware and software stability, and supported issue resolution in a production-oriented environment.
- Tech Bridge Solutions — Remote Help Desk Technician / Systems Support (Mar 2019 – Nov 2023): Tier 1 & Tier 2 support for 200+ enterprise clients; managed incident queues and escalations.
- Automatic Access — Pedestrian Door Technician / Access Systems Support (2018 – 2019): installation, service, and troubleshooting for commercial access systems.
- U.S. Army — Help Desk Team Chief (2016 – 2018): led support operations; completed 5,000+ moves/adds/changes and managed $750,000 in communications equipment with zero losses.
- U.S. Army — Information Systems Maintainer (2015 – 2016): installed and maintained secure network equipment in multinational environments.
SELECTED WORK
THESE PROJECTS SHOW WHAT I CAN BUILD WHEN GIVEN A PROBLEM WORTH SOLVING. EACH ONE DEMONSTRATES FULL STACK CAPABILITY, SECURITY AWARENESS, AND A FOCUS ON REAL-WORLD IMPACT.
CADENCE
OVER 200,000 SERVICE MEMBERS TRANSITION OUT EVERY YEAR, AND 44% FEEL UNPREPARED. EXISTING RESOURCES ARE SCATTERED, GENERIC, AND HARD TO NAVIGATE. VETERANS DESERVE BETTER.
I BUILT A FULL STACK PLATFORM USING NEXT.JS AND GPT-4O TO CREATE PERSONALIZED ROADMAPS. I INTERVIEWED 12 VETERANS TO UNDERSTAND REAL PAIN POINTS. MULTI-STEP ONBOARDING WITH ZUSTAND STATE MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURED PROMPTS ENSURE EVERY USER GETS A TAILORED PLAN, NOT A GENERIC CHECKLIST.
PRODUCTION-DEPLOYED PLATFORM WITH A 95% TASK COMPLETION RATE IN USER TESTING. BUILT WITH ZERO-TRUST SECURITY PRINCIPLES TO PROTECT SENSITIVE PII. THIS IS THE TOOL I WISH I HAD WHEN I TRANSITIONED.
TRAFFICWIZ
NASHVILLE TRAFFIC IS NOTORIOUS, BUT EXISTING PREDICTION TOOLS ARE EITHER INACCURATE OR BUILT FOR CITY PLANNERS, NOT COMMUTERS. PEOPLE NEED ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS, NOT RAW DATA DUMPS.
I BUILT AN ML-POWERED DASHBOARD WITH A REACT FRONTEND AND PYTHON BACKEND USING SCIKIT-LEARN. TRAINED MODELS ON HISTORICAL TRAFFIC DATA TO PREDICT CONGESTION PATTERNS. POSTGRESQL FOR DATA PERSISTENCE. FOCUSED ON MAKING COMPLEX ML OUTPUTS ACTUALLY USABLE FOR REGULAR PEOPLE.
15% BETTER PREDICTION ACCURACY THAN THE CITY'S EXISTING TOOLS. EARNED AN A IN MY MTSU CAPSTONE COURSE. PROVED I CAN TAKE A PROJECT FROM DATA COLLECTION TO DEPLOYED PRODUCT.
SAFE URL CHECKER
PHISHING ATTACKS ARE GETTING MORE SOPHISTICATED, AND NON-TECHNICAL USERS ARE THE MOST VULNERABLE. MOST PEOPLE CANNOT SPOT A MALICIOUS LINK UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE.
BUILT A SECURITY-FOCUSED TOOL USING NEXT.JS THAT INTEGRATES MULTIPLE THREAT INTELLIGENCE APIS. REAL-TIME URL ANALYSIS WITH CLEAR, ACTIONABLE RESULTS. NO SECURITY JARGON — JUST A SIMPLE VERDICT WITH CONTEXT.
REAL-TIME THREAT DETECTION WITH SUB-SECOND RESPONSE TIMES. SECURITY-FIRST DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES INCLUDING INPUT SANITIZATION AND RATE LIMITING. A TOOL THAT ACTUALLY PROTECTS PEOPLE.
SMART WHEEL RESEARCH SIMULATOR
VANDERBILT'S AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE RESEARCH TEAM NEEDED A WAY TO STUDY HOW DRIVERS REACT WHEN AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS HAND BACK CONTROL. COGNITIVE LOAD AND REACTION TIME ARE HARD TO MEASURE IN THE REAL WORLD.
BUILT A UNITY-BASED DRIVING SIMULATOR WITH SPLIT-SCREEN COGNITIVE MINIGAMES TO TEST ATTENTION UNDER LOAD. C# LOGIC FOR REAL-TIME DATA COLLECTION AND SPEECH RECOGNITION FOR VOICE COMMANDS. DESIGNED TO GENERATE RESEARCH-GRADE DATA.
RESEARCH-GRADE SIMULATOR DEPLOYED FOR ACTIVE STUDIES. ENABLES REAL-TIME ATTENTION MONITORING AND SAFER AUTONOMOUS TRANSITIONS. WORKING WITH PHD RESEARCHERS TAUGHT ME A LOT ABOUT BUILDING FOR EXACTING REQUIREMENTS.
WHAT I BRING
4 YEARS IN MILITARY IT (PLUS HELP DESK WORK POST-SERVICE) TAUGHT ME TO BE RELIABLE UNDER PRESSURE. MY CS DEGREE GAVE ME THE FOUNDATION. THESE ARE THE TOOLS I USE TO BUILD.
EDUCATION
CLEARANCE & SERVICE
LET US CONNECT
I AM ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR MY FIRST FULL-TIME SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ROLE. IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY OR JUST WANT TO TALK TECH, JUST REACH OUT.
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