Jesse-Peplinski-Resume-OpenAI-AI-Success

Experience

Senior Software Engineer July 2017 — Present

Equitable · Syracuse, NY

Use Codex and Claude Code/Opus as part of my daily engineering workflow to accelerate planning, implementation, debugging, and legacy modernization while keeping enterprise security, SDLC, and compliance constraints in view
Rapidly prototyped the PCR Rates page in days when business stakeholders were stuck in abstract requirements discussions, then led the production redesign that now drives thousands of daily views and generated hundreds of thousands of dollars in business impact
Served as lead engineer across major customer-facing initiatives, translating ambiguous stakeholder needs into maintainable software from discovery and requirements through production launch and post-launch reliability
Migrated 150 pages from Sitecore to Adobe AEM with zero downtime, coordinating vendor teams, business stakeholders, QA, and release readiness
Drove the enterprise CMS through 3 major version upgrades (Sitecore 9.1 → 9.3 → 10.2 → 10.3), organizing data migration processes and issue tracking to ensure smooth cutovers
Led chatbot development with Microsoft Bot Framework on Azure, serving as lead engineer and managing the project backlog from prototype through MVP
Enhanced FMG website intake forms by simplifying a feedback workflow spanning hundreds of questions and enabling PDF email summaries of advisor responses; improved usability and documentation for the intake process

Partner 2017 — Present

Hack Upstate LLC · Syracuse, NY

Directed and taught in Careers in Code, a 6-month intensive coding bootcamp, running day-to-day delivery across 6 cohorts and leading hands-on technical workshops
Built admissions, student tracking, reporting, stipend, and partner-communication workflows from scratch using Pipefy, Zapier, Notion, PEX, and EOS-based goal tracking
Admitted 102 students, graduated 74 (72.5% graduation rate), placed 24 graduates in tech roles, and managed approximately $1.1M in grant-backed program funding
Translated technical concepts for students, funders, partners, and community stakeholders; designed clear program operations around outcomes, accountability, and adoption
Organized 100+ person hackathons that brought developers, students, sponsors, and local organizations together to advance Central New York’s tech community

Selected Product & Engineering Work

Vibe Storefront (April 2026 · MVP live within 4h · Next.js, OpenAI, Supabase/Postgres, Clerk, Codex) — Solo-built AI product-validation app that turns plain-English ideas into positioning, copy, imagery, public share pages, and a live gallery.

Gridiron Rumble (March 2026 · ~1 month · Godot, Astro, Claude Code) — Solo-built 2D arcade football game with game engine, Astro marketing site, playable web build, and iOS TestFlight release while learning a new domain fast.

Postede (May 2026 · MVP in three weeks · Next.js, Convex, Vercel, Stripe, Resend, Codex) — Built in public on Twitch; turns commit logs and product progress into launch posts while demonstrating AI-assisted product adoption and distribution.

TrySignalHire (May 2026 · solo-built MVP in progress · Next.js, OpenAI, Supabase/Postgres, Clerk, Vercel, Codex) — AI-mediated hiring product where candidate work becomes sourced claims and company jobs become evidence signals for human review.

PortDeck (June 2026 · TypeScript, Swift/SwiftUI, Node.js, Docker, macOS, Codex) — Built and shipped an open-source native macOS menu-bar app for local services and read-only deployment health across nine providers, with a stable status JSON contract for automation.

Education

B.S. Computer Science, Mathematics Minor 2015 — 2017

SUNY Potsdam

Benjamin F. Bradley Memorial Award — High achievement & outstanding department contribution
Founded Hack Potsdam (grew from 49 to 116 attendees, $10K raised, MLH partnership). President of ACM. GPA: 3.25
Speaker at HackCon V — "Getting Your Alumni Involved," presented to a national audience of student hackathon organizers

Technical Skills

AI Platforms: Codex, Claude Code/Opus, OpenAI API, ChatGPT Enterprise concepts, MCP, RAG, embeddings, tool calling, structured outputs
Customer Success: Post-sales deployment, account health, adoption velocity, value realization, KPI definition, technical readiness
Enablement: Workshops, technical training, champion building, workflow mapping, use-case validation, executive and technical stakeholder communication
Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, Python, Java, HTML/CSS
Platforms: Convex, Supabase/Postgres, Clerk, Vercel, Azure DevOps, Git/GitHub, CI/CD, containers, REST APIs, SDKs, GraphQL
Enterprise: SSO concepts, domain verification, encryption, compliance frameworks, change management, regulated environments
CMS / Apps: Adobe AEM, HTL, Sitecore, React, Next.js, Astro, Spring Boot, Tailwind CSS