
Over a two-month period, contributed backend engineering to the Illini-Media-Company/central-backend repository, focusing on automation and workflow improvements. Developed an automated social publishing pipeline for the Daily Illini, integrating a Flask-based Slack bot, RSS feed listener, and a cross-platform post-tracking database to streamline story distribution. Built a real-time dashboard for monitoring posting status and tools for validating RSS feeds. Later, implemented the CU Calendar backend, designing a REST API and database schema for event management, automating event lifecycle tasks with cron jobs, and integrating Slack notifications. Work emphasized Python, API development, and database management to reduce manual operational overhead.
April 2026: Delivered the CU Calendar backend for Illini-Media-Company (central-backend). Implemented DB schema and REST API for events, cron-based automation to delete expired events and sync with Google Calendar, an admin interface for event submissions with role-based access (cu-calendar-admin, imc-staff-webdev), and Slack notifications on new submissions. No major bugs fixed this month; minor issues addressed within the release. Business value: streamlined event intake, accurate calendar data, automated workflows, and proactive alerts that reduce manual operational overhead.
April 2026: Delivered the CU Calendar backend for Illini-Media-Company (central-backend). Implemented DB schema and REST API for events, cron-based automation to delete expired events and sync with Google Calendar, an admin interface for event submissions with role-based access (cu-calendar-admin, imc-staff-webdev), and Slack notifications on new submissions. No major bugs fixed this month; minor issues addressed within the release. Business value: streamlined event intake, accurate calendar data, automated workflows, and proactive alerts that reduce manual operational overhead.
February 2026 — Central Backend (Illini-Media-Company/central-backend) monthly summary. This period focused on delivering an end-to-end automated social publishing pipeline for Daily Illini (DI) via a Slack bot, RSS listener, and a cross-platform post-tracking database. A monitoring dashboard provides real-time visibility into posting status, and a /socials/check-rss viewer enables quick RSS validation. QA, final testing, and integration into mainline were completed, with a merge conflict resolved to ensure clean deployment.
February 2026 — Central Backend (Illini-Media-Company/central-backend) monthly summary. This period focused on delivering an end-to-end automated social publishing pipeline for Daily Illini (DI) via a Slack bot, RSS listener, and a cross-platform post-tracking database. A monitoring dashboard provides real-time visibility into posting status, and a /socials/check-rss viewer enables quick RSS validation. QA, final testing, and integration into mainline were completed, with a merge conflict resolved to ensure clean deployment.

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