David A. Wilson

Graduate Student of Systematic Philosophy at Holy Apostles College & Seminary

I'm a Catholic layman, philosophy student, and former software engineer in a season of transition, rest, and discernment. After several years in tech, I stepped away from full-time work to recover from burnout, finish my degree, and listen more deeply to what God might be asking of me.

Right now, I'm dedicating myself to prayer, study, physical renewal, and slow, thoughtful living. I'm especially drawn to the tradition of the Church—its rhythms of prayer, its intellectual treasures, and its call to become fully human in Christ. I'm discerning a possible religious vocation, exploring monastic and apostolic communities, while also staying open to whatever form of life God may invite me into.

Experience

Greenway Health, LLC

August 2021 - April 2025

Greenway Health, LLC is a privately-owned vendor of health information technology (HIT) including integrated electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and revenue cycle management solutions. Intergy, Greenway's cloud-based EHR and practice management solution, serves ambulatory healthcare practices. The company has offices in Tampa, Florida; Carrollton, Georgia; and Bangalore, India. Wikipedia

Software Engineer | October 2023 - April 2025

• Support the entire technical organization within the company by creating platforms, tools, automation, and documentation, as well as providing ongoing support through Salesforce tickets and direct asks.
• Develop internal products and infrastructure in an agile manner using Python, Groovy, Bash, Jenkins, etc. as needed.
• Contribute to roadmap planning for platform development to continuously shift company workflow toward DevOps principles.

Associate Software Engineer | August 2021 - September 2023

• Completed the Kubernetes build cluster leveraging Ansible to provide ephemeral on-demand CI/CD build nodes in Jenkins.
• Spearheaded and delivered a greenfield Terraform provider for our internal identity product using Go with automated testing and CI/CD.
• Service support tickets requesting documentation for company workflow or access to internal systems primarily using Active Directory. Create new access patterns and groups as needed in our systems.

Integrum Tech, LLC

Freelance Consultant | May 2021 - March 2022, St. Petersburg, FL (Remote)

Integrum Tech, LLC was a company I founded in partnership with a friend to provide freelance tech consulting.

• Manage LLC administration, operations, and finances.
• Translate functional and quality requirements into software architecture and implement in a timely manner after meeting with clients.
• Delivered a proprietary custom solution for automating reporting.

Palm Beach State College

Adjunct Instructor | August 2020 - December 2020, Lake Worth, FL

I taught two courses in computer science one semester at the end of my graduate studies before transitioning to software engineering. I have plans to teach again someday once my schedule is more under control.

• Construct, teach, and grade COP1000: Introduction to Programming
• Construct, teach, and grade COP2805: Advanced Java Programming

Florida Atlantic University

January 2018 - May 2021, Boca Raton, FL

Florida Atlantic University (Florida Atlantic or FAU) is a public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida and satellite campuses in Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, and Fort Pierce. The university is a member of the State University System of Florida. FAU was established as Florida's fifth public university and is classified among “R2: Doctoral Universities - High research activity”. Wikipedia

Graduate Research Assistant | January 2018 - May 2021

• Conduct research for the FAU Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE).
• Contribute toward research group publications in technical support, editing, data processing, methodologies, etc.
• Mentor summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) students with the goal of producing publications and advancing the field of deep learning applications.

Graduate Teaching Assistant | January 2018 - May 2021

• Lead lab TA for introductory electronics labs across all computer and electrical engineering majors.
• Provide support for student engagement and learning during and after class.
• Grade programming assignments providing constructive feedback for learning.

Education

Holy Apostles College & Seminary

Master of Arts in Philosophy concentration in Systematic Philosophy | August 2022 - Present

GPA: 4 out of 4

Florida Atlantic University

Big Data Analytics Certificate | May 2019

Master of Science in Computer Science | January 2018 - May 2019

GPA: 4 out of 4

Publications:

• Genetic-GNN: Evolutionary architecture search for graph neural networks
• Multi-class imbalanced graph convolutional network learning
• In-stream hydrokinetic turbine fault detection and fault tolerant control-a benchmark model
• Bidirectional long short-term memory networks for rapid fault detection in marine hydrokinetic turbines
• FAST-based in-stream hydrokinetic generation system modeling for MCM and PHM (Poster)

Bachelor of General Studies, summa cum laude | January 2014 - December 2017

GPA: 3.9 out of 4

Publications:

• Deep learning-aided cyber-attack detection in power transmission systems

Accomplishments

TA of the Year

Florida Atlantic University, February 2021

I was picked as the TA of the Year after serving as lead lab TA for CDA 3201C, CDA 3331C, and other electronics lab courses. In that role, I assisted the lab director and multiple professors as liason with other TAs to assemble kits, help students with projects, and grade labs for a cohort of over 400 students per semester.

Outstanding PhD Qualifying Exam

Florida Atlantic University, February 2020

I was recognized as having the highest quality PhD qualifying exam in the entire College of Computer & Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at FAU for 2019 covering the full scope of my graduate studies.

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Florida Atlantic University, May 2018 - August 2018

My first experience conducting research. Worked on developing turbulence measuring and monitoring algorithms for acoustic doppler velocimeter (ADV) and inertial measurement unit (IMU) data in MATLAB.

Volunteering

Knights of Columbus

July 2022 - Present, Oakland Park, FL

The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic fraternal organization dedicated to serving communities and performing acts of charity. I serve as a chair officer of our council.

Financial Secretary | July 2024 - Present

• Maintain records of financial transactions in tandem with the treasurer.
• Promote fundraisers and membership dues

Recorder | July 2022 - July 2024

• Take minutes during monthly council meetings.
• Manage Zoom for remote attendees.
• Control the meeting presentation materials using Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) Studio

Saint Coleman Catholic Church

October 2021 - March 2024, Pompano Beach, FL

St. Coleman is a large vibrant Catholic parish in Pompano Beach, FL.

Catechist | September 2022 - March 2024

• Manage a class of students ranging from 4th to 7th grade.
• Create inclusive learning activities to keep students engaged.
• Evaluate learning outcomes in a grade-free environment.

Cantor | October 2021 - March 2024

• Practice and maintain vocal technique.
• Be flexible for Mass scheduling.
• Sing and work well with other musicians.
• Play trumpet on special occasions.

Other Work

Detroit Auto, LLC

Apprentice Mechanic | June 2015 - December 2017, Margate, FL

Detroit Auto, LLC was an independent automotive repair shop in Margate, FL.

• Diagnose and repair cars from all manufacturers.
• Provide a transparent and engaging client experience.
• Data entry record management.

Sam Ash Music

Sales Associate | June 2013 - December 2013, Margate, FL

Sam Ash Music was founded in 1924, and is the largest family-owned chain of musical instrument stores in the United States, with 44 locations in 16 states. With corporate headquarters in Hicksville, New York, Sam Ash sells musical instruments, recording equipment, DJ and lighting equipment, and professional sound. Wikipedia

• Leverage musical expertise to inform customers' purchasing decisions.
• Maintain a clean and organized department with tuned instruments.
• Keep inventory up to date.