Founder & Operator
Direct-to-Consumer Coffee Brand | Family Owned Fontaineece Coffee Co. • Kansas City, MO
January 2021 to Present
- Co-founded and operates an independent specialty coffee brand focused on premium fire-roasted coffee products
- Built the business from concept to launch, including brand development, product positioning, packaging, and customer experience strategy
- Managed sourcing, vendor relationships, fulfillment operations, and day-to-day business execution
- Built and maintained digital storefront, promotional campaigns, and customer acquisition initiatives
- Led creative direction, brand messaging, and digital marketing across web and social channels
Independent Artist/Creative Brand Founder
Amanda Fontaineece • Kansas City, MO
2025 to Present
- Founded and manages an independent digital music brand, overseeing creative direction, release strategy, digital distribution, and audience growth
- Planned and executed multi-release content campaigns across streaming, social, and promotional channels
- Managed end-to-end creative operations including branding, content production, release scheduling, artwork coordination, and digital marketing
- Achieved recurring commercial radio airplay for Thirty and Rewind on Kansas City public radio station 90.9 The Bridge
- Surpassed 1,000 Spotify streams for original song “Thirty
- Submitted original song “Game Over” to the VICE Playlist Project in the Rage Quitting and Your Revenge Arc categories, and to the 2026 American Songwriter Song Contest in the Rock category
- Received confirmation that ‘Poser,’ from the album Game Over, was officially reviewed by the 2026 Unsigned Only Music Awards Listening Committee in the Female Vocalist category
- Placed 5th in category in the 2026 The People’s Artist campaign, presented by Johnny Depp, supporting The Art of Elysium’s ART HEALS mission
- Built audience engagement through storytelling, multimedia content, and brand identity development
AI Trainer
Handshake
January 2026 to Present
- Evaluated and ranked AI-generated responses for accuracy, safety, relevance, and instruction adherence
- Developed domain-specific prompts to improve Large Language Model performance and conversational quality
- Identified hallucinations, formatting inconsistencies, and policy violations within AI outputs
- Contributed to reinforcement learning workflows through structured feedback and annotation tasks
- Collaborated on AI research initiatives focused on improving response quality and user interaction experiences
- Produced instructional and evaluation materials for AI training workflows
Contributor
Outlier AI (Remote)
December 2025 to January 2026
- Reviewed and evaluated AI model outputs across multiple conversational and reasoning tasks
- Ranked competing AI responses based on quality, factuality, and natural language performance
- Generated realistic user interactions and prompts to improve model training datasets
- Assisted with human-in-the-loop AI workflows and annotation projects
CAD Designer/Drafter
Servco Equipment Company • St. Louis, MO
March 2023 to December 2025
- Developed technical CAD models and drafting assets using AutoCAD Mechanical, Inventor, and Rhino 3D
- Created detailed engineering documentation and production-ready technical designs
- Supported cross-functional collaboration between engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams
- Maintained accuracy and interoperability across multiple CAD and modeling platforms
Sr Amazon Brand Manager
Private Contract Work (Remote)
March 2021 to March 2023
- Managed Amazon brand operations for accounts generating over $10M in annual revenue
- Oversaw PPC advertising campaigns with monthly budgets exceeding $50K
- Conducted profitability analysis including inventory forecasting, COGS evaluation, and operational optimization
- Led product launch strategies and catalog troubleshooting within Seller Central
- Streamlined remote operational workflows and client communication systems
- Collaborated with stakeholders to improve project execution and business scalability
Sr Network Security Engineer
Epic Systems, Overland Park, KS
August 2017 to September 2020
- Managed and secured enterprise-scale network infrastructure supporting high availability environments
- Implemented and maintained security controls across cloud and on-premise systems
- Configured and supported Cisco networking equipment, SD-WAN environments, VPNs, and load balancers
- Participated in incident response, security escalation, and infrastructure troubleshooting initiatives
- Collaborated with internal teams on system architecture, network optimization, and operational security
- Supported authentication systems including TACACS and RADIUS
Network Security Engineer
Epic Systems, Wichita, KS
December 2015 to August 2017
- Supported deployment and maintenance of enterprise network security systems
- Monitored infrastructure availability, security compliance, and incident management processes
- Assisted with vulnerability mitigation and internal security operations
Jr Network Security Engineer
Epic Systems, Appleton, WI
December 2013 to December 2015
- Assisted in maintaining secure network infrastructure and operational uptime
- Supported security policy compliance and escalation procedures
- Participated in monitoring and troubleshooting network systems
Senior Web Engineer
Neece Designs (Remote)
June 2010 to December 2013
- Designed and developed responsive web applications and digital platforms
- Improved website performance, usability, and scalability across client projects
- Collaborated with clients to implement modern web technologies and user-focused solutions
