Director of Engineering (ICT) at Communications Society

A thriving B2B startup excelling in the delivery of Machine Learning and AI-driven products► Steered a multicultural team of 15+ engineers across three continents, ensuring seamless global collaboration, coaching and mentoring► Devised a Docker-based end-to-end deployment strategy utilizing Python, Ruby on Rails, NodeJS, and ReactJS on AWS services such as EKS, Fargate, Kubernetes, Redshift for high-performance and scalable infrastructure► Expertly negotiated contracts with major vendors like AWS and SingleStore, and optimized resource utilization, resulting in $700,000 in infrastructure savings.► Cultivated a cohesive and cooperative team atmosphere by implementing innovative strategies, including tailored meetings, new organizational structures, and planning processes

Worked with multiple clients to launch exciting projects, including building custom live video streaming platforms across Shopify, Facebook, iOS, and Android using AWS services.

Simplify Workforce is an industry-leading SasS tool provider for managing Contingent Workforce (VMS)► Increased the team size by hiring and integrating 15+ new Developers, QA Engineers, and Project Managers. Streamlined hiring process to get higher quality prospects.► Led the architect, development, and deployment responsibilities for rebuilding version 2.0 of the VMS tool from grounds up with a team of 40 engineers across five teams► Architected a new platform based on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) principles and designed components for best security and performance, using Python, JavaScript, ReactJS, and PHP frameworks.► Implemented a Docker-driven approach for deploying applications built using Python, Java, and ReactJS on AWS-managed services like Fargate, Amplify, Secrets Manager, Message Queues, and CloudWatch for highly scalable and available infrastructure.

Code and Theory is a 20+-year-old global digital creative agency based in Manhattan.► Played a pivotal role in a renowned global digital creative agency, driving solution architecture, tech leadership, and delivery for a diverse range of small and large-scale digital applications► Delivered strategic technical consultations to clients, advising on re-platforming, vendor selection, and technology stacks for publishing, e-commerce products, CDP, CRM, and more► Led the development and delivery responsibilities for various projects for brands such as CFR, Jiffy Lube, Citibank, MIT Sloan Business School, Adidas, Spotify, Invesco, NYC EDC, JennaCo, MarsWrigley, Reuters, JP Morgan, CNN etc. ► Engineered and implemented scalable digital publishing systems for prestigious organizations using NodeJS, Drupal, and cloud hosting on AWS and Azure► Built and launched a virtual credit card processing iOS app using Java Spring Boot for REST API and backend API Integration with a credit card processor. ► Proposed and built applications for a FinTech client using GraphQL and Neo4J Graph Databases for highly personal recommendations. Integrated data from BLS systems

A Beauty startup and personal Network based on Carl Jung’s theory of Archetypes.► Orchestrated the redesign of Archetypes.com, a personal network platform, leading a versatile team of onsite, onshore, and offshore developers utilizing PHP and Drupal CMS on LAMP stack► Built and managed high-performing e-commerce platforms using Drupal Commerce, WooCommerce, and Shopify► Implemented and enforced best development practices and workflow using JIRA and Git e.g., Code Reviews, Self Documenting Code, Coding standards etc.► Developed REST API using Drupal framework for Mobile app development.► Used Puppet to help streamline infrastructure development and migration to Rackspace cloud.► Optimized LAMP stack and servers to reduce infrastructure footprint for cost savings and disaster recovery► Used Jenkins to automate code deployment for all environments, including Production, Staging etc.

BILLBOARD (billboard.com) - Leading information site for Music Industry. Home of Billboard Charts!► Tech Lead and Architect for redevelopment of Billboard.com (Launched in January 2013)► Led team of 12 onsite and offshore developers to redesign Billboard.com using Drupal / LAMP stack.► Optimized Drupal stack and Servers to help scale website to 60 Million+ page views per monthTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER (thr.com) - Leading 24x7 News site for Entertainment Industry. ► Worked as Tech Lead with onsite and offshore developers to maintain The Hollywood Reporter Website► Optimized Drupal stack and Servers to help scale website to 40 Million+ page views per month► Managed and Developed THR Mobile site http://m.hollywoodreporter.com. Reached 35th spot in US Mobile Site ranking within 5 months.ADWEEK (adweek.com) - Leading trade publication for Advertising Industry.► Architect and Tech Lead for Adweek Relaunch on Drupal Platform. (Launched April 2011)► Led team of 4 onshore and offshore developers for site rebuild using Drupal as CMS and Frontend.► Architected cloud infrastructure in Amazon Cloud for Disaster Recovery► Setup LAMP infrastructure e.g., Web Servers, Software installations with optimizations for High Scalability and Performance► Migrated 100,000+ content pieces from multiple legacy systems including custom CMS, Typepad and Static HTML

Senior Developer at Hearst Corporation, worked for LMK.com property to launch iPhone and Android apps.► Tech lead for LMK.com's new Master App. Worked with in-house developers and outside vendors to Architect and Develop Backend API infrastructure for iPhone App. Launched it in September with 100s of In-App Purchases► Managed Android app development from start to publishing in Android Marketplace.► Built a real-time push notification backend for the Apple iPhone/iPod App using Grails on Groovy and Drupal. Used OpenMQ as the message queue solution.► Performance-optimized data ingestion for iPhone and Android apps by profiling and configuring Drupal, MySQL, and Apache, leading to significant capacity enhancement.► Responsible for managing and maintaining servers and systems, including LAMP/Drupal, GlassFish/Grails on Groovy stacks.► Migrated servers from existing hosting provider to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. Used complete stack including S3, EBS, EC2, RDS and ELB.

► Worked as senior Drupal developer to develop and launch many major websites, including neversaydiet.com, ivillage.com & ivillage.co.uk home pages, dietanotherday.co.uk, kalimocho.co.uk► Created Webby award winning health website NeverSayDiet.com using Drupal as CMS. 2+ Million Page views per month.► Awarded Employee of the Quarter (iVillage Idol), peer-nominated, in April 2009.► Implemented Apache Solr / Lucene search integration with Drupal in the backend and Kohana in the frontend.► Lead developer for iVillage Food vertical launch. Migrated legacy contents from Vignette to Drupal for NeverSayDiet, iVillage Entertainment, iVillage Food, and iVillage Health.► Developed Home Pages for one of the largest women-oriented websites on the net, iVillage US and iVillage UK► Developed custom functionality in Drupal i.e., Full Site preview for HomePages. Revision Scheduling for NeverSayDiet.► Integrated Facebook Connect with NeverSayDiet, in order to allow easy login and viral marketing through social networking websites.► Implemented social networking integration. 11,500+ fans on the Facebook page. ~5000 Twitter Followers.► Worked on front-side technology in CSS/HTML/JS(JQuery) and Back-end development using open source toolset (PHP 5, Ruby on Rails, HAML, SASS, MySQL, Apache, Linux)► Implemented Omniture, Google AdSense, targeted advertising services using DART (doubleclick), and ICETagging to provide accurate website statistics and Advertisement delivery.► Tuned complete LAMP Stack, including Apache, MySQL, PHP, and Ruby on Rails, for performance and scalability.► Implemented and Managed APC, Memcache, Squid, and Akamai caches in the cluster of 3 Web Servers and 2 DB Servers for High performance on Drupal websites.► Trained and Managed off shore Drupal developer in India to build full integration with iVillage internal Sage system, a Java-driven user management and newsletter system.

Worked with the Private Banking division of JPM to develop custom applications using Javascript.