Technical Product Manager in Platform Engineering, especially focused on in-memory databases and object storage

Cloud Spanner

Drive technical engagements with high-scale, bleeding-edge customers to build planet-scale systems and support global user bases on Google Cloud PlatformTechnical focuses - Databases & Storage (especially horizontally-scalable, globally replicated) - Platforms & Infrastructure (observability, monitoring, developer tooling)Influence GCP product roadmaps - Gather technical requirements - Quantify impact statements - Prioritize against other opportunities - Sign off on specific implementation details - Testing, Q&A, ReleaseNon-Technical focuses - Product management, program management, people management

Managed the technical aspect of long-term, strategic relationships with large publishersProvided technical consultation in pre-sales engagementsLed initial implementations and documentation for new monetization products/featuresProposed, led, and consulted on new implementations to grow revenue for both partiesBuilt and audited code for clients as neededDeveloped and maintained expertise on multiple complex monetization platformsProvide detailed, actionable feedback between customers (publishers) and product teamsLed on-site engagements to discover, drive, and expedite new revenue opportunitiesArchitected internal software projects to leverage my team's product expertise to surface revenue opportunities at scale

Python/Flask API with batch job Processor. Utilizes DataStax Enterprise Cassandra and Solr. - Created interfaces between Flask API and internal Golang microservices - Altered performance-sensitive CQL Queries to use prepared statements over ORM queries, decreasing processing time by over 30% - Reworked Cassandra lookup tables for batch job processing to better utilize Cassandra’s fast writes, and minimize read-before-write scenarios - Wrote tests, including using Mock to decouple tests from the Cassandra database when appropriate - Created and parsed Solr facet queries to service D3-powered analytics page Golang Microservices - Built a service that processes large data uploads, stores and retrieves them through Cassandra, Solr, and Oracle DB, and interfaces with Flask via REST - Implemented automated Cassandra database migrations and Solr schema uploads - Used gb tool to achieve dependency management in Golang through vendoring - Wrote makefiles to interface with Jenkins for per-build coverage and lint reports Cassandra and Solr - Wrote and scheduled complex “facet” and “stats” queries for business analysts - Created Solr schemas. Retooled schemas to take advantage of various tokenizers and filters. - Created Cassandra Tables, especially those tailored to an individual query’s performanceLeadership - Supervised the development and deployment of three Golang microservices, including code reviews, merge requests, and RedMine tickets- Trained and mentored junior developers Unix/Operations- Developed tools/scripts to simplify deployment testing - Created “dotfiles” repo to instantly clone internal projects and install dependenciesBusiness Operations - Gave time estimates to client (government), and used those to agree upon each release - Delegated tasks to a team of 5 full-time engineers - Oversaw releases and signed off on all back-end engineering changes

Developed a personal finance web applicationWorked remotely under contract with an established financial advising firmBuilt in Python, Flask, Celery, Redis, jQuery, MySQL, and morePlanned, designed, and implemented data modelsCommunicated dense, technical problems to a client with little software experienceMaintained a development scheduleEstimated hours, created deadlinesAgile, fast-paced developmentHosted the web application through nginx, gunicorn, and newrelic

http://www.cuttlesoft.comSoftware contracting specializing in early stage prototypes. (MVPs)My responsibilities included: - drafting proposals - writing code - client relations - code documentation through Sphinx - other documentation (e.g. API Documentation) as needed

Designed and created a network-level security tool using Python, Flask, jQuery, and C with anemphasis on usability and presentation qualityPresented live demonstrations of security tools to management

- Increased quarterly profit by 50% in 6 months- Ordered, verified, and tracked all inventory; scheduled all employees- Maintained clean and accurate financial records for accounting