I’ve always sought out opportunities and challenges that are meaningful to me. Although my professional path has taken many twists and turns — from touring and recording artist, to employee of the year at a non-profit, to dean's scholar at UPenn, to small business owner and entrepreneur, to award winning web development instructor, to principal front end engineer at a publicly traded tech company — I've never stopped engaging my passion to help others and solve problems.As a software engineer, I enjoy using my obsessive attention to detail, my unequivocal love for making things, and my mission-driven work ethic to literally change the world. I want to make things that make a difference.SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONSSenior front end software engineer with a decade of experience creating thoughtful and resilient user interfaces that are responsive, performant, and accessible. Award-winning web development instructor deeply committed to mentoring junior developers, fostering collaborative and inclusive teams that prioritize pair programming and enjoy code review. Eager to collaborate with product managers, designers, and back end developers as an enthusiastic product partner at every phase of SDLC. Recognized as a web accessibility expert and a fierce advocate for end users. Excellent communicator with passion for automated testing, good documentation, and maintainable code.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS• Architected and developed greenfield front end project that was centerpiece of half billion dollar acquisition• Cultivated most engaged and well-attended Community of Practice (CoP) with 150% attendance increase• Transformed critical users flows from stakeholder interviews into e2e test suite for previously “untestable” app• Reduced production bugs by 60% via error tracking system with alerting and session replay videos• Led cross-functional initiative to choose design system, document impact; included ICs, managers, executives• Enhanced brand sentiment and increased customer market 15% by establishing culture of accessibility• Sped up developer and contractor velocity 3x by creating design system and scalable utility style CSS architecture• Won Student Choice Award for teaching, doubled conversion and retention, and received 100% approval rating
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