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San Francisco, California, Us

Senior Engineering Manager on the Maps Experience team responsible for creating delightful experiences for setting "where to/from" effortlessly and orchestrating safe, convenient & timely pickups in the real world. Our team also builds maps and frameworks to power personalized maps for our riders, eaters and earners. This is a cross functional team of engineers, designers, researchers and data scientists.

Hartford, Connecticut, Us

Senior Engineering Manager leading 3 scrum teams that build the flagship Aetna Health application used by approx. 40 million people. Part of the Aetna Digital / CVS team. We are responsible for iOS, Android, and Web products, and work using the scaled agile framework (SAFe).Tech Stack: iOS, Android, React, Node, Ruby, and AWS

Hartford, Connecticut, Us

Denver, Colorado, Us

• Engineering Manager for the Redemption UX squad.• Led a brilliant team of 3 Android engineers, 4 iOS engineers, 5 platform engineers, a designer, and an analyst.• Created solutions that made it easier for millions of shoppers to redeem cash back at some of the largest retailers in the world (Walmart, Target, Kroger, Amazon, etc.)• Ibotta had millions of monthly users, and had billions in transactions each year.• Colorado based tech unicorn 🦄 with a billion dollar valuation• Improved paper receipt scanning and on-device OCR• Developed ground breaking direct integrations to the largest retailers (Walmart, Target, Kroger, etc.).• Managed solutions for affiliation of purchases in other applications (Amazon, Groupon, Ebay, etc.)• Helped run a large engineering organization that was on the forefront of industry best practices.

Riverside, California, Us

• Developed iOS and Android app to help contractors manage projects• Wrote and managed Swift, Objective-C, and Java code• Dramatically improved application stability according to Crashlytics data• Coordinated with server and desktop application teams to ensure consistent UX• Implemented complex new features such as push notifications• Managed releases on iTunes connect and Google Play

• Developed iOS and Android apps according to client specifications• Wrote and managed Swift, Objective-C, and Java code• Worked with other developers to manage client expectations and timelines• Some web development work as well (php, css, html, xml, wordpress, etc)

Founded Shanzhuoboshi (http://www.shanzhuoboshi.com) to translate and publish photography training materials in Chinese. We would translate technical articles from the English website. We maintained servers inside China, designed and managed our own site, negotiated with advertisers, curated a successful web-based store, and grew the site to become top site for this type of content in China. Managing our store required negotiating with international manufacturers, managing inventory, controlling quality, product promotion, customer service, and extensive market analysis.

Founded Lion International with a Chinese business partner to import and distribute solar control window film, produced in the US by a top international manufacturer. Lion International was their exclusive distributor in China. Grew company into a major player in the Chinese film market with over 5 million US in annual sales, and a staff of more than 50. Activities and accomplishments: - Navigated complex Chinese business regulations to found the company; drafted articles of incorporation; registered company with the government; obtained tax certification; leased office, etc. - Led complex, multi-party international contract negotiations. - Arranged for exportation of goods from US and importation into China, overseeing all necessary intermediary steps including international shipping, customs and trade laws, etc. - Interfaced with US manufacturer, including contract negations, market analysis, purchase orders, status updates and forecasts, financial reporting, and proposals for new products and marketing plans. - Provided forecasting, cost calculation, pricing, and financial review. - Managed domestic inventory and shipping. - Managed total workforce, including recruiting, interviewing, and assessment of existing staff. - Managed of China-based staff of 50 who reported directly to me. - Served on board of directors and made critical decisions regarding company’s overall strategy. - Generated sales materials, including training DVDs, brochures, sample books, marketing guides, etc. - Provided translation of factory produced English materials into Chinese.Reason for departure: The U.S. manufacturer of the product went bankrupt. Market research indicated limited growth potential for the company, due to high competition & market saturation by similar products in China.

Elected by the general body to serve on the board of directors for 2 years

La Jolla, Ca, Us

Taught more than 15 computer science courses, some with over 300 students

Responsibilities included staff management, network administration, and sourcing media delivery options.

Performed computer work and network administration for individuals and businesses throughout Los Angeles, including television production companies, record labels, and stock brokers at Smith Barney, CIBC Oppenheimer, and Wells Fargo. Had a staff of around 7 technicians in addition to myself.

Administered a 500-user 120 terminal computer network