- Create and deliver courses in JavaScript, React, Redux, React Native, Git, Design Thinking, Docker, Kubernetes, TDD, and more to US corporate clients

- Independently built client base and organizer network to teach dance workshops around the world- Averaged 260% revenue growth per year for 3 years, transforming passion into profitable business- Developed skills in product ownership, marketing, and time management

Transparent Classroom makes the world a better place by helping Montessori teachers with their classrooms in over 1600 schools around the world. TC offers a comprehensive school-management platform specifically tailored to the Montessori pedagogy, providing online record-keeping, classroom management, and parent engagement.My role eventually shifted from senior engineer to lead engineer for the entire company.- Pivot product rapidly to deliver new features around Distance Learning and COVID screening during pandemic- Balance diverse demands of engineering team (product, support, tech debt, etc.) with capacity- Own and deliver full-stack product features that increase systemic safety- Provide technical vision for engineering team and guide sustainable engineering work practices- Foster a culture of learning, curiosity, XP, TDD, quality, refactoring, and documentation- Manage hiring, mentor engineers, review PRs, and hold complete technical context of system- Consult on all technical legal matters and ensure compliance with education privacy lawsPrevious to becoming the lead, here were some highlights of my work as a senior engineer:- Full-stack engineer Rails/PostgreSQL/React/Redux app servicing ~2k Montessori schools worldwide- Owned and delivered full-stack features from design thinking all the way through to deployment- Shifted codebase toward testable, modular code, increasing coverage from 15% to 75%- Modernized frontend codebase (ES6+, Webpack, Babel, Flow, Ramda/FP, Jest) for faster development- Interface directly with teachers and administrators to promptly address technical issues or escalations- Support scaling backend to handle 2x growth year-over-year- Architected and delivered React Native mobile app, optimized for code sharing with web app

- Lead web developer for new AWS service, Kinesis Analytics, launching the product in 12 months- Heavily influenced product development and user experience from inception- Provided technical feasibility context for customer requirements to scope and plan work- Built a prototype featured in AWS re:Invent 2015 keynote speech (https://youtu.be/y-0Wf2Zyi5Q?t=9m37s)- Prompted adoption of front-end best practices across consoles for many AWS products- Worked on backend control plane and built a durability canary to monitor the health of the end-to-end system. - Experienced with building a highly scalable, service-oriented architecture- Bridged the communication gap between front- and back-end as a full-stack engineer

- Automated tracking of equipment, changing cumbersome task to error-free process with 85% efficiency gain- Prototyped mobile offline web app for field engineers featuring barcode scanning and image capture- Designed app based on need-finding to address company issues and maximize value added- Leveraged input from 80% of engineering team to guide feature development and build lean tools

- Provided administrative support to class operation- Advised on curriculum, working with the co-teaching faculty (Ray Levitt (linkd.in/1mcXekp), David Rummler (linkd.in/1ktj3fS)) to create in-class exercises and activities- Assisted students in class business simulation projects- Led tutorials on financial modeling and VBA coding in Excel

- Co-led graduate class “Current Topics in Sustainable Engineering” through Stanford, amultidisciplinary design series for students to work on design problems with NGOs- Managed 15 students in 3 sub-projects: energy, food storage, and water- Developed curriculum, managed group and schedule, coordinated design efforts with NGO, supported travel for summer interns, evaluated student performance

- Led project to propose, design, and prototype a solar-powered mobile battery charging kiosk for developing communities- Recruited and managed team of 10 students with $8,000 grant award budget- Developed business plan to demonstrate economic viability- Partnered with NGO for pilot deployment in Nigeria, summer 2012

- Designed infrastructure for pilot sustainable city in rural Nigeria in an interdisciplinary,self-starter environment with iterative presentations and design feedback- Advised CEO on sustainable infrastructure designs in transportation and energy- Produced proposals with technological, financial, environmental, and risk analysis - Predicted city electricity demands and developed sizing tools for photovoltaic systems- Prepared Preliminary Environmental Impact Statement report to build brick kiln factory on site for road construction and business plan for operation

- Worked in team of five students to design a net-zero energy multi-use building- Recommended advanced technologies in integrated energy-efficient building systems- Created Excel model for HVAC, lighting, renewable energy, and water analysis- Received high praise of instructor Peter Rumsey (http://linkd.in/1fq4oDh)

- Performed structural design, CAD drafting, and engineering for small-span bridges- Handled design, quantity takeoffs, document management, and shop drawings