Austin Wilson Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Denver, Co, Us

A solo-dev working with my network of contracts to help startup founders create their MVP or scaling their current MVP to meet their current demands.Services include design UI/UX, software development, project management, etc.Think of me as your product-mind to work with you and your current user base (if applicable) to ensure the app you are building is one that will delight and excite!

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

* Served as both an IC and Architectural Lead, optimizing product delivery and core application systems to allow the team to prioritize customer-focused features over constant issue resolution* Planned architecture updates to ensure the system could easily add integrations in the vacation rental space, including custom APIs, webhook systems, and restructuring the DB* Implemented software development standards to the existing team, which included product planning, code style guides, testing frameworks, and customer-centric processes* Refactored core components that reduced errors experienced by users of a major integration by over 20%, leading to more time for the engineering team to work on new features* Optimized existing API and frontend components to reduce request speeds and overall enhance UX of the core “listing search” functionality

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Acting as an IC to build the company’s next generation SaaS application that empowers VC’s to utilize the power of their networks efficiently to make warm introductions∙ Creating new user facing SPA using React, Typescript, GraphQL for the frontend and Ruby on Rails for the API∙ Creating ETL pipelines to copy millions of rows of people data from a PostgreSQL DB to our new BigQuery DB∙ Managing existing customers on the legacy application to ensure high retention and an excellent relationship∙ Vetting 3rd party data sources to work out agreements of usage while also working with their team to plan and implement integrations and best practices for consumption∙ Oversaw the transformation of onboarding, enabling the shift from sales-led to Product-Led Growth, and reducing time to value from 8 weeks to 1 day

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Responsible for leading a team of 3 engineers to create features for customers ranging from introduction tracking to network management∙ Pair programmed with junior engineers to help them complete their feature requirements while also ensuring theylearned more advanced concepts of software development∙ Worked with the Product team and met with customers to plan features that would meet the demands of our clients∙ Took product requirements and translated them into deliverable packs of work that could be done by engineers∙ Built Proof of Concepts for gathering LinkedIn and Email connection data for our users while also enriching this data set with 3rd party enrichment datasets

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Worked as an IC to enable the internal recruiting team to use the Expert network of users to find the perfect candidates and increase the rate of engagement through trusted introductions∙ Converted the production application from purely Ruby on Rails to a React SPA with a Ruby on Rails API, while ensuring the over 8,000 users at the time say no disruptions in usage∙ Performed optimizations and refactors on the Ruby on Rails API while also implementing systems andprocesses so that the engineering team was not introducing regression bugs and keeping a standard ofcode that could be easily conveyed to new engineers∙ Created documentation standards for the team so that both current and future engineers no longer were guessing at technical decisions made

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Worked as an IC for multiple clients to build and manage their SaaS applications∙ Met regularly with clients and worked with their internal software engineering teams to create and maintain more than 6 applications, sometimes working on multiple applications at once∙ Worked on applications that were powered by Magento and WordPress as well as custom built applications powered by Ruby on Rails and React

Designed a web application using the MEAN stack to allow Crown Stair to automate their measuring of stair well holes.

Boston, Ma, Us

Selected from a highly-competitive applicant pool for an eight-week education program.Startup Institute gives people the skills, mindset, and network to be high-impactemployees at innovative companies.Coursework:• Setting up a dev environment: brew, Xcode, RVM, git• MVC basics: intro to model-view-controller architecture• Building and testing a Rails application• Source control management and cloud-based deployment• Employing collaborative approaches to overcome coding challenges

I was in charge of the Math instruction for over 80 students in 8th grade. I created my own curriculum as well as worked with the 8th grade Eureka Math curriculum. This position also involved working with other educators to design experiences for the students that would push their personal growth as well as ensure they performed well on the PARCC and MAP tests.

As the Algebra 2 team leader, I was responsible for the creation of the curriculum for 2 other teachers as well as collecting data about the team as a whole. From this data, I would lead sessions to discover best practices from our team that could be implemented within the group. I was also in charge of ensuring student growth on the Algebra 2 End-Of-Instruction exams through pre and post assessments.

I taught 6 classes of 30+ students in ranging level of high school mathematics (Geometry through AP Calculus). From August 2013 to June 2015, I was the Algebra 2 Team Lead. I was in charge of creating the curriculum for the Algebra 2 team, gathering and analyzing data, as well as promoting best practices among the group.

New York, Ny, Us

During the Summer Institute in which over 100 incoming teachers came to Oklahoma City, I was in charge of the coaching and development of 9 future teachers in the Oklahoma City region. My responsibilities included providing professional development sessions based around teaching, reviewing lesson plans they wrote, as well as in-class coaching over the course of the summer.