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San Francisco, Ca, Us

- Developed features for GitHub Enterprise users include ‘verifiable domains’ requested by a large enterprise customer using Ruby and Rails- Worked on `Wall-E` initiative to reduce technical debt across the team's areas of responsibility including writing refactoring existing code to make it DRY(er)- Pair programmed regularly with Senior Engineers to deep dive into the codebase, learn workflows, as well as how the team uses DevOps tooling to build software including Docker, Janky (CI/CD), and Data Dogs

Oakland, Ca, Us

- Delivered customer self-service functionality including `self-unpublish` feature reducing support tickets per week by 100 using React, Node, and JavaScript- Built microservice API mocks to facilitate test-driven development using Swagger- Tackled a variety of tech debt including but not limited to improving test coverage in existing microservices as well as updating log messages to be more user friendly- Facilitated daily ‘Knowledge Sharing’ sessions to facilitate learning and growth of other myself as well as other engineers

Oakland, Ca, Us

- Managed daily schedules of the company’s c-suite executives including the CEO, COO, and two co-founders across multiple time zones- Oversaw the HR function during a 260% increase in headcount including on-boarding/off-boarding, benefits, and payroll- Successfully planned company’s annual $200,000 five day off-site in Napa including coordinating menus, accommodations, air and ground transportation for 60 attendees

Baton Rouge, La, Us

- Designed and implemented an aggressively proactive collections policy resulting in reducing the overall average of delinquent accounts from 120 days to 60 days- Developed and mentored an autonomous team of six with shared goals and vision while fostering open communication, leading to a 70% rise in productivity and allowing more in-depth support of sales staff- Streamlined office protocol to reduce advertising contract and production order turnaround by 60%

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