I am a senior software developer with 10+ years of experience that includes 9 years of independent consulting for diverse clients across the US. After a few years working in Washington DC and with an Austin startup, I launched Upshot Labs in 2013 to provide software development and data engineering services, and I’ve been building a wide variety of solutions for clients ever since. My areas of focus include:• Rapid prototyping and building MVPs for early-stage startups• Architecting and building full stack web apps from scratch (often using Python/Django, and a mix of JS tools including Node.js, React, Vue.js, D3.js, and Typescript)• Building new features, customizations, and repairs to existing apps• Developing solutions for research-based projects that require web scrapers and data exploration• Performance tuning and debugging existing applications• Building interactive web applications for analysis and visualization of massive datasets• Development of tooling, infrastructure, and data pipelines and ETL for data science projectsI have a knack for quickly ramping up and producing with little guidance, and I'm frequently tasked with serving in a “project archaeologist” role to unravel the mysteries of legacy code repos that are largely undocumented and with no access to the original development team. As someone with deep interest in truly helping businesses, I am able to think beyond just “the app” to understand how my work aligns with a client’s goals. I live in beautiful Austin Texas with two dogs, and when I’m not working I enjoy cycling and gardening.