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Littleton, Co, Us

Littleton, Colorado, United States

Software architect with a focus on delivering exceptional user experiences. Experience working in client industries: television, managed video, credit reporting, property management, GIS, and retail.

Collaborated closely with the design team to translate their design system into actionable engineering solutions. Created a robust component library tailored for seamless integration into various applications. Worked with engineering team to implement of the component library in the initial application, ensuring consistency and coherence in design execution.

I initiated a partnership between the company and an independent designer, collaborating closely throughout the development process to create a mobile web application for their property management platform. Leveraging NextJS, we seamlessly integrated with a Python API, and deployed the application to Vercel.

Engaged in close collaboration with the internal engineering team and external contractors to devise and implement a comprehensive migration strategy. Worked with the team to transition from a monolithic Ruby on Rails application to a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and a modern React frontend.

Developed technology roadmap and functional prototype to:Increase customer conversion by implementing quantifiable and actionable funnel metricsImprove customer satisfaction by migrating from a low code platform to a performant technology stackEnhance student / mentor engagement by introducing multimodal channels for communication

Denver, Co

Shared responsibilities include setting strategic direction, managing 100% year over year growth, and working with suppliers.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Achieved 7-figure revenue growth within the first year of operationAttained AWS Partner Network statusLed client engagements, building and managing key relationships to ensure successful project outcomes.Oversaw consultants and project deliverables, ensuring high-quality execution and timely delivery across multiple engagements.

My role at SlingTV encompassed collaboration with diverse stakeholders across engineering, marketing, and staffing to spearhead the development of crucial web applications. Partnering closely with project management and product ownership, we adopted agile methodologies to enhance team coordination and efficiency. Moreover, I played a key role in devising streamlined processes for onboarding new team members, crucial for our rapid growth trajectory. Within software engineering, my focus centered on crafting the customer-facing website and subscription management system, leveraging Ruby on Rails and Recurly to deliver robust and user-centric solutions.

Greater Denver Area

Delivered MVP in under 3 months, accelerating time to marketScaled platform from launch to over 100,000 users in the first yearManaged software development and collection of actionable user behavior data

Englewood, Colorado, United States

Responsible for design, development, and deployment of GIS web applications. Development of REST API on top of PostGIS, Ruby on Rails API infrastructure, and AngularJS frontend.

Scaled platform for growthExpanded the technology teamOptimized systems for acquisition readiness

Developed technology planManaged engineering teamManaged external consulting resourcesEngaged external design firm to design product

Managed architecture, requirements and implementation of next-generation business process tracking engine. The design tracks both well known and ad-hoc business processes. The engine is capable of monitoring, measuring and detecting errors in complex business processes executing in real-time.Consultant to technical and professional services on business process optimization implementations.Led R&D, architected and contributed to requirements for BAM platform scalability. Project included linear horizontal scalability of the application platform to meet customer requirements.Designed and oversaw implementation of application extensibility to facilitate professional services and sales implementations.Communicated industry trends and deliver new technology that resulted in lower cost of development and increased usability of the product.

Architected and led implementation of mobile agent framework to meet distributed data collection needs. Mobile agents facilitated dynamic, real-time deployment and upgrading of the application from a central location to any number of light-weight containers placed throughout the enterprise.Contributed to design and development of analytic platform capable of detecting, correlating, predicting and reacting to problems in real-timeDesigned and implemented first-generation real-time process tracking engine.Introduced and oversaw implementation of Hibernate ORM framework and database development standards; cost of database development reduced 40%Introduced early-adoption of JMX as a standard for resource management and monitoringContributed to design and implementation of first generation BAM as identified by Gartner GroupPresented architecture and led deep dive technical due diligence during acquisition.

Architect and team lead for integration of legacy e-commerce engine with Vignette StoryServer front-end.Researched, designed and implemented e-commerce engine for American Floral Exchange utilizing ATG’s application development platform.