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Portsmouth, Nh, Us

Burlington, Massachusetts, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Senior developer contributing to all applications in the Rhumbix product suite, focusing on new feature development as well as on-call customer-facing support. Contributed to a web application built in React using TypeScript; a Django back-end with an emphasis on the REST framework and ORM; React Native iOS and Android applications; feature flags supported by LaunchDarkly; and a Knapsack- and Storybook-based design system. Implemented a configurable SSO feature to support any customer's OIDC-compliant identity provider. Led development efforts to conform with WCAG 2 Level AA accessibility standards. Wrote automated tests using Jest and Selenium. Contributed to mission-driven development process by regularly acting as squad lead and writing product requirements.

Portsmouth, Nh, Us

Led and contributed to development efforts focused on web applications, especially React and Angular, for clients in health, finance, and higher ed. Updated a React-based web application for Bank of America to comply with WCAG 2 Level AA accessibility standards. Closely collaborated with design and strategy resources to realize compelling user experiences, and managed implementations using both on- and offshore development teams. Provided dev ops and hosting support, primarily on AWS.

Portsmouth, Nh, Us

Built a team of application and web developers at Mad*Pow, creating a practice that supported the design and delivery of robust applications and excellent experiences. Delivered custom solutions including native iOS and Android applications, web applications built with Angular and TypeScript, and other technologies for clients including Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Harvard University, Sanofi, Pearson, and GE. Recruited and managed contractors and vendor companies to supplement our competencies and seamlessly integrate with our teams. Supported sales and partnership efforts across the company.

San Francisco, Us

Contribute as a volunteer to U.S. Digital Response, an organization that formed in response to COVID-19 and that places pro bono technologists to work with government and organizations to quickly deliver critical services. Served as a React developer and a project lead supporting the Frontline Workers Counseling Project, which helps frontline workers find pro-bono therapy from Bay Area therapists.

Freelance writer covering music, technology, gaming, and pop culture for magazines and newspapers including Edge, Variety, The Onion AV Club, Slate, SF Weekly, The Boston Phoenix, and others. Deputy editor and contributor to "The Pitchfork 500," published by Simon & Schuster. Co-founder and Editor in Chief of Kill Screen Magazine. Contributor to "Inventory" by the Onion AV Club, published by Scribner. Feature "The Chumbawama Factor" was selected as a notable essay in Da Capo Best Music Writing 2006. As a narrative designer for videogames, wrote script and audio logs and contributed to story development on Klei Entertainment and Microsoft's Mark of the Ninja, which shipped in September, 2012 to a Metascore of 90 (XBLA) and 92 (PC). Wrote location clues for Blue Fang Games and The Learning Company's Carmen Sandiego for Facebook.

Portsmouth, Nh, Us

.NET developer responsible for leading or contributing to CMS, e-commerce, and other development projects. Led or contributed to project teams for clients in several verticals, primarily using C# and .NET Framework 4 (including WPF, WinForms, MVC 3, and Silverlight), Android, and Sitecore. Lead developer on Bzzy, an Android application and winner of the 2011 MITX Mobile award.

Supervised development of a suite of educational products for Scholastic Inc., including READ 180, a highly successful educational software product that instructs and tests remedial readers at the grade school level. Led the migration of a legacy C++ cross-platform application to a J2EE environment using JBoss, MySQL, and proprietary software developed by Interactive Constructs. Supervised eight C++ and Java developers and one project manager, and coordinated an outside QA vendor and a third-party development firm.

London, London, Gb

Project manager and Java and PHP developer, working with an in-house development team at Dais Systems, a streaming media firm. Designed and added features to a development tool used for assembling presentations and generating SMIL code. Assisted a senior developer with planning and implementing a Java architecture incorporating J2EE design patterns and the Struts framework. Facilitated requirements-gathering sessions using the Rational Unified Process, and documented use cases and supplementary specifications.Java developer on web site development project for State Street Corporation's Globalink department. Developed code for an EJB-based architecture on the iPlanet application server platform. Designed and wrote EJBs and .jsp pages. Assisted with identifying requirements and writing and updating documentation.