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Led the development of a B2B network and built the product team from scratch at Parrade, a stealth startup. Due to the nature of our work, details remain confidential.

When I joined Reply Pro, I was asked to rebuild the platform to unlock the company's potential growth. The existing platform was too buggy to scale any further. I started by expanding the team, recruiting dedicated engineers, and establishing a culture of best practices to ensure the scalability and stability of our products.- Developed a repeatable process for recruiting remote engineers.- Championed the architecture and scalability of a new platform, transitioning the company from ad hoc engineering to a more structured, efficient approach.- Streamlined the product development process by introducing regularly scheduled discovery and planning stages, reducing delays and improving product quality.- Assisted the CEO with customer discovery, leading to a new SAAS product that opened up a fresh market for the company.- Unblocked sales by delivering a scalable SAAS product.- Designed and implemented a comprehensive reporting system that empowers non-technical team members to create insightful dashboards for clients. This system aggregates customer feedback from various digital channels, providing actionable insights to clients. The project freed up engineering resources and enhanced our ability to deliver needle-moving insights.- Led the ideation, planning, and execution of sprints, instilling a culture of strategic foresight and operational efficiency.- Identified and validated new technologies before integrating them into our software stack.- Regularly liaised with non-engineering personnel to translate clients' needs into actionable technical tasks.- Authored internal documentation that codified company culture and core values, enhancing team engagement and productivity.- Conducted one-on-one meetings with software engineers and other employees, nurturing their professional growth.- Pioneered serverless architecture using GCP and maintained a Kubernetes cluster.

As a Software Engineer at FSG Smart Buildings division, I helped launch Chariot - an IOT platform for national companies with thousands of brick-and-mortar locations. I also led the development of Plaid, a tool used to audit thousands of stores and calculate inventory to complete lighting retrofits. - Built and maintained over a dozen microservices across FSG's portfolio of products.- Built a data product used internally for procurement and billing. Over $60MM in contracts and hundreds of technicians depended on this data being accurate and timely.- Lead engineers and managed complex projects with many stakeholders.- Pioneered modern CI/CD practices to help expedite the release of updates.- Deployed Python and Node.js microservices to Kubernetes.- Helped the team adopt a policy for code reviews using Pull Requests.- Designed event-driven microservice architectures- Loaded tested microservices to identify and resolve bottlenecks.- Worked with stakeholders and executives across departments to understand their needs.- Helped to onboard new engineers.- Provided usage reports to leadership.- Worked across departments to help train users on how to use our products.- Assisted the Support Team with user issues.- Spoke with clients to troubleshoot problems.

I co-founded Papaya, a nutrition software company with the mission to make nutrition easy, fun, and accessible.As co-founder, I did a little of everything. With the help of my co-founder, we developed the software and sold it to dietitians. We even got an acquisition offer.I started this company out of my struggle to eat well. I spent hours of my weekends in spreadsheets, carefully planning my meals for the upcoming week. I figured that an app could remove this barrier to nutritious eating.In seconds, our app suggested a meal plan that fit their caloric and macronutrient needs.After developing a mobile app with a subscription-based model, we pivoted to marketing our app as a tool for dietitians. We performed market research by talking to dozens of dietitians. After a few initial sales, we developed a pricing model for this market and started a sales campaign.

As a technical consultant to early-stage startups, I helped a couple of startups with their MVPs (minimum viable products). The MVP is crucial for validating the product idea and market fit.- Provided strategic tech consultations to early-stage startups, advising on tech stacks, MVPs, and cost-effective implementation strategies.- Designed and deployed new SAAS infrastructure for clients, ensuring smooth data migration and system performance.

After numerous business pivots, delivered the first release of the Monky Trends application in eight weeks. Worked closely with the CEO/Co-founder on a daily basis to discover value propositions, customer needs, and develop the vision for the business and its projects.In summer 2016, co-led the re-branding efforts to change the company from Monky Trends to Reply Pro.- Lead a team of three software developers using the scrum methodology- Filled role of scrum master and led the scrum ceremonies, including the daily standups- Successfully completed several software projects within the tight startup deadlines- Lead a team of three talented student developers to create an Application Programming Interface (API), mobile application, and web application- With the help of the in-house developers, recommended technologies to be used in new projects- Met with clients and potential clients to learn more about their needs and gather feedback onthe tools being developed- Assisted the CEO with responsibilities ranging from planning and operations to investor relations- Attended board meetings to give updates- Helped developers break through software challenges and other unexpected circumstances- As a member of the development team, assisted in the development of the back-end (Python) and front-end (HTML/CSS/JavaScript/Node.js) applications

- Managed technology systems across all corporate locations, solving problems relating to servers, computers, POS systems, signs, and other technologies.- Worked with the company President to revamp the brand's visual presence through redesigning POP (Point-of-Purchase) collateral, product labels, and promotional materials.- Enacted design processes and practices learned by the company President while working at Disney and Jack in the Box.

Founded and operated two web businesses. Met with clients to consult on their technology needs anddeveloped solutions catered specifically to their business.

Worked with faculty and staff to train and support WordPress websites and provided support for the department web developers on ASP.NET and C# issues

Managed the school’s website and reorganized content to make it easier for visitors to navigate. Also planned and developed a new website architecture/MVC framework, which was used by the school until the summer of 2015.

Developed websites using WordPress as a content management system