As a senior software engineer with experience leading development teams, I enlist both the creative and analytical sides of my brain. With both formal training and continuous hands-on exploration of new tools, I embrace any development challenges that come my way and thrive on finding novel solutions and perfecting my craft. I’ve specialized in interactive, educational websites for diverse audiences. It’s been a joy playing a key role in maturing and enhancing Poptropica.com, a site that has grown from a basic user interface and simple back end to a sophisticated, robust role-playing game with more than 100 million registered users.REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS & IMPACT INCLUDE:🔹 Poptropica.com: Built, scaled, and enhanced back end as the site grew to 8 million monthly players and more than 100 million registered users. Over the years, I added robust analytics, an ad campaign manager, and a promotion code management system. I also moved the entire site to Amazon Web Services with zero downtime.🔹 Funbrain.com: Lent technical leadership for this game site with more than 100 million monthly page views, including transitioning to new servers and converting functionality to Linux. 🔹 Event Management Tracking: A flagship project of mine, built and enhanced over 15 years, it now houses more than seven billion events and provides meaningful insights into player behavior and new feature performance. The work I’ve done at both Sandbox and Pearson Education has been intellectually challenging and offered me the opportunity to quickly master new subject areas to enrich site performance, engage site visitors in new ways, and deliver robust analytics that drive decision making. Building and enhancing wholesome games and website that all ages can enjoy is truly fulfilling. I enjoy making a positive contribution the world and being an influence for good through creative, engaging websites. My even-keeled, inquisitive communication style enables me to take in alternative perspectives and arrive at win-win solutions. Technical specialties include: PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Cloud Environments.