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From Nothing to Something, quickly- Lead full-stack development on a modern web application ready to scale (Typescript, React, NextJS, tRPC, Prisma ORM, PostgreSQL, Supabase, Cloudinary). Not just going after cool stuff—I understand the balance between craft, speed, and the bottom line.Shipping polished user interfaces- Developing user-facing features for a B2B model, focusing on inventory and activity tracking, task management, robust catalog features, and a sales + CRM feature suite.Thoughtful problem-solving- Collaborate closely with the founding team to shape product strategies and system design with a strong product mindset for an early stage venture backed company by decomposing tricky problems and work towards a clean solution.Pragmatism and impact-orientation as team player- Working collaboratively with other engineers in a remote-only startup, conducting code reviews, establishing scalable development workflows and building team culture.Achievements:- Spearheaded the engineering effort to launch the MVP product and successfully take it to market.- Significantly contributed to the company's growth, increasing annual recurring revenue (ARR) from zero to over $50,000 with over a dozen client organizations online.- Led the development of a comprehensive test system and factory setup, enabling Test-Driven Development (TDD), a higher development velocity and sleep-at-night deployments.- Consistently delivered top-notch results, effectively translating product requirements into actionable development tasks.

New York, New York, Us

Responsible for driving the technical vision and strategy of the company including- revamping our billing and accounting systems (15MM+ annually)- writing a fully featured online, interactive practice test tool from 0 to 1 (4MM+ questions answered)- processing billions of requests with asynchronous job systemsHighly autonomous, primary contributor to modern web software development platform- shepherding features from concept to spec to production- writing thousands of commits each year for 6+ years on GitHub- daily pull request and code reviewLead all-remote, cross-functional team as we integrate systems and develop new tools- documentation, collaboration and project management in Notion- mentorship and growth of junior engineers- asynchronous communication in Slack and email

New York, New York, Us

Building internal tools for growing organization- Developed universal search across multiple database models including efficient indexing, quick sorting and a smooth UI for returning results that exports to Google Sheets or CSVs in Excel- Migrated to React frontend from server-side rendered templates while also building RESTful JSON-based API- Rebuilt an improved scheduling tool that connects students to tutors for over 70,000 hours annually

New York, New York, Us

Designed, built, and maintained efficient, reusable, and reliable code for full stack (Ruby, SQL, Javascript, HTML, CSS)Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills were deployed to troubleshoot and fix issues in the application code and write automated tests to prevent reversion.Gathered feature specs from non-technical teammates with strong communication skills

New York, New York, Us

After a short stint as a contractor cleaning up a Wordpress website gone wrong, I was brought on the team as an apprentice to gain skills, run the support desk, and write various reports in SQL.Graduated from planned year apprentice after 6 months.

Lead the design and development process for responsive, mobile-first websites including wireframes, mockups, and pixel perfect developmentManaged strategy sessions, marketing campaigns, and fundraising for startups, nonprofits, and existing businesses

Denver, Colorado, Us

Elected, then appointed, to manage and appropriate $90,000 budget in a highly transparent and effective mannerEstablished a new executive committee structure that empowers individuals to get a maximum amount of things done while minimizing headache and superfluous workSpearhead 82 project initiatives including the opening of a student-run bike shop and a pedal-powered food cart while working to reunite all "green" campus groups, recruite a diverse team of 46 core members, thoroughly rewrite all governing bylaws

Denver, Colorado, Us

Aided in the hands on teaching of two laboratory sections of Chemistry of the ElementsTaught General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Analysis of Equilibrium Systems to roughly 10 students at a time on a one-on-one basis for over 5 hours each week in the Chemistry Department's Help Center and was a frequent favorite according to the suggestion box

Bachelor Of Science In Chemistry, Chemistry (American Chemical Society Accredited)

Front-End Web Developer Nanodegree

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Agroecology And Sustainable Agriculture, Community Engagement, Sustainable Development