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San Francisco, California, US

Backend product and platform eng & lead

San Francisco, California, US

Backend engineer & Eng Lead

San Francisco, CA, US

Senior engineer focused on improving the petition starter experience around the world. This means:- coding mostly in javascript and elixir- mentoring less experienced engineers- reviewing code for implementation strategy and performance- architecting solutions with detailed estimates and dependencies- planning and executing cross-team projects- delegating.

San Francisco, CA, US

Full-stack software engineer on the Revenue team, working on a services-oriented architecture with Backbone/Rendr in a Node/Express frontend Javascript app, and a mix of Node.js and Rails backend services. Built the Change.org Membership product (one of 2 revenue streams at Change.org).Used the Stripe API to support and enable both subscription and one-off.

San Francisco, CA, US

Selected for an intensive, 12-week software engineering fellowship (7.5% acceptance rate) to gain proficiency in Python, SQL, Javascript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Git version control, pair programming, data structures, algorithms, and Agile methodologies.APIs Google Maps JavaScript v3, Google Places, Twitter, Yelp, Twilio, GeonamesConcepts Machine learning.

• Wore many hats and did all-the-things for start-up with a social B2C, B2B & B2G online annotation platform, valued at over $10M.Technical
• Coded Haml, HTML and CSS for project website and user email notifications.
• Performed QA.
• Worked in an agile environment using GitHub for version control.
• Built and managed consumer website on wordpress.com; used CSS to customize theme.
• Converted word docs to static HTML webpages.Product Strategy & Design

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• Managed website for federal congressional campaign and handled all web and social-media related questions and decisions.
• Managed web content and design decisions.
• Co-designed and created digital campaign logo.
• Coded HTML and CSS to customize weebly.com theme in use by campaign.
• Modernized and streamlined website appearance, including modifying color palettes, backgrounds, navigation, header, etc. to create a cleaner look.
• Added functionality including contact forms, donation buttons, etc.**Unfortunately, due to an injury, Kris Johnson had to drop out of the congressional race in February, and the website is now a simple placeholder.

Fullerton, CA, US

• Began a novel medicinal chemistry research project designing and synthesizing protein to protein drug inhibitors using Molsoft ICM Pro computational docking program and traditional methods of organic synthesis.
• Analyzed compounds via TLC, NMR and GCMS; designed and began first stages of TLC synthesis of drug compounds.
• Prepared graphics & presented research results to entire Department & Department Head.
• Managed project timeline and goals/deliverables.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

• Studied developmental gene expression in embryonic/juvenile Lake Malawi Cichlid dentitions.
• Identified/created genetic probes, performed in situ hybridization, gel electrophoresis, EtBr staining, ligations/transformations, PCR; photographed microscopic and macroscopic specimens for analysis.
• Analyzed and contributed to genetic theories of development.
• Authored media presentations & materials; presented results to Department leaders.

• Managed news team & developed popular ideas for engaging weekly content.
• Increased community traffic & readership.

Ba, Chemistry, Italian

9 Ceus, Web Design & Multimedia Studies

39 Credit Hours, Computer Science & Web Development