Coordination, implementation, and managed communications of technical integrations of tools and single page applications developed by offshore McGraw-Hill teams.Built PHP SDKs to interface with external APIs used on our learning management system.Refactored API calls to optimize interactions between external tools and the Engrade platform by up to 90%.Developed Slack integration to notify team of long running GitHub pull requests, reducing code review turnaround times.Enhanced class curriculum course maps by integrating and configuring external search tools, asset sequence viewers, and third-party asset launches.

Architected and implemented rules engine and progress tracking system to control student flow through a course map and to assist teachers in viewing student progress and scores for class curriculum.Implementation of class curriculum course maps which provide teachers the ability to add assignments, tests, file uploads, and external links into folders with infinite depth, and allowing them to organize assets by dragging and dropping them between folders by utilizing the jQuery UI library and Ajax.Created a Javascript UI tutorial framework which toggled Twitter Bootstrap popovers and modals so users can see new features on pages step by step.Recruited prospective hires and interns at Santa Monica career fairs and at USC.Mentored interns and junior developers, and assisted in leading their new projects.

Improved user engagement reports by adding additional quantifiable metrics, and by refactoring old legacy code which resulted in 75% decrease of report generation time through the addition of MySQL indexes, efficient MySQL fetches, and PHP memory management and caching.Developed a new assignment UI display for teachers that utilized Google Doc Viewer to allow teachers to quickly view student homework attachments and give scores to assignments.Implemented a user commenting system that stores and displays users’ comments on school and class assets.

Installed and configured an infrastructure monitoring tool with custom-written Python scripts that sent notifications to team members when problems occurred, thereby minimizing downtime.Achieved 75% decrease in Open vSwitch build times by distributing platform builds across virtual machines on OpenStack via custom-written Python scripts.Automated Open vSwitch build log collection and consolidation from multiple virtual machines.

Optimized an automated C# power testing application by allowing it to run multiple Perl scripts in parallel, resulting in a 50% reduction in the amount of time required to complete tests.Resolved a testing application GUI issue that incorrectly displayed whether a test was pending or completed, providing users with an accurate status on the progress of testing.Eliminated testing application’s reliance on PsExec through C# protocol, which made the application easier to install, use, and update.

Implemented a Microsoft SharePoint server to facilitate more effective communications between investment managers and their clients.Designed a prototype of a new company website using Adobe Dreamweaver that improved the layout of the site.

Answered visitor questions on science exhibits and scientific concepts. Led a workshop that taught over 20 kids a day on how to make their own mini robot.