Minecraft U develops a curriculum and runs in-person and online camps designed to teach the fundamentals of computer and software engineering to children through the vehicle of Minecraft. https://minecraftu.org/

- Led small team of software developers maintaining a monolithic Ruby on Rails application.- Introduced, managed, and adapted agile SDLC processes.- Helped guide company strategy as part of the executive team.- Collaborated closely with the VP of Product.- Participated in maintenance of the existing RoR application, including bug fixes and legacy coderefactoring.- Managed multiple new product initiatives from conception to production roll-out: An entirely new customer portal; integrations with Yardi, Argyle, and Mastercard

- Led production, development, and launch of numerous products marketed towards software professionals.- Ran client requirements sessions to define scope, deliverables, and schedule.- Partnered with the content production team to establish processes to ensure on-time delivery.- Mentored developers on planning and executing engineering efforts.- Products shipped: Kent C. Dodd's Epic React, De-coding the Technical Interview Process, A re-launch of Pure React, Dan Abramov and Maggie Appleton's Just JavaScript

In 2020, Modern Message was acquired by RealPage; held Senior Director of Engineering role at RealPage following the acquisition.- Grew the engineering team from a handful of contractors into a team of nearly twenty full-time developers.- Implemented an SDLC based on industry best practices.- Created a hiring pipeline and engineering career progression process.- Guided and approved all major technical decisions.- Participated in strategic company planning.- Informed product design and direction.- Established technical support processes.- Participated in the acquisition process, including multiple rounds of due diligence.- Technologies: Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Backbone, React, PostgreSQL.

- Developed thick-client web apps for clients including Smirnoff, Coke, and Lincoln.- Technologies: REST, JavaScript, Backbone

- Executed on design, HTML, CSS & JavaScript for the front-end for numerous applications: the main real-time search product as well as a widget, widget builder, spam training tool, destination site refresh, and alternative widgets and white-label demos for the Wall Street Journal and MySpace.- Performed advanced levels of front-end application performance tuning to accommodate hundreds of DOM insertions per second.- Technologies: JavaScript, jQuery

- Developed and maintained web-based components of D2SC's education software product.- Selected and implemented a new front-end framework.- Technologies: Java, XSLT, ActionScript, Flex

- Worked on a team doing product design and development on software projects that supported other business units inside the company.- Technologies: .NET, C#

Integration Research was a nonprofit incubator for ideas, processes, and technologies that aided in artistry, personal creative process, and community development.- Developed software, partnered with other software developers, collected knowledge concerning the creative process, and nurtured spaces both virtual and physical that facilitated various artistic communities.- Co-founded IR Gallery in Dallas, TX.

Technologies: PHP, MySQL

- Implemented training program for Level 8's suite of middleware products and delivered that training around the world.- Conducted training all over the United States as well as in Israel, Italy, England, and Australia.- Co-authored the book "MSMQ From Scratch" with two other coworkers, acted as a sales engineer on occasion, and participated in more traditional consulting engagements with customers.- Technologies: Visual Basic, C++