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• Developed a museum collections & news search platform using Elasticsearch, Next.js v13,Radix UI, Tailwind, and Mapbox.• Implemented features like full-text search, type-as-you-search suggestions, API endpoints,customizable filters, and a geographic map interface.• Integrated technologies for color clustering (k-means), HSV color space analysis, andJSON-LD structured content.• Utilized Getty ULAN, image zoom, carousel, and developed two artwork similarity methodsusing OpenAI CLIP and Elasticsearch.

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• Continuously developed and managed a popular open-source ceramic recipes website.• Transitioned from a Laravel MVC application to a Laravel/Mysql JSON API, and currently toa Postgres/Next.js v13 application.• Implemented a Meilisearch-based search engine, visualization graphs with Vue/React andD3, and a linear programming-based recipe solver.• Developed multilingual support and documentation website with Vuepress.• Created a separate Capacitor JS mobile app and a Vue SPA plaster calculator.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Led design and development of new content platform, search, and website architecture• Managed website redesign technical project, coordinating with external agencies and managing internal software development • Developed a unified, structured content model and schemas for Sanity CMS• Migrated legacy systems including Wordpress, CraftCMS, and ExpressionEngine to Sanity• Developed unified faceted search & ETL APIs using Elasticsearch, integrating various museum data sources including TMS (SQL Server, Mysql) and ArchivesSpace• Integrated website with Tessitura CRM and custom TNEW UI• Implemented agile methodologies and robust testing, QA, and documentation practices within the museum

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

• Managed development, maintenance, and DevOps for backend systems including AWS, Google Cloud (GCP), and Rackspace.• Redesigned a search API with AWS Opensearch and Elastic Beanstalk, using Fastify in Docker Node.js containers.• Designed and implemented Sanity CMS, migrating traditional legacy CMS platforms including Honcho, Craft, Wordpress, and Drupal.• Collaborated with stakeholders for content model development and implemented Sanity Studio with custom React input & search components.

• Worked on the development of The Community Platform, a system for non-profits,universities, and community groups.• Migrated legacy systems to Laravel, Bootstrap 4, and Vue 2.x.• Redesigned the search interface, integrating dynamic Vue components with Google Maps.• Developed Ripple, a platform for community action and education, using Vue 2.x, TailwindCSS, and a Laravel/Mysql JSON API.

• Led the design and implementation of an ERP system using Laravel REST API and Mysql.• Developed two front-ends: a Laravel Blade and Vue 2.x admin interface, and a Vue CLI 3.0based touch-capable Point of Sale.