- Line manage a full-stack pod of five (5) engineers delivering workflow integrations, reporting, and various backend services (webhooks, data warehouse export, analytics)- Line manage and own the SRE function, which includes developer experience, observability, CI/CD, and infrastructure management- Establish hiring processes, including all phases of screening, hiring committees, and rubrics- Create pragmatic processes for an engineering team moving from early stage to growth- Provide individual engineering contributions on a tactical basis in both application development and infrastructure management

- Provided technical guidance and IC contributions for very early stage product concepts in EdTech and Self Help, utilizing React, React Native, Flask, and LangChain- Architected and implemented early stage implementations designed to scale up quickly and efficiently from both a customer and team growth perspective- Collaborated with founders on product direction and strategy

Responsibilities:- Established processes and tools to guide the exponential growth of the engineering organization (+100% YoY)- Partnered with product counterparts on strategy and operational improvements- Observed, monitored, iterated, and improved on product and engineering team processes across all phases of delivery- Collaborated with other department heads on strategic coordination and operational improvements for engineering and its stakeholders- Line managed an infrastructure team of four (4) SRE's, emphasizing DORA-flavored DevOps advocacy, exceptional observability, and scalable DevSecOps- Focused the engineering organization on identifying and executing on impactful day-to-day activities- Mentored, supported, and provided feedback to Engineering Managers to aid with team wellness- Plan, recruit, interview, and hire for roles across the engineering organization- Evaluated and negotiated with vendors (tools and contractors) for various strategic needs of the engineering organizationOutcomes:- Grew engineering organization from 10 to 30 while maintaining onboarding times of 3 weeks or less for new engineers depending on level- Achieved ~5% attrition rate during a competitive hiring market with consistently high engagement marks from engineers- Reduced infrastructure costs by 30% at time of writing trending towards a goal of 50% reduction- Consistent 99.99% uptime of production systems- All DORA metrics consistently trended towards top 10% of engineering organizations

- Supported the career objectives of 6 direct reports and aligned them with company goals- Established and institutionalized education and onboarding materials for the Engineering Team to aid in diffusion of "tribal knowledge" and drastically reduce onboarding time for new engineers- Conducted 1..1's with direct reports regularly to aid in any course correction and feedback throughout the year- Collaborated with Product Team on resourcing, scheduling, and estimation of quarterly projects- Served as a technical mentor for front-end engineers, regularly reviewing code and providing actionable feedback- Made tactical contributions to the codebases to reduce technical debt, improve developer experience, and perform general maintenance- Recruited and interviewed candidates for the Engineering team, which included the following responsibilities: review take home projects, conduct pair programming sessions, collaborate with team on candidate consensus, extend offers to candidates

- Led front-end development efforts for a new category of partnership intelligence SaaS, utilizing Vue and Vuex- Scoped, built, and tested backend over REST API's utilizing Clojure (Compojure) and Python (Flask) with ElasticSearch, Postgres, and Redis database stores- Mentored, code reviewed, and assisted teammates in various front-end tasks involving HTML, CSS, and JavaScript- Assisted in building out DevOps stack on AWS utilizing Kubernetes, Ansible, Docker, and Python- Investigated and implemented various technologies for future product use, such as Rust, HBase, and NativeScript- Assisted Product and Customer Success team in various onboarding and support tasks for users

- Led efforts for the global Appirio Digital Studios standardization of delivery capabilities: React, React Native, Node.js, and Heroku DevOps- Architected, collaborated, and built consensus on delivery assets for React, React Native, and Node.js full-stack applications, intended to gain operational efficiency on new product builds- Established best practices and standards of React, React Native, Node.js, and Heroku for Appirio Digital Studios- Evangelized current and emerging technology trends for future client usage, such as Machine Learning and Serverless Architectures- Recruited and interviewed engineers for the global Appirio Digital Studios team- Mentored and advised technical teams on efficient product delivery and software craftsmanship

- Led global Appirio teams in aggressive Universal JavaScript (React.js, React Native, and Node.js) implementations for clients of varying sizes- Led global Appirio teams in microservice implementations using Node.js (via Seneca), Express, Heroku, RabbitMQ, Postgres, and Redis- Established and evangelized Appirio Digital Studios' best practices for React Native development: recommended libraries, operational efficiency tools, continuous integration, and ongoing support strategies- Established and evangelized Appirio Digital Studios' best practices for Node.js development: recommended libraries, standardized boilerplates and generators, unit testing, coding techniques, continuous integration- Created foundational projects for company usage for various use cases, e.g. quick microservice scaffolding in Node.js, React Native baselines, React.js baselines- Mentored and presented to Appirio employees about various topics, including Web Scale in the Cloud, Rapid Application Delivery, and Mobile Development Trends.- Researched, explored, and applied latest Heroku trends and add-ons to augment client delivery efforts and aid with presales opportunities

- Full stack architecture and development of SocialNewsDesk, a MEAN stack microservices application that assists newsrooms in managing and augmenting their social media presence- Front-end architecture and development in Angular, utilizing a web components pattern and gulp for automated builds- Backend architecture and development using Node, Express, RabbitMQ, MongoDB, and redis. Distributed microservices architecture in the cloud on various PaaS providers (Heroku, AWS, Compose.io, Divshot)- Participate in Hackathons to produce potentially sellable products for the firm, utilizing hybrid mobile frameworks (Cordova, AppGyver Steroids and Supersonic) and integrating with the Apple APN and Google GCM for contextual push notifications- Establishment of company-wide general patterns for React and React Native with a Redux architecture for ongoing web and mobile development- Social media API integration with Facebook Graph, Twitter REST API, Google API- Automated CI setup and configuration on TravisCI- Collaborative agile (Scrum) development methodology

Proxy.gg was a fantasy eSport platform for the top eSports around the world. Our goal is to provide eSport fans with fun games that are based on live events. Fans can earn virtual currency, level up, earn achievements and win prizes.- Front-end architecture, strategy, and implementation using AngularJS and traditional MVC patterns, test driven development, and continuous integration (via Grunt and Jenkins).- Back-end architecture, strategy, and implementation of Node.js Web API using the Sails.js MVC framework. Utilized Passport, WebSockets, Caching via redis. Test driven development using Mocha, Chai, and Sinon.- Data layer architecture, strategy, and implementation using MongoDB. Interaction with the Web API using Waterline ORM, deployed to a MongoDB PaaS.- Assist in continuous integration and AWS cloud deployments using Jenkins and Cobertura for code coverage reports.- Maintenance of application in the cloud via AWS Elastic Beanstalk and EC2 servers- Implementation of user site user behavior using Google AnalyticsExtensive Usage Of: WebStorm, MongoVUE, Robomongo, Git, Jenkins, AngularJS, Node.js, Sails.js

- Full-stack architecture and development of server-side Java/Spring RESTful API running on JBoss for a financial client's account tracking system, using Oracle 11g, Hibernate, Quartz, and Mockito - Architecture and development of AngularJS user interfaces for various clients and projects, adhering to MV* patterns and practices, using Node.js/Grunt for build and unit/integration test automation- Support and development of various web applications on ASP .Net MVC/C# with a SQL Server 2008 R2/SQL Azure data store integrated to Entity Framework ORM- Architecture and development of stateless, file-less WCF/C# web services for a client's heterogeneous partner integration using MSMQ for durable client services- Support and development of T-SQL stored procedures and functions in support of a client's BizTalk 2010 enterprise application integration- Support and development of a client's BI solution (SSAS/SSIS 2008 with SQL Server 2008 R2 relational store), up to and including: ETL development on SSIS, data warehouse support using SQL Server Data Tools, cube support of SSAS- Formulated sample projects on a MEAN stack (MongoDB, Express, AngularJS, Node.js) using best patterns and practices learned through engagements and experience- Provided clients with application architecture and development services following the Scrum methodology of agile development -- Sprint Planning, User Story creation/decomposition, Effort Planning, Daily Scrums- Architecture and design of ALM processes in Team Foundation Server 2010-2013 -- project configurations, build configurations, build server configurations.Extensive Usage Of: Visual Studio 2010-2013 (C#, ASP .Net MVC, WCF, WebAPI), TFS 2010-2013, SQL Server 2008-2012 (including SSAS, SSRS, SSIS), SoapUI, WebStorm 8, IntelliJIDEA

- Full SDLC development of C#.Net/VB .Net/SQL Server 2005 and SSIS applications for use in the application integration of PAM investment accounting system assets (~$100 billion AUM) with heterogeneous systems- Architecture, deployment, orchestration, and support of automated integration jobs using ASCI ActiveBatch to meet multiple aggressive SLA's- Design, development, and management of solutions using Microsoft SQL Server 2008 BI Stack: SSAS, SSRS, SSIS solutions for IT and accounting counterparts for integration and reporting needs.- Design, architecture, development, and support of PAM SDK data integration utilities to extract holdings and transactional data from PAM to enterprise data warehousing system- Design, architect, development, and support PAM SDK-based .Net utilities for foreign field offices (Europe and Asia) in assistance with local general ledger data integration- Served as technical mentor, performing code and algorithm reviews and coaching developers in adhering to enterprise development standards - Management and coordination of cross-functional resources with merger and integration activities between Alico and MetLife- As build master, create, configure, and support Continuous Integration projects (Cruise Control .Net) for development group- Formulated detailed project plans for high priority, high visibility application and data integration projects -- resourcing requirements, durations for each SDLC phase, hardware/software provisioning, and overall project costsExtensive Usage Of: Visual Studio .Net 2008-2010 (VB/C# WinForms, Console Applications, ASP .Net WebForms, WPF, WCF), SQL Server 2005/2008 R2, BIDS, SSMS, SSRS, SSIS, SSAS, PAM SDK, ASCI ActiveBatch, Visual SourceSafe 6.0, Subversion, Redmine, Cruise Control .Net

- Designed, developed, implemented, documented, and supported various .Net applications which assisted in the efficient delivery of a proprietary OLAP software suite. Efforts focused on delivery process efficiency, reusability, and scalability.- Architected, developed, documented, and supported Satori FR, an FRx-equivalent, multi-currency enterprise financial reporting system with an Excel 2003/2007 front-end and SQL Server 2005/proprietary OLAP engine back-end - Application development of ASP .Net/VB .Net web applications, VB .Net WinForm and Windows Service applications, and SSIS packages to support large scale data loads into the star schema source of proprietary OLAP engine - Data design and architecture of various T-SQL functions and procedures in SQL Server 2005 to support star schema sources for proprietary OLAP engine.- Gather feedback and collaborate with software delivery team in support of continuous process improvement of applicationsExtensive Usage Of: Visual Studio .Net 2005/2008 (ASP .Net, VB .Net, C# .Net, VSTO), SQL Server 2005, SSIS, proCube proprietary OLAP engine (SSAS equivalent), Subversion, Trac, BusinessObjects Xcelsius, Microsoft Excel VBA

- Served as a senior level business analyst/developer, charged with process re-engineering of highly manual financial backend processes within Operations., focusing on Business Intelligence and workflow streamlining using SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft BI stack (SSAS/SSRS/SSIS) - Took part in and made recommendations for firm-wide evaluation of unified client portfolio accounting system which would streamline fundamental manual processes. - Direct interaction with various portfolio accounting systems, banking middle/back office methodologies. Extensive Usage of: Visual Studio 2005 / VB .NET, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS, Hyperion Intelligence Explorer

- Subject matter expert on financials system. - Refactored inherited code for payments systems.- Successfully implemented system for enforcing IRS regulations on payments. - Teamed with testers and peers within financials to meet aggressive deadlines.Extensive usage of Visual Studio .Net 2005, Oracle TOAD, TIBCO (XML-based middleware server).

- Upsized critical data to SQL Server 2000/2005. - Developed customized internal Curriculum Vitae tracking and printing system for DUCOM doctors, faculty, and staff. - Assisted in creation of external facing university website by use of DotNetNukeExtensive usage of Visual Studio .Net 2003/2005, DotNetNuke open source portal.

- Aided in numerous cost-savings initiatives within IT group.- Assisted with reconfiguring and reracking of production Windows 2003 servers for Sharepoint Portal usage. - Developed custom Six Sigma cost savings tracking web application.