Founded a creative software studio with a culture of experimentation and boundary-pushing in tech, which generated $325K in revenue and served over 3250 people.Designed, programmed, and deployed 17 projects, including websites, Ethereum smart contracts, macOS and iOS apps, and a Chrome extension.

Led small teams (2-5 members) on high-impact projects to modernize the online presence of financial institutions by integrating cutting-edge stacks composed of TypeScript, Styled Systems, GraphQL, Next.js, React, and React Native with legacy systems. Met with clients to define project goals, led team meetings to architect solutions, broke epics down into GitHub issues, and mentored 3 junior developers through weekly pair programming sessions and code reviews.Programmed key features, including Identity Verification and Mobile Check Uploading, and established comprehensive Design Systems, reducing the startup time for new projects and development of new features by over 50%.

Led the design of an employee engagement platform (mobile app & web-portal), resulting in the company’s $50M acquisition by 15Five in 2021.Developed advanced data visualizations with React and D3, improving the understanding of complex engagement metrics for decision-makers.Founded and led the Frontend Guild, which established consistent code practices for speeding up the Engineering team, through tools such as code linting & formatting. Earned the 2016 Employee of the Year “Core Value Legend” for embodying the value of innovation and being instrumental in every phase of the product development lifecycle, from concept through deployment.

Joined as the 2nd employee, starting as a Designer by crafting the company’s logo, branding, marketing materials, and product UI mock-ups and designs.Wrote a series of automation scripts that reduced an 8 hour process for onboarding new clients to less than 10 minutes. Created an innovative template system that transformed vertical-specific features into flexible content types, enabling entry into new markets and gaining over 200 new clients within 2 years.Designed an intuitive drag-and-drop CMS with a real-time preview that became the core product differentiator, propelling Bluebridge into a high-growth phase by expanding the team to over 50 employees, and achieving a successful $8M acquisition in 2016.