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- Working on API Foundations team to scale GraphQL, improve its performance, and support it as a corporate discipline.- Led backend development on the Metaobjects platform (custom record types) through to product launch.

Collaborated on the initial launch of the Shopify Markets product for international commerce.

Chorus GraphQL API, 2020​ – built a distributed service graph that unifies editorial content, static assets, managed videos, and other bespoke resources into one federated API gateway; turning Chorus into a headless publishing platform.Third-party import platform, 2019​ – built a web crawler and media parser used to import customers’ public websites while.

Audience platform – built a single configurable Ruby/Rails application to serve and skin 400+ branded websites with common application plumbing and components.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Analytics platform – built an extensible analytics scaffold atop Google Tag Manager macros that was used to scale analytics metrics consistently across 400+ brand sites.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Co-instructor for Back-End Web Development (BEWD) evening course teaching Ruby on Rails, and continued to host numerous workshops on campus.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Co-instructed the first Web Development Immersive (WDI) program held in Washington D.C. WDI was a 12-week full time curriculum training students to build web applications using Ruby/Rails and JavaScript.

United States

Established the front­-end development practice for launching a consumer-­driven product recommendation platform.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Built web experiences for agency clients including the Peace Corps, the National Park Service, and the Brookings Institute. Specialized in interactive multimedia and data visualization features. Other responsibilities included Django and WordPress backends, Objective-C iOS apps, Flash ActionScript3 apps, and technical/UX project planning.

Takoma Park, Maryland

Built point-and-click games as a personal side business. Partnered with game designers to create titles including Matthias Kempke’s hit indie classic, "What Makes You Tick?" (2007), and the sequel, "What Makes You Tick: A Stitch in Time" (2010).

Arlington, Virginia

Taught evening courses on programming web media using JavaScript and ActionScript 3.

Frederick, Maryland

Designed and built web multimedia for agency clients including the Baltimore Ravens and AARP Magazine.

Rochester, New York Area

Performed digital short-run printing prepress operations. Job involving configuring print layouts, color corrections, and variable data.

Key West, Florida

Worked summers at this Boy Scout camp leading groups of scouts (8-16 at a time) on week-long adventures to a remote island for a week of snorkeling, fishing, camping, and exploring.

Assisted in the brainstorming, conception, and production of new corporate brand identities and marketing campaigns.

Bfa, New Media Technology, 3.82

Fine And Studio Arts, 3.5

Transferred out of degree program.