* Led a dynamic team of seven full-stack engineers, achieving a 50% increase in sprint velocity and significantly reducing AWS costs through strategic process optimizations and targeted cost-saving initiatives.* Excelled in a dual capacity, managing the team while actively contributing to engineering tasks, with a primary focus on solution architecture and feature development aimed at growth and scalability.* Pioneered advanced solutions for containerized storefronts and serverless architecture. Implemented CI/CD pipelines, A/B testing frameworks, and sophisticated caching strategies, contributing to enhanced SEO and overall system performance.

Founded and led solutions engineering team responsible for leading technical pre-and-post sales activities for customers, development of open-source software tools and ensuring product-market fit.Responsibilities* Hire, train, and coach world-class solutions engineers, guiding their professional development through goal planning and quarterly reviews.* Advocate for the Swell solution, providing knowledge leadership within the headless ecommerce space, speaking at conferences, writing blog content and assisting our innovative community of developers.* With customer top-of-mind, work cross-functionally to shape the dashboard and platform experience, reduce time-to-live, and drive product-market fit.* Work closely with senior management to develop and execute on KPIs and company strategy.* Contribute directly to the development of platform features and open-source software, including Next.js, Python and Javascript SDKs.

Senior member of the development team responsible for building core platform UI components using agile methodologies and architecting robust RESTful web applications with JavaScript libraries such as Vue, React, Backbone.js and Marionette.js. Spearheaded the development of high-traffic, consumer-facing sites, ensuring pixel-perfect UX design translation and enhanced reliability through the implementation of test automation tools.

As a digital content expert, I served Fortune 500 clients such as HP and AT&T, crafting web and email marketing campaigns using cutting-edge, responsive web technologies. Additionally, I contributed to efficiency enhancements and internal knowledge sharing by creating valuable tools, courses, and organizing meetups, resulting in measurable time-savings for the team.

Coordinated product testing, launch and marketing activities for 40+ sensor "touchless" products, from authoring user manuals to training warehouse staff. Negotiated partnership contracts, conducted price analysis, coordinated trade show activities. Managed web content, social, promotions and media.

Designed and implemented marketing information campaign, directly influencing sales strategy and product development. Communicated with top 50 news ownership groups, creating market research report that supported sales staff and resulted in additional hiring.

Coded music blog, designed product web advertisements (Warner Music's 2009 Grammy album), and prepared international sales reports (Nielsen SoundScan)

Photographed interiors, exteriors, people, and furnishings, resulting in international publication of works in Elle Décor, Image, In style, and various website and brochure material.

Marketing intern (later evolved into contracting role) responsible for trade show preparations (NAB), generating sales leads/reporting, and conducting customer surveys/interviews.