Software / Tech Consultant for startups. Advising early stage companies on the tech stack - from cloud providers to architecture, databases, scaling, security, automation, CI/CD etc.

Advising and implementation of the tech stack surrounding Reamaze.com and Clearalias.com* Building and scaling out infrastructure and redundancies on Reamaze.com and Clearalias.com in a cost effective manner.* Identified and integrated with new revenue channels such as Shopify and BigCommerce that resulted in and continues to be the top driver of revenue growth for Re:amaze. * Designed and built Re:amaze's websocket infrastructure and systems that power features such as Live View, Peek, and Presence.* Responsible for building and driving Re:amaze's integrations with our Partners and third party apps such as Slack, RingCentral, Twilio, Shopify, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, Microsoft Office365, Instagram, ClickSend, Mailchimp, and more

Mobile Web Team Leader for QVC Voices. - Worked closely with Product team in the design of a performant, good looking mobile web.- Mentoring, managing and coordinating work amongst team members.- Worked closely with team members on evaluating mobile web frameworks, best practices, implementation and architectural details.- Implemented base design, framework, architecture, routing logic for mobile web emphasizing on reuse of desktop web code with only changes to view layer for mobile.Facebook Integration - Facebook Connect account creation / login / logout, Facebook Graph APICreated a common application layer interface that the desktop web, mobile web, and REST API controllers consume to communicate with the domain layer and services.Implemented the REST API that is used by mobile iOS and Android apps and secured via oAuth 2.Advocated, adopted and implemented application architecture based on domain driven design principles.Involved with backend architecture, design, implementation (DB design, Solr search, activity streams)Worked on various other components of QVC Voices on both the backend and frontend

Worked on API layer on both Grouply and Oodle side in order to integrate Grouply services with Oodle servicesImplemented social ‘circles’ on Oodle using built Grouply API, and also integrating Facebook plugins and functionality.Mobile Web Lead:- Implemented a new version of Mobile Web for Oodle Classifieds using jQueryMobile, Facebook­esque slideout left nav using jQM, infinite scroll, andPhoneGap integration for hybrid native mobile apps.- Worked on a hybrid native mobile app approach using PhoneGap.Built Mobile Web for Oodle Classifieds using jQuery Mobile, Facebook-esque slideout left nav using jQM, infinite scroll, and PhoneGap integration for hybrid native mobile apps.

Provided software development services for:- iGroup Network Inc- Oodle Inc.

Developed and worked on various features of Grouply.com – an online communities/groups social website – using PHP, MySql, Perl, Unix, HTML, Javascript, XML, bash shell scripts and SVN as version control.Frontend work includes the Smart Digest, profile pages, custom group microsite applications, messages, search results, user privacy controls, user streams/feeds, message attachmentsAdded file, music, photo albums, and video support to Grouply.Implemented Google Groups Connect and parsing/downloading of Google Groups messages, allowing users to manage their Google Groups on GrouplyBackend work includes yahoo/google groups integration scripts, internal admin tracking pages and tools, background shell/Perl/PHP scripts for sending out viral emails, smart digests, alert emails, and several maintenance scriptsImplemented wizard infrastructure allowing step-by-step process for creating a group, quickstart, registration.Integrated Userplane chat application with Grouply, providing groups with their own chatroom.Worked on adding UTF-8 support as part of internationalization process for the website.

Core architect and developer for MyBlog, a Joomla blogging module.Worked on software design, implementation, debugging and testing for MyBlog’s core functionalities, photo browser, and integration with the Joomla CMS.Platforms, languages and frameworks used include PHP, MySQL, Javascript, jQuery, XML, Joomla CMS.Helped on forum administration and customer support for MyBlog and JomComment (a Joomla Commenting system)