· Supervised and scaled an AI-based messaging service to support over 1,000 concurrent active users.· Established an efficient product initiation & engineering process for the entire company· Mentored engineers and founders on the complexities of launching and growing a startup.· Performed duties of an active CISO: Led "no personal account" practices, transitioned the company to Google Workspaces, implemented password management, and deprecated the use of Google Documents for client data, enhancing security.· Defined the company’s technical vision and aligned engineering efforts with business goals. Consulted founders on the necessity of quarterly KPIs, tailoring all engineering work to these key milestones.Established efficient product initiation and engineering processes, improving product delivery timelines.· Fostered a culture of loyalty, positivity, and strong engineering, encouraging direct feedback and critical assessment of requests.· Introduced Loom for daily end-of-day updates, improving transparency and communication with stakeholders.· Introduced scalable DX tools, created playbooks for async communication, and streamlined QA processes, reducing rounds from seven to one before feature releases.

· Created and executed plans to scale engineering and product teams in early-stage startups.· Managed a design and development studio, providing consulting services to startups and launching micro-SaaS products.· Successfully launched in-house products, contributing to the studio's success.

· Launched and scaled a full-stack AI based product to reach thousands of weekly users.· Conducted R&D on multifaceted encryption solutions for data storage and embeddings, covering client-side, in-flight, and in-database encryption.· Developed extensive developer experience (DX) tooling for the entire company, forming the foundation of the engineering team's organization, efficiency, and speed.· Provided day-to-day engineering leadership.

· Led engineering efforts for the launch of in-house NFTs.· Provided engineering leadership on full-stack projects using Node.js, Hasura, AWS Lambdas, Timescale, and Apollo caching strategies.· Reduced app CPU consumption on core pages from 50% to 5% through various optimization efforts.

- Worked on a variety of small start-up oriented projects- A lot of code writing and clarifying timelines and product requirements- Working directly with clients acting as a product, design, development consultant

- Extensive Apollo GraphQL, Sockets and Dnd - Worked on performance and UI for big data - Was a founding member of the performance oriented project, jumpstarted initial planning, architecture and development of the core product feature, the agile board- Project documentation and R&D- Together with a growing team lead the project to an MVP and eventual completion and full migration from the legacy version

- Helped develop a technical roadmap and breakdown of tasks on a variety of large web projects- Was representing the organization on the calls with clients, communicating the development approach and prompting for information and direction- Was greatly enjoying just doing development work and sometimes architecture of full-stack web pieces

- Spearheaded training and mentoring of engineers within and outside of the team- Developed the team of self-sufficient, creative frontend experts- Defined technical product vision, established an internal roadmap- Facilitated development of joyful team culture- Established solid processes around product development and releases, delegated heavily- Worked closely with executive teams to present the frontend team as a strong and coherent unit- Adhered to development practices, test and established processes around code review and releases- Promoted clean simple UI, consistent UX and empathy towards users as a driving factor of product development- Lead architectural design and agile planning sessions- Build a secure, accessible and optimized product

- Was responsible for growing the team, from a single person to a team of four professionals; developed technical hiring practices and approach, defined team vision and approach to development- Represented frontend team in the company providing support, expertise, and opinion- Architected the core of all frontend based tools, selecting technologies, documenting and communicated to other parts of the company

- Was responsible for development and innovations in an internal web application built with AngularJS.- Provided UX expertise and developed feature elements and user interfaces for administrative applications to be used to control and validate client datasets, and provide GUI for a data team to easily monitor and manage internal databases.- Due to the nature of the product, I have dealt with privacy, security and accessibility concerns- Regularly collaborated with mobile development and UX teams on user flows and feature development

I co-founded a startup focused on planning, marketing, and organizing local dance events. Working alongside two co-founders, we each took on multiple roles—securing permits, shaping creative vision, and managing finances.My primary responsibilities included event logistics, coordinating with suppliers and DJ artists, and managing the events themselves. Leveraging my background in graphic design, I also created promotional materials.This venture provided me with valuable experience in project management and human resource management, honing my skills in a dynamic and collaborative environment.