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Greater Seattle Area

Senior web developer on a team that inherited 8 ABC-OTV sites using 10+ year old technology. Mentored junior developers. Accountable for re-writing code for 8 sites, the majority of CSS, migrating ad platform, and architecting API responses.▪ Improved load times by 40%; decreased payload by 20% after re-writing 8 ABC OTV sites with React and node.js while implementing a fully responsive, mobile first design. ▪ Architected API responses that became the foundation for redesigned ABC OTV sites using a JSON format.Partners included ABC News, Hoodline, Yahoo, and MSN. Architected API responses for every object and pagetype.▪ Migrated the ads platform from FreeWheel to Google Ad Manager

Greater Seattle Area

Lead developer on XGames team accountable for redesigning site 10 months after initial redesign, to improve user experience. Implemented first sites at ESPN (XGames and EspnW) that used GitHub, Google GPT and separated data from the view layer.▪ Redesigned XGames site as lead developer resulting in a site still used today. Collaborated extensively with cross-functional team; significantly increased extendibility and usability of site within one year. Accountable for ads, site tracking with Adobe Omniture, videos.▪ Completed ad work that was used as a foundation for all ad development for ESPN and ABC. Partnered with team on upgrading ads to serve via Google’s DoubleClick. ▪ Built GUI/tools for live XGames events: significantly increased productivity/minimized team errors. Developers and editors were forced to painstakingly handle admin/manual work. Built admin tools to ensure accuracy and efficiency.▪ Summer/Winter X Games: Prepared/supported event packages that ran through 2 events a year. Maintained results, invited athletes, scheduled and other miscellaneous resources necessary for production of an XGames event.▪ Increased social reach by 33% and video starts by 37% after developing/designing new social media features.

Greater Seattle Area

Developed, maintained, and supported ESPN Local Pages (Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, & New York), ESPN Action Sports, ESPNArcade.com, ESPN Radio, ESPN Travel, Horse Racing & Promotions. Collaborated with cross-functional teams.▪ Lead developer for ESPN’s voting bracket framework, since used by all EA’s Madden Cover Vote promotions, ESPN affiliate brackets, and XGames Real Series. Demonstrated exceptional leadership and technical skills.