Full-Stack Ruby on Rails developer and first engineering hire for Procurated after initially working on their platform as part of my work at ChatLogix. Application is a Ruby on Rails stack, with jQuery, JavaScript, and Foundation on the frontend & Postgres, ElasticSearch, Redis, and Sidekiq on the backend, all hosted on Heroku.Leads major engineering projects as part of the Procurated engineering team, architecting and developing solutions while coordinating work with additional Engineering team members, product owners, and the company at large. Projects include rapid development and deployment of COVID-related features, development of new client-facing dashboards, and development of data systems to ingest and validate large quantities of external data.Takes part in regular Engineering code reviews, achieving a quarterly goal of 100% code review for all deployed code across the team.Acts as subject-matter expert for Procurated system and data structures.Leads hiring process for the Engineering team and handles technical onboarding for new engineering hires.Distributes Procurated Engineering's #WeeklyWins, a weekly newsletter to the company highlighting the projects and changes Engineering has deployed in the last week.

Adjunct teacher for the Young Actors Ensemble at the new Studio Acting Conservatory, instructing young people aged 12-17 in the principles of Realism with a focus on sense memory, objectives, interplay, scenes, and monologue work.

Software engineer for ChatLogix focusing on client work for the Procurated platform and building out the Qonvo small business SaaS product.Developed full-stack Ruby on Rails applications, developing features from concept through deployment in a Ruby on Rails, Postgres, Redis, and jQuery stack.Designed and implemented full test suites for both Qonvo and Procurated applications.Independently built out new features utilizing extensible data structures with Postgres, JSONb, and Websockets.Interfaced directly with client/project stakeholders to determine project requirements.

Adjunct teacher for the Young Actors Ensemble at Studio Theatre Acting Conservatory. Instructing young people aged 13-17 in the principles of Realism, with a focus on sense memory, objectives, interplay, scenes, and monologue work.

Freelance web developer & graphic designer for small- and medium- sized companies and organizations, specializing in creating web experiences as unique as the people behind them.

Full Stack developer on team developing internal applications for operational support and statistical analysis.

Central New Media strategist and implementor for committee created by Speaker Nancy Pelosi with the mandate to raise visibility on climate and energy issues. Joined former Select Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Markey in move to Natural Resources Committee. Work has appeared on the Daily Show, on the floor of the House of Representatives, and blogs including Grist, Huffington Post, BlueMassGroup, etc.Responsibilities included: design & management of and all images & graphics used by the Committee and Ranking Member; communication and outreach with online constituencies including Twitter, Facebook, and the Committee’s email newsletter; management of external vendors; recording video and photos of press events and hearings; writing and editing press releases, talking points, op-eds; training & management of interns.

Creation of graphics for print & web, including images used on the floor of the US House of Representatives.

Was responsible for daily rapid response to op-eds and editorials. Successfully pitched op-eds and Letters to the Editor to of top national and local newspapers, including The New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Pitched, shot, and edited short videos for clients.

Organized major fundraising events, including event w/ President Clinton and 1,500 guests. Researched and interfaced with potential donors. Managed campaign database of contact information for donors & potential donors.