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Elk Grove, CA, US

• Increased user engagement on learning platform by building a Typescript solution to recommend a customized AI/ML powered study path.
• Built Typescript components to generate an adaptive learning path based on per-student evaluation feedback.
• Reduced time necessary to create learning content by developing automated build scripts with Python, a Docker based API using the Bottle framework, and a Javascript support library to trigger builds and handle events.
• Unlocked additional revenue streams by coding multi-location inventory and wallet payment systems for SaaS e-commerce platform.

San Francisco, California, US

• Grew a team of 6-8 engineers responsible for invoice features within fintech SaaS platform: invoice generation, payment creation, and workflow automation with Django and React.
• Increased team velocity by 150% by implementing non-blocking processes: code contracts and stubs, low-fi prototypes, reduced friction during merges, and just-in-time task creation.
• Led development and rollout of optical character recognition (OCR) for invoice recording, resulting in an average time savings of 60%
• Planned and executed a strategic re-architecture of core data models and systems, coordinating efforts across 3 squads in collaboration with Product and Design partners.

San Diego, California, US

• Built and nurtured four cross-functional engineering teams comprising a total of 13 engineers developing an edu-tech SaaS product using Node and React.
• Increased feature delivery by 20% through scalable agile processes that led to improved velocity and better consistency across sprints.
• Collaborated with Product on Skills Tracker system to facilitate student experiential learning.
• Shipped a computed Risk Score and Student Retention Dashboard features that reduced loss of at-risk students.
• Reduced cost to attract skilled, highly technical engineers by eliminating redundant interview steps and accelerating early stages of the process.

US

• Designed and developed projects in Python and Typescript for an education SaaS platform.
• Reduced tech debt burden by 30% by migrating 15 applications to Docker and increasing consistency across environments.
• Created proof of concept to introduce remote test proctoring functionality during Covid by integrating video conferencing.

Napa, CA, US

• Led, measured, and monitored daily operations of 5 developer remote team.
• Released 9 high quality projects on deadline with a defect rate lower than 5%.
• Set goals for the team, reviewed code, and responsible for key architectural decisions.
• Executed implementation of PCI-compliant upgrades leveraging AWS KMS.

Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

• Led 5 developers to 60% decrease in completion time by proactively clearing roadblocks.
• Created Jira based agile processes that reduced shipment time by 50%.
• Managed cross-functional development on 20 high-priority initiatives.
• Created team roles, set personal growth targets, increased developers skills, and coachedteam to successfully meet goals.
• Oversaw another remote team of 7 engineers as Scrum Master / Technical Project Manager.

Irving, TX, US

• Completed project scoping and management for 10 key development projects.
• Architected new functionality for e-commerce SaaS platform to streamline feature development across the entire team.
• Implemented infrastructure-as-code project using Ansible and transitioned to Git to decrease friction by 20% during development.

Bismarck, North Dakota, US

• Led and mentored team of 3 developers to complete critical development projects.
• Set performance goals, conducted periodic review reviews, instituted code reviews, andstreamlined deployment processes to easily launch new code.

Grand Forks, North Dakota, US