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Rebuilding a legacy application using React Redux & Express js API

Providing software development consulting services in areas of React, Redux, TypeScript, NodeJs, and MongoDB to NS8.NS8 provides behavioral analytics, real-time user scoring, and global monitoring to both protect against fraud and give platform based eCommerce merchants better insight into their real customers. http://www.ns8.com

Consultant for a large TV/Film studio, building a content management system using ReactJS

High volume Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) product, competitor to DraftKings, Fanduel & Yahoo DFS, built from the ground up. Released as both a mobile app and desktop site processing millions of dollars in gameplay monthly. We quickly grew to become the 4th DFS platform on the market (daily volume), with over 100k users. I was responsible for product architecture, technical strategy, hiring and managing a 4 person development team. Interfaced directly with Operations, Marketing and Executive teams to define and prioritize features, which were tasked to my team.C# 4.5, IIS 8, WebApi2, AngularJs 1.4, Bootstrap, MongoDB, Ionic, Redis, AppHarbor, Git, Bitbucket, JIRA

Job search engine catering to the nightlife industry in major US cities. Responsible for product concept and all development. Job listings shown on site were pulled in through various data providers, with a portal for industry hiring manager to create their own listings. Product was released as a responsive desktop site built with AngularJS and Bootstrap. C# 4.5, IIS 8, WebApi2, Javascript, AngularJs 1.4, MongoDB, AppHarbor, Microsoft Azure

Developed Social Office Suite, a social media management platform (competitor to Hootsuite, SproutSocial) with post scheduling, reporting and analytics modules. Responsible for developing new features and managing the ever-growing storage and data logistics required by ingestion of hundreds of millions of social media posts. I implemented a service bus mechanism, SQL table partitioning techniques and serious stored procedure optimizations to allow for scalability. Product was released as a desktop site and IOS mobile app, built with Phonegap. C#, Javascript, IIS 8, Phonegap, SQL Server 2008, NServiceBus, Telerik UI, Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Team Foundation Server

Las Vegas, Nevada, Us

The number one real estate brokerage in Nevada, also serving California & Arizona markets. Responsible for creating an enterprise grade paperless transaction management system used by thousands of real estate agents to process their property sale transactions in an electronic format. Platform consisted of a desktop website and dedicated touch screen kiosks. I was also responsible for the creation of the commission based payroll system which was closely integrated with the transaction management system. Managed a large VPN WAN consisting of hundreds of employee workstations and servers. I hired and managed a team of 6 developers in my department, and interfaced with the CEO on a daily basis. C#, Javascript, IIS 7.5, Asp.Net 4 Webforms, Telerik UI, Adobe Flex, PFSense, Team Foundation Server, SVN

Film studio web store offering digital downloads and hundreds of physical DVDs for sale. Responsible for the development of a secure video streaming and download service, utilizing Digital Rights Management technologies from Microsoft. I managed the internet sales, web store development, SEO, web marketing, email campaigns and various web development efforts. Additionally responsible for the maintenance of all servers and office LAN. Implemented an automated shipping solution to improve warehouse efficiency. My responsibilities also included management of the monthly content royalty payments and web affiliate program. VB.Net 3.5, Javascript, IIS 6, SQL Server 2005, Asp.Net 2 Webforms, Windows Server

Manufacturer and distributor of industrial tooling with a massive in house phone sales team. Responsible for the creation of a paperless call center sales software used by daily by over 500 employees in 3 states. Managed the migration to a new Accounting/ERP system from an aging mainframe solution. Created the sales employee commission payroll module used to pay millions in commissions to employees each year. Responsible for a 500+ workstation VPN WAN spanning several states. VB6, Perl, Apache, MySQL, Crystal Reports, Linux

Computer Science

High School