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New York, US

San Francisco, California, US

• Selected for a highly competitive Fellowship that offers personalized coaching from industry leading software engineers (Meta, Amazon, Lyft, Adobe, OpenAI) to target specific growth areas (System Design, Data.
• Completing intensive training to master computer science fundamentals through coding exercises, independent study, pair programming and small mentor-lead problem solving sessions
• Received the Rising Tide award, given to the Fellow making the biggest impact on other Fellows, for week of July 10, 2023

New York, New York, US

• Successfully wrote and deployed production code (React, JavaScript, PHP, Laravel) for an enterprise-level affiliate marketing application with 60k+ monthly users
• Increased user engagement by developing an in-house reusable component Library using React, React Storybook and Figma to showcase more robust and responsive data-tables and dashboards
• Optimized legacy code by modernizing functionality in React, added test coverage with Jest, updated responsive design utilizing SASS with BEM guidelines and implemented Github Actions to monitor NPM package updates
• Proficiently managed the Git workflow process in local, dev, and production environments utilizing Docker Containers with Kubernetes
• Collaborated cross-functionally with Product, Design, DevOps, Front-end, and Back-end Engineering teams to successfully develop and launch various features and improvements including a dynamic Marketplace integration.
• Created, outlined and scoped tickets and projects in JIRA and Confluence to track bugs, add new features and expand product enhancements in an Agile/Scrum environment that consistently delivered projects ahead of.

New York City, US

• Strategized and executed a logistics plan to efficiently scale daily meal delivery from 200 to 1,000 meals across all boroughs
• Utilized Google Sheets integration with Geocoding and Mapping APIs to create a dynamic dashboard for optimizing time and cost-effective delivery routes

San Francisco, California, US

• Mentored and trained a remote team of 15 Support Agents in the Philippines, handling escalated regulatory concerns for over 80,000 active Driver-Partners, which resulted in increased Customer Support KPI metrics
• Provided valuable guidance on regulatory improvements to multiple stakeholders, including internal teams, external vehicle rental businesses, and government agencies
• Graduate of Pathfinder, an esteemed internal mentorship and skill-building program preparing employees for higher management positions
• Implemented an operational strategy that onboarded over 200 For-Hire-Vehicle Companies, significantly improving Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle access in New York City
• Uber's primary liaison to NYC's Taxi & Limousine Commission.

New York, New York, US

• Managed a Project to convert and exchange all of the companies computers from Windows XP to Windows 7
• Supervised two IT Technicians in charge of the technical aspects of the project
• Organized and Maintained the varying excel sheets, documents and calendars involved with completing the project in a manner that maximized our time and effort

• Used Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator to create graphic elements, string out footage and create rough and final versions of sizzle reels, YouTube segments, and short featured videos for clients.
• Wrote Scripts and took an Associate Producer role on videos used by William Grant and Sons and The Head and Neck Cancer Foundation
• Managed Clerical Duties such as organizing deliverables, returning equipment and answering the phone as well as assisting and operating lighting and sound equipment on shoots

Long Island City, New York, US

• Edited behind the scenes segments for the Make Your Own Damn Movie channel using Final Cut
• Key Post-Production Assistant on “Return to Nuke ʻEm High”
• Assisted on productions, transcribing and script coverage

New York, New York, US

• Used Final Cut, Compressor and Pluraleyes, to create selects, string out footage, and create rough and final versions of several viral web videos including 2013 NYTVFʼs Best Web Series Pilot, “Escape From Brooklyn”
• Worked as a Camera Operator, lighting designer, Sound and Boom operator on numerous productions

Jamestown, New York, US

• Processed and implemented over 10,000 inquiries annually
• Witnessed and evaluated auditions of prospective students alongside the founder of the school
• Responsible for maintaining an organized data system for a team of student coordinators
• Helped spearhead the digitization of Admissions documents

• Collaborated with Editors to organize and prepare the Award-winning Documentary film "Valentino: The Last Emperor" for promotion and distribution
• Created guest lists, time schedules, organizing and overseeing the films involvement in several international film festivals as well as controlling the films internet presence

• Organized and supervised the lighting design for the program "60 Plus"
• Trained and worked as a camera operator for both in-studio and field productions
• Used Final Cut Pro for the editing of on-air billboards

• Collaborated with the main editor to log, transcribe, organize, and digitize footage to improve the production process for the documentary, "Nursery University"
• Aided the Producer and Director in writing the script for a series of animated segments

US

• Worked with the research and script development department of “True Hollywood Story”
• Organized and set up productions including interview shoots, and designed b-roll elements
• Exclusively put in charge by the Executive Producers to assist in creating a THS 10th anniversary showcase video

Full Stack Web Development Certificate

Data Analytics

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Visual Communication Technology

Advanced Study Program - Improvised Comedy