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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Santa Barbara, Us

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Collaborated with the creator of SamizdApp, a plan to bring a decentralized internet to market.- Refactored apps that enabled client to server communication without using DNS or TLS.- Improved existing microservices and built new microservices that ran on each user’s Raspberry Pi.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Novel was originally a virtual events company named Cadenza with a unique run-of-show builder. Cadenza became Novel when we pivoted to a new no-code builder that empowers creators to build interactive video journeys.- Led a small engineering team that planned and developed various features for our virtual events platform including a virtual run-of-show builder and event speaker manager.- Migrated a multi-application legacy auth system to Auth0 by researching best practices, planning MVPs to work with our existing system, and documenting a longer-term road map.- Led improvements to various development tools and processes including migrating from Postman to Insomnia and creating a new QA workflow that helped identify an additional 20 bugs per month.- Planned and led the creation of our new REST API that replaced our legacy API, utilized a microservice architecture, was built using NestJS and MikroORM, and was deployed to AWS Lambda using Serverless Framework. Focused on creating core enhancements on top of NestJS in order to optimize DX.- Led the implementation of a domain-based RBA system comprised of an auth model for our API and a permissions scheme for frontend RBA features.- Integrated a new Webflow site with our existing public platform so that both could be used under the same domain, generating 1,000 monthly page views.- Innovated the Novel Player: a new web architecture that utilizes microapps built on top of custom elements to render media paired with interactive content that has played nearly 100 video journeys for 20,000 viewers.- Researched and worked with the Cloudinary API to develop media transcoding pipelines that delivered assets optimized for our mobile player.

AOU created #Unity2020: a presidential campaign to restore patriotic, courageous & capable leadership.- Helped build an online RCV voting app that allowed 8,000+ supporters to vote in Unity's primary.- Led development of prototypes, participated in tech projects, and maintained existing infrastructure to support the growth of our organization and reach 50,000 supporters.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Given additional responsibilities, put in charge of a small frontend team, and expanded my contributions to a wide array of software projects.Stainless AutologgerAI video/audio inferencing platform for running models in conjunction with CV algorithms that's been showcased at numerous trade shows. A Successful pilot with Raycom Media helped produce automated football highlight reels. - Worked closely with the data science team to collect training data for multiple ML models and develop algorithms that interpret the outputs of the trained models. - Designed the backend scheduling and provisioning pipeline to run on varying hardware for inferencing; led development of the pipeline utilizing AWS Lambda/OpsWorks/S3, Java/Groovy, and Chef. - Oversaw the development of multiple ReactJS apps to both manage the backend pipeline and view the final results of the Autologger. - Assisted in the design and development of our C++ inferencing software that successively runs ML models and CV algorithms to produce raw outputs. - Created a Python version of our inferencing software that was able to quickly test and prototype new models in 1/4th-1/5th the amount of time.Training Platform - Participated in the design of our ML workflow platform that helped us standardize every step of model development. - Led development of a ReactJS training app that collects and labels video and image data for multiple projects simultaneously. Transitioning to this app increased our efficiency at logging videos 2-3x.StatfishScalable data aggregation and analysis engine built to run on Kubernetes. - Created an open source Micronaut plugin that integrates Jupyter with a Micronaut federation in the cloud. Integrating Jupyter into our platform allowed us to rapidly test and prototype new scripts and algorithms. - Worked alongside Colchis Capital Management to build a Micronaut federation that provided a unified API for a large number of varying property and financial data sources.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Stainless Code is a technology consultancy specializing in the design and development of leading-edge technology architectures for the media and broadcast industries. - Led refactoring and development of a JavaScript app made for Major League Baseball Advanced Media to track and analyze replay reviews during MLB games. - Designed, planned, and led development of a ReactJS app made for the National Football League to assist with the acquisition of Next Gen Stats data. - Configured and coded AWS microservices to assist with the delivery and validation of sports data for the Associated Press.

FullFamilyTree.com is a social genealogy platform designed to allow family members to privately work together to create a complete family tree online for free by inviting, posting messages and photos, sharing, and collaborating with your family. - Designed, developed, and implemented the original website including a working family tree. - Designed and implemented SQL database schemas. - Created and managed a blog to increase website visibility. - Utilized Git to version source code and maintain varying website and code states. - Built, setup, and managed virtual machines to host varying website states. - Analyzed the usability and effectiveness of existing web features. - Planned and outlined a new social genealogy website. - Simultaneously managed multiple projects with colleagues and third-party firms. - Analyzed user metrics and researched and implemented changes to increase traffic and traffic-generated revenue. - Analyzed existing marketing plan and implemented changes to increase visibility and positive publicity.

As an Independent Web Contractor I offered a wide array of development-centered IT services to clients. - Actively sought out new clients and contracts. - Analyzed job descriptions and evaluated project requirements. - Analyzed and modified existing websites and web applications in various states of maintenance. - Both single-handedly built and collaborated on a variety of websites and web applications. - Implemented projects and updates on a variety of web hosting environments. - Learned new technologies and techniques required to efficiently complete objectives. - Worked with many different types of people as clients and colleagues in order to meet project requirements. - Provided clients with general technical assistance and troubleshooting.