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Palo Alto, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Around was acquired by Mirohttps://archive.ph/ZIpPC- Co-developed a post-acquisition product & engineering strategy to ship multiple new experienceswithin the 1st year of the acquisition- Shipped key product innovations: new Miro Video experiences & state-of-the-art meeting experience.Led the development of media processing & transport engines (noise suppression, EchoPrevention, WebRTC based SFU, recording engine, voice-based AI transcriptions, LLM-powered summaries & search, and other proprietary implementations)- Partnered with Around CTO & Miro CPO to craft & execute a multi-year vision & strategy for the Aroundproduct including Enterprise Readiness

Redwood City, California, Us

Acquired by Miro. We're building the best collaboration tools - join us https://around.co/careers- Defined & executed Engineering vision & strategy in collaboration with the CTO- Oversee a globally distributed Engineering organization & operations covering 5 teams: Product Engineering (3 teams), Infrastructure & Support Engineering teams- Shipped a new meeting experience, state of the art media processing & transport engines (noise suppression, echo prevention, WebRTC based SFU, recording engine, voice-based AI transcriptions, LLM-powered summaries & search, and other proprietary implementations). - Delivered AWS migration, AWS Account re-org, new logging pipelines, & more.- Recruited leaders & engineers from North America, South America, and Europe- Introduced effective processes & budget management to support growth of an early stage startup & team (doubled engineering in ~1yr)- Actively engaged in M&A discussions/due-diligence leading to a successful acquisitionPrevious Role: Director of Engineering (Feb 2021 - June 2022)

Holmdel, New Jersey, Us

TokBox was acquired by Nexmo/Vonage.TokBox was doing over 1 Billion+ minutes of video & voice each month.Responsible for software design, development, and testing of Real-Time Communications (Voice, Video, Messaging) SDKs based on WebRTC for JavaScript, iOS, Android, Windows, Linux, Unity, MacOS.Collaborate with global Product & Engineering teams to ensure roadmap delivery and execution of key products such as Advanced Media Routing, launch of new SDKs and APIs.Managed two distributed teams of SDK engineers across Argentina, San Francisco, and Spain.Build the video engine for Vonage Meetings, a cloud native video solution.Mentor engineers and help them progress in their careers.Work with browser vendors such as Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and Apple to help further the WebRTC standardLead the API Review committee which is responsible for all new REST APIs & SDK APIsPrevious Roles: Senior Software Engineer: May 2019 - November 2019Senior Developer Advocate: August 2018 - May 2019

Holmdel, New Jersey, Us

TokBox was acquired by Vonage (Nexmo).As a Developer Evangelist at TokBox, I've had the opportunity develop expertise in cross-functional roles and responsibilities.Lead development, technical architecture, and maintenance of the following: - OpenTok React Native SDK for both iOS and Android written in JavaScript, Swift, and Java. - Cordova OpenTok Plugin for both iOS and Android written in JavaScript, Objective-C, and Java. - OpenTok Server SDKs (Node.js, PHP, Java, .NET-C#, Python, Ruby)Develop, maintain, and manage open source projects showcasing integrations with SIP Interconnect and various front-end frameworks. (JavaScript, Java, Swift, Objective-C, PHP, Node.js).Inspired collaboration on open source projects by managing process and conventions, authoring documentation, automating software testing, establishing contribution guidelines, and providing sample applications.Onboarded over 30 people internally on internal components and the OpenTok API across all platforms.Championed the OpenTok API on the web, iOS, Android, and Windows platforms and fostered the growth of the developer community in order to understand and fulfill needs with technical solutions and mentoring.Authored content such as webinars, tutorials, documentation, blog posts, announcements, and other developer focused communications as a technical writer.Presented technical talks at several hackathons and meetups.

Built a web and mobile applications using ReactJS, React-Native, Redux, and Firebase to offer a personalized language learning experienceImplemented backpack feature for web, iOS, and Android applications so users can search, add, and remove wordsLed a team of 6 engineers for a complete refactor of the codebase to improve code architecture by maximizing code sharing between web and mobile applications-Restructured the way data was being stored in Firebase to eliminate duplicates and improve functionality-Eliminated bugs to improve the user experienceDirected weekly sprint meetings and mentored other engineers to eliminate road blocks and increase productivity

Built client side debugging tools in JavaScript and PHP to help detect bugs with their Inspectlet installationImproved dashboard filtering options by implementing additional searching parameters and added the ability to archive session recordingsTroubleshooted and diagnosed technical issues to provide solution for improved customer successBuilt integrations with WordpressCreated documentation for setup, advanced usage, and integrations within other platformsMarketed Inspectlet to companies on different platforms and increased Twitter following by 7,000+ peopleDeveloped commercially productive relationships with clients by helping them onboard and install InspectletDemoed Inspectlet to clients highlighting how the analytics solution could help them optimize their user experience and increase conversion rates

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

The Hartzog Lab researched the role chromatin plays in gene expression and the mechanisms by which chromatin structure is manipulated to regulate transcription in yeast. This research was focused on Spt4 & Spt5 proteins. As a part of the team, I was responsible for diving deeper into ADA1 and TAF12 proteins of the SAGA complex.

Grub4Students.com was a startup that worked with local restaurants to offer discounted deals for students. - Service was available in multiple cities throughout California including Los Angeles- Merchants were able to use add their custom deals via a Merchant Portal- Users voted for the best dealsTechnology Stack: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, HTML, CSS