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Santa Monica, California, United States

Areas of focus: Metadata Platform, Platform Engineering, Developer ExperienceAs a lead Technical Program Manager Hulu, I play a key role in driving the development and optimization of Hulu's metadata infrastructure, which serves as a critical foundation for the company's content discovery and personalization efforts. By leveraging my expertise in data modeling, system architecture, and API design, I collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the metadata platform could efficiently ingest, process, and serve vast amounts of structured and unstructured data. I lead initiatives to improve data quality, enhance platform scalability, and optimize performance, enabling Hulu to deliver highly accurate and relevant metadata for its programming.Previously I was part of Hulu's Platform Engineering org where have made significant contributions to enhancing the company's developer ecosystem. One of my key accomplishments include launching Comcast's IPv6 based set top box with Hulu client. I have owned the roadmap for Hulu's traffic management platform, which abstracted capabilities around traffic shaping and routing at the ingress layer of the company's public and private network. I have also evangelized our internal load/chaos testing framework and supported organization wide load test programs to support large scale live events such as the SuperBowl.

Santa Monica, California, United States

As a Senior Technical Program Manager at TrueCar, I spearheaded a multi-year, large-scale technical program to migrate the company's data engineering platform from an on-premise data center to AWS. I also led the development of a highly scalable ETL process to power TrueCar's core billing engine and managed the creation of numerous internal tools for vehicle configuration and inventory data management. By leveraging my deep understanding of the company's technology platform and architecture, I effectively communicated technical dependencies between engineering teams, ensuring seamless collaboration and project success. During my tenure, I played a key role in driving the adoption of agile methodologies across the organization.

Greater Los Angeles Area

At HoverState (a SoftServe company and creative/tech agency), I served as a Technical Project Manager, overseeing multi-million dollar projects through their entire life cycle, from discovery and UX/UI design to development, QA, integration testing, consumer testing, and launch. I successfully analyzed client needs and translated them into user stories and technical tasks, ensuring that project requirements were clearly defined and understood by all stakeholders. Throughout each project, I effectively tracked and communicated progress to clients, as well as internal development and creative teams, maintaining transparency and alignment. By leveraging my strong technical background and project management skills, I played a critical role in delivering high-quality solutions that met client expectations and drove business success

Greater Los Angeles Area

As a Product Manager at Harbor Freight Tools, I played a key role in enhancing the consumer journey of product research and discovery on the company's website. One of my notable achievements was launching a ratings and reviews feature on HFT.com, along with an associated internal moderation tool, which significantly improved customer engagement and informed decision-making. I also worked closely with the retail product category management team to ensure that promotions and sales were effectively supported on Harbor Freight Tools' e-commerce platform. By leveraging my expertise in product management and understanding of user behavior, I contributed to the company's ongoing efforts to optimize the online shopping experience and drive business growth.

Greater Los Angeles Area

During my tenure as a Business Analyst at The Parts Authority, I played a crucial role in the company's implementation of SAP as their ERP system of record. I effectively translated business needs into functional requirements and design specifications, ensuring that the SAP implementation aligned with the organization's goals and processes. By serving as a bridge between the business and technical teams, I facilitated clear communication and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle. My strong analytical skills and understanding of business processes allowed me to make valuable contributions to the successful deployment of SAP, ultimately enhancing operational efficiency and decision-making capabilities across the company.