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Austin, Texas, US

• Co-founded conversational AI agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands, like AT&T, Keller Williams, SXSW, and GoDaddy.
• Spoke at conferences including SXSW on conversation design and development.
• Developed online course for conversation designers.
• Created custom frameworks for development of projects like Abby, the official virtual assistant for SXSW 2018, and Ghostbot, a 2016 Webby Awards Honoree.
• Pivoted to venture-backed SaaS product, which was a Techstars `21 alum.
• Shipped generative AI features into production SaaS product in 2020.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Led team of UI engineers in the development of Metasploit Pro, a highly respected network security tool, coordinating shared front-end engineering efforts across Rapid7’s vast portfolio of cybersecurity products.
• Collaborated with cybersecurity SME’s and UX designers to deliver comprehensive user interfaces.
• Advocated for and implemented "client-side MVC" JavaScript frameworks and a unified design system throughout all product suites.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Austin, TX, US

• Created curriculum, delivered lectures, and mentored students, leading to a comprehensive and enriching educational experience for the coding boot camp’s students.
• Developed and implemented a system for managing the computer lab's development environments, ensuring an efficient learning space for the first cohort.
• Built an internal Learning Management System from scratch to deliver course materials and handle in-class question queues.

Austin, Texas, US

• Held the third engineering position, contributing to a high-profile, high-availability, massively-scaled public-facing product, which powered social media integrations for significant events including the Olympics and.
• Developed a novel system for production static asset deployment, and built tools for on-site administrators to streamline operational processes.
• Created an advanced visual Twitter search tool surpassing Twitter's own search page in terms of functionality, illustrating innovation and user-focused design.
• Invested significant time in enhancing development and QA processes, reinforcing product quality and team productivity.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

• Led the impactful transition of Metasploit from a private Subversion server to GitHub, spurring exponential open source community contribution and growth.
• Expanded and managed engineering team, overseeing the refinement of feature delivery workflows.
• Initially served as sole web developer, successfully delivering a significant user interface for a major DEFCON release.

Boston, Massachusetts, US

Folsom, California, US

• Delivered features for a complex human resources application, demonstrating proficiency in high-end software development.
• Led initiatives to improve workflow around feature delivery and quality assurance, enhancing productivity and product quality.
• Collaborated with future founders of Mass Relevance (now Spredfast), leveraging relationships for career progression and growth.

• Rapidly implemented features and led development efforts for a client ticketing management app, showcasing strong leadership and technical skills.
• Managed a cloud-based hosting environment and expanded AWS-backed infrastructure, demonstrating expertise in cloud technologies.
• Continually improved development workflows and shared knowledge with team members to foster an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Collected business requirements and executed project management tasks, ensuring alignment with project goals and stakeholder needs.

Austin, TX, US

• Developed new features for a web-based email overload mitigation product, enhancing product functionality and user experience.
• Applied agile methodologies in web application development, ensuring efficient and iterative product enhancements.

• Acted as public face of organization.
• Worked with external groups on collaborative projects, like the annual Plutopia SXSW event.

• Organized monthly supporter meetings.
• Located speakers and coordinated with local business owners to provide meeting spaces.

Dallas, TX, US

• Developed and maintained large, legacy Ruby on Rails codebase.
• Designed and implemented autoscaling cloud infrastructure solution utilizing (recently released, at the time) Amazon Web Services.
• Communicated with clients to determine roadmap.
• Managed and planned development schedule.
• Maintained existing servers and built out new ones.

• Executed end-to-end development of web projects, showcasing a comprehensive understanding of the development process.
• Performed requirements analysis to ensure alignment with project goals and stakeholder expectations.
• Conducted domain modeling to design efficient and effective system architectures.
• Undertook coding tasks, demonstrating proficiency in various programming languages.
• Managed database development, ensuring secure and efficient data handling.
• Handled systems administration, maintaining smooth and reliable system operations.

• Developed a proprietary intranet/business management solution using Ruby on Rails, demonstrating expertise in full-stack development.
• Built and managed the server to host the application, showcasing strong skills in systems administration and server management.

Austin, TX, US

• Customized a proprietary CMS for several non-profit clients.