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- Lead teams ranging from 3-5 developers with various levels and experiences, providing mentorship and guidance to junior team members both locally and remotely- Manage up to 3 career counselees, meeting one-on-one weekly to discuss career growth opportunities, conducting feedback reviews, and advocating on their behalf to leadership- Led development, delivery and deployment of white-labeled utility app, managing technical requirements, build configuration and phased release of 6 subsidiary apps simultaneously- Implemented solutions to critical process and communication issues on legacy project, enabling solid re-architecture of core features and successful delivery

- Developed control app for hearing-enhancing Bluetooth headset, successfully guiding client through their first Agile engagement- Implemented iOS widget, analytics, localization and accessibility- Led implementation/refactor of home automation app, building out complex lighting and AV system controls as well as reverse engineering legacy video source tiling feature- Ran foundational phase of iOS apprenticeship, updating curriculum to train new developers in the latest iOS techniques and best practices

Holding weekly office hours to assist students in understanding data structures. Grading homework assignments and provided one-on-one feedback to students. Leading 10-15 students in weekly labs introducing and reinforcing data structures concepts

Developed a restaurant recommendation engine using Apache Spark’s MLLibExtracted recipe data from a food ontology website and various food blogs and compiled into recommendation engine database