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As a senior software engineer with Columbia Investment Management Company I build fin tech tools that facilitate the investment and management of Columbia University's $13B endowment.» Currently leading a project to migrate legacy C# and VBA tools to fast, secure, modern TypeScript

Boston, Ma, Us

As a senior software engineer on a cross-functional team I deliver value in all phases of development from design and planning to delivery and deployment. » Feature-lead planning in conversion of existing Re-Frame ClojureScript front-end to TypeScript React, architecting maintainable micro front-ends and erasing years of tech debt in the process.» Use leadership and soft skills from entrepreneurial background to work closely with Product to clarify scope, align goals and deliver value on or ahead of schedule.» Increased user experience scores (as measured in Pendo) by working with Design to improve existing interfaces and increase accessibility.» Took an active role in production response team to oversee multiple simultaneous deployments to production across a complex distributed system of applications.» Delivered multiple internal presentations including on the adoption of Kubernetes for a streamlined micro front-end development experience.

Ranger is a no-code solution for protecting, organizing, and sharing your Excel data within your organization for faster, easier more accurate forecasting, reporting, and more. Ranger immediately makes firms smarter, more efficient, and less prone to operational risk by adding a centralized cloud layer to existing business processes. As with any startup, but especially a two-person affair, I got the opportunity to wear a lot of hats in this role.As sole front-end engineer I was responsible for:≫ Designing interfaces to be recognizable and intuitive within the established Microsoft Office UX environment, despite features being novel.≫ Architecting a robust, durable app that would allow for nimble response to customer feedback.≫ Creating and consuming robust APIs for client-server communication across distributed system.≫ Maintaining complex accessible state within the app and knowing when to delegate from client to server.≫ Prioritizing accessibility and security and meeting both best practices and Microsoft's production guidelines for both.≫ Implementing CI/CD pipelines for continuous deployment across multiple branches for testing.≫ Maintaining best repo management practices in Git to allow for legible history for future engineers on the project.≫ Incorporating user feedback into user stories and rapid feature prototyping and development≫ Building a separate static site for marketing materials and user information: getranger.coTechnology used: React, Webpack, React Router, Styled Components, REST APIs, Microsoft Office Javascript API, Microsoft Fabric React, Microsoft Authentication Library, MSSQL, Azure Cloud Services (App Service, CosmosDB, Azure DevOps), Python, Flask

As a one-man boutique web development and marketing agency, I work with small and mid-sized companies to strategize and build marketing solutions ranging from full-featured web applications to any and all customer touch points.» Build and execute comprehensive marketing solutions including full-stack websites engineered with SEO and conversions in mind. » Develop custom software solutions to simplify client daily processes, saving time and money (e.g. client portal, form filler)» Generate multi-factor return on investment for clients and consistently increase both traffic and time-on-page year-over-yearI've built production-ready projects using Typescript, Node, React, Gatsby, NextJS, Tailwind, Strapi, GraphQL, PostgresSQL, Nx Monorepos, AWS (S3, EC2, CloudFront, Lambda, RDS) and more.

Cockeysville, Maryland, Us

I help businesses grow with integrated marketing strategies.» Consistently met and exceeded goals in soliciting, retaining, and growing client relationships.» Brought in over $100,000 in direct new business in 2017−among the top 10% of account executives at Sinclair.» Actively managed, monitored, and optimized national and local campaigns for: SEM, email marketing, OTT, geofencing.» Wrote copy and designed creative elements for email and display campaigns to increase interaction and clickthrough.

Cockeysville, Maryland, Us

» Responsible for coordinating and ensuring delivery of all national TV and digital orders for WLFL and WRDC in Raleigh. » Increased responsibility to include support for sister stations WLOS and WMYA in Asheville.» Designed and implemented inter-departmental system for record-keeping of political orders to comply with national mandates.» Awarded employee of the month twice in two years out of a total of 70 station employees.

I helped guide a fledgling band in a competitive market.» Created cohesive brand identity including: logo, wordmark, promotional materials (posters, stickers, t-shirts), album packaging, press kit, promotional photography.» Responsible for brand content marketing across channels: Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, YouTube, Bandcamp.» Grew following and increased engagement; increased booking fees from zero to several hundred dollars per engagement.» Managed strong personalities, resolved disputes and facilitated an atmosphere of creative cooperation.

Certification, Unc Coding Boot Camp Full-Stack Web Development

Bachelor’S Degree, Philosophy