Took some time to rest, make cool stuff, and learn new things.

Contract Senior Tech Lead at Google Primer via WE Codeword❖ Google Primer, a free mobile application by Google, was designed to teach digital marketing and business skills to small and medium business owners, startups, and job seekers using bite-size interactive lessons. The app supported 13 languages and had millions of active users worldwide.• Responsible for the team’s short-term and long-term technical vision. • Held accountability for the architecture, maintenance, system stability, and resiliency of Google Primer's infrastructure (GCP).• Collaborated with Product, Design, and Marketing leads in order to create innovative and user-centric features while leveraging data-driven insights to continuously improve the user experience.• Scoped technical tasks and ascertained the feasibility of potential projects.• Eliminated unnecessary manual tasks by automating data pulling and processing, streamlining procedures, and building tools for technical and non-technical team members.• Optimized analytics data workflows and built interactive dashboards (BigQuery, Looker Studio).• Ensured compliance with the company’s privacy policies and data protection practices.• Actively involved with hiring, onboarding, and supporting new team members and contractors.• Day-to-day responsibilities involved cross-functional collaboration and technical project management, as well as hands-on engineering activities such as: - Maintaining Primer APIs (Python, Java) - Building and updating Primer's website, lesson catalog, and a web embeddable component for partners (JS, Python) - Supporting Primer Studio CMS frontend and backend (JS, Java) - Prototyping (JS/Node.js, Python)

—— Formerly Time Inc. ——

❖ Time Inc. was a media company publishing over 90 magazines, including Time, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, People, Travel + Leisure, and many more. It was acquired by Meredith Corporation in 2018.• Member of the engineering team responsible for building core components of Time Inc.'s de-coupled frontend platform for all the company's brands. It featured a Node.js server-side renderer and a flexible templating system.• Worked with engineers from several brand teams to model and document the REST API that served as a bridge between the various content management systems and the shared frontend platform.• Oversaw the writing and implementation of frontend code by contributors across the company.• Mentored and supported junior team members (both on-site and off-shore) to assist in completing projects and meeting objectives.

• Developed a novel e-learning tool that allowed users to search and organize learning materials from all over the web.• Executed all aspects of the project, such as product design, development, build, deployment, maintenance, scaling, market research, branding, marketing, and customer support.• The tech stack was built around a serverless architecture supported by AWS tools, including AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFront, Cognito, CloudSearch, and CloudWatch.

❖ GoldBean, a platform aimed to guide users on their journey to financial health, was designed to provide personalized advice, portfolio recommendations, and educational experiences based on brand loyalty and familiar stocks.• Led a small team of developers providing mentoring, support, and periodically reviewing the team's progress to ensure maximized efficiency. • Developed the front-end of the platform from concept designs. • Integrated complex server-side logic with third-party APIs.

Worked with digital agencies, startups, and individuals to design and develop engaging web experiences and applications.

• Guided the engineering team through technical challenges large and small, identifying efficient solutions to client problems. • Worked on projects ranging from tailored e-commerce websites, marketing campaigns, digital platforms, and mobile applications. • Clients included 3.1 Phillip Lim, Akris, Calder Foundation, Ermenegildo Zegna, Mario Testino, Victoria Beckham, and Wynn Resorts.

• Explored novel and exciting approaches to delivering digital content. • Developed rich-media experiences and applications for the Adobe Flash platform, iOS, and Android.

• Created rich, interactive e-commerce and branding websites for fashion labels and luxury brands. • Clients included Bulgari, Burberry, Calvin Klein, David Yurman, Donna Karan, Marc Jacobs, Movado, Oscar De La Renta, Theory, and Tom Ford.