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Austin, TX, US

Austin, Texas, US

• Collaborated closely with design, product, and business stakeholders to conceptualize solutions optimized for efficiency in development. Provided expert recommendations on the most suitable solutions to meet our.
• Led the implementation of a tailored CMS solution using Strapi through the strategic refactoring of existing components and the development of a cohesive component library using Storybook. This initiative significantly.
• Designed and developed a comprehensive leasing application from the ground up, encompassing income and identity verification, payment collection, and document signing and more. Utilized Next.js, Stripe payments.
• Implemented an income and identity verification process leveraging Plaid API, enabling automated user feedback and significantly reducing application approval time.
• Optimized our search functionality by integrating Elasticsearch and Mapbox geocoding, enabling users to effortlessly find listings that match their criteria.
• Broke down complex projects into smaller, more manageable stories in collaboration with our project managers. Provided accurate estimations and allocated tasks strategically to foster team growth and project success.

Austin, Texas, US

• Contributed to the successful launch of a revamped website for our leasing business at msrenewal.com, utilizing React.js, Next.js, and TailwindCSS. Achieved a 30% improvement in site speed and a remarkable 70%.
• Created a single microservice repository using Yarn Workspaces to handle the deployment of several front end projects in a shared code base on Vercel
• Provided feedback and mentorship to other developers through code reviews, pair programming, knowledge transfers, and other one on one advice.

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• Collaborated with product and design before and during development to improve our websites, establish design standards and develop reusable components.
• Led an accessibility initiative resulting in a significant increase in Lighthouse scores from 66% to 98%, ensuring full site accessibility without mouse dependency.
• Implemented strategic refactoring measures including header modularization, CSS organization, and creation of a custom component library using Storybook, optimizing codebase efficiency and user experience.
• Switched our map system from Google Maps to Mapbox, decreasing load times, and dropping our monthly expenses.

Austin, Texas, US

• Spearheaded the development of a new onboarding widget, improving user engagement and funding.
• Integrated third-party platforms for comprehensive marketing and application tracking.
• Optimized efficiency by implementing a generic notification system, maintaining Angular templates, and developing reusable components for streamlined processes and consistent design standards.

• Designed and implemented a comprehensive room management system using Angular, PHP, Node.js, Less, and various Angular modules.
• Enhanced performance, stability, and user experience of the customer dashboard through maintenance and development efforts, resulting in a cleaner codebase.
• Contributed to the development of new features including a supervisor view, a redesigned login screen, and a notification service for user updates.

Armonk, New York, NY, US

• Contributed to the development of a large-scale enterprise application, utilizing HTML, JavaScript, Java, JSP, portlets, REST, Ajax, Maven, and Jenkins in a dynamic development environment.
• Designed and implemented a Java tool leveraging the Apache POI framework to convert Excel documents into XML format, facilitating API testing for employees.
• Engineered a Java application for parsing source code and extracting XML tags, optimizing template performance effectively.