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Amsterdam, Nh, Nl

Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Manage up to twelve direct reports across three teams comprising cross-functional full-stack and data science engineers.• Supervise core aspects of our accessibility (A11y) SaaS product, including monitoring, test fix automation, AI/ML opportunities, and CI/CD test integration SDK as a product.• Collaborate with internal and external engineering teams, product management, platform customers, and engineering leadership to understand and solve problems.• Oversee the hiring, onboarding, and professional development of staff.• Define and drive successful OKR (company goals) targets and timelines in collaboration with stakeholders across the company, including product, marketing, sales, and external customers.• Conduct regular 1:1s with direct reports to provide feedback, ensure career growth and progression, coordinate team efforts, build relationships, and identify areas for improvement.Key Accomplishments:• Established an L8 (Principal-level) role in Engineering to provide professional growth opportunities for senior staff members.• Overhauled the technical interview process to enhance inclusivity, reduce bias, and increase the number of qualified reviewers per cycle.• Formalized and promoted initiative documents for aligning business value with new products and features.• Implemented a "corrective actions/preventative actions" (CAPA) program to improve observability, metrics, and future engineering excellence.

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Defined and raised infrastructure for a functional suite of accessibility automation: Vanilla JS, unit tested with Jest, and E2E tested in Cypress

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

• Managed a team of twelve contractors responsible for creating custom dental practice websites.• Led updates to the front-end architecture of legacy Laravel applications, including developing forms and interactive elements utilizing Vue JS.• Implemented Agile practices such as scrum, standups, and sprints, and managed training and change in a company that previously had no formal process.

Portland, Oregon Area

Team: Gameday• Drove key technical decisions for Nike Go-To-Market's most visible project.• Acted as a technical liaison to key stakeholders across the business, informing them of the deadline-driven process's critical milestones.• Aided in the team's recruitment, onboarding, and continuous mentorship.• Guided the workflow, processes, and architectural framework across features.• Constructed the platform's client-side framework from scratch, utilizing React, Redux, GraphQL, and NodeJS. This was achieved by leveraging serverless AWS infrastructure, which included Lambdas, ECS/Fargate, Terraform, and Docker/KubernetesTeam: Locker• Developed React/Flow/Redux-based internal application for Nike’s field repsTeam: Team Sports• Built out initial proof of concept for a product customizer leveraging React and Adobe Scene 7

Seattle, Wa

• Worked under high-pressure timelines for large, global clients.• Mentored developers to nurture talent and support their growth.• Established a cross-team code review process.Client: Anastasia Beverly Hills• Architecture lead for anastasiabeverlyhills.com revamp on a team of 6• Developed front-end framework and build tools with vanilla (ES2015) and React JS• Worked closely with creative and UX to bring client’s unique vision to lifeClient: Movado Watches• Architecture lead for Movado watch customizer revamp for a team of 2Client: London Drug• Front-end support for londondrug.com (Java/Demandware stack) revamp• Lead developer in charge of support for build tools on a Gulp-based platform• Implemented code review process to minimize bugs introduced.

Seattle, Wa

• Initiated processes for sharing knowledge to enhance the React skillset of other developers.• Led the front-end team's development of an independently deployable application using a new framework on .NET, MVC5, and Web API.• Collaborated with a small team to develop a pattern library based on UX guidelines, built on React, focusing on core UI fundamentals and accessibility.

• Collaborated with Intersection Cities for Squarespace development work on hyper-local ecommerce sites lincolnandrose.com and mainandpch.com• Conceptualized logos and promotional materials for clients including Santa Cruz bicycles, Momentum Magazine, and various local bike builders and shops• Contributing front-end developer for multiple holiday seasons with JibJab Media on jibjab.com and storybots.com

• Directed all aspects of front-end architecture on paulaschoice.com• Provided front-end development training for the web production team• Orchestrated front-end development for rollout of global platform for international affiliates, beginning with Paula's Choice Australia• Executed rewrite of checkout flow as a single-page application using AngularJS; fully unit tested in Visual Studio with Jasmine and Karma• Collaborated with one back-end developer to build a full mobile site for paulaschoice.com in jQuery mobile (in just one month)

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