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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

Developed free mobile app for students across the country- Easy-to-use mobile application that did not previously exist for parents and students in districts using an existing Student-Information-System (SIS) which is difficult for parents and students to view grades, assignments, daily schedules and attendance- Currently 85k+ Monthly Average Users (MAU) and over 2M monthly sessions- Written in React Native using the Expo framework – deployed to Apple App Store and Google Play stores with 12k reviews at 4.9 / 5 stars - Used by students Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC public school districts, among many others

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Created online course: Serverless Django with ZappaLearn how to migrate your Django application to a serverless environment hosted by AWS Lambda.From the course description:Whether you are a solo developer working on your next startup idea or a team of folks working with Django, this course shows you the way to simplify your operations overhead while saving money. The open source Zappa utility paves the way to migrate your Django application away from old-school servers and onto the AWS Lambda serverless platform. It's almost like having your own private Infrastructure team!

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

PBS NewsHourVideo Workflow Review and Recommendations- Analyzed nightly digital workflow to reduce time needed to post show online- Provided comprehensive analysis of all personnel roles, tools, and publishingdestinations, focusing on PBS national platforms workflow- Without significant workflow disruption, was able to make recommendationsthat reduced online publishing time from multiple hours to less than 30minutes after television broadcast completed- Was able to streamline communication between NewsHour and PBS digital- Began to explore comprehensive solutions for end-to-end digital workflow

Washington Dc

Serving as Board of Directors volunteer in the role of Director of IT.− Established and maintain responsive club website (https://capitalfc.org/)− Replaced obsolete Club Program Management software with modern SaaS offering with mobile support− Evaluated multiple vendors offering Sports Program Management SaaS Solutions, defined success criteria and club requirements− Implemented Coach-Parent-Player communication via best-of-breed SaaS offering and mobile application. Enables Coaches to communicate with parents via email or via text messages for urgent news.− Coordinate and streamline club communications via transaction emails, automated newsletters, and text notifications− Established club volunteer storage solution for documents, pictures, and other media via G-Suite product offering− Manage Coaches, Team Managers, and Board of Directors email and access− Manage DNS, Domain Registrations, and All the Things to make web tubes workWashington Capital Fútbol Club: a nonprofit, volunteer-run soccer club dedicated to organizing, developing, and preparing players for success on and off the pitch. WCFC builds community by organizing teams for kids to play soccer, instilling a passion for the game, and seeking ways to promote diversity.

Arlington, Va

Developing tools to organize, communicate, and wrangle metadata within Public Media. Established ETAC Metadata working group that included dozens of folks from all over Public Media: Stations, Joint Master Controls, Distributors, and even key Vendors in the Traffic space. Created and evangelized the Public Media Metadata Operating Specification (MOS) to have a universal foundation for connecting the metadata during the entire content lifecycle: Acquisition, Production, Distribution, Delivery, and Archive. The MOS provided metadata guidelines for new systems both within PBS and outside such as the Public Media Interconnection.

Arlington, Va

PBS Media Manager (Formerly COVE): The public media YouTube – used by PBS national and PBS stations to host and stream online video for desktop, mobile, and OTT devices- First major PBS digital platform to leverage AWS- Created numerous Open Source projects including closed caption librariesMembership Vault (MVault): System-wide platform enabling PBS stations to offer digital entitlements to members- Defined and implemented centralized REST API- Worked with popular membership CRM systems for integration- Combined with PBS Account, MVault enabled development of the wildlysuccessful Passport programPBS Account: Led team to design and build PBS Single-Sign-On- Introduced unified login on the PBS platform with station localization- Embraced open protocols such as OAuth to ensure high security- Enabled stations to leverage login technology via Bento hosted sitesManaged software development team – software development / operations team provided products and services to over 180 PBS stations across the country− Managed 50+ developers in multiple locations (Arlington, VA; Eastern Europe)− Established software development lifecycle to embrace Agile Kanban for continuous software delivery− Established best practices for robust REST API for data interchange− Meta data REST APIs powering connected devices such as Xbox, Roku, AppleTV, FireTVLaunched PBS Learning Media – designed to bring PBS content to the classroom as a learning tool for K-12 teachers and adopted by over 90% of PBS stations throughout the country− Led team to develop custom CMS and video streaming product with a focus on education− Developed teacher tools to enhance and support Common Core Curriculum

Symantec Protection Network™ (Sr. Manager – Director). One of Symantec’s first entries into the software-as-a-service arena, with Online Backup and Online Remote Control− Managed budgeting, project scheduling, coordination with deployment teams, and security audit code review− Participated in system architecture design and marketing strategy− Managed on-going life cycle maintenance and support to deployed solutions− Managed 25+ employees across 4 locations (Calgary, Alberta; Pune, India; Newport News, VA; Alexandria, VA)DeepSight™ Threat Management System (Sr. Manager). Global early warning system to detect emerging Internet threats and attacks− Integrated the DeepSight product into other Symantec solutions, including Managed Security Services and Symantec Security Information Manager− Managed remote team in Calgary, Alberta Managed Security Services* (Sr. Manager). Managed network security offering for enterprise clients− Managed all development efforts for MSS− Interfaced with 10+ security vendors to ensure MSS support− Represented development team and provided consultation to C-suite clients during security escalations− Led coordination with product management, program management, operations / infrastructure, marketing, sales− Interacted with other divisions of Symantec (e.g., Security Appliances, Virus/Malware Analysts, SYM IT)− Managed 20+ developers in 2 locations* Employed by Riptech 2001-2002; Riptech acquired by Symantec in August 2002

Lead Architect – Next generation Multimedia Player− Created architecture for AOL’s next generation multimedia player

Lead Architect – HP photo upload software; defined photo sharing upload protocol