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Reston, Virginia, United States

Reston, Virginia, United States

Reston, Virginia, United States

Front-end Development Lead, Enterprise Video Conferencing Software🌐 Oversaw the front-end development of a significant codebase powering an enterprise-grade video conferencing solution adopted by leading global corporations.🔗 Spearheaded numerous integration projects with 3rd party systems including Slack, Webex Teams, and various Cisco products, ensuring seamless connectivity and enhanced features.☁️ Championed implementations leveraging AWS, optimizing cloud capabilities to boost system performance and reliability.🛠️ Pioneered the internal development of a modular component stack, integrated into the platform using tech stacks like Angular, Node, RxJS, Webpack, Karma, Cypress, and Jenkins. These components, packaged as separate npm modules, streamlined our release cycles and amplified development efficiency.🚀 With the evolved component system, our team achieved a faster roll-out of features in each release, responding swiftly to market needs and user feedback.🎨 Always prioritized aesthetics, tailoring the front-end to align with the brand guidelines of each corporate client. Simultaneously, I relentlessly pursued platform performance optimization, ensuring a stellar user experience for all.

Reston, Virginia, United States

Front-end Developer, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Application Revamp🔍 Took the helm in overhauling the existing application of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, originally built using Dojo.🔄 Transitioned the platform architecture to pure JavaScript, leveraging the jQuery UI Widget Factory for enhanced functionality and responsiveness.🔧 While Phase 1 didn't adopt a specific framework, preparations are underway for a seamless transition to Angular 2 in early 2016, reflecting our commitment to utilizing cutting-edge technologies.🛠️ Employed a rich tech stack for front-end development, encompassing modular JavaScript, Less, jQuery, Grunt, Jasmine, and CSS3, ensuring a modern, efficient, and scalable application.

Reston, Virginia, United States

🔗 Joined Agilex, which later became a part of Accenture Federal Services in March 2015, serving as a key front-end engineering lead.🌐 Led dedicated teams in crafting state-of-the-art web applications for the Department of Defense (DoD) and Veteran Affairs, using a robust stack that included AngularJS, Backbone Marionette, Bootstrap, MongoDB, and NodeJS.📱 Oversaw the development of diverse solutions, from full-fledged web platforms to hybrid applications, ensuring versatility and responsiveness to user needs.🚀 Initiated and ran a weekly "Community of Practice" for web developers, where I shared insights on emerging technologies and best practices through presentations.📚 Conducted an intensive 3-day workshop on ES6, imparting advanced coding skills and techniques to fellow developers.🎓 Played an active role in community outreach, assisting with workshops for local schools to foster interest in computer science among the youth.🔍 Integral to the recruitment process, participating in developer interviews to identify and onboard top-tier talent into our team.

Reston, Virginia, United States

Sr. Front End Engineer, LongView (Transitioned to Agilex)🔄 Continued my journey from LongView to Agilex, seamlessly contributing to the same VA-focused project across the transition.🌐 As a Senior Front End Engineer, I spearheaded the development of advanced web applications for Veteran Affairs. Our tech arsenal included AngularJS, Backbone, MongoDB, Twitter Bootstrap, NodeJS, and more.🚀 Championed the integration of AngularJS into the final two applications I worked on, fostering innovation and modernity in our solutions.🔧 Delved deep into the technical nuances, implementing tools like Grunt, Bower, and creating proof-of-concepts with NodeJS, Browserify, and other pivotal client-side libraries/frameworks.🔍 Assumed a leadership role in the recruitment process. Pioneered the use of JSFiddle for collaborative coding during telephonic screening, refining the pre-assessment process before managerial in-person interviews.🎯 My overarching mission at LongView was to usher in cutting-edge technologies into our stack. By doing so, I aimed to solidify our stance as trailblazers in crafting solutions not just for the VA but for a diverse clientele.

Troy, Michigan, United States

Project Lead for CRM & CMS Systems, NTVB Media, Inc.🌐 Scope & Impact: Orchestrated the development and management of the CRM and CMS systems crucial to NTVB Media. These systems were pivotal in interacting with and managing a vast subscriber base of over 500,000 dedicated readers.📰 Interfacing with Renowned Newspapers: Built a sophisticated automation system that seamlessly interfaced with 90+ newspaper distributors of TV Weekly. This encompassed esteemed publications like the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun, Houston Chronicle, Seattle Times, Denver Post, Dallas Morning Star, and many more spread across the country.🤖 Automation & Efficiency: The system bolstered communication between NTVB Media and its newspaper distributors. Automation was intricately woven to encompass a variety of channels, from web interfaces and FTP to IVRs.🚨 Robust Reporting & Alerts: Designed an alert mechanism for subscribers, ensuring they were notified if their magazine wasn't delivered. This prompt system allowed newspaper carriers to rectify missed deliveries in real-time.🔗 Multifaceted Communication: Advanced automation ensured a consistent stream of communication between the company and its newspaper distributors through diverse channels – be it the web, FTP, or IVR.