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New York, NY, US

Mountain View, CA, US

Motion (YC W20) is a startup that automatically prioritizes and schedules tasks and calendar events.

Mountain View, CA, US

Playground AI (YC S19, fka Mighty) is a startup creating AI-powered creative tools. I worked on the product engineering team, helping create great user experiences on top of the powerful AI models.I helped bootstrap the Canvas editor and implemented several key features, such as image resizing, AI-powered background removal, and AI-powered object removal.

Remote, US

Mighty (YC S19) was a startup company creating a cloud streaming web browser. I managed the team responsible for porting the existing macOS client application to Windows.I was the founding engineer on the Windows project, which eventually grew to 5 engineers (including myself).I set the technical and product direction for the project, ensured the team was.

Remote, US

Projects: Two-factor authentication. Integrated LaunchDarkly into every layer of our stack to provide remote feature flagging. Continuous end-to-end testing to catch regressions early. Password reset. Built portions of CI on Github Actions. Numerous investigations, bugfixes, and product improvements.Full-stack engineering, from serverless lambda functions.

Redmond, Washington, US

Office Platform team. Implemented shared UI components for Windows and MacOS

Redmond, Washington, US

Office Platform team. Investigated feature areas and fixed bugs in the Office Add-in shared platform for Windows and Mac. Designed a solution to perform Chakra (JS engine) JIT out-of-process for security.

Redmond, Washington, US

Microsoft Edge team. Studied and implemented latest web standards. Re-implemented Edge's XMLHttpRequest API for performance, interoperability, and cleaner architecture.

Champaign, IL, US

Grade weekly student code submissions for function and style. Mentor and instruct students on proper coding practices.

Dallas, TX, US

Developed REST API in Java. Reverse-engineered the logic of an existing API in order to simulate it in an isolated environment. Enhanced workflow of development team by developing a simulator for an unwieldy system.

Dallas, TX, US

Wrote Agile Requirements documentation in Rally Pro. Worked with clients, project and product managers, and developers to create and prioritize epics and user stories.

St. Charles, IL, US

Deployed thousands of pieces of technology to the schools in the district. Included imaging computers over a network, configuring BIOS, activating iPads. Helped hundreds of teachers and administrators in the district by setting up technology and answering support tickets. (summer months only)

Champaign, IL, US

Tutored students through office hours and online discussion.

Drumset and concert percussion private lesson instructor. Taught proper performance techniques and created practice regimens for students.

Responsibilities included theatre maintenance, set construction, light/sound board operation, fly rail, spotlight operation, backstage management and house management. Assisted in successful production of numerous high school events and professional shows.