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Lead frontend, backend, and QA teams to develop and launch new features and products, ensuring alignment with business objectives.Architect and implement an end-to-end application integrating the LLM, generative AI system, and OpenAI APIs to assess claim validity.Establish the foundations of a comprehensive test suite for our product, enabling early bug detection and setting load time standards.Establish, improve, and promote code standards and quality across the engineering teams.Act as a bridge between engineering and product/design teams, ensuring that requirements are met and code quality and scalability are maintained.Build and lead high-performing engineering teams focused on delivering scalable, user-centric applications.Direct release deployments, enhancing infrastructure and boosting reliability by up to 80%.Facilitate rapid iteration by closely collaborating with product and design teams, gathering feedback, and ensuring alignment with evolving project goals.Collaborate closely with the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to efficiently translate ideas and concepts into high-quality products, aligning development efforts with the company's strategic goals.Demonstrate a commitment to mentorship, team building, and creating a company culture that reflects the core values important to both the team and the products being developed.

-Contributed to the development of an industry-leading product that safeguards organizations from narrative attacks, mitigating financial and reputational risks.-Delivered four end-to-end features from concept to production, ensuring high-quality code, thorough testing, comprehensive documentation, and seamless support for QA.-Advanced company standards and processes, driving organizational progress and efficiency.-Developed a new product during a holiday, fostering growth and expanding into new business verticals.

Lead Frontend and Mobile Development Teams: Take charge of the frontend and mobile development teams, providing guidance, direction, and mentorship to ensure the successful execution of projects.Mentorship and Team Building: Demonstrate a commitment to mentorship, team building, and creating a company culture that reflects the values important to both the team and the products being developed.Collaborate with CTO: Work closely with the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to translate ideas and concepts into high-quality products efficiently, aligning development efforts with the company's strategic goals.Interface with Product and Design Teams: Act as a bridge between engineering and product/design teams, actively participating in discussions to define project scope, requirements, and user experience.Code Contribution: Be hands-on when necessary, diving into the codebase to write, debug, and architect new features, setting an example for the team regarding coding best practices.Promote Code Standards: Encourage and drive the development of code patterns that facilitate scalability and product development while incorporating feedback and ideas from various stakeholders.Frontend and Mobile Expertise: Leverage your expertise to design, implement, and maintain production-level front-end code using technologies such as React, NextJS, NodeJS, CSS, Cypress, and related frameworks.Complex State Management: Handle complex state management, real-time user events, and intricate UI/UX requirements for both mobile and desktop applications.Team Building: Build and lead high-performing engineering teams that focus on delivering scalable, user-facing applications with an emphasis on code quality, reliability, and user experience.Agile Collaboration: Facilitate rapid iteration by collaborating closely with product and design teams, maintaining a user-validated feedback loop, and ensuring alignment with evolving project goals.

- Coached and mentored a team of engineers, fostering their growth, collaboration, and goal-oriented success.- Led and managed the development and integration of Ethereum social features (Polygon) into a cutting-edge Web3 NFT messaging system, driving innovation and enhancing user experiences.- Spearheaded and executed pioneering NFT messaging campaigns, leveraging industry best practices and strategic insights to achieve outstanding results and drive business growth.- Implemented effective templates and streamlined the client development process, reducing turnaround time from 2.5 days to under an hour, while maintaining high quality and client satisfaction.- As a hands-on manager, actively participated in projects, providing technical guidance and expertise, ensuring successful execution, and driving efficient team performance.- Transformed team productivity, achieving a remarkable 3x increase, by establishing efficient processes, fostering a positive work culture, and instilling a strong sense of focus and accountability.- Consistently delivered innovative features, architected robust systems, and achieved high-performance marks for both myself and my team, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and driving success in the organization.

- Led a dynamic team of developers in understanding client challenges, facilitating the design and prototyping of innovative solutions, and fostering close collaboration with clients throughout the iterative development process, ultimately delivering viable products aligned with our product roadmap.- Developed a new set of enterprise REST and GraphQL APIs specifically tailored for large Fortune 500 companies at Experian, enabling seamless integration of Experian services into their systems. This initiative facilitated enhanced data accessibility, advanced analytics, and improved decision-making capabilities for our enterprise clients.- Leveraged a wide range of technologies, including AWS (Amazon Web Services), distributed computing, REST API services, GraphQL, and big data technologies such as Hadoop, Athena, and Snowflake, to architect and develop robust and scalable solutions, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.- Spearheaded a feedback-driven approach by actively engaging clients throughout the development lifecycle to validate assumptions, mitigate risks, optimize decision-making, and ensure project success. This iterative process resulted in significant cost savings, and improved outcomes, and positioned our products as industry-leading solutions by strategically identifying and leveraging diverse third-party data sources to address customer challenges and create unique value propositions.- Directed agile development teams, implementing streamlined processes, accelerating delivery timelines, ensuring consistent product quality, and fostering cross-project consistency. This hands-on leadership approach maximized team efficiency, enabling successful project execution and superior results.

-Drove the development and iteration of 30 prototypes annually, effectively addressing customer pain points and delivering substantial cost savings while driving revenue growth and enhancing product offerings.-Orchestrated the successful launch of a hybrid mobile app catering to over 1,000 customers, streamlining the sales process by eliminating friction points and expediting sales conversions.-Championed Agile methodologies within cross-functional teams, resulting in a remarkable threefold increase in productivity and streamlined project delivery.-Pioneered the adoption of Google Venture-inspired design sprints, aligning with customer and product owner requirements to provide clear direction for team innovation and successful product development.-Conducted extensive research on emerging technologies and techniques, leveraging insights to develop proof of concepts and ready-to-launch products, driving continuous innovation at Experian.-Demonstrated exceptional leadership in technology, standards, and process improvement, spearheading the implementation of the Robot framework for automated testing. This initiative resulted in a notable fivefold improvement in product quality and significant cost reductions.

- Led and developed over 40 different web applications for startups, corporations, celebrities and international governments. We continually iterated with the client and showed the client the functionality and design as it was built to get the crucial feedback to make the best product possible.-Developed over 30 of rich interactive websites, HTML5 games and applications for DC Comics, Discovery Channel, Cindy Crawford, Disney, Dr. Seuss, Goosebumps, PBS Kids and many more amazing brands and assisted in design and art direction. Having kids play the games you make and then adjusting them in real-time is just an amazing experience that made it personally rewarding.-Provided Account & Project Management that was flexible and clear. This gave my company a positively glowing reputation that made word-of-mouth marketing the only marketing my company ever needed.-Developed a hybrid mobile app helps parent’s know what their baby will want next by enabling parents to easily track all the important things for their baby and then uses simple predictive AI to know what the baby will want next. Created a working prototype in a month and then took it to production in 2 months. Had over 5,000 active users in 4 months and was successfully generating revenue. Using Ionic2, Angular4, Firebase and Google Compute. - Developed a hybrid mobile app called QuakeShake (http://quake.stephenweber.io) to help people know what earthquake they just felt easily. I had a working prototype in 3 hours and took it to production in less than a week. Now it’s a successful product with many users. Used Ionic1 and AngularJS

-Spearheaded the design and development of six innovative features, resulting in a remarkable 22% increase in product revenue.-Collaborated remotely with fellow programmers to establish and implement standardized coding practices and best-in-class methodologies, ensuring a high-quality codebase across the organization.-Demonstrated exceptional multitasking abilities by concurrently designing and developing a new mobile application product for the VP of Technology. Leveraging Ionic and Angular, I successfully created, iterated, and delivered the final version within a two-month timeframe, while maintaining excellence in my primary role.-Played a vital role in enhancing the UI and UX of multiple products, working closely with various product owners. Presented interactive mockups and prototypes to showcase improvements, garnering such success that I was frequently entrusted to handle the programming of these enhancements.-Conducted a series of 12 user testing sessions to gather valuable feedback and enhance the usability of our diverse range of products. Leveraging insights gained from these sessions, I made significant improvements to optimize user experiences.

-Leveraged strong connections with the Oculus development team to explore the potential of VR in education for Cinovus, a startup invested in by the owner of the Advantage USA company I was employed with.-Developed and implemented immersive virtual reality (VR) educational experiences, creating engaging and interactive content for students in science, history, and mathematics.-Led the production pipeline for VR content creation, overseeing the end-to-end process from conceptualization and storyboarding to asset creation, scripting, and final development in Unity using C#.-Developed immersive VR educational experiences in science, history, and mathematics, enhancing student engagement and interactivity.-Oversaw the end-to-end production pipeline for VR content creation, from concept ideation and storyboarding to asset creation, scripting, and final development using Unity and C#.

-Led the successful launch of Mov-ology, a product-oriented child company specializing in shopping cart abandonment SaaS solutions. Oversaw end-to-end development and implementation, including front-end, back-end, and customer client embed code. Developed a patented tracking technique for enhanced customer experience. Managed relationships with renowned brands such as Quicksilver, Daniel's Jewelers, Perfumania, and Von Zipper.-Built and managed an agile team focused on continuous improvement, resulting in significant software feature expansion within 6 months. Surpassed leading competitor's offerings to strengthen market position.-Proactively addressed client problems and drove revenue growth by introducing new solutions and features based on customer feedback. Achieved an impressive 33% revenue increase.-Continuously contributed to product evolution and value enhancement. These revised bullets convey the value and impact of your role more concisely and compellingly while staying true to the original points.

As one part of a two part team that is Modern Habits, it is exciting to wear so many different hats and do so many different types of projects with a variety of different clients. Working with Raul Tkay Garcia as the Art Director we have been able to do amazing working for Fortune 500 clients and celebrities like Danny DeVito and Cindy Crawford. I not only developed, worked with clients, but also helped with many of the other jobs that go into doing business and high quality work.

-Designed, developed, and maintained server applications and related client interfaces as assigned, overseeing the entire development lifecycle from concept to implementation.-Created streaming and live video web applications for diverse clients and campaigns, leveraging cutting-edge technologies and best practices to deliver engaging and interactive user experiences.-Focused on problem-solving, delivering exceptional client service, and ensuring timely and budget-conscious solution delivery for projects.-Integrated with existing systems, third-party APIs, data analytics, and reporting systems as specified by project requirements.-Collaborated with the Chief Architect and other team members to support company initiatives, identify new client business opportunities, and define and prioritize projects.-Evaluated clients' web and application requirements, with a particular emphasis on streaming media, and integrated software applications to meet those requirements.

-Transformed concept art into a fully functional Facebook game with an impressive user base of over 250,000 within a year. Led the development of a Flash ActionScript 3.0 MVC front-end and designed and implemented more than 30 back-end APIs using PHP and MongoDB.-Garnered recognition for the product as a finalist in the prestigious SXSW accelerator award, highlighting its exceptional innovation and potential.-Employed game theory and strategic movie sponsorships to achieve rapid user acquisition, resulting in a significant milestone of reaching 100,000 users within a short span of time.-Developed virtual goods and in-game products, strategically enhancing revenue generation. Within a few months, these purchases accounted for 34% of the company's total revenue, contributing to its financial success.

-Orchestrated and guided a team of 12 developers and artists in adopting the Agile process, resulting in a remarkable 62% increase in production efficiency, a 27% reduction in revisions, and a 39% decrease in defects/bugs. Implemented Agile methodologies to streamline workflows and improve collaboration, driving exceptional results and ensuring high-quality deliverables.-Demonstrated exceptional planning, design, and development skills by creating over 50 innovative prototypes for diverse clients seeking cutting-edge ideas. Many of these prototypes successfully transitioned into full-fledged projects, fulfilling clients' requirements and exceeding their expectations.-Led cross-functional collaboration efforts to establish standardized practices within the organization. Spearheaded the development of standards for various disciplines, including PSD comp standards and Flash project standards. These standards enabled seamless handoffs among team members, minimizing the need for extensive explanations and ensuring efficient workflows throughout the organization.

-Gathering requirements from stakeholders.-Developing digital solutions for teachers, students and other faculty.-Taking initiative to come up with possible optimizations for processes and solutions to solve problems and developing them.

- Developed programming interfaces for selling games on Windows Media Center enabled computers, collaborating with gaming companies and hardware manufacturers such as Alienware.- Enabled seamless integration of a gaming marketplace into Windows Media Center, providing users with a one-click install and purchasing system.- Worked closely with gaming companies to ensure smooth integration of their games into the marketplace, optimizing the user experience and driving sales.- Collaborated with hardware manufacturers like Alienware to ensure compatibility and enhance the performance of gaming systems within the marketplace.- Played a key role in bringing the gaming marketplace to the public, contributing to its successful launch and widespread adoption.