Member of Executive Team of venture-capital backed FinTech startup, responsible for setting and executing company strategy with regards to both technology and general operations. Implemented SDLC processes for team of 5 engineers (on-shore/near-shore; employees/contractors) including kanban, code reviews, automated testing, all on the path towards continuous delivery. Overhauled “income share agreement” underwriting with both technology (Ruby on Rails, PostgreSQL) and process. Simplified and automated technical deployment processes to minimize staffing needs for our small team, utilizing AWS, Heroku, and Terraform.

Lead team of 8 Ruby on Rails and React engineers to build out Customer Service tooling and Customer Account Management in a extremely tight launch deadline for brand new e-commerce operation. Personally built integration with Salesforce to enable case management for Customer Service representatives.Following launch, lead team of 9 Ruby on Rails and React Engineers, plus Business Analysts, in supporting all Commerce activities from cart through checkout, customer service, finance, and fulfillment operations. Served as principal engineer for major features, scrum master for managing weekly work, and business liaison with customer service, operations, and finance teams.Team reduced total defect rate to low single digit bugs while automating major functionality that was missed in launch deadline. Re-built shopping cart cost estimation for consistency across platforms. Managed third party integrations with credit card processing, accounting, fraud, customer service, and fulfillment.Worked directly with Product Leads and User Experience Leads to prioritize upcoming work for team, balancing responsibilities for business with maintaining e-commerce platform.Member of Engineering Leadership team, helping define direction of Engineering team in how it worked within Engineering, and across other departments.

Continued advancement at Belly by moving to the Business organization, reporting to COO. Served as primary advisor to executive team, particularly as "ambassador" between engineering, product, and business teams. Wrote and reviewed legal agreements for largest enterprise customers. Built product strategy material for enterprise sales team to continue to define product-market fit for new enterprise product. Built full-size management presentation for potential investors. Advised on company strategy for positioning and future product focuses. Lead small team in reviewing company prioritization, assessing projects on long- and short-term viability, as well as urgency and strategic importance.

Enterprise Product ManagerFirst product manager for Enterprise team. Part of team (including executives and enterprise sales team) developing initial vision of transitioning SMB-focused loyalty product into enterprise-grade loyalty platform. Represented Belly at multi-month on-site client engagement to determine loyalty strategy for major retailer, including business and technical requirements.Project ManagerPart-time responsibility as "air traffic controller" for 25-person engineering team. Responsible for organizing execution of team-wide monthly development sprints. Communicated project progress to internal and external stakeholders. Primary point of contact for CTO for project progress, dependencies, and risk assessment.Business Engineering Product LeadStarted as product lead for "Business Engineering," building up the internal tooling and products for internal business functions. Responsibilities included:- Managing fleet of over 10,000 iPads deployed as part of small business loyalty product. Built workflow system for field staff to perform maintenance, working towards standardizing existing device settings, as well as newly-deployed devices. Responsible for integrating MDM into internal tooling for support teams. Responsible for yearly upgrade cycle for enterprise app deployment.- Iterating and improving Merchant Support Team tooling, including email campaign management, integrations with Salesforce and Zuora, and workflow management for standard tasks.- Building offline versions of products for use as sales collateral, including defining common workflows and expected data. Used for outside sales teams, enterprise sales, and investor pitches.

MustWin is an end-to-end application design and development consultancy. Technical lead and primary client point-of-contact for software development and product design projects. Built, maintained, and extended applications using primarily Ruby on Rails, with some Angular.js. Managed project teams made up of in-house developers and outside consultants, focused on delivering high-quality software for clients on time and within budget.

Developer and project development lead for online lending application based in Ruby on Rails. Working with third-party providers for features such as SMS integration. Continuing push for full test coverage over development environment. General "square peg in round hole" efforts to incorporate new technology in legacy environment. Share responsibility for release of new code to production environment. Currently leading team of developers responsible for new product development for release in new markets, including collaboration with strategy, operations, and marketing.Additionally serving as key team member for campus recruiting events and interviewing new talent.

Part-time internship focusing on learning large-scale Ruby on Rails applications. Intern project includes designing and implementing a candidate assessment tool, allowing for objective comparison between interviewees by technical skill.

Splitting duties between temporary voluntary retirement, casual triathlon training, dog walking, and web development using JQuery, ASP .Net, and HTML5/CSS3 for external clients.

Fast-paced web development course focused on Ruby on Rails centered around the Chicago tech startup scene.

Primary role as technical solution architect and product manager for new web-based "Software as a Service" supply chain design product.Also serving as senior consultant and advisor for strategic supply chain network design and simulation software company. Focuses include simulation development for Department of Defense clients, network design projects for commercial clients, and development of future products for the company.

- Undergraduate representative to National Fraternity's Education Foundation- Contributing as voice of active members to Foundation leadership- Leading undergraduate fundraising efforts through "President's Men" giving campaign

- Handling requests for computer support and network administration for the University of Michigan’s College of Language, Science, and the Arts faculty and staff- Servicing of computers, interacting with faculty and staff, and performing various other administrative tasks for a large network

- Leading values-based organization of 55 men, spurring development in philanthropic and professional development events, including charity game tournament and resume workshops- Creating three-year growth plan focusing on long-term chapter sustainability, increased outreach to community, and leadership development through reorganization- Developing results-driven plan to raise chapter GPA, including added resources and goal tracking

- Assessing threat caused by peer-to-peer applications in corporate network, including security, legal, and infrastructure risks- Assembling corporate policy literature and technical information for comprehensive user education and communication procedure to encourage application removal

- Developing web-based drawing database maintenance tools to allow end-users to graphically modify existing database system- Interfacing with LogicNet+ supply chain management software to create stand-alone web application to automate data collection and organization process for logistics models- Streamlining supply chain model creation system from 25 hours to 45 minutes per model