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Plentiful.ai is on a mission to enable a more rapid transition to building electrification, distributed energy resources, and energy efficiency through the use of AI and automation.

Oakland, Ca, Us

We provide software solutions to complex problems. Amongst the variety of skills that the team offers, I project manage, build web based software, automate processes and provide consistent, reliable deployment solutions. My specialties include React.js, Flask, Node.js, Docker, Terraform, AWS.

Specializing in performant, rich front-end experiences using modern technologies for organizations large and small.- Wrote specifications and developed on a portable document viewing experience compatible by web and mobile. Partnered teams in need of similar solutions to shorten timelines and share solutions across enterprise verticals- Launched, customized and monitored social web spaces like forum, wiki and CMS software- Improved performance and conversions on e-commerce platforms including Shopify, Tictail and WordPress- Arduino powered IoT devices- Gesture controlled green screen-less interactive photobooths powered by python and deployed at events in the Bay Area and Nevada

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Facilitated front-end technical alignment forum within organization. Cut initial load time in half on most pages for linkedin.com/learning, and more on high traffic pages. Built embeddable learning experience used across blogs and LinkedIn publishing. Lead development for performance, embedded experiences, payments, internationalization, and analytics.- Lead development for search within the enterprise facing learning product.- Facilitated forums for alignment within the Learning teams.- Co-organized tech leadership committee for front-end developers in the SF location.- Ran cross-campus Ember.js users' group spanning South Bay, San Francisco and New York. Organized talks and presented a handful of times myself.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Supported launch of redesign, that I architected, of the authoring environment and end-user display of CMS generated pages. This improved authoring experience, end-user experience and developer ergonomics.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Developed cross-browser, responsive UIs on AEM using JSP, Java, HTML, SCSS, and JavaScript. Leveraged backing technologies like Ext JS and Apache Sling to reduce dependencies on proprietary technologies and increase viability of open source solutions within our stack.Established testing framework and measuring tools to improve testing coverage over the Brand and Marketing team's Java source code using JUnit, Mockito and PowerMock. Automated test runs and coverage report generation into deployment flow. This reduced dependency on manual testing and reduced deployment risk opening the door to continuous deployment initiatives. Testing coverage was raised to over 60% by the end of the initiative while active development was occurring on the platform.Added support to Maven build pipeline for live reload and facilitated other developer ergonomic initiatives common to node/npm pipelines that developers are accustomed to in modern front-ends.Ran and organized bi-weekly sprint demos also known as Hour of Demoing out Revisions (HODOR for short) to live demo developer changes to design, marketing and QA partners. We used this platform to gather feedback, reduce risk and make high-value changes while projects were in flight without heavy impact on timeline.Architected redesign of the authoring environment and end-user display of CMS generated pages. This supported creation, maintenance and security initiatives across microsite creation primarily within the LinkedIn marketing organization but is used by many organizations within the company. Improved design, author experience and developer sprint velocity.Interviewed multiple candidates on a weekly basis to facilitate the growth of the engineering organization and culture.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Collaborated on small to longer term projects with diverse groups of stakeholders across a variety of technology stacks (basic PHP, Wordpress, Java)Developed promotions displayed on https://www.linkedin.comDeveloped and maintained LAMP, PHP and Wordpress based sites and blogs.Developed cross-browser, responsive widgets and back-end services for the Adobe CQ platform using Java, HTML, CSS and JavascriptInterviewed candidates to facilitate the growth of the engineering organization and culture.

Contributed to a variety of features supporting IoT home security systems. My most predominant contribution to the product was localizating the web client involving work in the JSP and JavaScript powered front-end and Java backend.