𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧: Autorec Matching AI - Using generative AI to automate month-end reconciliation processes.𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:Work with Product, Sales, Design, and other stakeholders to set the strategic direction for the Autorec Matching domain.Manage a combined team consisting of: • Full Stack Web Developers: Develop the web experience for Autorec Matching. • AI Specialists: Responsible for the matching engine.𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬: • Develop a new matching engine and user experience utilizing state-of-the-art LLMs, such as GPT-4. • Maintain an existing machine learning model.

Partnerships / Plastiq ConnectPlastiq Connect is a suite of payments products that enables businesses to quickly and securely develop powerful payment experiences in their own applications. Leading a team of server side and front end engineers that develop restful APIs, embeddable components, developer portals, and high quality documentation.- Recruited and shaped initial team and built processes - Led the technology architecture and design of the initial product, working with principal engineers along with business and product stakeholders - Created system for partner onboarding including co-design and development. Pitched, landed, and launched marquee partners ranging from startups to billion dollar+ card issuers. - Continuing to lead the engineering efforts for product development and new partnership activitiesMobile Plastiq is available on iOS and Android, allowing small businesses to manage their payments, approvals, and other financial tasks on the go. Actively managing a team of react native and backend engineers spread across North and Latin America. - Leveraging React Native to ship to both iOS and Android devices- Working hand in hand with Product leadership to develop and execute quarterly roadmaps- Developing a culture of hybrid engineering, pushing engineers to expand automated test coverage and maintain a high quality bar

Managed multiple full-stack engineering teams. Responsible for engineering initiatives in Partnerships (Plastiq Connect), Short Term Financing, and Internal Tools. Managed direct reports across the U.S., Canada, and Latin America.

Leading Growth Engineering at Plastiq, focusing on enterprise partnerships and sales engineering.

Full stack development focusing on partnerships and business development initiatives.

Plastiq for iOS lets customrs pay any bill simply by snapping a photo and entering a credit card.Leading development to maintain and improve Plastiq’s first iOS app. Helped launch the app in April 2016, shortly thereafter it was featured by Apple in the App Store. Working fully in Swift.

Developing Plastiq’s core product, a new way to pay anyone with your credit card regardless of acceptance. Also developing internal risk analysis tools to assess and prevent fraudulent payments and activity. This included developing an automated rules engine to analyze and make decisions about payments and users as they flow through the Plastiq ecosystem.Helped develop standards that emphasize higher code quality and more robust testing, resulting in a faster development cycle and improved consumer experience. Technologies used on a daily basis include Angular.js, SASS, Node.js, Jasmine, and Gulp.

The coaches program was created to engage the most technically and culturally-aligned DBC alumni. Coaches are tasked with improving the student experience in any way they see fit.- pairs with students, with an emphasis on their self-learning and discovery.- works with students on a variety of topics, including Ruby, JavaScript, Rails, AngularJS, Sinatra, RSpec, SQL, and ActiveRecord. - assists with weekly 'Algorithm Night' to help recently graduated students practice white boarding, algorithms, and other software interview related topics.

18 weeks of immersive web development training. Dev Bootcamp's program focused on programming theory, Ruby and Ruby on Rails, HTML/CSS, Javascript, and other modern web frameworks needed to become a cutting edge full stack web developer.Curriculum & Experience• Core Languages: JavaScript, Ruby• Core Frameworks: Ruby on Rails, Sinatra• Front-End: HTML5, CSS3• Add'l Frameworks & Libraries: jQuery, Devise, Foundation, BASSCSS, Canvas• Architecture: Object Oriented Design, MVC design patterns, RESTful routing• Testing: TDD & BDD using RSpec, Jasmine, & Capybara• Databases & Hosting: Active Record, PostgreSQL, SQLite3, Heroku, Amazon Web Services (S3)• Culture: Weekly classes to understand and develop engineering empathy, mastered Git and Github for collaborative development on a large scale• Leadership: 400+ hours of structured pair programming, led agile development of single and multi-day team projects. Independently learned Objective-C and Swift to lead a 'Lightning Talk' to introduce fellow students to iOS/mobile development

Developing back end systems for data management and analysis. Currently building web based API for future business applications. Design layout of data structures and build API that utilizes PHP, JSON, MySQL efficiently and maintains software longevity. Systems will be used to facilitate daily business operations at multiple properties with over 1,200 residents, as well as drive the front end website.

Selected as member of a team of six from Missouri to collaborate with students from Shanghai University on a joint research project. Research was led by Professor Wan, Shanghai University’s Smart City Institute, and conducted in Shanghai University’s Smart City Lab. Developed the server of an Android mobile game. The server hosted a multiplayer online game and was written in Java. Utilized multithreading and socket communication for multi-user functionality.

Developed and implemented marketing plan and strategy for the iOS and Android application Nightlife. Established and maintained a social media presence for Nightlife. Marketing and social media efforts drove Nightlife past 15,000+ downloads and 1,500+ active weekly users. Further responsibilities included building and maintaining client relationships and pursuing advertising opportunities.www.nightlifetonight.com

Provided customers with a first class shopping experience. Demonstrated detailed product knowledge and established lasting client relationships. Contributed to a top grossing department in Nordstrom’s flagship store in the heart of Seattle.