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California, United States

San Francisco, California, Us

- Led engineering efforts to reduce false positives in the fraud detection algorithm. This involved implementing real-time model features and enhancing feature observability.- Led a cross-functional initiative to design Twitch's first personalized offers system, increasing viewer engagement through targeted offers.- Developed personalized ad configurations for monetized creators, driving participation in the Ads Manager Program and boosting creator engagement.

San Francisco, California, Us

I led cross-functional teams to design and enhance ad experiences for viewers, creators, and advertisers- Designed and led the implementation of Multi Ad Format delivery, unlocking $100m in Display Ads, Audio Ads, and more since 2020- Designed and implemented the Ads Manager system which schedules ads for creators at a set cadence. This system generates 1.9b ad impressions a week, an improvement of 4x- Led a team to counter Ad Blockers on Twitch, recovering 3-4 million daily impressions and significantly increasing ad visibility and revenue by $10m annualized- Directed a cross-functional team to develop Auto Snooze and Smart Ad Scheduling, increasing viewer retention by 10% through strategic ad timing to minimize disruption- Designed and implemented Picture By Picture ads, which improved viewer retention during ads by 15%

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

Secdev Team:Full stack work (Golang, ReactJS) for security tools used at twitchBuilt and maintained production systems on AWS for twitch (ECS, Fargate, EC2, etc...)

San Francisco, California, Us

Video Playback Engineer:Modernized player-ui using react + reduxDrove features such as playlists and socialDrove embeds for twitchImplemented CI/CD System for video playerWorked closely with QA team to design automated tests for the player.

Boulder, Co, Us

HIR for Hack Reactor's alumni team. Main responsibilities included redesigning and teaching extended curriculum to alumni, conducting mock interviews for alumni and students, and giving talks on technology.- Redesigned and taught alumni curriculum, which included algorithms and data structures- Conducted mock technical interviews for alumni to help improve their technical interview skills- Gave talks on security focused topics such as OWASP Top 10, Shellshock, SQL Injection, and others

Software Engineer for www.pantomics.com- Designed application with docker-containers to best fit CEO’s needs and for fast deployment.- Created isomorphic application with Express, Node, ReactJS and Flux for a smooth UX.- Built software that synced local excel sheet with remote PostgresDB for seamless catalog updates.- Optimized SEO using techniques like server side rendering to improve google rankings.- Onboarded engineers and incorporated agile work methodologies to push features and fix bugs.- Saved company 90% on server costs by spearheading website overhaul.

- Scraped IMDB, Variety, Hollywood Reporter, and Production Weekly for new film projects- Tracked projects in database and made daily updates for them- Managed and maintained Film Production job listings in the US and UK

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Creative Writing

Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering

Master Of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Screenwriting