With over 10 years of work experience in web development and project management, I am a tech lead who can deliver high-quality products and solutions for clients and stakeholders. My mission is to create engaging and user-friendly websites and applications that meet the needs and expectations of the target audience. My field of expertise is in the LAMP and JAM (a.k.a. "severless") stacks which allows for faster, more secure, and scalable web projects. I most recently worked as a tech lead at Browser London, a digital agency that specializes in product design, development, and strategy.As a tech lead at Browser London and technical director at Rush Hour Media, I was involved in leading web development, project planning and architecture, and product maintenance for various clients and projects. I worked closely with the clients, project managers, product owners, business development, and software developers to ensure the delivery of high-quality products and solutions.Some of the technologies and tools that I have used in my roles include PHP, JavaScript, Typescript, SQL, Laravel, WordPress, React, NextJS, NodeJS, Sanity.io, Directus, Docker, AWS, Cloudflare, and more. I have also contributed to the improvement of the internal processes and best practices of the agency.
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Co-FounderThe Bcn Studio Jul 2024 - PresentBarcelona, Catalonia, SpainThe BCN Studio is a home for artists and creatives. We offer space for building and producing exceptional live experiences.In the Spring of 2024 a group of like-minded individuals came together to found The BCN Studio. Our shared vision is to offer Barcelona's incredible community of artists a professional and flexible space to learn, practice and perform.As a producer I handle day-to-day tasks—from painting walls and installing floors to rigging lighting and audio equipment. Along with the rest of the production team, I work to take account of the needs of the community and the space to build or acquire assets on time and under budget. This means being flexible, thrifty, and active. Sometimes it means sweating from manual labor, and sometimes it means sweating the details of a spreadsheet. -
Tech LeadBrowser London Jun 2021 - Mar 2023Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainIn the position of tech lead for Browser Group I was a lead web developer, project planner and architect, and product maintainer. I worked closely with the CTO, project managers, product owners, business development, and software developers. This multivariate position required a broad range of skills working in client-facing and internal capacities.Our products were built in Laravel 7, Laravel 8, and WordPress (the "LAMP stack"), or React.js, NextJS + NodeJS, Sanity.io, and Directus ("JAM stack", or "serverless"). Particularly working in PHP, JavaScript, Typescript, SQL (MySQL); hosted primarily as Docker containers on AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, Cloudfront, RDS, and more), and Cloudflare for DNS; and with dev ops managed using AWS Console and Terraform.We primarily used Atlassian products (Jira, Trello, and BitBucket) for project management, alongside Clickup.Our clients were in government, private-public partnerships (PPPs), and private companies (startups and enterprise), who we worked with from project inception to delivery, updates, and ongoing development. -
Partner, Technical Operations DirectorRush Hour Media Sep 2018 - Aug 2020Barcelona, SpainFor Rush Hour Media I worked on hiring and training the team of web developers, especially on WordPress; managed client projects from inception and design, through development and delivery, then into maintenance; and, I implemented and managed infrastructure (G Suite, Rackspace servers, etc.) for both Rush Hour Media and our clients.This was an especially challenging position at times but the journey was well-worth the rewards. Lots of late nights and weekends early on, but as we built and improved the team and our processes the company congealed into a smoothly-operating business. The company's partners would meet regularly to discuss strategy and steer the company in the right direction for growth. -
Partner, Technical Operations DirectorRush Hour Media Jun 2017 - Sep 2018Hong Kong
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ProducerInside A Pandemic Mar 2020 - Jul 2020Barcelona, Catalonia, SpainProducer and co-host of the podcast Inside a Pandemic.Like many people, during the SARS-CoV-2 quarantine I found myself looking for a project. The night prior to the mandatory quarantine in Barcelona, Alex Alden and I sat down and recorded our first episode.Over the next five months we recorded interviews with a range of interesting characters—an epidemiologist, writers, a sex educator, and more—about their experiences. Sometimes a journal, sometimes a rant; the interviewees always brought us something interesting to learn or discuss.
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Technical Project ManagerMerchantcantos Nov 2016 - Jun 2017Hong KongFor six-months I served as the interim technical projects manager at the Hong Kong office of MerchantCantos (now named Brunswick Creative Campaigns and Content). I worked directly with the agency's director on projects for enterprise clients in Hong Kong, Singapore, and China. The company has a global footprint and I worked with both the UK and American offices in order to support their clients during the off-hours—this included content-management and responding to requests.This was an incredible opportunity for me and I was able to learn a lot about leadership from the agency's director, and from a team of professional and genial peers. Much of what I learned here I was able to bring forward in my career. -
Wordpress Project Manager, Operations And Helpdesk ManagerRush Hour Media Jul 2014 - Nov 2016Hong KongWeb developer and WordPress project manager. Maintenance and helpdesk management for ongoing clients.WordPress theme and plugin development.White label WordPress theme project manager (gulp, Node.js/NPM, Bower, Bourbon.io/Neat).Systems administrator (primarily CentOS 7 & Ubuntu hosted by Rackspace).Issue tracking (Atlassian JIRA).Project management for WordPress projects.
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AnalystSquarespace Jul 2013 - Apr 2014Greater New York City AreaCustomer support ("Customer Care") via email and live chat. CSS and HTML advisor.Bug reporting and issue tracking via Atlassian JIRA.Platform software documentation.Team management and coordination. -
It Field TechnicianLifeguard Tech Sep 2010 - Jun 2012Greater New York City AreaOn-site and remote technician for several small businesses in a range of industries (primarily design, publications, media production).Consultant and systems administrator working with servers (OS X server, Windows Server 2003 & 2007) and workstations (Apple's Mac OS X 10.4-10.7; Windows XP, Vista and 7).Networking (Cisco, SonicWall).Application support (Adobe, Microsoft Office, iWork).Media management (Vjoon K4).
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Lead SpecialistApple Apr 2007 - Apr 2011Greater New York City AreaSales and training leader in the New York City retail stores. Employee management, onboarding and continued training. -
Lead Technical Project ManagerTenx Networks Nov 2003 - Nov 2006Greater Salt Lake City AreaWorkstation and server (4U and 1U) manufacturing and quality assurance, as well as enclosed electronics such as WiFi radios for WISPs. Products were used in applications such as home automation, media servers, rural infrastructure/telephony.Build-process management and hardware testing, as well as software/firmware installation and configuration in preparation for site dispatch and delivery.
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