Experience
Creator & Software Engineer
Storyline // New York, NY // 2022-2023
Designed and engineered a Markdown editor prototype for true narrative storytellers. Storyline is a desktop writing app combining traditional markdown sheets with a video editing-inspired timeline, allowing writers to place text within time. Built with Node.js, Electron, React, and TypeScript.
Senior Software Engineer
Barbarian // New York, NY // 2021
Integrated a CMS and CRM for a 1,200+ location client in their digital transformation that allowed users to streamline legacy customer data with new data, and edit and publish marketing content with ease. Guided junior developers and contractors from disparate teams to code with a singular vision.
Senior Fullstack Developer
Havas // New York, NY // 2020
Established coding best practices, style guides, and DevOps workflows. Led system design and selection of technologies at the start of each project. Created a Gitflow methodology with code reviews. Mentored junior developers on comp-sci fundamentals and writing modular, reusable, and maintainable code.
Frontend Engineer
MongoDB // New York, NY // 2019-2020
Developed and maintained MongoDB’s customer-facing websites and internal employee tools as part of MongoDB’s talented web team.
Fullstack Developer
Havas // New York, NY // 2019
Collaborated with designers to implement CSS/SASS with precision. Worked tightly with backend developers to architect MySQL database models and design REST API’s. Wrote clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
Software Engineering Teaching Fellow
Fullstack Academy of Code // New York, NY // 2018-2019
Mentored students in Fullstack Academy’s renowned software engineering program. Performed code reviews and provided feedback for Node and React applications. Hosted weekly workshops to study data structures and algorithms.
Creative Lead & Senior Web Designer
Wonderist Agency // San Diego, CA // 2015-2018
Spearheaded the hiring, tooling, and expansion of web development and design departments. Created stunning websites and digital branding.
Visual Storytelling Mentor
OATLEY ACADEMY OF VISUAL STORYTELLING // LOS ANGELES, CA // 2016-2017
Hosted web-based mentor sessions for an industry-leading curriculum on composition and dramatic writing. Explored story structure, art history, and painting while building a community of illustrators and authors.
Honors
Adobe Design Achievement Awards Finalist
Alfred P. Sloan Grant Winner
Columbia University Fellowship
NYU Trustee and Tisch Scholarship
Fullstack Academy Fellowship
Interests
AI/ML, writing, painting, composing
@pianosketches, and the common good.