Experience

AgileEngine

• United States
• Software Development
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Senior Frontend Engineer and Team Lead

  • Apr 2023 - Present

• Senior Frontend Engineer

  • Sep 2022 - Apr 2023

  Summary: • Develop and maintain enterprise-grade Fintech software for the financial industry. Technical Leadership: • Mentor a mid-level frontend developer in Angular best practices through peer code reviews and one-on-one sessions to increase the project's collective technical skills. • Develop a front-end web architecture to deliver high performance, stability, and ease of maintenance. • Write Node.js scripts to compile TypeScript into JavaScript and SASS into CSS. • Use… Show more Summary: • Develop and maintain enterprise-grade Fintech software for the financial industry. Technical Leadership: • Mentor a mid-level frontend developer in Angular best practices through peer code reviews and one-on-one sessions to increase the project's collective technical skills. • Develop a front-end web architecture to deliver high performance, stability, and ease of maintenance. • Write Node.js scripts to compile TypeScript into JavaScript and SASS into CSS. • Use the Git version control system to provide a stable development process. • Performed QA on a software application throughout the software development lifecycle, including unit testing and system testing. • Implemented and maintained an application build pipeline in Bitbucket and Bamboo to drive continuous software delivery and deployment. Project Leadership: • Delegate and coordinate work assignments for a team of four developers to meet project goals and deadlines. • Write user stories that document requirements to ensure software features meet product managers' goals. • Conduct daily stand-ups and retrospectives as a scrum master to identify and address any roadblocks or impediments to progress.



Syntech Systems - FUELMASTER

• United States
• Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering
• 100 - 200 Employee

• User Experience Designer and Business Systems Analyst

  • Jan 2022 - Sep 2022

  Lead UX Designer: • Created a range of user experience design artifacts - from sketches to prototypes - to communicate design concepts to stakeholders and development teams. • Implemented art direction and design concepts across a range of web, mobile, embedded, and console applications to ensure a consistent brand and style. • Championed and taught best design practices within the company such as designing thinking. • Continued our software product’s compliance with accessibility… Show more Lead UX Designer: • Created a range of user experience design artifacts - from sketches to prototypes - to communicate design concepts to stakeholders and development teams. • Implemented art direction and design concepts across a range of web, mobile, embedded, and console applications to ensure a consistent brand and style. • Championed and taught best design practices within the company such as designing thinking. • Continued our software product’s compliance with accessibility standards and guidelines (WCAG 2.0, ADA Section 508) as the company’s subject matter expert on the topic. Business Systems Analyst: • Gathered, documented, shared and defended requirements with business stakeholders and engineering teams. • Wrote agile user stories that strike the best balance between flexibility and detail. • Interviewed the company's B2B customers and specific end-users to understand their needs. • Collaborated with a product management team to chart a vision for the company's product line.

• User Experience Designer and Frontend Developer

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2021

  Sole UI Designer: • Implemented art direction and design concepts across a range of web and mobile applications to ensure a consistent brand and style. • Integrated best practices in usability and accessibility into product user interfaces to yield a pleasurable experience for a variety of users. • Created a range of user experience design artifacts - from sketches to prototypes - to communicate design concepts to stakeholders and product development teams. • Wrote user stories that… Show more Sole UI Designer: • Implemented art direction and design concepts across a range of web and mobile applications to ensure a consistent brand and style. • Integrated best practices in usability and accessibility into product user interfaces to yield a pleasurable experience for a variety of users. • Created a range of user experience design artifacts - from sketches to prototypes - to communicate design concepts to stakeholders and product development teams. • Wrote user stories that documented requirements for user interface features to inform product development. • Established our software product’s compliance with accessibility standards and guidelines (WCAG 2.0, ADA Section 508) as the company’s subject matter expert on the topic. Lead Front End Developer: • Developed front end architecture for the company's flagship enterprise web product to provide high performance, stability, and ease of maintenance. • Devised standards for coding patterns, code style, and automated test coverage for UI development to improve the company's overall software quality. • Trained and mentored over a dozen full-stack web developers in developing with front end technologies through workshops and peer code review to increase the company's shared technical skills. • Interpreted technical specifications and user stories to ensure delivered software meets our customers' needs. • Assisted the test automation team with integrating end-to-end automated testing into our applications' UI architecture to guarantee product quality. • Refocused our Angular services to more efficiently consume REST APIs via AJAX and the promise object pattern. • Standardized code patterns for using jQuery to manipulate the HTML DOM. • Wrote Node.js scripts to compile TypeScript and SASS code and deploy web assets. • Used the Git version control system to ensure a stable development process.



Freelance

• Industry Speaker and Author

  • Nov 2016 - Dec 2020

  Presentations at Conferences and Meetups: • "CodePen for Everyone." Presentation delivered for the Refresh Tallahassee meetup group on 2/18/2019. Workshops I Led: • "What Can Product Managers Do For Engineers?" One-hour workshop for co-workers at Syntech Systems on 12/3/2020. • "Introduction to Design Thinking" A series of four half-day workshops for co-workers at Syntech from 8/23/2019 to 9/20/2019. • "Best Practices for Code Review." A two-hour workshop for co-workers at… Show more Presentations at Conferences and Meetups: • "CodePen for Everyone." Presentation delivered for the Refresh Tallahassee meetup group on 2/18/2019. Workshops I Led: • "What Can Product Managers Do For Engineers?" One-hour workshop for co-workers at Syntech Systems on 12/3/2020. • "Introduction to Design Thinking" A series of four half-day workshops for co-workers at Syntech from 8/23/2019 to 9/20/2019. • "Best Practices for Code Review." A two-hour workshop for co-workers at Syntech on 9/28/2017. • "Lose the Lackluster Login" A two-hour workshop for co-workers at Syntech on 11/4/2016. Online Courses I Teach: • "Web Typography for Beginners: Decorate Your Text With HTML and CSS." Published via Skillshare from 6/21/2019 to the present. Articles I Wrote: • "Making it Right: a book summary for product managers." Published in UX Collective on 10/20/2020. • "Things You Can Do With CodePen." Published on CodePen on 2/6/2019. • "The designer, the coworker, and the teacup: A story about critiquing a design." Published in UX Collective on 6/26/2018. Show less Presentations at Conferences and Meetups: • "CodePen for Everyone." Presentation delivered for the Refresh Tallahassee meetup group on 2/18/2019. Workshops I Led: • "What Can Product Managers Do For Engineers?" One-hour workshop for co-workers at Syntech Systems on 12/3/2020. • "Introduction to Design Thinking" A series of four half-day workshops for co-workers at Syntech from 8/23/2019 to 9/20/2019. • "Best Practices for Code Review." A two-hour workshop for co-workers at… Show more Presentations at Conferences and Meetups: • "CodePen for Everyone." Presentation delivered for the Refresh Tallahassee meetup group on 2/18/2019. Workshops I Led: • "What Can Product Managers Do For Engineers?" One-hour workshop for co-workers at Syntech Systems on 12/3/2020. • "Introduction to Design Thinking" A series of four half-day workshops for co-workers at Syntech from 8/23/2019 to 9/20/2019. • "Best Practices for Code Review." A two-hour workshop for co-workers at Syntech on 9/28/2017. • "Lose the Lackluster Login" A two-hour workshop for co-workers at Syntech on 11/4/2016. Online Courses I Teach: • "Web Typography for Beginners: Decorate Your Text With HTML and CSS." Published via Skillshare from 6/21/2019 to the present. Articles I Wrote: • "Making it Right: a book summary for product managers." Published in UX Collective on 10/20/2020. • "Things You Can Do With CodePen." Published on CodePen on 2/6/2019. • "The designer, the coworker, and the teacup: A story about critiquing a design." Published in UX Collective on 6/26/2018. Show less



Freelance

• Tallahassee, Florida Area

• Web Designer

  • May 2014 - Oct 2014

  • Consulted with client stakeholders to determine each project's goals and desired outcomes. • Defined audiences for small business websites to guide the sites' visual style, tone, and content. • Wrote HTML and CSS code as needed to produce flawless visual renderings of the desired websites. • Transformed the experience of site visitors by using jQuery to manipulate the HTML DOM and boost interactivity. • Integrated third-party tools into Content Management System (CMS) platforms to… Show more • Consulted with client stakeholders to determine each project's goals and desired outcomes. • Defined audiences for small business websites to guide the sites' visual style, tone, and content. • Wrote HTML and CSS code as needed to produce flawless visual renderings of the desired websites. • Transformed the experience of site visitors by using jQuery to manipulate the HTML DOM and boost interactivity. • Integrated third-party tools into Content Management System (CMS) platforms to deliver the functionality necessary to meet clients' needs. Show less • Consulted with client stakeholders to determine each project's goals and desired outcomes. • Defined audiences for small business websites to guide the sites' visual style, tone, and content. • Wrote HTML and CSS code as needed to produce flawless visual renderings of the desired websites. • Transformed the experience of site visitors by using jQuery to manipulate the HTML DOM and boost interactivity. • Integrated third-party tools into Content Management System (CMS) platforms to… Show more • Consulted with client stakeholders to determine each project's goals and desired outcomes. • Defined audiences for small business websites to guide the sites' visual style, tone, and content. • Wrote HTML and CSS code as needed to produce flawless visual renderings of the desired websites. • Transformed the experience of site visitors by using jQuery to manipulate the HTML DOM and boost interactivity. • Integrated third-party tools into Content Management System (CMS) platforms to deliver the functionality necessary to meet clients' needs. Show less



Umbraco

• Denmark
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Contributing Technical Writer

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  Umbraco is an open source, web-based content management system similar to WordPress. I contributed to the installation documentation, improving outdated and unclear instructions for the installation of the application. • Tested several installations of the CMS using different platforms and platform versions. • Updated installation instructions to reflect a newer version of Microsoft WebMatrix. • Installed and maintained a local web server testing environment, including the CMS… Show more Umbraco is an open source, web-based content management system similar to WordPress. I contributed to the installation documentation, improving outdated and unclear instructions for the installation of the application. • Tested several installations of the CMS using different platforms and platform versions. • Updated installation instructions to reflect a newer version of Microsoft WebMatrix. • Installed and maintained a local web server testing environment, including the CMS platform. • Submitted changes via GitHub using the Markdown markup language. Show less Umbraco is an open source, web-based content management system similar to WordPress. I contributed to the installation documentation, improving outdated and unclear instructions for the installation of the application. • Tested several installations of the CMS using different platforms and platform versions. • Updated installation instructions to reflect a newer version of Microsoft WebMatrix. • Installed and maintained a local web server testing environment, including the CMS… Show more Umbraco is an open source, web-based content management system similar to WordPress. I contributed to the installation documentation, improving outdated and unclear instructions for the installation of the application. • Tested several installations of the CMS using different platforms and platform versions. • Updated installation instructions to reflect a newer version of Microsoft WebMatrix. • Installed and maintained a local web server testing environment, including the CMS platform. • Submitted changes via GitHub using the Markdown markup language. Show less



United States Air Force

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Avionics Maintenance Supervisor

  • Sep 2000 - May 2008

  I installed, inspected, tested, adjusted, and repaired electronics and computer systems in heavy airplanes. I installed, inspected, tested, adjusted, and repaired electronics and computer systems in heavy airplanes.