Experience

Aleph Alpha

• Germany
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead UX Engineer

  • Jun 2021 - Present



Talentpair

• United States
• Internet Marketplace Platforms
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2021

  As team lead, facilitates communication between product and engineering and balances sprint workloads. Responsible for AWS cloud infrastructure, using modern best practices to scale with our growing user base. Moved Python workloads from VMs to containers running on ECS. Managed the transition of our machine learning workflows to Sagemaker, allowing faster iteration for the data science team. As team lead, facilitates communication between product and engineering and balances sprint workloads. Responsible for AWS cloud infrastructure, using modern best practices to scale with our growing user base. Moved Python workloads from VMs to containers running on ECS. Managed the transition of our machine learning workflows to Sagemaker, allowing faster iteration for the data science team.



LAIKA Studios

• United States
• Animation
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Feb 2019 - Sep 2019

  Product owner and lead developer on a task management solution tailored towards artist workflows. Built and maintained production backends in Rust and Python. Pushed adoption of React and Material UI for Frontend projects. Product owner and lead developer on a task management solution tailored towards artist workflows. Built and maintained production backends in Rust and Python. Pushed adoption of React and Material UI for Frontend projects.



Talentpair

• United States
• Internet Marketplace Platforms
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Jun 2017 - Feb 2019

  Added and maintained features in our React/Redux and AngularJS apps.Planned and executed long-term migration strategies from older technologies.Integrated service workers and notifications into the apps.

• • Dec 2016 - May 2017

  Built and maintained features in two AngularJS apps.Integrated React and Redux into both apps to prep for future migration of features to React.



Monk Development

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Front-End Developer

  • Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  Convert PSDs from design team into working PHP/HTML/CSS templates that tie into Ekklesia360 CMS/API and other third-party APIs. Create new standard templates, as well as integrate current standard templates into client sites. Convert PSDs from design team into working PHP/HTML/CSS templates that tie into Ekklesia360 CMS/API and other third-party APIs. Create new standard templates, as well as integrate current standard templates into client sites.



ICON IN MEDIA LIMITED

• United Kingdom

• Front-End Developer

  • May 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Work with designer to build functional prototypes and production-ready websites for a variety of clients. • Transitioned and trained development team to use source control (Git) on our projects. • Developed a Vagrant environment for the team to enable local development on our workstations. • Lead responsive redesign for one of our JavaScript-based SAAS products. • Work with designer to build functional prototypes and production-ready websites for a variety of clients. • Transitioned and trained development team to use source control (Git) on our projects. • Developed a Vagrant environment for the team to enable local development on our workstations. • Lead responsive redesign for one of our JavaScript-based SAAS products.



Fuller Theological Seminary

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Video Editor

  • Jul 2013 - May 2015

  • Produced, shot, and edited marketing videos, including: promotional spots, interviews, and short-form documentaries. • Created bumpers and other motion graphics/animation pieces for videos to create a cohesive and polished look for our marketing materials. • Programed scripts and tools to automate our pipeline and workflow as much as possible. • Produced, shot, and edited marketing videos, including: promotional spots, interviews, and short-form documentaries. • Created bumpers and other motion graphics/animation pieces for videos to create a cohesive and polished look for our marketing materials. • Programed scripts and tools to automate our pipeline and workflow as much as possible.



Biola University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Web and Technical Specialist

  • Sep 2013 - May 2014

  • Handled customer support calls for the variety of web services the school offers, including account logins. • Oversaw implementation of WordPress blog for content marketing materials. • Implemented a redesign of the account dashboard for registration, payments, and account information. • Handled customer support calls for the variety of web services the school offers, including account logins. • Oversaw implementation of WordPress blog for content marketing materials. • Implemented a redesign of the account dashboard for registration, payments, and account information.



DreamWorks Animation

• United States
• Animation and Post-production
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Dec 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Managed staffing and tracking for hundreds of shots and assets flowing through the layout department each day.• Spearheaded documentation and communication for Generics and interdepartmental breakdowns.• Assisted with demonstrating the capabilities of our Motion Capture room and equipment to outside vendors.• Daily communication and coordination with our India team ensuring work stayed on schedule.

• • Dec 2011 - Dec 2012

  • Managed calendars and phones for the Associate Producer, Production Manager, and VFX Supervisor on Madagascar 3• Coordinated and ran meetings for interdepartmental breakdowns and cross-site India reviews.



Biola Web Conference

• Assistant Director

  • Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

  • Assisted with recruiting 13 speakers, marketing, and planning event for over 100 attendees. • Assisted with recruiting 13 speakers, marketing, and planning event for over 100 attendees.



Los Angeles Times

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Consumer Marketing Intern

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Organized, logged, and converted video and other promotional content marketing materials. • Edited sizzle reels and provided motion graphics for a variety of B2B and TV marketing campaigns. • Organized, logged, and converted video and other promotional content marketing materials. • Edited sizzle reels and provided motion graphics for a variety of B2B and TV marketing campaigns.