Experience

Descript

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  software engineer with a background in mortgage and consumer financial products, as well as a former career in semiconductor manufacturing/ materials engineer. Currently working in the video and podcast editing space. software engineer with a background in mortgage and consumer financial products, as well as a former career in semiconductor manufacturing/ materials engineer. Currently working in the video and podcast editing space.



Blend

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Nov 2017 - Nov 2021

  On the Consumer Banking Team working on new consumer applications, personalizable products, and cross-sell opportunities. Experience managing several projects and developing microservices. Previously on the App Process Team. Worked on app quality for the mortgage applications, updating status and business logic in a large monolith, and extracting microservices from the monolith over time. On the Consumer Banking Team working on new consumer applications, personalizable products, and cross-sell opportunities. Experience managing several projects and developing microservices. Previously on the App Process Team. Worked on app quality for the mortgage applications, updating status and business logic in a large monolith, and extracting microservices from the monolith over time.



ApplePie Capital

• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Sep 2015 - Oct 2017

  Top contributor on team, high project and code ownership. Core developer for much of ApplePie Capital’s product. Promoted to senior in November 2016. - Developed core tools for internal loan officers and external borrowers to manage and automate the loan application process through funding - Developed advanced document uploading and file system management capabilities with the Box API - Expanded and maintained critical data integrations between our platform and Salesforce objects -… Show more Top contributor on team, high project and code ownership. Core developer for much of ApplePie Capital’s product. Promoted to senior in November 2016. - Developed core tools for internal loan officers and external borrowers to manage and automate the loan application process through funding - Developed advanced document uploading and file system management capabilities with the Box API - Expanded and maintained critical data integrations between our platform and Salesforce objects - Implemented a secure information tokenization process for masking sensitive data - Designed and enforced a tighter application-wide permissions implementation for security - Enabled embedded signature collection of legal documents with the DocuSign API - Strengthened growing team by pairing with and delegating projects to two new junior developers. Advocated for both personal development and long-term team productivity - Improved test coverage from <50% to 78% - Refactored legacy code to enhance readability, add new features, and remove bugs - Introduced team release processes that severely reduced frequency of site breakage - Facilitated team-wide discussions on best practices and methodologies ApplePie Capital is a marketplace lender that provides a fresh new approach to franchise financing. The firm’s franchise loan marketplace enables entrepreneurs to efficiently obtain financing to start or expand their franchise business. ApplePie Capital enables investors to earn attractive fixed-income returns with established franchise brands they know and trust. For more information, visit www.applepiecapital.com. Show less Top contributor on team, high project and code ownership. Core developer for much of ApplePie Capital’s product. Promoted to senior in November 2016. - Developed core tools for internal loan officers and external borrowers to manage and automate the loan application process through funding - Developed advanced document uploading and file system management capabilities with the Box API - Expanded and maintained critical data integrations between our platform and Salesforce objects -… Show more Top contributor on team, high project and code ownership. Core developer for much of ApplePie Capital’s product. Promoted to senior in November 2016. - Developed core tools for internal loan officers and external borrowers to manage and automate the loan application process through funding - Developed advanced document uploading and file system management capabilities with the Box API - Expanded and maintained critical data integrations between our platform and Salesforce objects - Implemented a secure information tokenization process for masking sensitive data - Designed and enforced a tighter application-wide permissions implementation for security - Enabled embedded signature collection of legal documents with the DocuSign API - Strengthened growing team by pairing with and delegating projects to two new junior developers. Advocated for both personal development and long-term team productivity - Improved test coverage from <50% to 78% - Refactored legacy code to enhance readability, add new features, and remove bugs - Introduced team release processes that severely reduced frequency of site breakage - Facilitated team-wide discussions on best practices and methodologies ApplePie Capital is a marketplace lender that provides a fresh new approach to franchise financing. The firm’s franchise loan marketplace enables entrepreneurs to efficiently obtain financing to start or expand their franchise business. ApplePie Capital enables investors to earn attractive fixed-income returns with established franchise brands they know and trust. For more information, visit www.applepiecapital.com. Show less



Maxim Integrated

• United States
• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Process Engineer

  • Jul 2012 - Feb 2015

  Process owner of metal deposition, wafer bonding, and vapor etch manufacturing processes - Streamlined manufacturing flow to incorporate lean manufacturing and zero defect ideologies - Led process characterization/optimization and yield improvement for 8 gyroscope/accelerometer products - Ran effective SPC (statistical process control) monitors for continuous problem solving and prevention - Oversaw new process development and training for >20 employees over five production… Show more Process owner of metal deposition, wafer bonding, and vapor etch manufacturing processes - Streamlined manufacturing flow to incorporate lean manufacturing and zero defect ideologies - Led process characterization/optimization and yield improvement for 8 gyroscope/accelerometer products - Ran effective SPC (statistical process control) monitors for continuous problem solving and prevention - Oversaw new process development and training for >20 employees over five production tools - Contributed to teams identifying root causes of yield losses - Drove process characterization, optimization, and yield improvement - Transferred technologies and process knowledge to sister fabs - Defined SOP (standard operating procedure) and IOS (process specification) documents EVG Au-Si/Al-Ge eutectic wafer bonding, Endura PVD/CVD metal deposition, SPTS HF vapor release, McBain IR metrology, Bruker 3D Profilometry Show less Process owner of metal deposition, wafer bonding, and vapor etch manufacturing processes - Streamlined manufacturing flow to incorporate lean manufacturing and zero defect ideologies - Led process characterization/optimization and yield improvement for 8 gyroscope/accelerometer products - Ran effective SPC (statistical process control) monitors for continuous problem solving and prevention - Oversaw new process development and training for >20 employees over five production… Show more Process owner of metal deposition, wafer bonding, and vapor etch manufacturing processes - Streamlined manufacturing flow to incorporate lean manufacturing and zero defect ideologies - Led process characterization/optimization and yield improvement for 8 gyroscope/accelerometer products - Ran effective SPC (statistical process control) monitors for continuous problem solving and prevention - Oversaw new process development and training for >20 employees over five production tools - Contributed to teams identifying root causes of yield losses - Drove process characterization, optimization, and yield improvement - Transferred technologies and process knowledge to sister fabs - Defined SOP (standard operating procedure) and IOS (process specification) documents EVG Au-Si/Al-Ge eutectic wafer bonding, Endura PVD/CVD metal deposition, SPTS HF vapor release, McBain IR metrology, Bruker 3D Profilometry Show less



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Researcher

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2012

  - Designed and executed experiments to investigate multilayer thin films for spin electronics applications (magnetic RKKY exchange in AZO/NiO films) - Characterized film properties with photolithography, SQUID magnetometry, and triple-axis x-ray diffractometry

• Undergraduate Student Researcher

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011

  - Investigated the colossal magnetoresistance effects of La0.7Sr0.3MnO (LSMO) - Characterized thin films with a Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM)



Workstation & Microcomputer Facilities

• Facility Coordinator

  • Aug 2010 - May 2011

  Top student position, two coordinators in staff of 150 students. - Conducted hiring and promotion interviews and evaluated all student consultant staff - Proposed and managed projects to improve student computing resources and facilities - Managed a team of Senior Consultants who each tracked performance of a smaller team of Juniors - Assisted clients with any technical issues on Mac/Windows platforms (ex. all Microsoft Office Suite programs) and created continuous training programs… Show more Top student position, two coordinators in staff of 150 students. - Conducted hiring and promotion interviews and evaluated all student consultant staff - Proposed and managed projects to improve student computing resources and facilities - Managed a team of Senior Consultants who each tracked performance of a smaller team of Juniors - Assisted clients with any technical issues on Mac/Windows platforms (ex. all Microsoft Office Suite programs) and created continuous training programs for Consultants

• Senior Consultant

  • Aug 2009 - Aug 2010

  - Managed and guided a team of junior consultants - Provided real input into the managerial process of the facilities

• Junior Consultant

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2009

  Diagnosed hardware and software issues with computers, printers, and installed programs Assisted clients with all questions, requiring efficient and advanced skill with MS Office and other programs



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

  - Helped assemble and repair an old GATAN ion milling machine - Isolated vacuum leaks and experienced hands-on problem solving - Helped assemble and repair an old GATAN ion milling machine - Isolated vacuum leaks and experienced hands-on problem solving