Experience

Prism.bio

• United States
• Biotechnology
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of AI

  • May 2023 - Present



Shopify

• Canada
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• AI / LLM Engineering Craft Leader

  • Feb 2023 - May 2023

  Building and advising AI-powered products across multiple teams at Shopify. Having the time of my life.

• Engineering Lead

  • Nov 2022 - Mar 2023

  Leading engineers on the Conversations team. We build the tools our merchants use to contact Shopify, get their problems solved, and grow.

• Senior Developer

  • May 2022 - Oct 2022

  Coding in the Office of the CTO. We build the tools that power Shopify.



Dina

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineering Lead

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2022

  I helped people get better care after returning home from the hospital. Results: Led the integration of our backend and front-end applications with Epic, which allowed us to sell into larger hospital systems and get people better at-home care more easily. Led several projects to improve our HIPAA compliance and protect people's data. Worked with our data team to build and ship a Member Scorecard, a recommendation engine and streamlined view into a patient's overall health. Mentored other engineers on how to design, test, and ship code that matters. Tech: React, Angular, Firebase, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, NestJS, Node, Terraform, AWS: S3, Cloudfront, Lambda, Google Cloud: BigQuery, Scheduler, App Engine Show less



Casechek

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Software Engineer

  • Mar 2019 - Apr 2021

  Directly managed careers and day-to-day work of engineers at all levels, with cross-team influence and impact.Led modernization and rewrite efforts across multiple applications (web, mobile, backend). Became the subject matter expert in automated testing across distributed systems in healthcare. Created and implemented a total design system for our web, mobile, and kiosk apps from scratch. Led multiple, high-stakes security and compliance initiatives to protect our applications, data, and networking architecture in hospital environments. Served as a technical partner to the product, sales, and executive teams during roadmap development and contract negotiation.Technical Lead responsible for systems design, architecture review, code review, and individual contributions across multiple technologies: Node, PHP, Postgres, NestJS, Angular, Flutter, CI/CD, AWS / Cloudformation. Show less

• Senior Software Engineer

  • May 2018 - Mar 2019



Self-Employed

• Greater Chicago Area

• Senior Software Engineering Consultant

  • Jul 2016 - Sep 2018

  Full stack web development and developer team management. Clients include: Google, BOMB Magazine, Corona USA, Patak's, Starbucks, Chamberlain Group. Tech: React, Node, Meteor, MongoDB, Redis, Linux, AWS, Heroku. Full stack web development and developer team management. Clients include: Google, BOMB Magazine, Corona USA, Patak's, Starbucks, Chamberlain Group. Tech: React, Node, Meteor, MongoDB, Redis, Linux, AWS, Heroku.



Upshot Agency

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Digital Operations

  • Sep 2015 - Jul 2016

  Managed the Digital Department and all engineering initiatives for downtown Chicago marketing agency.Built a single page app and backend architecture with Node, MongoDB, and React that achieved 400,000 active users in its first month, including 80,000 simultaneous sessions at peak. Built evergreen brand websites, digital advertising, distributed kiosks, and supporting backend systems for CoronaUSA, Modelo, Starbucks, Kraft Foods, Google, P&G, Nuveen Investments, Omron, Pataks, Subway.Was a trusted technical partner to Creative, Media, Account, and Sales teams throughout campaign lifecycles.Migrated all legacy systems from on-prem LAMP to AWS-hosted Node / React / Mongo apps with automated testing and deployment pipelines.Developed and implemented atomic UI systems for large e-commerce platforms for Liftmaster and Chamberlain. Show less

• Web Developer

  • Aug 2014 - Sep 2015

  IC coder and digital strategist for SUBWAY, Google, Corona, and P&G. Tech: JavaScript, React, Node, MongoDB, AWS, Heroku, Meteor etc.



Qualitest_Olenick

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Developer, Consultant

  • Oct 2013 - Aug 2014

  Web Development. QA Test engineering and execution. Client advocating. Analysis and strategy. Web Development. QA Test engineering and execution. Client advocating. Analysis and strategy.



Mudlark Theater

• United States
• Performing Arts
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Creative Writing Instructor

  • Sep 2012 - Aug 2014

  Led creative writing workshops for 3rd-12th grade students. Developed writing for stage performance. Led creative writing workshops for 3rd-12th grade students. Developed writing for stage performance.



Meta4 Design Inc.

• Chicago, IL

• Web Developer & Consultant

  • Aug 2010 - Oct 2013

  Copywriting, coding, and marketing strategy for various clients. Copywriting, coding, and marketing strategy for various clients.



Whole Foods Market

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Team Leader

  • Sep 2011 - Dec 2012

  Customer service miniboss. Customer service miniboss.



Brown University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Poetry Writing Instructor

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  Developed & implemented full curriculum & syllabi for introductory poetry writing workshops. Responsible for regular one-on-one meetings & extensive individual feedback / guidance. Developed & implemented full curriculum & syllabi for introductory poetry writing workshops. Responsible for regular one-on-one meetings & extensive individual feedback / guidance.



Chanter Literary Magazine

• St. Paul, MN

• President, Editor

  • Sep 2006 - May 2009

  Oversaw solicitation, poetry editing, layout, publication and distribution of Macalester College community literary magazine. Oversaw solicitation, poetry editing, layout, publication and distribution of Macalester College community literary magazine.



Contract/Self

• PhD Dissertation Editor

  • Jul 2007 - Jul 2008

  Editorial responsibilities included field research, content generation & editing, & direct writing instruction through dissertation completion. Editorial responsibilities included field research, content generation & editing, & direct writing instruction through dissertation completion.