Software Engineer

• Aug 2021 - Present

Independent Contractor

• Jun 2017 - Present

→ Providing expert software design, implementation, and consulting services. → Past projects include real-time embedded systems, cloud GIS data service architecture, and full-stack web and mobile application development. → Serving customers from Silicon Valley, Defense and Aerospace. → Providing expert software design, implementation, and consulting services. → Past projects include real-time embedded systems, cloud GIS data service architecture, and full-stack web and mobile application development. → Serving customers from Silicon Valley, Defense and Aerospace.

Lead Engineer

• Apr 2018 - Sep 2019

→ Owned the design and architecture of the entire software stack. React, Redux, TypeScript, Node.js.→ Managed daily engineering operations, including project planning, software design, code review and approval, integration and acceptance testing, deployments, training, and mentorship.→ Collaborated with the engineering team to quickly break down complicated problems, explore the available solutions, and develop action plans.→ Communicated technical risk to the CEO in order to reach consensus on engineering strategy decisions.→ Wrote and maintained comprehensive engineering guidelines and technical documentation.→ Maintained a lean engineering operation with low-cost tools and services. Show less

CTO

• Sep 2017 - Apr 2018

→ Took over responsibility for all engineering from outgoing technical leadership.→ Built an MVP that garnered a 50% boost in seed funding from investors.→ Led screening, interviewing, and hiring decisions to build a small, elite engineering team.→ Established a culture of high technical standards and security-first thinking throughout the company.→ Sought and identified a qualified successor for executive role in order to focus on operations and coding.

Technical Editor

• Aug 2014 - Jun 2016

→ Authored popular articles on fundamentals of machine learning and mobile robotics control theory. → Took over all content responsibilities from outgoing editor, including author sourcing, topic brainstorming and curation, draft reviews and guidance, copy editing, technical illustration direction, SEO configuration, and publication. → Published dozens of lucid, technically precise, and evergreen articles on a wide range of topics including fluid dynamics simulation, Linux namespace isolation, video game physics, and advanced programming design patterns. → Identified talented authors to join the editing team. → Grew publication output 4x. → Grew website traffic 10x. Show less

Software Engineer

• Feb 2011 - Jan 2013

→ Built and shipped a home solar power modeling and optimization tool using Ruby on Rails. → Corresponded with Argonne National Laboratory scientists to develop a high-fidelity solar insolation model. → Contributed to business and technical strategy decisions. → Built and shipped a home solar power modeling and optimization tool using Ruby on Rails. → Corresponded with Argonne National Laboratory scientists to develop a high-fidelity solar insolation model. → Contributed to business and technical strategy decisions.

Software Engineer Intern

• Oct 2010 - Jan 2011

→ Learned lean web development, small teams, sprints, test-driven development, and other agile development methods. → Learned lean web development, small teams, sprints, test-driven development, and other agile development methods.

Software Test Engineer

• Sep 2010 - Oct 2010

→ Performed end-to-end system testing of control software for remote-operated storage locks. → Identified and documented errors and wrote recommendations for correcting them. → Performed end-to-end system testing of control software for remote-operated storage locks. → Identified and documented errors and wrote recommendations for correcting them.