Experience

Astro, Inc.

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Developer

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Led Content Collections, the basis for content management in Astro. Organized a community review process and launched as the headline feature for Astro 2.0. See the announcement post here: https://astro.build/blog/introducing-content-collections/ Feature led two major integrations for content authoring formats (MDX and Markdoc). Handling open source bug triaging, code changes, and documentation writing. Led Content Collections, the basis for content management in Astro. Organized a community review process and launched as the headline feature for Astro 2.0. See the announcement post here: https://astro.build/blog/introducing-content-collections/ Feature led two major integrations for content authoring formats (MDX and Markdoc). Handling open source bug triaging, code changes, and documentation writing.


LogRocket
• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Technical Author

  • Mar 2021 - Present


Peloton Interactive

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 700 & Above Employee

• SWE 2

  • Feb 2021 - Mar 2022

• SWE 1

  • Jun 2020 - Feb 2021

  Member of the MISO web acquisition team- Helped launch an all-new shopping experience for the Peloton Bike+ and Tread across multiple locales- Took the lead on adding descriptive error messaging across backend GraphQL queries- Worked with my squad to rebuild our existing, Python-based API as a Kotlin + GraphQL microservice


Hack4Impact
• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Director Of Engineering

  • Jul 2020 - May 2021


GT Bits of Good

• Executive Director of Engineering

  • May 2019 - May 2020

  Roles: Teacher, overseer of project teams, web developer- Currently designing and teaching the org's bootcamp curriculum to get new members up to speed on web development and version control. Covers web fundamentals, git, ReactJS, ExpressJS, and MongoDB.- Worked with the design team to reimagine the org's home website (bitsofgood.org); leader of frontend tech and co-designer- Arbiter of tech standards for the club, including templates and guides

• Team Lead

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Roles: Full stack web developer, UI mockup designer, product manager, scrum masterTechnologies used: ReactJS, HTML + CSS, NodeJS, MongoDB, Adobe XD- Worked with local nonprofit DrawChange to build an administrator portal for managing volunteer applications and acceptance status- Spoke with nonprofit directly to form user stories around requested functionality- Broke down stories into developer-ready tasks for the team- Created design mockups to guide development- Worked on the frontend (using ReactJS) and backend (using Express and MongoDB) Show less

• Frontend Web Development Intern

  • May 2019 - Aug 2019

  Worked on a frontend mono-repo built on ReactJS, Redux, HTML + CSS, and TypeScript Member of the acquisition team managing checkout flow (MISO team) and the all-purpose team managing company image (SOBA team) First month: Joined the MISO team's scrum process, taking part in standup, weekly grooming, and sprint planning - Worked on various small and large scale tickets. Notable highlights were setting up promo code validation and refactoring the main checkout page to use clearer, semantic HTML - Helped with site wide migration to the Contentful CMS. Involved planning reusable helper functions and assigning appropriate fallbacks Second month: Joined the recently formed SOBA team as the lead engineer on a new project - Learned and helped plan a product's lifecycle from zero to MVP - Helped break down project epics into manageable, dev ready user stories - Referenced high-fidelity mockups of mobile, tablet, and desktop views to guide HTML + CSS development - Wrote extensive unit tests for API calls, Redux reducers, and middleware logic - Presented a deliverable MVP to the company's product team. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive! Show less



Snag

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Backend Development Intern

  • May 2018 - Jul 2018

  Technologies used: .NET Core with C#, SQL, ColdFusion (original language of portal) Rebuilt core backend endpoints of PeopleClues portal, which handles employee personality, attitude, and cognitive assessments for hourly work applications - Built the .NET core application from the ground up while restructuring the MySQL database - Drafted API diagrams to document functionality - Presented functionality in biweekly demos and responded to regular PR reviews Technologies used: .NET Core with C#, SQL, ColdFusion (original language of portal) Rebuilt core backend endpoints of PeopleClues portal, which handles employee personality, attitude, and cognitive assessments for hourly work applications - Built the .NET core application from the ground up while restructuring the MySQL database - Drafted API diagrams to document functionality - Presented functionality in biweekly demos and responded to regular PR reviews



Good Done Great

• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Mobile Application Development Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  Technologies used: Ionic 2 framework, Angular, Redux, TypeScript, HTML + CSS Completed a cross platform mobile app from scratch with a fellow intern and the head UI designer - Referenced mockups to build functionality for nonprofit giving programs, payment method tracking, browsing nonprofit and company profiles, and more - Handled the entire frontend stack while working with TypeScript and Redux for the first time - Presented functionality in biweekly demos and deployed to production Show less

• Frontend Web Development Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2016

  Technologies used: AngularJS, JQuery, HTML + CSS Spent 2 summers working on frontend features (UI development and JavaScript logic) for the company's main website for charity administrators - Built image upload, cropping, and gallery view for desktop users - Built proofs of concept for features including a social media feed for clients, guided website tour and nonprofit post wall for followers - Participated in agile development. I presented progress + roadblocks in daily standups and determining time estimates on personal tickets Show less