Experience

Podchaser

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Engineering

  • Jan 2021 - Mar 2023

  At Podchaser, Frank worked as both a manager and an individual contributor. Frank: * Created job descriptions, conducted interviews, and hired 12 software engineers and data scientists * Managed a few teams of developers, DevOps, and data scientists. Conducted 1:1’s, created career development plans, set specific time-bound goals, and provided technical mentorship. * Established and enforced best practices for software development, testing, and deployment, ensuring high-quality… Show more At Podchaser, Frank worked as both a manager and an individual contributor. Frank: * Created job descriptions, conducted interviews, and hired 12 software engineers and data scientists * Managed a few teams of developers, DevOps, and data scientists. Conducted 1:1’s, created career development plans, set specific time-bound goals, and provided technical mentorship. * Established and enforced best practices for software development, testing, and deployment, ensuring high-quality releases and minimizing downtime. * Optimized different product and development processes to reduce the team's cycle time by over 50% * Scaled systems for both queue efficiency and API performance for large amounts of data that included 100’s of millions of podcast episodes * Used Agile/Scrum to manage projects and iterations * Architected and implemented SAAS features and data pipelines using Laravel (PHP), Python, Ruby, React (JS), Node (JS), MySQL, Redis, and Elastic Search * Analyzed and created visualizations around the Podchaser data stored in different stores including Redshift, MySQL (RDS), s3 and more Show less



SiteAlert (Formerly WP Health)

• Founder

  • Jun 2018 - Apr 2021

  Gainesville, Florida Area * Frank founded, developed, and grew SiteAlert to be used on over 10,000 websites before it was acquired. * Created using Python, Flask, Vue, AWS, Docker, Redis, Selenium, and PostgreSQL. * Built complete CI/CD pipelines using pytest, Jest, and GitHub Actions for all components of the SAAS app.



Code Atlantic

• United Kingdom
• Software Development

• Lead Full-Stack Developer & Product Manager

  • Aug 2019 - Jan 2021

  * Planned and developed new features for Code Atlantic's various products, which contained a mixture of WordPress plugins and microservices using multiple languages and tools, including PHP, JS, Python, CSS, SASS, MySQL, Webpack, Gulp, jQuery, and React. * Created several data pipelines to pull in our various product and marketing data into a central data warehouse. * Created and maintained all the technical documentation for the products. * Built CI/CD pipelines for the WordPress… Show more * Planned and developed new features for Code Atlantic's various products, which contained a mixture of WordPress plugins and microservices using multiple languages and tools, including PHP, JS, Python, CSS, SASS, MySQL, Webpack, Gulp, jQuery, and React. * Created several data pipelines to pull in our various product and marketing data into a central data warehouse. * Created and maintained all the technical documentation for the products. * Built CI/CD pipelines for the WordPress plugins using PHPUnit, Jest, and GitHub Actions. Show less



Salon des Refusés Coworking

• United States
• Hospitality

• Co-Founder

  • Nov 2018 - May 2020

  Gainesville, Florida Area Salon des Refusés was a bright and energetic coworking space located in downtown Gainesville, FL. With 24/7 access, fast internet, unlimited coffee and snacks, and a diverse community, it was the perfect place for freelancers and remote workers. This business was closed permanently due to Covid-19.



University of Florida

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2018 - May 2019

  Gainesville, Florida Area 1. Taught Design and Production Studio 4 which taught students: * How to research, plan, and execute a vision for a website * Code a website from scratch using HTML/CSS/JS * Host the website online * The basics of website marketing. 2. Co-taught Communication on the Internet which taught students: * The history and structure of the internet * Different elements of important cultural, economic and political issues surrounding the use of the Internet * How… Show more 1. Taught Design and Production Studio 4 which taught students: * How to research, plan, and execute a vision for a website * Code a website from scratch using HTML/CSS/JS * Host the website online * The basics of website marketing. 2. Co-taught Communication on the Internet which taught students: * The history and structure of the internet * Different elements of important cultural, economic and political issues surrounding the use of the Internet * How to identify and use important tools for Internet security and privacy * WordPress basics * HTML/CSS basics Show less



Quiz And Survey Master

• Founder

  • Sep 2013 - Feb 2019

  Gainesville, Florida Area Frank founded, developed, and grew Quiz And Survey Master to be used on over 20,000 websites before it was acquired. Built using PHP, MySQL, Backbone JS, on top of WordPress.



ITProTV

• Canada
• Computer Hardware Manufacturing

• Subject Matter Expert

  • Nov 2017 - Dec 2018

  Gainesville, Florida Area Created video lessons on PHP and WordPress development.



My Local Webstop

• Founder/President

  • May 2013 - May 2017

  Starke, FL Small local website development and marketing agency focused on creating WordPress sites for clients.



The WP Report

• Founder/Host

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

  The WP Report was a weekly WordPress podcast which featured interviews with experts in a variety of fields including SEO, eCommerce, Security, and more so you can improve your WordPress site.


Walmart
• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee
• Assistant Store Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Nov 2014

WordPress Freelance Developer
• Pakistan
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Self-Employed

  • Jan 2010 - May 2013


Vasculus

• Spain
• E-Learning Providers

• Founder/President

  • Jul 2009 - Dec 2011

  Video game development studio focused on creating games for Xbox Live Indie Games for the Xbox 360.