Experience

Stride

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

• • Feb 2023 - Present

• • Apr 2021 - Feb 2023

  Stride is a nondogmatic agile consultancy whose engineers work alongside its clients’ teams.-----------RESTAURANT RESERVATION STARTUP (2022 July–present):Technologies used include Expo, Jest, Node, PostgreSQL, React, React Native, React Testing Library, Redis, Sass, Stripe, Twilio, TypeScript.Full-stack developer on a cross-functional team building an app for iOS and web.-----------CONNECTED FITNESS EQUIPMENT COMPANYTechnologies used include Contentful, CSS, Flask, GraphQL, Jest, Node, PyTest, Python, React, React Native, React Testing Library, Redux, TypeScript.2020 December–2022 June:Co–tech lead on a multifunction team. Major projects include localizing a fitness class reservation website, building out a high-visibility marketing page, and improving website performance.2020 May–December:Front-end developer on a multifunction team whose primary project was improving website accessibility. Onboarding buddy for a summer intern, who was subsequently hired full-time.2019 August–2020 April:Front-end developer on all top-of-marketing-funnel areas of the website. Helped the team write more and better unit tests.-----------MULTINATIONAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY (2019 April–June)Technologies used include Cassandra, GraphQL, Kafka, Node, TypeScript.Back-end developer on a team building a notifications system for the >300K employee intranet.-----------INSURANCE STARTUP (2018 May–2019 March)Technologies used include CSS Grid, Enzyme, Flask, Jest, Material UI, Node, PostgreSQL, PyTest, Python, React, Redux, redux-form, Ruby on RailsMostly front-end work on a Web-based application intended to streamline the issuing of commercial insurance policies. We built three lines of business: General Liability, Commercial Property, and Commercial Automobile. We also onboarded developers as the company built up its internal team, and we trained the offshore consulting team that was to take over the project after we left. Show less

• • Nov 2019 - Apr 2021

• • May 2018 - Nov 2019



Amperbang LLC

• Digital and Print Production Professional

  • 2000 - Present

  Freelance production, design, and editorial work—including e-book conversion and QA, copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, and indexing—on digital and print publications for clients such as Amplify, Bloomsbury USA, A Book Apart, The Museum of Modern Art, NBC Publishing, The New Press, New York Review Books, W.W. Norton, Open Road Integrated Media, and Verso Books. Freelance production, design, and editorial work—including e-book conversion and QA, copyediting, typesetting, proofreading, and indexing—on digital and print publications for clients such as Amplify, Bloomsbury USA, A Book Apart, The Museum of Modern Art, NBC Publishing, The New Press, New York Review Books, W.W. Norton, Open Road Integrated Media, and Verso Books.



Fullstack Academy

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Teaching Fellow

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Mentored, debugged with, and taught concepts and best practices to a class of 28. • Advised a 6-student learning team, meeting one-on-one and giving written code reviews. • Conducted 2–3 technical interviews per week for admissions; trained new interviewers. • Managed 2 student projects from ideation to deployment, acting as scrum master, code reviewer, and technical consultant. • Presented 3 lectures on algorithms for technical interview prep. • Mentored, debugged with, and taught concepts and best practices to a class of 28. • Advised a 6-student learning team, meeting one-on-one and giving written code reviews. • Conducted 2–3 technical interviews per week for admissions; trained new interviewers. • Managed 2 student projects from ideation to deployment, acting as scrum master, code reviewer, and technical consultant. • Presented 3 lectures on algorithms for technical interview prep.



The Museum of Modern Art

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Digital Media Producer

  • Apr 2016 - Jun 2017

  Tracked requests from internal departments to the Digital Media team, coordinated with editors, and executed whatever CMS data entry or basic Web development was required (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, some Ruby). Gathered, organized, and edited assets, collaborated with multiple teams on cross-departmental projects. Trained two other content producers in using the CMS, editing images, using Git and GitHub, and all other daily tasks. ● Built two new sections of Ruby-on-Rails–driven static pages. ● Migrated 19 years’ worth of content from the Young Architects Project website into the CMS. ● Migrated the “About us” and “Support” sections of MoMA.org from Ruby-driven HTML to Jekyll-driven Markdown pages. ● Wrote, maintained, and organized documentation of the site’s CMS and other content production tools. ● Produced touchscreen facsimiles of artist books for three exhibitions using Adobe InDesign and DPS. Show less



Amplify

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Content Producer, EPUBs

  • Jul 2014 - Dec 2015

  Produced a library of more than 800 e-books to support digital curricula for grades K–8. Collaborated with software developers and product owners to build, maintain, and refine tools and workflows. Supervised three content producers, and interviewed candidates for the entire content production team. Performed code reviews and quality assurance on e-books produced by staff and outside vendors. Supervised two content producers and an intern. ● Built or optimized more than 300 e-books from multiple sources and formats, for accessible and appealing presentation within digital lessons and in Amplify’s proprietary reading system. ● Produced step-by-step documentation for e-book asset management, optimization, publishing, and QA processes. ● Diagnosed and resolved numerous technical issues, both internal and customer-facing. ● Trained 20 colleagues in HTML, CSS, EPUB construction, accessible markup, and internal publishing tools. ● Contributed to a series of user experience research workshops to improve Amplify’s e-reading application. ● Performed an accessibility audit of Amplify’s lesson delivery application. Show less



A Book Apart

• Ebook Producer

  • 2013 - 2015

  Produced EPUB 3, Kindle, and PDF versions of books including • JUST ENOUGH RESEARCH Erika Hall • SASS FOR WEB DESIGNERS by Dan Cederholm • ON WEB TYPOGRAPHY by Jason Santa Maria • YOU’RE MY FAVORITE CLIENT by Mike Monteiro • RESPONSIBLE RESPONSIVE DESIGN by Scott Jehl Produced EPUB 3, Kindle, and PDF versions of books including • JUST ENOUGH RESEARCH Erika Hall • SASS FOR WEB DESIGNERS by Dan Cederholm • ON WEB TYPOGRAPHY by Jason Santa Maria • YOU’RE MY FAVORITE CLIENT by Mike Monteiro • RESPONSIBLE RESPONSIVE DESIGN by Scott Jehl



CN Times Books

• New York, NY

• Managing Editor, Print and Digital Production

  • 2013 - 2014

  Managed all aspects of production for a startup publisher and distributor whose list included 1- to 4-color, complex, multilingual, heavily illustrated titles and multivolume sets. Designed marketing and publicity materials. ● Cut production costs on some titles by more than 60% by bringing most book design and typesetting in house. ● Increased speed and accuracy of P&L estimates by creating an interactive castoff calculator and compiling comprehensive data on actual and average costs for each step in the production process. Show less



F+W Media, Inc.

• United States
• Media Production
• 100 - 200 Employee

• • 2012 - 2013

  Evaluated and rebuilt up to 12 e-books per month, most of them heavily illustrated instructional titles, to ensure that they met standards and customer expectations. Built high-priority or highly customized e-books from start to finish. Worked with internal teams and outside conversion partners to streamline and automate e-book creation. All functions of ePub QA Associate (below) except enhanced e-books and applications.● Reduced conversion errors and QA time on outsourced e-books by creating F+W’s first set of comprehensive conversion guidelines and a corresponding QA checklist. Show less

• • 2011 - 2012

  Researched advances in e-book technology and standards to shape improvements to existing workflows. Wrote guidelines and other support documents to educate internal teams. Provided technical support to production staff. Helped develop book-based applications and audio/video enhanced e-books.● Created an in-house blog on e-book production and e-readers to help editorial staff understand workflow changes.



Bloom

• New York, NY

• Managing Editor

  • 2003 - 2011

  Copyedited and typeset this semiannual literary journal of poetry and prose. Copyedited and typeset this semiannual literary journal of poetry and prose.



Nextbook

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Art Director

  • 2007 - 2009

  Created, selected, and commissioned artwork and Flash animations for daily online magazine. Improved design and UX of the magazine and its custom CMS. Provided HTML and CSS support to editors, and hand-coded special feature layouts. Handled design, production, and distribution of printed promotional materials. Supervised an assistant art director. ● Introduced spot illustrations and a monthly comic series to the online magazine. ● Slashed printing costs for a semiannual tabloid edition of the magazine by more than $10,000. Show less



jubilat (jubilat.org)

• Amherst, MA

• Design Editor

  • 2004 - 2009

  Refined this poetry journal's design and layout templates for better readability, more adaptability to content, and more typographic consistency. Typeset some more of the more complex pieces. Proofread each entire issue. Refined this poetry journal's design and layout templates for better readability, more adaptability to content, and more typographic consistency. Typeset some more of the more complex pieces. Proofread each entire issue.



Hatch-Billops Collection, Inc.

• New York, NY

• Editor

  • 1991 - 2009

  Copyedited, designed, and typeset ARTIST AND INFLUENCE, an annual journal of interviews with people of color in the arts. Copyedited, designed, and typeset ARTIST AND INFLUENCE, an annual journal of interviews with people of color in the arts.



St. Martin's Press

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Designer

  • 2006 - 2007

  Designed interiors, commissioned illustrations, and checked proofs of about 12 interiors and cases per month for Tor/Forge. Designed interiors, commissioned illustrations, and checked proofs of about 12 interiors and cases per month for Tor/Forge.



Neuwirth & Associates, Inc.

• New York, NY

• Senior Designer

  • 2004 - 2006

  Designed and typeset books for clients including Avalon Publishing Group, Kaplan Publishing, LearningExpress, Penguin Books, and Tor/Forge. Coached staff through transition from Quark XPress to Adobe InDesign. Supervised freelancers. Designed and typeset books for clients including Avalon Publishing Group, Kaplan Publishing, LearningExpress, Penguin Books, and Tor/Forge. Coached staff through transition from Quark XPress to Adobe InDesign. Supervised freelancers.



Seven Stories Press, Inc.

• New York, NY

• Managing Editor

  • 2003 - 2004

  Managed design and editorial production of about 40 titles per year, and designed and typeset half of the book interiors. Designed newspaper and magazine ads, catalogs, and other promotional materials. Trained interns. Managed design and editorial production of about 40 titles per year, and designed and typeset half of the book interiors. Designed newspaper and magazine ads, catalogs, and other promotional materials. Trained interns.



The Academy of American Poets

• • 1999 - 2001

  Led Poets.org, one of the largest and most popular poetry sites on the Web, through restructuring and redesign, improving organization, usability, and performance. Wrote and edited content, moderated online community, performed QA and technical support. Helped develop onlinepoetryclassroom.org and poetrybookclub.org. Supervised two assistants.

• • 1996 - 1999

  Administered four national poetry awards and 170 college contests, yearly. Managed content on poets.org. Designed, typeset, and proofread quarterly print journal, catalogs, marketing materials, and a poetry anthology. Supervised two interns and an assistant.



PEN America

• United States
• Writing and Editing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Program Associate

  • 1994 - 1996

  Directed the Readers & Writers Program, which sent 60 authors per year to community centers, literacy programs, and schools nationwide, Managed the Open Book Program, which promoted diversity in publishing. Administered emergency funds to to more than 120 writers and editors annually. Wrote promotional materials, press releases, and grant proposals. Supervised three assistants. ● Organized a two-day conference attended by 47 people from 17 states ● Wrote a successful $15,000 grant proposal to the Lannan Foundation for PEN’s two emergency funds Show less