Experience

The COVID Tracking Project
• United States
• Public Safety
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Graphics editor

  • Apr 2020 - Present


NBC News

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• News application developer and data journalist

  • Apr 2018 - Mar 2020

  New York, New York, United States As a member of the NBC News data journalism team, I created data visualizations for individual stories, built scrapers to compile datasets, and created interactive graphics for election coverage. I also built newsroom applications and tools to help us publish graphics more quickly. * Pitched weekly stories for data focused, original reporting. Created graphics and analyzed data for stories that ranged from dailies to longer term projects. * Worked with reporters on other desks to create… Show more As a member of the NBC News data journalism team, I created data visualizations for individual stories, built scrapers to compile datasets, and created interactive graphics for election coverage. I also built newsroom applications and tools to help us publish graphics more quickly. * Pitched weekly stories for data focused, original reporting. Created graphics and analyzed data for stories that ranged from dailies to longer term projects. * Worked with reporters on other desks to create graphics that augmented written stories and enhanced the reader’s comprehension of nuanced issues, including the topics of climate change, campaign finance, public health, and domestic politics. * Technical lead for the election coverage on NBCNews.com and mentored more junior developers both technically and as data journalists * Built tools to quickly pull large amounts of data from a variety of sources, including government sites and Twitter. * Developed internal tools that made it faster to create news applications or data visualizations. Show less



18F

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

• Frontend engineer

  • Jun 2015 - Apr 2018

  New York, New York, United States The 18F engineering team is a distributed team responsible for delivering high quality, robust, open source software to agencies of the Federal government. I was an individual contributor to many projects for different agency partners as well as a technical leader on my project teams. I advocated for performant interfaces, improved through quick iteration and frequent user testing. * Developed accessible web applications for the EPA, GSA, and the FBI to publish open data sets. * Made… Show more The 18F engineering team is a distributed team responsible for delivering high quality, robust, open source software to agencies of the Federal government. I was an individual contributor to many projects for different agency partners as well as a technical leader on my project teams. I advocated for performant interfaces, improved through quick iteration and frequent user testing. * Developed accessible web applications for the EPA, GSA, and the FBI to publish open data sets. * Made framework and technical decisions as the lead front end developer for a number of projects, including the Crime Data Explorer developed in partnership with the FBI. * Advocated for and led the implementation of agile principles such as continuous deployment and robust test coverage to allow for low cost, high confidence releases. * Championed a successful effort to open source some of 18F's internal documentation. * Active member and contributor to the 18F front end team, leading workshops, trainings, and discussions about modern techniques, web APIs and building consensus around a standard set of tools and practices. Show less



Code for America

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Fellow

  • Jan 2014 - Nov 2014

  San Francisco, California * Worked with my team to design and develop BestNest, an app to help renters understand the true cost of a home in Chattanooga, TN * Developed the Chattanooga Open Data Policy based on extensive research of open data policies from cities and states across the country * Worked in concert with the City of Chattanooga IT Department to understand, promote and implement the open data policy * Worked with the IT department to develop sustainable data pipelines * Secured a grant to start… Show more * Worked with my team to design and develop BestNest, an app to help renters understand the true cost of a home in Chattanooga, TN * Developed the Chattanooga Open Data Policy based on extensive research of open data policies from cities and states across the country * Worked in concert with the City of Chattanooga IT Department to understand, promote and implement the open data policy * Worked with the IT department to develop sustainable data pipelines * Secured a grant to start the Civic User Testing Group in Chattanooga, which pays regular residents to provide valuable feedback on civic applications * Worked with CARTA (Chattanooga Regional Transit) to publish data in the open GTFS specification * Interviewed hundreds of residents and city employees to best understand how civic technology might improve the lives of people in Chattanooga, TN * Informed by the stories heard during the interviews, we developed a year long plan to foster an open data ecosystem in Chattanooga based on the pillars of a strong data literate and development community, an effective open data policy, and prioritizing the release of high value data (such as transit data) * Developed and executed workshops for municipal government employees to understand the value of open data and develop a plan of action for publishing open data in their cities. Facilitated workshops in San Bernadino, CA and San Diego, CA Show less



Tout

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

• Director of product

  • Mar 2013 - Nov 2013

  San Francisco, CA * Instituted a system of performance measurement using quantitative goals and qualitative tools such as internal surveys * Advocated for exposing internal services through HTTP APIs and managed the transition from a monolithic Rails application into distinct services * Served as a primary point of contact for many large media partners such as the Wall Street Journal, Digital First Media's Thunderdome and WWE * Developed feature roadmap to take into account customer demands, user trends… Show more * Instituted a system of performance measurement using quantitative goals and qualitative tools such as internal surveys * Advocated for exposing internal services through HTTP APIs and managed the transition from a monolithic Rails application into distinct services * Served as a primary point of contact for many large media partners such as the Wall Street Journal, Digital First Media's Thunderdome and WWE * Developed feature roadmap to take into account customer demands, user trends and revenue targets * Oversaw the transition of the product from a consumer focused, social media tool to an enterprise SAAS offering * Managed the design and development teams and fostered a culture of openness, accountability and frequent iteration

• API product manager and developer evangelist

  • Jun 2012 - Mar 2013

  San Francisco Bay Area * Managed and marketed the API as a product, including maintaining the developer portal and documentation * Managed a team of internal and contracted engineers to build products on top of the API, such as the mobile web client and flash video player, as well as implement ad serving capabilities into our embeddable players * Utilized the API to build prototypes for premium clients such as WSJ, CNN and WWE to aid in the sales process * Managed the success of those premium clients… Show more * Managed and marketed the API as a product, including maintaining the developer portal and documentation * Managed a team of internal and contracted engineers to build products on top of the API, such as the mobile web client and flash video player, as well as implement ad serving capabilities into our embeddable players * Utilized the API to build prototypes for premium clients such as WSJ, CNN and WWE to aid in the sales process * Managed the success of those premium clients starting from the point of implementation through multiple tests and, ultimately, to full integrations * Planned and built a series of small apps to test growth hypotheses * Developed and executed a plan for developer acquisition and awareness * Leveraged new technologies to prototype product features including capturing video from mobile browsers



InMobi

• Singapore
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Developer evangelist

  • Nov 2011 - Jun 2012

  * Maintained and engaged an active community of thousands of mobile developers * Implemented many community management tools such as the first developer forum and newsletter * Provided feedback from "on the street" to the product team and strategy teams based in SF and Bangalore * Internal product evangelist for the North American region * Created partnerships with other developer-focused companies to add value to both communities through content creation or give-aways *… Show more * Maintained and engaged an active community of thousands of mobile developers * Implemented many community management tools such as the first developer forum and newsletter * Provided feedback from "on the street" to the product team and strategy teams based in SF and Bangalore * Internal product evangelist for the North American region * Created partnerships with other developer-focused companies to add value to both communities through content creation or give-aways * Coordinated a multi-country developer acquisition strategy with counter parts in Bangalore, London and Singapore * Sponsored and spoke at many hackathons in order to educate mobile developers on the business aspect of their mobile applications * Spoke at many industry events such as meetups and conferences to promote InMobi as a thought leader in the mobile application space * Built and deployed internal tools to aid our publisher acquisition team Show less



Socialize, Inc.

• United States
• Software Development

• User acquisition specialist & developer advocate

  • Mar 2011 - Nov 2011

  San Francisco Bay Area * Grew the developer community from no active users to more than a three hundred active developers and maintained communication with the growing community through forums and newsletters * Assisted in organizing and participated in numerous hackathons to reach a developer audience * Provided a feedback loop to the product team from developers in the community and in the SF Bay Area to test assumptions * Applied a SCRUM process to my quantitative marketing efforts to keep outreach in… Show more * Grew the developer community from no active users to more than a three hundred active developers and maintained communication with the growing community through forums and newsletters * Assisted in organizing and participated in numerous hackathons to reach a developer audience * Provided a feedback loop to the product team from developers in the community and in the SF Bay Area to test assumptions * Applied a SCRUM process to my quantitative marketing efforts to keep outreach in sync with product developments * Employed a number of guerrilla marketing techniques in order to acquire developers * Aided in the complete rebranding of the company from AppMakr to Socialize by attending hundreds of events and raising the brand awareness Show less



AppMakr by PointAbout Inc.

• User acquisition specialist

  • Mar 2011 - Jul 2011

  * Spoke at various events around the country to educate people on why mobile applications were important * Made demos of the product that pushed the limits of the platform * Regularly conducted in-depth competitive analysis * Provided community support to the thousands of users of AppMakr.com



Uboo Technologies

• Lead web developer

  • Jul 2010 - Mar 2011

  * Designed and created website using Photoshop, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL * Maintained website and online presence utilizing Facebook, Twitter, RSS feeds and blogs * Aided in the design and testing process for Davis Routes, an iOS application