Experience

Podium

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Software Engineer

  • Nov 2020 - Present

  • Architected a guided walkthrough of the product that increased onboarding engagement by 10x.• Identified performance bottlenecks in our React application and implemented fixes that eliminated unnecessary renders and reduced render times of components by as much as 90%

• Software Engineer

  • Jun 2019 - Nov 2020

  • Utilized websockets in Javascript and Elixir to reduce open count query throughput in peaktimes by 80% and response time by 90%.• Led a team of four engineers to implement a free tier on part of Podium’s messenger platformto help businesses that are struggling to connect with their customers post-COVID.• Started a Frontend Training Series to help the engineers at Podium improve their Javascriptand React skills and helped other engineers get involved in the trainings.



Slingshot by Pronto BPO

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Developer

  • Oct 2018 - Jun 2019

  • Worked with a small team to produce a centralized inbox that allows clients to view andinteract with their leads.• Developed WebSocket reducers for receiving streamed data and updating the state of ourapplication accordingly.• Built dozens of React views while leveraging a deep understanding of Javascript, ES6, andGraphQL. • Worked with a small team to produce a centralized inbox that allows clients to view andinteract with their leads.• Developed WebSocket reducers for receiving streamed data and updating the state of ourapplication accordingly.• Built dozens of React views while leveraging a deep understanding of Javascript, ES6, andGraphQL.



Silhouette America, Inc.

• United States
• Retail Art Supplies
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Web Developer

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2018

  • Maintained front end and back end of the Silhouette America websites using Javascript, React, HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL.• Spearheaded the implementation of React on all our sites.• Built dozens of classes to interact with the MySQL database.• Added multi-lingual support to websites with an intranet tool that includes csv import functionality, and daily backups.• Used custom framework based loosely on MVC with git and PHPUnit to maintain code base. • Maintained front end and back end of the Silhouette America websites using Javascript, React, HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL.• Spearheaded the implementation of React on all our sites.• Built dozens of classes to interact with the MySQL database.• Added multi-lingual support to websites with an intranet tool that includes csv import functionality, and daily backups.• Used custom framework based loosely on MVC with git and PHPUnit to maintain code base.



Wicked Audio

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Web Developer

  • Feb 2018 - May 2018

  • Prepared the Wicked Audio Shopify site for a migration from WordPress to Shopify.• Implemented a custom Team Wicked page with custom fields that provides information about the many athletes and professionals that Wicked Audio sponsors. • Added version control to the Shopify and WordPress sites with git.• Built a development environment for the Shopify site with documentation that can be used with any developers they hire in the future. • Prepared the Wicked Audio Shopify site for a migration from WordPress to Shopify.• Implemented a custom Team Wicked page with custom fields that provides information about the many athletes and professionals that Wicked Audio sponsors. • Added version control to the Shopify and WordPress sites with git.• Built a development environment for the Shopify site with documentation that can be used with any developers they hire in the future.



Richter7

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Integrated Media Buyer

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2015

  • Planned and implemented marketing efforts across TV, radio, print, outdoor, digital, and social mediums.• Worked with national brands such as Wendy's and Papa Murphy's, as well as local brands such as Salt Lake Community College, Utah's Hogle Zoo, and Associated Food Stores.• Effectively managed multiple projects simultaneously to meet strict deadlines.• Performed market research using data from Nielsen, MRI, Media Audit, etc. • Planned and implemented marketing efforts across TV, radio, print, outdoor, digital, and social mediums.• Worked with national brands such as Wendy's and Papa Murphy's, as well as local brands such as Salt Lake Community College, Utah's Hogle Zoo, and Associated Food Stores.• Effectively managed multiple projects simultaneously to meet strict deadlines.• Performed market research using data from Nielsen, MRI, Media Audit, etc.



TJS Photography and Imaging

• Graphic Designer

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2012