Experience

FireHydrant
• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Trained Professional

  • Nov 2019 - Present


Animoto

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Engineering

  • Apr 2014 - Mar 2019

  Helping to lead teams and set technical direction behind the great products from Animoto.

• Interim Head of Engineering

  • Mar 2017 - Sep 2017

• Lead Engineer

  • May 2011 - Apr 2014

  During a period of high traffic growth, I grew and sustained a 6 to 7 member engineering team. In addition to maintaining and improving Animoto's partner integration API, during this time I executed Animoto's transition to a service oriented architecture. My team refactored and rebuilt several legacy components enabling higher development velocity and key user-facing features. My team was also on the leading edge of many best practices: test driven development, continuous integration, and data-driven agile processes. Show less

• Software Engineer

  • Jan 2010 - May 2011

  I gathered requirements for, designed, and built Animoto's partner integration api taking it from concept to key strategic and business asset for Animoto. I brought a test-driven, service-oriented mentality to Animoto.



LearnVC.com, Inc.

• United States
• Financial Services

• Contract

  • Jun 2009 - Dec 2009

  Using Java and the Google Web Toolkit, I am assisting in building the next generation of tools for helping start-up founders, employees, and investors manage their equity, debt and cash. In particular, I am helping LearnVC integrate current best-practices for Java web development into the product so that new features can be created more responsively. Using Java and the Google Web Toolkit, I am assisting in building the next generation of tools for helping start-up founders, employees, and investors manage their equity, debt and cash. In particular, I am helping LearnVC integrate current best-practices for Java web development into the product so that new features can be created more responsively.



Front Seat

• Entertainment Providers

• Pro bono

  • May 2009 - Aug 2009

  With a small group of volunteer developers I wrote the Walk Score iPhone app. This app helps promote neighborhood "walkability" by scoring a user's location based on proximity of various amenities. The app itself integrates location and mapping services, native and remote Walk Score calculation, and several other web services. With a small group of volunteer developers I wrote the Walk Score iPhone app. This app helps promote neighborhood "walkability" by scoring a user's location based on proximity of various amenities. The app itself integrates location and mapping services, native and remote Walk Score calculation, and several other web services.



4sight Communications

• Advertising Services

• Contract

  • May 2009 - Jul 2009

  I provide supplemental engineering expertise for the ongoing development of Ruby-on-Rails-powered AgentMethods.com. By providing coordination with off-shore developers, IT support, feature development, and technology planning, I help AgentMethods to bring high-value features to users in a timely manner. I provide supplemental engineering expertise for the ongoing development of Ruby-on-Rails-powered AgentMethods.com. By providing coordination with off-shore developers, IT support, feature development, and technology planning, I help AgentMethods to bring high-value features to users in a timely manner.



Design Commission

• United States
• Design

• Contract

  • Mar 2009 - Jul 2009

  Working with the user-experience experts at Design Commission, I implemented the rich, social, news aggregation site NativeCo.com. Based on customer desire, I implemented an extensive suite of custom tools and extensions for Word Press, enabling it to function as a domain-specific CMS. Working with the user-experience experts at Design Commission, I implemented the rich, social, news aggregation site NativeCo.com. Based on customer desire, I implemented an extensive suite of custom tools and extensions for Word Press, enabling it to function as a domain-specific CMS.


Blist
• Kenya
• Business Consulting and Services
• Software Engineer (Contract)

  • Nov 2008 - Jan 2009


TalentSpring Inc.

• Education

• Software Engineer

  • Dec 2006 - Nov 2008

  At TalentSpring I built a highly scalable web-based recruiting/resume service using Ruby on Rails and AJAX. I coordinated several contract developers, two graphic designers, and a copywriter through several major revisions. I also made purchasing recommendations. Some of my accomplishments include: - I put in place a rapid development and release process that enables high-quality and timely deployment of new features and bug fixes. - I developed and implemented key, "first-in-class" search functionality leading to highly streamlined user experience with very positive user feedback. - I researched and implemented all aspects of custom email delivery with key goals being high delivery rates and customer satisfaction, Show less



University of Washington Dept. Comp. Sci.

• Research Assistant

  • Sep 2003 - Dec 2006

  I pioneered new computational tools for artists and visual analytics including "texture painting" tools and a system for generating cutaway visualizations of complex thee-dimensional objects.

• Teaching Assistant/Lead TA, U. WA

  • 2003 - 2006

  I lectured and consulted on curricula for courses on introductory track, Programming Languages, and Software Engineering. I also served as a teaching lead, coordinating up to 10 other TAs.



Microsoft Research

• Think Tanks

• Intern

  • Jun 2005 - Aug 2005

  I invented new digital painting tools by leveraging and extending texture synthesis methods. These tools empower artists by giving them an easy method to extend their palette of virtual paints and effects. I invented new digital painting tools by leveraging and extending texture synthesis methods. These tools empower artists by giving them an easy method to extend their palette of virtual paints and effects.