Strategic and collaborative software engineer with a record of success in developing efficient, scalable, and secure software solutions and managing all phases of the software development life cycle (SDLC). Scope, prioritize, and deliver new software solutions, enhance existing platforms, automate processes, and build and extend APIs. Advocate for reliability and continuous delivery through robust visibility, rigorous testing and monitoring, and efficient workflows. Offer a wealth of knowledge about best practices to help a startup or early-stage company establish technology strategies and processes, design products, make build vs. buy decisions, and implement a culture of collaboration and excellence to optimize software team effectiveness. Combine business acumen with software expertise to bridge the gap between business units and software development teams.
Known for entrepreneurial spirit, high-quality service, transparent communication, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking. Decisive leader who demonstrates adaptability, agility, and strong relationship-building skills. Passionate about contributing to social justice and equity causes and developing technology solutions that support a promising future.
Performed back end API development in a fast-paced startup environment. Built content-driven sites on topics in sports, finance, and real estate, using various data environments and proprietary engines to create auto-generated content for those sites. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop numerous products in a short time.
Rewrote a custom PHP data-fetching engine that powered a stock market website. Reduced API calls by 98% and monthly costs by $18,000 while improving data accuracy and timeliness.
Led a team of developers to plan, build, and launch an AI-driven football website, meeting or beating all deadlines.
Headed a cross-functional team to create and document new company-wide software development standards, providing a reference point for new employees regarding coding syntax, formatting, and general procedures and philosophy.
Directed a team to conduct mobile ad industry research related to the company’s existing products; presented findings to C-level managers, avoiding a likely unprofitable investment by advising against building the product for mobile.
Created and deployed back end service-layer APIs using Lumen framework to power sports and real estate websites. Wrote custom, automated ETL processes to aggregate data, including images, used to auto-generate content.
Company Description
SNT Media created powerful tools and white-labeled content for their publishing partners to easily increase engagement and drive revenue.