Sep 2022 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Lifecycle Engineering group, Disney Streaming (Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ Star+).
• Managing teams responsible for application development in the messaging space. This includes a React app for internal content creation & operations, and pioneering a cross-platform solution to display server-driven in-app messages on all Disney Streaming clients (~6 code bases).

Jun 2021 – Sep 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Took a year off to learn, explore, and recharge:
• Startup advisor for Duplex Bioscience
• Completed "Hands-On Machine Learning" book by A. Géron, with exercises
• Completed Intro to Accounting courses
• Traveled to Ghana (for WAVO, above)
• Worked on a farm (chestnuts & blueberries)
• Lots of reading :)

Jan 2019 – May 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Grasshopper's mission is to prepare adults, especially from underserved groups, for careers using code by removing barriers to accessing coding education. We are the mobile coding app for beginners. With fun, quick lessons on a phone, the app teaches adult learners to write real JavaScript. Grasshopper was started as a project in Area120, a workshop for experimental projects within Google.
• Mobile app developed using React Native, web app developed using React. Backend uses Firebase and Google Cloud.

Nov 2017 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

• The Play Store 'Beyond Mobile' team is dedicated to providing a high-quality experience on a variety of non-mobile platforms, including TVs, cars, watches, and Chromebooks. We partner closely with corresponding Android teams (Android TV, Auto, Wear, and Chrome OS) to ensure we are meeting device-specific needs and constraints. Our goal is to provide users on all Android platforms with clear and convenient access to the thousands of apps and services that they depend on.

Dec 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 3 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• "We need more people to visit Africa to see the progress but also to see how much needs to be done."
• Bill Gates
• WAVO’s mission is to improve the lives of West Africans, primarily those living in poverty. Our efforts center around:
• Fundraising to fulfill individual basic needs (housing, food, education, clothing), especially for children and young adults
• Providing opportunities for international volunteers to visit and provide direct support to West African communities
• Working with local nonprofits to provide assistance and to create self-sustaining organizations
• Primary local organization is UVO Tafo: https://www.facebook.com/uvo.tafo

Jun 2015 – Oct 2017 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Los Gatos, CA

• Worked to continuously improve the quality, performance, and utility of the Android application. Contributed to overall company success by creating leading-edge interfaces as part of Netflix's mobile innovation program. This program helped to scientifically determine which changes provide a material benefit to a global customer base.

Mar 2013 – Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Los Gatos, CA

• App highlights:
• #1 free app on Google Play store in Entertainment category, top-10 free app overall
• Highest-rated video streaming app in Google Play, including YouTube, Google Play Movies, HBO Go, and Hulu apps
• Currently available in ~190 countries, 30+ languages
• Individual contributions:
• Browse experience for first native Android release - contributed to increase in app rating from 4.0 to 4.5 stars (on 1M+ ratings)
• Chromecast second-screen controller UI
• Dedicated Kids experience for phones (AB test)
• Java/Android version of Netflix Falcor caching client, including extensive testing harness
• Tablet UI overhaul (AB test)
• Updates and improvements to client endpoint code (in Groovy)
• Client-side 'experiences api' to handle AB test configurations
• Dev: Android, Java, Groovy, git, Gradle, and Rx (Reactive Extensions)
• Tools: Eclipse Memory Analyser, Traceview, HierarchyViewer, Jenkins, Robotium, Stash

Dec 2012 – Jan 2013 · 1 mo · San Francisco Bay Area

• Game prototype in Unity, with audio control logic spanning Dalvik (Java) -> Jni (C) -> Unity (C#).

Nov 2011 – Jan 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos · San Francisco, CA

• Led major UI overhaul for ICS/Jelly Bean
• Developed ‘Workout Forums’ with custom native RichTextEditor and WebView components
• Designed and implemented numerous features including 'Workout Programs', calorie tracking, video playback, and purchasing updates
• New components included UI updates, client/server exchanges, back-end components (in Ruby / Rails), and unit tests (client and server)
• Created remote Jenkins build box for continuous build + testing (Robotium tests, JUnit tests)

Aug 2010 – Nov 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Android MP3 Cloud Player accomplishments:
• Designed and developed streaming component for playback, caching, and pre-fetching of remote audio data
• Created audio playback service, including Android Media Player wrapper
• Kindle Fire: UI updates and improved integration with other system components
• Wrote and integrated client-side metrics service to provide QoS and business data
• Developed numerous UI and functionality updates including persistent player widget & rotating activity transitions

Feb 2010 – Jul 2010 · 5 mos

• Developed Skimble's Android application based on existing iPhone application. App included use of multi-threading, GPS location tracking, camera canvas & preview, custom UI widgets, and localization into three languages.

May 2009 – Jun 2010 · 1 yr 1 mo

• billFLO (www.billflo.com):
• Designed, coded, and tested multiple feature requests relating to user experience, client/server communication (XML), message queuing, and desktop application controls
• Created online privacy preferences control using PHP/MySQL
• Created application test plan
• Additional project completed to develop an algorithm to extract useful text information from PDFs

Dec 2006 – Aug 2009 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Coded updates for the MP4Box open-source media packaging tool
• Created .NET wrapper for audio-decoding DLL
• Refactored portions of Dolby Encoder for modularity
• Dolby Volume:
• Designed and coded key modules based on research concepts
• Created multi-threaded DLL component for use in real-time framework
• Integrated Matlab code via engine for testing purposes

May 2004 – Dec 2006 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Dolby Digital Plus (DDP):
• Completed all phases of development for DDP Information Tool
• Coded updates for all key components: Encoder, Decoder, and Transcoder
• Created real-time component based on Decoder module
• Designed and created project-wide test infrastructure under supervision of senior technical staff

Jan 2001 – Jan 2001 · 0 mo

• • Designed testing framework and wrote Python scripts for real-time testing of hardware prototypes

Apr 1999 – Apr 2001 · 2 yrs

• Booked and promoted ~100 live music events on college campus
• Responsible for budget, staffing, advertisement, agency PR, and artist hospitality
• Largest show attended by 3000 people, largest single-show budget of $60k