Aug 2023 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

• Launched and led the Seattle OpenAI office. Worked on the backend file service that stores all DALL-E images and all uploaded files, and also helped build and ship the Mac and Windows desktop ChatGPT apps.

Jan 2022 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

• Teaching CS5001, an introduction to Computer Science using python, as part of Northeastern's "Align" masters program.

Nov 2021 – Dec 2021 · 1 mo · Greater Seattle Area

• Scanned and moved six tons of packages a day by hand in 11-hour mandatory-overtime shifts during Peak 2021, Amazon's busiest season between Black Friday and Christmas. I wanted to experience the nightmarish conditions detailed in exposés and be at the front lines of witnessing the rise of robots taking over human jobs.

Apr 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 11 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

• Created and led an annual course targeting seniors in the Computer Science department focusing on software career arcs and what students can do to maximize their personal and professional growth as they begin work.

Aug 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Launched a global health software nonprofit, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, focused on using smartphones to improve rapid testing in low-income countries.

Jul 2018 – Aug 2023 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Seattle, Washington, United States

• Create and launch consumer mobile apps, including SparkEatz (https://sparkeatz.com/) and ZipFlows (https://zipflows.org/). Mentor and advise founders and senior leaders, especially regarding how to build and grow distributed engineering teams. Serve as a subject matter expert for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Mar 2018 – Jul 2018 · 4 mos · Greater Seattle Area

• Building a plan to start a company that bridges America's rising income gap by providing jobs to those displaced by automation.

Aug 2017 – Feb 2018 · 6 mos

Aug 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr

• Built several new products/features on the Workplace team.

Jan 2016 – Jul 2016 · 6 mos · London, United Kingdom

• Oculus 360 Photos, as well as explorations into a new Oculus product.

Jul 2012 – Dec 2015 · 3 yrs 5 mos

• Start the Facebook engineering office in London, its first outside the US. Lead its growth by delivering the right projects and hiring the best engineers.

Sep 2010 – Jul 2012 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Created and implemented Facebook Video Calling feature in collaboration with Skype. Implemented features on a new revision of Messages on Facebook, worked on collaborations with Apple.

May 2009 – Sep 2010 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Created and managed code collaboration tools within Microsoft. Resposible for engineering excellence in cloud services.

May 2008 – May 2009 · 1 yr

• Relocated for a short-term assignment to Microsoft China. Responsible for training developers in Shanghai, Beijing, and Shenzhen, as well as for collaborating with local managers on building a strategy for continued rapid organizational growth.

Jan 2003 – May 2008 · 5 yrs 4 mos

• Managed development teams on Tablet PC, Vista Mobile PC, and Live Search.

Jul 1998 – Jan 2003 · 4 yrs 6 mos

• Wrote online connection features in Microsoft Money, worked on initial features for Tablet PC.

Jun 1997 – Sep 1997 · 3 mos · Redmond, Washington

• Wrote Web View features in Microsoft Word, back when Web View was going to save the world.