Sep 2020 – Aug 2024 · 3 yrs 11 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Nov 2018 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Mar 2016 – Nov 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

Mar 2014 – Mar 2016 · 2 yrs · Oakland, California

• Built new application features and in-house software tools for a Ruby on Rails web application; writing code with design patterns, best practices, object-orientation, api design, security, and performance in mind
• Demonstrated proficiency as a full-stack engineer; learning quickly and effectively using a wide range of technologies that supported our RoR app including: puppet, mysql, solr, redis, apache/tomcat, java, handlebars.js, bootstrap, SASS, google maps api, etc...
• Appointed as team lead of an agile/scrum software engineering team; taking ownership of the success/development of the engineers, the improvement of best engineering conventions/processes, and the entire software development cycle from inception to development to releasing to maintenance in the midst of highly constrained deadlines and demanding stakeholders.
• Helped fuel continuous development of testing best practices and infrastructure at GreatSchools, being an in-house advocate and lead engineer of testing technologies such as RSpec, Capybara, FactoryGirl, etc...
• Developed web tools and search technologies that help millions of parents every year find the best schools that meets the needs of their children.
• Accomplishments:
• Created highly configurable and maintainable search filter system allowing for cost effective creation
• of differentiated filter sets for our search tool that serves millions of users every month
• Designed data access layers that unified and simplified how our application was processing school
• data – increasing the integrity of our data and making our platform much easier for developers

Jul 2013 – Mar 2014 · 8 mos

• Contracted for clients developing Ruby on Rails projects, closely working with the stakeholders to conceptualize, formulate, and define application specifications and functionality
• Rapid prototyped applications using Agile/Scrum fast cycle development methodologies
• Worked with an international team, effectively collaborating with developers and clients locally/overseas

May 2013 – Aug 2013 · 3 mos · Santa Barbara County, California, United States

• Debugged issues over the full software stack (front end, application logic, services, data persistence) as well as server configuration issues
• Cultivated personal development in Ruby on Rails, HTML/CSS, AJAX, Linux, Git, and Mysql; simultaneously learning and using these skills daily
• Coordinated with development team to promote quality assurance of software, while dealing with a large code base, complex server infrastructure, rapidly growing database (30+ million rows), and upgrading software tools/frameworks
• Wrote black box and white box test plans, comprehensively covering main and edge use cases as appropriate
• Cooperated and communicated effectively with engineering team and product team, adopting cross-functional roles

Jul 2011 – Mar 2013 · 1 yr 8 mos · Santa Barbara County, California, United States

• Developed and maintained new business relationships with Manager, Director, and VP – level clients from various Global 500 companies in Asia, US, and Europe
• Traveled on bi-monthly international business trips to Japan & Korea, working closely with local/international business development teams and engineering teams
• Conducted strategic technical market research analysis for growth potential and business expansion in key markets, particularly Japan and South Korea
• Communicated technical embedded software concepts (Compilers, Debuggers, RTOS) to technical and non-technical audiences
• Managed client-relationships, emphasizing mutual growth by balancing the needs of the company, customers, and 3rd-party business partners across multiple verticals
• Gave presentations to current and prospective clients from Global 500 companies on a regular basis, detailing market analysis and value-based propositions of Green Hills.

Aug 2010 – Dec 2010 · 4 mos · Santa Barbara County, California, United States

• Managed office work, maintaining operations of the District Office
• Worked with congressional district constituents on a regular bases
• Conducted research projects pertaining to current legislation
• Assisted Congresswoman Lois Capps and case workers when necessary