In Brief
Full-stack web developer with design expertise. Experience with front- and back-end, mobile app development, experience design, and game design.
Education
Rochester Institute of Technology
2011-2015
BSc, New Media Interactive Development
Minor: Free and Open Source Culture
3.75 Cumulative GPA
(magna cum laude)
Skills
- HTML5 / CSS / JavaScript
- React / React Native / Redux
- Angular 1.x / jQuery
- Canvas / SVG / Animation
- Android (Native)
- PHP / Python (Flask, Django)
- Node.js / Express
- Apache / nginx / SQL
- Jenkins / Cont. Integration
- Git (CLI) / Bash shell
- Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
- Atlassian Suite
- Agile Development Process
- Windows / macOS / Linux
- WordPress Themes & Plugins
Projects
Android Messages Desktop
Desktop App
Personal
Cross-platform wrapper for Messages for web, a Google service to send and receive text messages on a personal computer. Using the Electron framework, the program enhances Google's mirroring service by adding additional functionality and enabling innate features from desktop operating systems.
Car Insurance Telematics
Smartphone App
Professional
Front-end mobile application to monitor customers' driving behavior, enabling them to earn savings with the insurer. The app also allows users to track their progress over time, see detailed historical data, and monitor amounts saved. The app records data by communicating with third-party hardware from multiple vendors, as well as multiple first- and third-party back-ends.
Experience
Software Engineer — ThriveHive
March 2018-Present
Boston, MA
Enhance and extend core product: A suite of applications comprising an online presence management solution. Work includes approved side projects, shared "on-call" responsibilities, and supporting internal product users employed in technical and non-technical domains. Technologies regularly employed include Knockout.js, WordPress, Vue.js, Kubernetes, various AWS Products, and others.
Engineer, Experience Technology — SapientRazorfish
July 2015-March 2018
Boston, MA
Develop mobile and web applications, websites, and other interactive experiences in a variety of contexts, leveraging best practices of technology choice, software architecture, and agility. Work covers a medley of exigencies, with an emphasis on client-focused delivery. Technologies regularly employed include React Native, Angular, Node.js, MongoDB, Arduino, and others.
Honors:
GCCIS Dean's List
RIT Presidential Scholarship
CoolTech Challenge Winner (2008, 2010)
University of Rochester IT Award
Extracurricular:
IGM Teaching Assistant
IGM Grader
IGM Independent Study
MAGIC Independent Study
Student Government Finance Committee
Hobbies & Interests:
Computer Hardware
Gaming
Weight Lifting/Fitness
Cooking
Automotive
Skateboarding
—References Available Upon Request—
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