# Dick Ward

> Software Engineer and Problem Solver | Frontend Development (React/JavaScript) | Prompt Engineering & AI Integration

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/dick

I'm a software engineer with a good eye for inefficiencies in both code and processes - and I love building solutions that eliminate them. I work in React/JavaScript and have been diving deep into AI integration and prompt engineering.

At The New York Times, I've led migrations, built APIs, and created tools that actually make people's jobs easier. I also love teaching - I've trained over 100 coding bootcamp students and regularly run workshops for my colleagues.

I thrive when I can make the whole team more productive.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ The New York Times
Jan 2021 – Present | New York, New York, United States
+ Used AI to dramatically improve a 5-year-old codebase, increasing test coverage from 10% to 90%
+ Led technical migrations and architectural decisions for B2B platform releases
+ Built GraphQL APIs and implemented error handling improvements to enhance system reliability
+ Created automation tools including an AI-powered JIRA ticket analysis and creation system during company hackathon
+ Mentored engineers and led UI/UX workshops to streamline development processes
+ Collaborated with multiple teams on campaign deployment, landing pages, and workflow optimizations

### Associate Frontend Software Engineer @ The New York Times
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | New York City
+ Implement A/B tests of marketing campaigns across geolocations, user statuses and other criteria
+ Migrate more than 50 advertising campaigns from Optimizely CMS to Magnolia to improve load times and user experience
+ Collaborate cross-functionally with marketers and designers on campaigns responsible for record subscriber starts
+ Initiate software processes to ensure compatibility between legacy software and new systems and reduce development time
+ Train and mentored new hires and 20+ existing engineers on how to create assets in Magnolia

### Software Engineering Coach @ Flatiron School
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area
+ Taught Ruby, Rails, React, Redux, SQL, Git, debugging, and pair programming to 100+ students across multiple cohorts
+ Created new curriculum content including lessons and RSpec tests that were approved and integrated into the official program
+ Mentored students through technical challenges in capstone projects, focusing on workflow optimization and debugging strategies
+ Conducted technical interviews for prospective students and staff
+ Mediated student conflicts and provided support to struggling learners to improve retention and performance


## Education
### Web Development Bootcamp in Computer Programming
Flatiron School
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dick-ward
- Website: http://www.DickWard.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/Gonzodamus

---
Source: https://flows.cv/dick
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/dick/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-23