Brooklyn, New York, United States
Spearheaded a frontend tech stack evolution by migrating from legacy jQuery and server-rendered Jinja templates to a modern HTMX-driven architecture focused on partials and progressive enhancement, dramatically reducing JavaScript bloat while preserving dynamic, server-driven UI interactions.
Led a complete UI/UX overhaul using Python/Flask and HTML, collaborating with product, design, and non-technical client stakeholders to deliver responsive, accessible interfaces across multiple role-based portals.
Authored comprehensive test suites using Pytest with factory-based test data, and maintained high code quality through rigorous PR reviews on every feature branch.
Implemented cross-browser compatibility fixes, WCAG accessibility improvements, and XSS security hardening across several shipped features.
Commanded containerization of the local dev environment using Docker, enabling seamless onboarding and eliminating configuration inconsistencies.
Championed a major backend latency reduction effort, cutting network requests for high-volume operations by over 99% and dramatically improving system throughput.
Re-engineered relational database architecture, creating new models, restructuring schemas, and executing complex migrations to improve data integrity and extensibility.
Optimized SQLAlchemy queries to handle millions of records, improving load times and enabling seamless data retrieval for the newly-constructed business metrics view.
Compartmentalized and refactored APIs into a dedicated lightweight FastAPI submodule, streamlining request handling and significantly enhancing performance for the system’s growing dataset.
Leveraged AI-assisted development tools to accelerate development cycles while maintaining strict code quality and security standards.
New York City Metropolitan Area
Hand-selected by OS Labs (non-profit tech accelerator) to develop an open source product.
Built a React app for state management visualization of k8s cluster. Created Dockerfiles to construct test servers and deploy test environments.
Integrated Prometheus and Grafana to generate insightful performance analysis using MongoDB, Node and Express on the backend.
Orchestrated kubectl to apply YAML files, bypassing default auth settings for the creation of new Config Maps upon user signup which allowed each user to personalize a custom dashboard.
Automated app installation using spawn and spawnSync, to simplify deployment procedures for user onboarding.
Wrote test suites with Jest and React Testing Library for e2e quality engineering.
2023 — 2024
New York City Metropolitan Area
Utilized Redux to create a global store to call upon when generating many-to-many relational join tables, which was critical in circumventing the typical vanilla React relationship-dependent state, allowing an ideal solution for state management.
Initialized PostgreSQL as a strategic relational database solution and leveraged its capabilities to establish intricate many-to-many relationships and construct critical join tables, enabling the segregation of data as well as ACID Compliance.
Mechanized Node.js and Express.js to architect a streamlined backend infrastructure following the Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern, enabling efficient communication between frontend and server for dynamic user experiences.
New York City Metropolitan Area
Collocated Tailwind CSS and React to architect an elegant and simple frontend, integrating Tailwind's utility-first approach alongside React's component-based structure, expediting styling, and laying the groundwork for future scalability.
Leveraged React Router to seamlessly manage application frontend routes, ensuring smooth transitions between sections and enabling dynamic content delivery, which streamlined navigation and created a smooth and responsive UX.
2019 — 2023
New York City Metropolitan Area
Extensively utilized Excel and all other facets of Microsoft Office while managing and reinventing the Health, Safety & Environmental program at a GMP R&D facility which consisted of over 30 labs and more than 400 engineers, scientists & employees.
Shepherded dozens of unannounced GMP on-site audits by Federal & State governing bodies including visits from OSHA, DEA, EPA & DEP, upholding a 100% success rate, all resulting in zero Notices of Violation (NOV’s) or citations.
Designed and managed more than 50 Regulatory Compliance programs from inception, ensuring the safety of company staff along with conforming with all regulatory requirements (Programs include: Employee Training, Medical Clinic Management, Root Cause Analysis, Chemical Hygiene Plan, Hazardous Waste Management, & Lab Safety, as well as others).
Education
2011 — 2015
McGill University
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
2011 — 2015
2015 — 2016
University of California, Berkeley
Post-Baccalaureate
2015 — 2016
2015 — 2016
University of California, San Francisco
Post-Baccalaureate
2015 — 2016