I am an adaptable and hands-on technical lead who specializes in building web-based software applications but is also comfortable managing teams and projects.
San Francisco, California, United States
Leading SPAN’s web frontend initiatives as both technical architect and people manager, overseeing a team of 3 engineers and 4 contractors while driving critical product outcomes.
Omni Internal Platform — Modernized SPAN’s most critical internal tool, transforming it into a scalable, feature-rich debugging platform
∙ Replaced a legacy system with a modern architecture that dramatically accelerated feature development and expanded capabilities, now serving 70+ employees weekly (40-50 daily)
∙ Led the technical vision while simultaneously managing the team, balancing hands-on architecture with people leadership as the project’s scope expanded
∙ Enabled Support and Engineering teams to effectively troubleshoot tens of thousands of internet-connected SPAN energy management devices in the field
[Undisclosed Customer-Facing Application] — Led end-to-end development of a new web platform launching Q4 2025
∙ Drove this initiative following a Severity-1 incident, identifying the customer gap and guiding the product from concept to launch
∙ Architected and built core WebSocket infrastructure enabling real-time communication between web browsers and SPAN hardware panels
∙ Orchestrated cross-functional collaboration across Design, Web, Mobile, and Device Software teams, managing web team deliverables and steering key product decisions to keep the project on track
AI-Driven Engineering Champion
∙ Promoting the adoption of AI-assisted development tools across the frontend team, establishing best practices for using LLMs in production software engineering
∙ Empowering team members to explore AI applications tailored to our existing workflows, fostering experimentation with code generation, debugging, automated testing, and documentation improvements
2022 — 2025
San Francisco, California, United States
Internal Tools Leadership — Became the cornerstone of SPAN’s support infrastructure during a critical growth phase
∙ Single-handedly maintained the company’s primary internal support tool for 12 months, ensuring zero disruption to customer support operations
∙ Identified limitations of the legacy Python/Django system and championed a complete rewrite to React/Next.js
∙ Led the 18-month modernization effort from conception through delivery, defining architecture, managing scope, and making critical technical decisions
∙ Built and managed a team of 4 offshore contractors, establishing workflows and quality standards that enabled the Support team to scale effectively at product launch
Strategic Commercial Enablement — Delivered high-visibility products that directly accelerated revenue opportunities and partnerships
∙ Built a geographic mapping feature showcased in dozens of presentations to utility customers, potential partners, and investors, becoming a key differentiator in sales conversations
∙ Designed and implemented the UI for an R&D demonstration product, translating complex technical capabilities into compelling user experiences
∙ Stepped outside my core web role to build a mobile UI for a beta project when the mobile team was at capacity, preventing critical timeline slippage
∙ Owned a customer-facing application supporting Solar+Storage and Homebuilder sales channels, directly enabling new commercial partnerships
Remote
Created engaging stories in different forms, including data visualizations and dashboards, to advance aviation safety in the United States.
Prepared dashboards to visualize anomalies from safety-related aviation alerts to proactively diagnose vulnerabilities.
Assembled data visualizations that present millions of arrival flight paths to test clusters labeled by machine learning models.
Delivered dashboards for executive leadership to use in monitoring key metrics of program growth for federal government oversight.
Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Started a financial technology service that provides data visualizations for financial advisors to explain personal finance topics to consumers.
Created interactive, financial calculators that can be embedded on the websites of financial planners to show, for example, how the timing of recessions can affect retirement plans.
Developed a React.js / Redux / D3.js application that uses React’s lifecycle methods to instantly respond to a user’s input.
Engineered a scalable back-end architecture, which includes a user authentication server and a serverless Node.js back-end for storing client-specific settings, to minimize operating costs for a start-up company.
2018 — 2018
Dallas/Fort Worth Area
Acted as a Technical Lead for a 5-member agile team developing reusable front-end Angular UI components across 3 web apps for an auto financing and servicing company.
Delivered enhancements spanning cloud hosted web applications, micro-services, and serverless functions to allow customers and Finance & Insurance managers to seamlessly transfer from completing forms on a desktop website to electronically signing completed contracts on a tablet device.
Education
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
MS in Management Studies
Northwestern University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Walt Whitman High School