I have been writing code for over ten years and currently specialize in building full-stack cloud applications, leading development teams using agile practices, and mentoring junior developers. Skills: React, TypeScript, Java, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Blockchain, DevOps

2023 — 2024Data#3Senior Software Engineer

2023 — 2024

Currently developing a cloud-based solution utilizing Microsoft Azure to digitize a client's remote operations center.

2022 — 2023Circular Economy Systems (CES)Technical Lead | Senior Software Engineer | React, Next.js, Java, Kafka, and PostgreSQL

2022 — 2023

Delivered a full-stack application consisting of AWS PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Java Spring Boot, and React Next.js.

Influenced architects with the database, microservices, and Kafka event topic designs.

Fostered the adoption of WCAG AA accessibility compliance, which later became a requirement.

Counselled the product owner and business analyst to write effective, technical user stories.

Mentored developers in 1-on-1 meetings and advised them on setting company-aligned goals.

Interviewed candidates with coding sessions and knowledge questions about Java and React.

Led web development decisions within the organization and trained developers on best React Next.js coding practices.

Developed accessible, headless React components with React Aria and built additional styled-components with Tailwind CSS, later shared via a Turborepo setup.

2020 — 2023KaratInterview Engineer | Algorithms, Data Structures, Python, JavaScript, and Java

2020 — 2023

Hosted thousands of technical interviews for companies including Amazon, Roblox, and Robinhood.

Graded interviewers' performance with written feedback and corrections of algorithmic complexities.

Supplied feedback to improve the quality of the technical questions and interview process.

2020 — 2022Chegg Inc.Full-Stack Bootcamp Educator | Mentor, Interviewer, React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL

2020 — 2022

Mentored over 100 full-stack development students, where over 30 students were hired or graduated.

Assessed students' skills by running mock interviews and grading assignments and capstone projects.

Taught junior developers the best coding practices in their tech stack, including React, Node.js, and PostgreSQL.

2016 — 2020IBMTechnical Lead | Senior Software Engineer | Agile Coach | React and Java

2016 — 2020

Greater New York City Area

Created a 300-page document of cloud patterns to influence executives at Bank of America to adopt IBM Cloud, a multi-million dollar deal. Cloud patterns included circuit breaker, event sourcing, CQRS, and more.

Coached dozens of members at American Airlines on XP agile and DevOps practices, such as TDD and refactoring, on top of delivering the Dynamic Rebooking app, which served thousands of people when Hurricane Irma struck.

Delivered multiple products as tech lead at American Airlines including a GDPR portal and services for caching flight information with Redis.

Onboarded dozens of employees in two-week coding boot camps, where I taught XP agile and DevOps practices, such as TDD, refactoring, continuous integration, pair programming, story-writing sessions, and more.

Pioneered consumer-driven contract testing with Pact at American Airlines to ensure provider microservices were compatible with consumer expectations.

Received the prestigious Solutions Lab Services Award in 2018, a quarterly award from a 400-member organization recognizing my work at American Airlines.

Received the 2015 IBM Cloud Garage Manager's Choice Award, recognizing the technical skills and positive client feedback.

Education

2010 — 2014

Marist University

Bachelor's Degree

2010 — 2014

Experience+

Education

Bachelor's Degree