# Kristian Mentor > Senior Full stack Engineer | React, Next.js, Design Systems | Product-Focused UI at Scale Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/kristian Full stack Developer, giphy verified animator, and Founder/creative lead of the design studio NULL NYC. I specialize in making digital ideas real, no matter the medium. I'm available for consulting for engineering, design, and marketing strategy. I've done work for entities like Vans, Timberlands, Eventbrite, NYC's MTA, and more. If you’d like to see more of my animations, visit my giphy channel: https://giphy.com/itsflossquiat Or for my physical products, my brand’s site: nullnyc.com ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Eventbrite Jan 2025 – Present Technical lead, building out new customer experiences with cutting edge technology. Rebuilt the existing ads infrastructure using a combination of next JS, framer motion, and internal utilities. Managed internal design system, coordinating with design to mentor and empower other engineers. ### Software Engineer II (Ads experience) @ Eventbrite Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 Operated as the Technical Lead of the team, scoping and delivering end-to-end features that have doubled the average amount of monthly advertisers and accrued profits of close to a million dollars since 2024. Designed, implemented, animated and documented components within the design system to improve user experience. Mentored other engineers on front-end engineering principles and workflows. Engineered error-logging infrastructure that enabled targeted enhancements within internal flow and reduced customer friction. ### Software Engineer II (SEO) @ Eventbrite Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 Independently led the point-of-interest page redesign project, working closely with UX designers to create components that led to an upward of 909k impressions and 5,261 pages to be indexed by google. Operated as a technical lead on the Pricing Initiative, coordinating developers and specifying requirements to international team members. Ran knowledge transfer sessions for the pricing initiative post launch, while also creating documentation on the project. Oversees and contributes regularly to the internal Marmalade design system ### Creative Director @ NULL NYC Jan 2020 – Present | Brooklyn, New York, United States Creative lead in charge of ideation, production, copy writing, marketing rollout, and art direction. { Accrued over 1.2 billion views of my motion graphics on GIPHY, under the alias "Flossquiat". { Designed various pieces of clothing and apparel, shipping over 600 orders throughout North America, Japan, and Europe. { Taught brand design courses at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian museum. { Consulted for brand research and product strategy for Vans & Timberlands. { Engaged in community outreach as a panelist at networking events, career days, and mentorship engagements ### Software Engineer @ Sofar Sounds Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Remote ### Data Engineer @ NYC Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 { Designed schema of the active AsBuilt equipment table used to load incoming asset information { Created a pipeline to extract information from over 1400 school sites and load data into a MySQL server { Wrote a python module to parse through Microsoft Excel files and normalize data using Regex and Xlrd { Wrote VisualBasic macro to update school inventory sheets from over 1400 school sites { Assisted in Covid-19 Remote support for teachers and families throughout the 5 boroughs ### Field Operations Intern @ NYC Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | New york Local Site administrator: In charge of managing network access, device updates and upgrades in an enterprise environment. Provided technical support and consultation in Manhattan Executive Superintendent's office. Repaired software configuration issues for various teams within the Department of Education. ### Peer Mentor (Black & Latino Male initiative) @ Brooklyn College Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Brooklyn, New York Mentor college students and assist with career planning and development. I help students set realistic goals academically and professionally to help them grow in their college journey. ### Student Software Engineer @ CUNY Tech prep Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | New York, New York Full stack developer fellowship that teaches CUNY students javascript skills and other professional in demand skills in order to launch their career as Software Engineers. ### Cyber Summer Associate (DFIR) @ Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | New York, New York Conducted research on Mac OS artifacts; documented and presented findings to cyber security team. Developed forensic software to parse and extract information from internal Mac OS databases and binary formatted files by using SQL, Regex, and python. Developed scripts to parse through Google Drive and extract out file metadata. Implemented to assist in evidence acquisition. ### Cyber Summer Associate (IP) @ Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | New York, New York Assisted with ongoing forensic investigations, performing analysis and review of attacker activity. Traversed through several compromises machines, observing/noting trends in attackers patterns and correlation of bash history to syslog activity. Created a detailed timeline of attacker activity within affected devices. Conducted research on Git internals to find methods of altering Git history, and obstructing external auditing via introduction of malignant activity. Co-developed Git analysis tool for internal use during investigations. ### Information Technology Intern @ NYC Department of Education Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area • Monitored and controlled computers, peripherals, and data processing equipment. (Laptops, desktops, tablets, SMART Board technology, printers) • Performed troubleshooting/repair of computer and peripheral setups, and re-imaging mac and windows devices. • G-Suite Administrator: oversaw user privileges and email lists, creation of student/staff accounts. • In charge of Squarespace site maintenance and modifications. ### Lead Stem Instructor @ The Haitian-Americans United for Progress, Inc (HAUP) Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Brooklyn, New York Youth Empowerment Instructor: Engaged under-privileged students in numerous community building and leadership activities. In charge of introducing and meshing higher level stem topics into approachable and interactive stem lessons. Introduced children of various grade levels (6 through 8th grade) to key concepts found in physics, chemistry, and computer science. ### Technical Assistant @ NYU MAGNET center Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 In charge of the maintenance of in-house computer systems, desktops, and peripherals. Accurately documented instances of hardware failure, repair, installation, and removal. Performed on-site analysis, diagnosis, and resolution of complex PC problems for a variety of end users, and recommended and implemented corrective hardware solutions. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Brooklyn College Jan 2017 – Jan 2020 ### Associate's degree in Computer Science City Tech, CUNY Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 ### Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Computer Science New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kmentor25 --- Source: https://flows.cv/kristian JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/kristian/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22