# Melissa Mach > Software Engineer II | Web Developer with a passion for building product and brand experiences Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/melissamach Full-stack software engineer with a passion for creativity and building memorable experiences. Transitioning from a career in events and marketing, my relationships working directly with consumers and understanding their needs for a product allows me to be attentive to what is important in order to meet client and business goals with an emphasis on user engagement. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer II @ Teachable Jan 2023 – Present ### Software Engineer I @ Teachable Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | New York City Metropolitan Area ### Software Engineering Student @ Flatiron School Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States As a full-time student at Flatiron School, I dedicated 16 weeks in learning new technical skills and was able to apply these new languages and frameworks to my projects. See below applications I've built during my time at Flatiron that reflect a combination of my skills and interests. >> Remindful - Self-care journaling app made for users to keep track of their daily goals including their thoughts and feelings each day • Engineered user interface with React and improved user experience with responsive design techniques • Developed a Rails RESTful API backend with active model serializers and created multiple endpoints • Conceptualized domain models, component hierarchy and wireframe designs prior to starting project >> Freshmade Market - Online market where users can browse, purchase and sell homemade and organic foods from around the world • Implemented checkpoints and validations for users with ActiveRecord to ensure information was rendering and persisting to the backend appropriately • Utilized React to efficiently organize code and re-render components • Developed a Rails API backend and communicated with endpoints including users, items and categories >> HomeStory - App made for users to store furniture items and curate ideas for different rooms in their home • Built frontend with JavaScript and utilized class components to organize code • Created interactivity with animations and modals by leveraging event handlers and styling with CSS and Bootstrap • Developed custom database schema and REST API with ActiveRecord, Postgres and Ruby on Rails ### Activation Manager @ Gympass Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater New York City Area Gympass is a health and wellness platform that allows users to visit and try thousands of gyms, studios and activities from around the world and/or at the comfort of their own home. My role at Gympass involved working directly with clients to plan onsite and digital events in order to launch their new benefit to employees and create new strategies for continuous engagement. • Managed and executed onsite activations, relaunches, webinars, wellness fairs and awareness events for over 50+ clients • Collaborated with the Client Success team to understand clients’ objectives and deliver solutions by developing user engagement and growth strategies • Continually collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop member growth strategies and deliver on company and client targets ### Client Enablement Coordinator @ Gympass Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area • Assisted in the client life cycle from point of sale to the execution of initial launch events • Led launch events and presented the company's mission to employees while helping to onboard, troubleshoot and answer questions for users ### Junior Account Executive @ MAG Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area MAG (formerly the michael alan group), is a NYC based experiential marketing agency that connects brands to audiences in exciting ways. My role here as a Junior Account Executive included working with clients and building brand awareness through guerilla marketing tactics and onsite experiences.  • Contributed in the planning and execution of projects ranging from street-level initiatives, outdoor programming, media events and holiday corporate parties for a range of clients in the non-profit, media, publishing and health and beauty industry • Managed simultaneous projects in various stages of a lifecycle including inventory, budgets, staffing and documentation of recaps ### Product Development Project Management Coordinator @ Movado Group, Inc Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Paramus, New Jersey During my time at Movado, I worked as a Project Management Coordinator to ensure production timelines were met for our brands. This included communicating directly with the Design and Marketing teams daily and managing expectations for meetings. • Created and maintained new product matrices for various brands during each quarterly market • Organized key milestone design and prototype meetings to ensure smooth timeline execution for products • Supported product development managers and served as liaison between the Design and Marketing teams ### Production Intern @ MKG - The Experiential Marketing Agency Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Greater New York City Area MKG is a creative agency specializing in brand experiences. As a production intern, I gained hands-on experience assisting in events for Social Media Week 2015, JCPenney, Dove+Men Care and Heineken. • Assisted in the execution of projects directed by the Production team • Managed inventory spreadsheets and coordinated catering and travel itineraries • Researched and sourced venues and vendors to meet client needs ### Bobble Campus Representative @ MRY Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 As a campus representative for MRY, I helped to promote Bobble's mission to reduce the use of single serve plastic water bottles for a more eco-friendly environment. • Educated students on single serve waste and eco-friendly practice through various on-campus activations, creative partnerships, and sponsored events • Drove engagement and brand awareness through social media initiatives, word-of-mouth, and guerilla marketing tactics ### Public Relations Intern @ Berk Comm & Marketing Group Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Greater New York City Area Berk Communications is an award-winning boutique public relations firm with deep expertise in consumer lifestyle, food and beverage, travel, sports and entertainment. • Organized and created media contact lists to pitch press materials • Assisted Account Executive with other responsibilities including media alerts, press releases, and events ### Office Assistant @ LibraryLinkNJ, The New Jersey Library Cooperative Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | Piscataway, New Jersey LibraryLinkNJ is a non-profit corporation responsible for the coordination, promotion and funding of the New Jersey Library Network. In my role, I assisted with business administration, membership meetings and other aspects of the cooperative's business. • Provided client phone support to resolve customer inquiries related to statewide library operations • Created, reproduced, and sent membership mailings as well as statements, invoices, contracts, and checks ## Education ### Computer Software Engineering Flatiron School ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Communication Rutgers University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/melissa-mach - GitHub: https://github.com/thecodeplanner - Portfolio: https://www.melissamach.com - Portfolio: https://thecodeplanner.medium.com/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/melissamach JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/melissamach/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13