I help build impactful features for Google Maps

2021 — NowGoogleSoftware Engineer, Maps

2021 — Now

San Francisco Bay Area

Authors and implements frontend features for Tactile, Google Maps' desktop web application using Typescript, Sass, and HTML

Serving as technical point person for saved lists

Successfully delivered a high-priority "emojification" features for improving trip planning through saved lists, driving a 55% higher CTR for list creation and an 18% increase in overall saving interactions.

Directed weekly taskforce meetings to unblock engineering workstreams and align with PM/UX on critical bug triaging.

Enhanced product reliability and user experience across both web and mobile versions of the Maps platform.

Executed a comprehensive UI redesign focused on reducing friction for travel planning, including the implementation of side-by-side views, resulting in a 53% increase in place opens from the UI and a 3% increase in travel-related place interactions

2024 — 2024Howard UniversityCourse Instructor

2024 — 2024

Instructor for the Fall 2024 iteration of CSCI100 (Introduction to Computer Science) as part of the Google In Residence Program.

2020 — 2021Black Venture Capital Consortium (BVCC)Howard University Software Engineering Lead

2020 — 2021

Lead weekly sessions that teach college students software engineering principles

Served as a mentor figure as students build projects with UX and entrepreneurship students

2020 — 2020GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern

2020 — 2020

Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code to Maps Lite, a mobile UI for Google Web Maps using Javascript and HTML

Evaluated project requirements and specifications and developed software applications that met client expectations.

2020 — 2020GoogleTech Exchange Student

2020 — 2020

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Chosen as one of 40 scholars to live in silicon valley, and learn at Google Headquarters for a semester for “Tech Exchange,” a domestic exchange program by Google for underrepresented students in Tech

Took applied computer science courses taught by Google engineers and experts in the field in the following areas:

Applied Data Structures & Algorithms, Software Development Studio, Machine Learning, Human Computer Interaction, Database Systems, Product Management, Entrepreneurship and Lean Startups

Education

2017 — 2021

Howard University

Bachelor's

2017 — 2021

Experience+

Education

Bachelor's