2024 — Now
Chicago, Illinois, United States
2022 — Now
Spearheaded the design and development of the HIO chat platform, serving as a daily communication tool for residents across more than 150 apartment units.
Collaborated with data scientists to seamlessly integrate Large Language Models (LLMs) into a live production environment, enhancing the platform's natural language processing capabilities.
Constructed a comprehensive analytics platform, complete with data aggregation pipelines and an intuitive, interactive user interface. This platform enables property managers to engage more effectively and meaningfully with their residents.
Designed and implemented a user-centric web application that provides residents with seamless control and monitoring of their smart home devices, including lighting and thermostats, enhancing the overall living experience.
Chicago, Illinois, United States
2021 — 2024
Spearheaded and executed a tax collection project resulting in annual savings of approximately $2 million for the company.
Developed a proof of concept using Linux pipes for server-side speech-to-text transcription. This innovation evolved into the Captions API, now integral to various public services and applications.
Authored insightful developer blogs focused on leveraging Vonage SDKs, fostering a supportive and informed community for customers.
Played a key role in a collaborative effort to design a seamless authentication feature. This integration enabled users from two distinct platforms to access the Vonage Video API, effectively doubling the potential market reach.
Partnered with the DevOps team to orchestrate the smooth migration of tools and services from Amazon ECS to EKS, enhancing system efficiency and scalability.
Implemented sophisticated front-end analytics to meticulously track user conversions during the signup process and continuously monitor user retention rates.
Greater Chicago Area
Engaged directly with clients to deeply understand their unique project needs and requirements. Crafted actionable, realistic roadmaps tailored to guide projects to successful completion, and designed software architectures emphasizing high performance and scalability.
Authored insightful developer blogs to empower users in building their own video/audio applications. (Check out my linkedin publications section for links to these blogs)
Developed and maintained real-time communication applications leveraging features like video, voice, and text chat, using the WebRTC API.
Implemented and rigorously analyzed performance metrics for WebRTC applications. Utilized tools such as WebRTC Internals and testRTC to optimize for high-quality user experiences.
Education
2015 — 2019
Illinois Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree
2015 — 2019