Experience
2024 — Now
2024 — Now
San Francisco Bay Area
Architected end-to-end permit management system for Fortune 500 clients, designing
streamlined process flows for permit applications, inspection scheduling, document uploads,
and review workflows that reduced processing time and improved user satisfaction.
Spearheaded major frontend architecture refactor redesigning data flow patterns and state
management that eliminated performance bottlenecks, improved application load times, and
enforced adherence to code patterns while maintaining feature parity.
Led comprehensive accessibility initiative implementing ADA compliance standards across
client web applications that improved accessibility scores to WCAG 2.1 AA standards.
Delivered strategic consulting and technical presentations to C-suite executives, translating
business requirements into aligned technical solutions and leading client-facing demonstrations
resulting in sustained client retention and successful project expansion.
Mentored development teams through technical leadership and code reviews while delivering
100+ bug fixes and establishing coding standards that reduced technical debt, improved code
maintainability scores, and accelerated feature delivery.
2021 — 2024
2021 — 2024
Chicago, Illinois, United States (remote)
Worked with a Fortune 50 client on a nationwide rollout of new features and services in the on-demand healthcare space - specifically focused on covid and flu vaccinations, scheduling, and admin portal.
Spearheaded a major refactor to centralize processing logic for multiple microservices that eliminated redundancies, reduced communication overhead, and better balanced server loads.
Built a consolidated roster feature merging different appointment list views into a single flexible UI with responsive styling, push notifications, and lazy loading to ensure a consistent and intuitive user experience across various devices.
Facilitated code review sessions with peers and offshore teams to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices. Addressed technical debt and regularly took on code cleanup tasks to improve overall code cleanliness and readability.
Engaged regularly with business stakeholders to review new feature requests, provide technical direction and feedback, and develop execution plans with respect to resources and timelines.
2020 — 2021
2020 — 2021
Oakland, California, United States
Hired on as one of first two engineers for an in-house startup to begin a greenfield rebuild of an on-premise legacy enterprise software as a progressive web app on AWS using the GARMENT stack (GraphQL, Apollo, React, Mongo, Express, Node, Typescript).
Split up project by modules, created a microservice-oriented architecture, built schemas and base resolvers, and delivered end-to-end production ready code consistently.
Developed a complex editor of work logs using AG-Grid that reduced several screens and server hits on to a single page, in-grid editing mechanism with extensive rules, interdependent validations, and live feedback using custom cell renderers and redux.
Built a highly-flexible activity log form that varies by the user’s roles and permissions, device, and access to setup records.
2019 — 2020
2019 — 2020
San Francisco, CA
Hired on a contract (after winning their hackathon challenge) to build a mobile-first community engagement platform for a non-profit that enables coaches to create roadmaps for their clients to help achieve their life goals.
Features include tracking progress on milestones and tasks, commenting and push notifications, resource management, and a robust database to accommodate future national expansion.
As Lead Developer, collaborated cross-functionally with coaches and executive staff to determine desired business logic for feature requests and high-level architecture for scalable growth.
Following standard Agile and SCRUM methodologies to design, prototype, test, implement, and deliver successive versions of the application.
Using Node, React, Redux, MongoDB, and several libraries to build this product according to project specifications, created customized user experiences for different user types, and resolved edge-case issues for application stability, functionality, and scalability.
2019 — 2020
2019 — 2020
Berkeley, CA
I became a Senior Tutor and worked 1-on-1 with students across the country, racking up over 1000 hours of hands-on tutoring. I was requested by other students many times through referrals due to my ability to explain complex concepts with clarity and ease. I thrive on that "a-ha" moment and found it very rewarding to help students become coders and feel empowered.
Education
UC Berkeley Extension
Certification
University of California, Davis