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2020 — NowMetaStaff Software Engineer

2020 — Now

Menlo Park, California, United States

Led orgs of 50+ engineers to build key monetization capabilities for Meta, driving $1B+ of revenue impact. Drove multi-year projects and cross-org alignment across Monetization and Reality Labs.

2019 — 2020kyrie.fmFounder & CEO

2019 — 2020

San Francisco Bay Area

Kyrie.fm is a platform for podcast listeners to discuss their favorite podcasts.

2018 — 2019LyftSoftware Engineer

2018 — 2019

San Francisco Bay Area

Full-stack engineer on the Payments team to deliver a better experience for our drivers and riders. Spearheaded and led the tax experience for 2M+ drivers. Worked with partners such as Intuit to deliver close-knit tax integrations for Lyft.

2016 — 2018GoFundMeSoftware Engineer

2016 — 2018

Redwood City, CA

Led the Growth team for major projects (homepage & checkout redesign flows) to help drive the company's growth metrics. Built out Django microservices on the backend and worked in React / Redux on the frontend.

2011 — 2015The Pragmatic LabFounder & CEO

2011 — 2015

Singapore

Bootstrapped and sold a profitable company in Singapore.

The Pragmatic Lab taught students how to build iOS, Android and Web applications in three days.

Hired 16 trainers to teach iOS and Android app development to over a thousand students in Singapore.

The Pragmatic Lab has been featured in multiple publications, including the Business Times Singapore, and MyPaper Singapore.

Education

University of California Berkeley

Experience+

Education

Bachelor's Degree