# Vishal Gaglani > Full Stack Builder for Acquired Startups | React + Node.js | Architected Platforms from MVP to Scale Location: Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/vishalgaglani ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack @ Cargomatic Jan 2023 – Present | Playa Vista, CA ### Software Engineer - Fullstack @ Cargomatic Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | Playa Vista, CA ### Senior Frontend Developer @ Boulevard Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Santa Monica ### Software Engineer II - Company Sold in 2021 for $580 million @ Bridg Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | santa monica Refactored and Optimized audience segment builder and CRM platform resulting in a 20x performance increase. Added support for complex Elastic Search Queries using Ramda JS library Directed design of scalable front-end architecture for Bridg 2.0 web client, emphasizing reusable components, employing state management strategies with Redux, and maintaining a fractal project structure to minimize conflicts between front-end teams Designing and iterating on react components used to generate Elastic Search Queries for CRM Platform. Rebuilding login flow with JWT and oauth. Added support for user permissions sitewide. Developed marketing campaigns page features with complex forms, validation, and heavy API interaction utilizing Redux state store management, stateless React components, and designed rich page features with SCSS and CSS Flexbox Demonstrated React/Redux/Immutable best practices through code reviews and mentorship to optimize development velocity across all front-end teams and  ensures a high quality code-base with a standardized style Collaborated with backend team members on-site and offshore to establish restful API’s in Java/PostgreSQL for front-end processes and provide leadership on best practices for data architecture and supports maintenance of API documentation Led team of 5 FE Engineers and improved team performance by rewriting and distributing tickets to fully utilize React’s component style architecture. Set up continuous deployment for production and QA servers using CircleCi. Code Reviewed all major changes to front-end to ensure quality and minimize side effects. Integrated Git-flow to minimize merge conflicts and deployment time. Created best-practices and documentation to help integrate new developers. Enforced Air-bnb javascript styleguide. ### Lead Front End Developer @ Bridg Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Santa Monica Rebuilt analytics dashboards using ReCharts/D3 library. Engineers and maintains testing suite with Mocha/Chai/Enzyme for front-end testing on Redux modules, React components, and utility functions to facilitate the QA process that led to a steep improvement in tickets passing QA testing on first pass throughs ### Front End Web/Mobile Application Engineer @ volkno Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Los Angeles Tech startup co-founded by David Parkes (Dean of CompSci. Harvard University) doing data research on media content using incentive optimization. Complete aesthetic and engineering overhaul across several platforms including a CMS, data analytics dashboards, interactive video player with addition game mechanisms, user profile and landing pages. ### Independent Contractor @ Freelance Developer Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 ### Front End Web Developer @ Highly Relevant Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Westwood, CA Skills used: Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS3, Flash, PHP, Wordpress CMS, Google ad-words • Worked with marketing team to redesign Lucky Strike Bowling website resulting in over a 50% increase in click through rate for party booking. • Created new navigation interface for Legwearloft.com, optimized blog layout. • Maintained various wordpress and magento e-commerce sites. ### CEO/Co-Founder @ First Wave Mobile Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Los Angeles Skills Used: Adobe Creative Suite, HTML, CSS ● Managed team of 10+ overseas developers to create a fully customizable small business iOS application with corresponding web based CMS for user customization and push notification features. ● Lead development team for iphone action shooter game “Pocket Pilot” from initial concept to final App Store deliverable. ● Created initial UX concepts for multiple apps and managed all facets including project timelines, branding, design, code performance, and application reliability. ### Junior Program Manager @ Rockwell Collins Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | Tustin, CA Successfully completed $150,000 of hardware retrofit contracts with large scale clients like Boeing and Airbus while ensuring on time delivery and customer satisfaction. •Ensured timely part orders and used SAP/Oracle demand planning tools to accurately schedule project timelines, estimate part lead times, and drive factory production. Coordinated multiple engineering, content creation and sales teams to meet business objectives while handling all customer correspondence. •Programmed a failure analysis module in Visual Basic for older inflight entertainment systems and used it to pinpoint particular system errors. Used LEAN principles to optimize and restructure Calexico manufacturing floor, eliminating several bottlenecks and wasteful processes. ### Fundraiser @ USC Department of Annual Giving Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Los Angeles • Raised over $25,000 for the USC Annual Fund by cold calling alumni and convincing them to donate ### Engineering Intern @ Applied Materials Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | Austin, Texas • Collaborated with a diverse team of Engineering professionals in the Occupational Health and Safety Division to investigate and reduce manufacturing safety issues. • Attended meetings and provided input on the reworking of the Business Contingency plan, a strategic disaster recovery scheme. • Assisted in transitioning inventory system to a more efficient SAP based platform. • Collaborated with a diverse team of engineers to investigate and solve manufacturing safety issues. • Designed and narrated (with fake British accent) a series of electrical safety videos to keep plant workers safe when working with high voltage situations, many of which are still being used to this day. ## Education ### B.S in Electrical Engineering University of Southern California Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/vishal-gaglani88 - Website: http://vishalgaglani.github.io - GitHub: http://github.com/vishalgaglani --- Source: https://flows.cv/vishalgaglani JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/vishalgaglani/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22