• Strong engineering generalist and technical lead with a background in mobile applications (Android and iOS), compilers, and runtimes • 10+ years of iOS experience; built some of the first apps in the App Store, modern Swift-based applications, and everything in between • Passionate about functional programming,...

Experience

2019 — 2022MetaSoftware Engineer

2019 — 2022

New York, New York

Most recently focused on the open-source CG/SQL compiler and the client-side messaging infrastructure behind Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger

Previously an iOS performance, reliability, and efficiency specialist

Designed and implemented new language features for CG/SQL that simplified programming and greatly reduced programming errors

Built code coverage tooling from the ground up for an internal domain-specific programming language and its associated virtual machine

Made improvements to iOS application stability by improving the detection of errors in Messenger's Objective-C code at compile-time

Reduced the size of Messenger's iOS app via various optimizations

Led multi-team and multi-office efforts to improve code ownership

Mentored engineers across various organizations including Instagram, Messenger, and machine learning infrastructure

2014 — 2019The New York Public LibraryLead Mobile Developer

2014 — 2019

New York, New York

Architected and developed a best-in-class open-source ebook reader and catalog browsing app which was selected by the Obama administration's Office of Science and Technology Policy as their application of choice for a national initiative to provide ebooks to underprivileged students

Harnessed features of the iOS platform to make NYPL's existing ebook collection accessible to visually impaired users for the very first time through the use of Swift, Objective-C, and TypeScript

Contributed to development of the Android version in both Kotlin and Java and guided user interface and interaction design for both platforms

Mentored junior developers and helped them grow within the organization

Worked with companies such as 3M, Adobe, OverDrive, and Sony to seamlessly integrate publisher-mandated content protection technologies

Joined the Readium initiative to build open-source ebook rendering technologies and collaborated with developers around the world

2009 — 2011IngageLead Developer

2009 — 2011

New York, New York

Led a local development team and managed several remote development teams to produce dozens of custom iOS applications

Produced rigorous specifications for RESTful APIs, JavaScript APIs, and proprietary ebook formats

Helped develop an ebook production system that transformed content from publishers, built applications, and abstracted away interaction with Apple’s App Store infrastructure

Interacted with high-profile clients including ESPN, Esquire, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Kaplan to gather requirements and deliver results

Education

2005 — 2008

Parsons School of Design - The New School

BFA

2005 — 2008