Experience
Creative Market San Francisco, CA and Remote
Engineering Manager August 2020 – Current
- Managed the Platform team, tasked with enabling the larger engineering team/company to run faster, safer, and cheaper
- Planned and managed several large-scale projects (extensive technical debt removal, implementation of a new payment processor)
- Led development of a standalone plugin for a third-party app and the supporting API
- Assisted VP of Product with road mapping, project planning
Senior Backend Engineer April 2017 – August 2020
- Led backend development of new subscription product, including API and database schema design, auth, and integration with legacy systems
- Assisted in designing, planning, implementing, and testing a massive rewrite of existing purchase code infrastructure
- Integrated a US state sales tax solution, enabling compliance with tax laws
- Paid down large chunks of technical debt, migrating legacy systems to modern Laravel framework
Scripted.com San Francisco, CA
Engineering Manager August 2016 – February 2017
- Managed a team of six engineers (frontend, backend, and data science)
- Worked with marketplace operations to ensure product needs were met
- Created quarterly roadmaps, project briefs, and user stories
Software Engineer September 2013 – August 2016
- Incrementally refactored legacy Ruby on Rails app with clean, tested code to accommodate dynamic and complex workflow
- Implemented automated proficiency tests for editors and writers with data science team
- Architected notification tools for user subscriptions
- Advocated for human-friendly code and conscientious engineering culture
Editing • Project Management Austin, TX
Before attending App Academy, I was an editor and project manager, with responsibilities ranging from new hire training to QA to client management. More info on LinkedIn.
Tech
PHP, Laravel • Ruby, Ruby on Rails • SQL • Git • JavaScript • Object oriented design
Education
App Academy May 2013 – July 2013
The University of Texas at Austin B.A. Linguistics • August 2003 – December 2006