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December 2018 - December 2021
Python Platform Infrastructure Tech Lead Engineering Manager

Major Python 3 Port

December 2018 - December 2021

Identified existential technical risk to Evite in it's reliance on Python 2.7 as it neared the end of it's supported life. Created a roadmap to get our platform ported to python 3.9. Worked with our Director of Enigneering and a pair of tenacious engineers to see the project through.

Python Platform Infrastructure Tech Lead Engineering Manager

January 2021 - April 2021
Javascript React Redux Tech Lead Engineering Manager

Rebuilt high traffic SPA for mobile

January 2021 - April 2021

Lead the team that built a totally redesigned vision of the highest traffic SPA on Evite's site for mobile web.

Javascript React Redux Tech Lead Engineering Manager

October 2020 - November 2020
Javascript React MobX Tech Lead Engineering Manager Commerce

eGift Cards Storefront

October 2020 - November 2020

Lead the team that implemented a storefront that allows users to find and buy eGift cards for over 400 different retailers.

Javascript React MobX Tech Lead Engineering Manager Commerce

May 2020 - September 2020
React MobX webRTC Video Lead Firebase Engineering Manager

Video Chat

May 2020 - September 2020

Built a proof of concept and then managed and lead the team that implemented a fully custom Video Chat Client for Virtual Parties

React MobX webRTC Video Lead Firebase Engineering Manager

May 2018 - July 2018
Python Machine Learning Data TensorFlow Pub/Sub Apache Beam Dataflow Lead Software Engineer

ML based spam detector 2.0

May 2018 - July 2018

Rebuilt ML spam detection system using TensorFlow and Apache Beam/Dataflow.

Python Machine Learning Data TensorFlow Pub/Sub Apache Beam Dataflow Lead Software Engineer

March 2017 - May 2017
BigQuery Python Cloud Tasks Data Machine Learning Lead Software Engineer

Automerchandising system for invitations

March 2017 - May 2017

Built a system that analyzes the usage of invitation designs within each category and optimizes the display order daily.

BigQuery Python Cloud Tasks Data Machine Learning Lead Software Engineer

July 2016 - October 2016
Python Django Javascript React Quill.js Design Sr. Software Engineer

CMS for Preminum Invitation Designs

July 2016 - October 2016

Redesigned and rewrote the CMS for Premium Invitation Designs to improve usability and reliability.

Python Django Javascript React Quill.js Design Sr. Software Engineer

September 2015 - January 2016
Python Machine Learning SciKitLearn Orange Sr. Software Engineer

ML based spam detector 1.0

September 2015 - January 2016

Built A machine learning system utilizing SciKitLearn to prevent the sending of spam.

Python Machine Learning SciKitLearn Orange Sr. Software Engineer

July 2015 - August 2015
Python Javascript Docker Kubernetes Google Cloud phantomJS HTML Software Engineer

Lightning image rendering microservice

July 2015 - August 2015

Built an HTML to image rendering service using phantomJS in a docker container that runs in a kubernetes cluster running on google cloud's GKE'

Python Javascript Docker Kubernetes Google Cloud phantomJS HTML Software Engineer

June 2015 - August 2015
Javascript Photoshop ExtendScript Software Engineer

Generate CSS from photoshop documents

June 2015 - August 2015

A tool that automatically generates css markup for invitations designed in Adobe Photoshop.

Javascript Photoshop ExtendScript Software Engineer

2014 - 2015
Django Python Javascript PostgreSQL Redis Celery HTML CSS Design User Experience Software Engineer

Digital Proofing with Online Image Approval

2014 - 2015

Designed and developed a website allowing print buyers to digitally view and approve images before printing. Primarly used by movie and television studios for billboards and other out of home advertising.

Django Python Javascript PostgreSQL Redis Celery HTML CSS Design User Experience Software Engineer

April 2015 - May 2015
Django Python Open Source

Contributions to the Django Web Framework

April 2015 - May 2015

Contributed two patches that speed up the Django web framework.

Django Python Open Source

2013
Photoshop Graphics Fun

Mandelbrot randerer in a Photoshop document

2013

Built a Mandelbrot fractal renderer within a photoshop document.

Photoshop Graphics Fun

June 1998 - May 2005
C Gtk Open Source

Major code contributions to the GNU Image Manipulation Program

June 1998 - May 2005

Contributed major features to the GIMP project including multiprocessing support, dynamicaly generated brushes, meta-data support, and selection modification functions.

C Gtk Open Source