What I’ve done
11+ years of front-end development
Applications of varied maturity (wireframes, legacy replacements, product launches), frameworks + languages (NextJS, Prisma, PlanetScale, React, Typescript, TailwindCSS), and tooling (webpack, jest, testing-library, Storybook)
7+ years of remote-working experience
Perfecting the balance between productivity and freedom while demonstrating the virtues of flexibility (4-10s)
Contract work friendly
Mentoring teams new to React, reviewing React codebases, and as an individual contributor on new/existing projects
AI-powered chatbots
ChatGPT-driven chatbots with augmented knowledge sources for dynamic, conversational experiences.
Accessibility focused
Contributing member to digital accessibility guilds and advocate for responsible design and continual growth
Geospatial applications
Data-fed, live-updating maps with synchronized metrics and visualizations
Data-collection wizards
Responsive, form-based wizards focused on accurate and efficient data entry
NodeJS microservices
Purpose-driven workhorses leveraging the latest serverless technologies
Zapier integrations
CLI-based NodeJS integrations from concept to public app
Monolith decompostion
Refactoring monolithic applications into independent, scalable modules with mono- and poly-repo setups
Where I’ve worked
Zapier
Senior Frontend Engineer
Feb 2023 - Present
Boomerang! • Building the new beta-products, Interfaces and Chatbots: Drag-and-drop, dynamic interfaces that power your business workflows • No-code AI chatbots connected to your automations and data • Rapid prototyping with paradigm-shifting technologies like OpenAI and ChatGPT
Unfirl
Co-Founder
Mar 2022 - Feb 2023
Enhance your short URLs with customizable preview images generated from popular templates • Unshakeable branding accompanies follows your short URL wherever it's shared • Capture metrics and insights around shares versus visits to truly understand your engagement
CreateMe
Senior Frontend Engineer
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
Greenfield NextJS application for a new product offering • Component library development • Storybook integration • Pact consumer-driven contract testing
Zapier
Senior Frontend Engineer
Dec 2019 - Present
Rapid React + Typescript prototyping from idea to production deployment • Seamless feature integration into existing code • Advancing microfrontend concepts and monolith decomposition
Filevine
Senior Frontend Engineer
Apr 2019 - Nov 2019
NodeJS-based Zapier integration • AWS serverless microservices • React developer portal with plug-and-play, third-party-developed modules
Mylo
Developer
Jan 2016 - Apr 2019
Advancing my skillsets in React + Redux + Webpack building dynamic data collection wizards, productivity enhancing tools, and composable component libraries • Expanding my knowledge of CSS and responsive UI design • Introduced a monorepo architecture
ABPathfinder, Inc.
Software Engineer
Feb 2015 - Jan 2016
Led design + development of the next-gen application from concept to production, intuitively handling multiple active contexts and activities from data input to dynamic reporting
Sencha
Support Engineer
Dec 2014 - Feb 2015
Exceptional forum troubleshooting and support, but quickly realized my passion is turning ideas into applications
WaterTRAC
Software Engineer
Mar 2013 - Dec 2014
Led clean-slate design + development of the flagship customer portal with a heavy focus on dynamic charting, live-updating maps, and big data
Perceptive Software
Intern -> Product Support -> Software Test Engineer
Dec 2007 - Feb 2013
Advanced from Intern to Software Test Engineer, finding ways to improve tooling, automate solutions, and nuke inefficiencies
How I work
Early
My most productive hours are 5am to 9am
Autonomous
Problem solving over prescribed solutions
Collaborative
Teams build great things, not individuals
Remote
Master of managing time and productivity
B.A. in Information Systems
The University of Kansas, 2008