About

Entreprenuer with two credited startups. Experienced in the fields of web development, graphic and web design, tech support and repair, IT and networking, and SaaS.

Skills & Qualifications

• Founded and operated computer repair service based around an innovative new business model; devised branding strategy.
• Third prize winner at the DC Tech Hackathon Presented by Dun & Bradstreet, 2013.
• First prize winner at the RIT Winter 2012 Research & Innovation Symposium, for ’Project Odyssey’.
• 7+ years professional experience in the field of web development, specializing in higher education, government, CMS, and customer-facing web software. Broad knowledge of HTML, CSS, JS and modern web frameworks. Well-versed in atomic design, responsive web and email design, accessibility and 508 compliance, SEO, REST APIs. Skilled in agile development. Accustomed to complex workflows utilizing various task runners and package managers.
• Nearly two decades of experience using Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Experienced in Database Structure, SOHO Networking, Windows Server setup, general IT.
• Second place winner of Newsday’s School Journalism Award for Typography & Layout, 2007.
• Served as Staff Writer, Layout Editor, Managing Editor, Editor-in-Chief & Student Advisor of Suffolk County Community College’s award-winning ‘Compass’ newspaper.
• Winner of the Herbert M. Rothstein Award for Excellence in Journalism, 2005.

Work Experience

Holland America Line

Web Developer

Jan ’18 - Nov ’18

I joined Holland America as a contractor to handle the development and maintenance of Angular-based web applications for onboard services on cruise ships. My responsibilities included: Updating and refactoring an outdated codebase to implement new features using flexible, agile development practices; adapting strategies for changing business needs and expectations; and creating functional connections between legacy and modern web apps.

Responsibilities:

• Worked on several client-facing e-commerce apps made in Angular, in compliance with ADA accessibility standards. Built several unique features, including implementation of several third party payment services, as well as GDPR compliance and internationalization.
• Incorporated legacy work into modern infrastructure by utilizing API endpoints and token-based authentication to securely transmit user data.
• Tested and assisted in remedying bugs in upcoming releases of modern web apps based in React.

Young Democrats of Washington

Vice President of Operations /

Tech Director

Feb ’18 - Present

Since being elected in February 2018, I’ve spearheaded and initiative to build a robust, scalable multisite WordPress installation with individual sites for each YDWA chapter (current stable version viewable here). I also managed and maintained a G Suite installation for organization-wide use, and dealt with several attempted cyberattacks against our organization.

Responsibilities:

• Developed in-house theme using a fork of established parent theme, with various features edited and added, including: simplified Customizer menus; integrated plugins; streamlined color customization options; role-based feature toggles; bindable shortcodes; automatic importing and syncing of Facebook events.
• Optimized multimedia embeds from various sources using Gutenberg block editor.
• Incorporated hierarchical user and role functionality for both end-users and clients, with contextual features for each access level.
• Incorporated various third-party services and plugins for features including: SEO optimization via Google Search Console and Yoast; mailing list management via MailChimp; analytics via Google Analytics; recurring payments, membership subscriptions, and POS functionality via PayPal and WooCommerce.
• Consolidated and organized organizational branding, creating new raster and vector assets for more flexible use.

Symplicity Corporation

Front-End Developer II

Jun ’12 - Dec ’17

I worked remotely with a team of highly talented individuals to design and develop web and mobile applications for higher education and government services. My responsibilities included: Translating wireframes and mockups into fully functional web and mobile products, using flexible, agile design and development practices; anticipating, reacting to, and adapting for changing client needs and expectations by keeping track of the latest trends and technologies; and researching and implementing web technologies into our existing products.

Responsibilities:

• Worked on a CMS app made in Angular, using Bootstrap with atomic design principles and in compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards. Built several unique features including dockable modals, and spearheaded atomic design strategy with integrated style guide, components library, and visual regression testing suite.
• Built various responsive, mobile-first websites for clients.
• Designed various responsive emails with variable pixel-density image handling.
• Designed a site for use in conjunction with Chromecast devices, intended for large-format viewing on TV screens.
• Built a Flash app in Flex Builder that could dynamically scale its contents, using the same techniques applied by responsive websites.
• Various uses of social media APIs, including Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and LinkedIn. Various uses of Google Maps API functionality for interactive data rendering.
• Various uses of THOMAS and congress.gov API functionality.
• Various uses of multimedia APIs, including Flickr and YouTube (see my favorite example in my portfolio).

Project Odyssey

Concept / Design /

Physical Installation

Sep ’11 - May ’12

Conceived and co-developed Odyssey, an innovative interactive platform utilizing a custom-designed 360-degree display installation, surround sound, and Kinect motion controls. Original software was developed in Unity specifically built to run on the Odyssey platform. Responsible for inception of and research into overall concepts, and design and construction of physical installation. First prize winner at the RIT Winter 2012 Research & Innovation Symposium. More info available here. Concluded after ImagineRIT festival in May ’12.

Neighborhood Nerd

Owner / Chief Technician

Nov ’08 - Jun ’12

Founded and operated computer repair service based around an innovative new business model; devised branding strategy.

Boys & Girls Club of Suffolk County

After School & Summer Camp Counselor /

Computer Technician /

Computers & Technology Instructor

Oct ’07 - Aug ’09

In addition to roles listed above, also provided work as promotional advisor. Developed and implemented multimedia marketing campaign for teen after school program comprised of print, merchandising, and installation efforts.

Project Experience

Angular CMS App

Front-End Design & Development

Symplicity Corporation

Aug ’14 - Oct ’16

Worked on a CMS app made in Angular, using Bootstrap with atomic design principles and in compliance with Section 508 accessibility standards.

Built several unique features including dockable modals, and spearheaded atomic design strategy with integrated style guide, components library, and visual regression testing suite.

Responsive Design Work

Front-End Design

Symplicity Corporation

Jun ’12 - Dec ’17

Designed various responsive emails with variable pixel-density image handling.

Designed a site for use in conjunction with Chromecast devices, intended for large-format viewing on TV screens.

Built a Flash app in Flex Builder that could dynamically scale its contents, using the same techniques applied by responsive websites.

API Work

Front-End Development

Symplicity Corporation

Jun ’12 - Dec ’17

Various uses of social media APIs, including Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and LinkedIn.

Various uses of Google Maps API functionality for interactive data rendering.

Various uses of THOMAS and congress.gov API functionality.

Various uses of multimedia APIs, including Flickr and YouTube (see my favorite example in my portfolio).

VOICE Government CRM

Front-End Design & Development

Symplicity Corporation

Jun ’12 - Dec ’17

VOICE is a web-based constituent relationship management (CRM) system specifically designed for government offices.

CSM (Career Services Manager)

Front-End Design & Development

Symplicity Corporation

Jun ’12 - Dec ’17

Built from the ground up by career services professionals, CSM by Symplicity enhances how information is shared and processed both within the university and between their students and employers. This career services-focused approach has enabled us to become the market leader with 1000+ career office deployments worldwide.

Project Odyssey

Concept / Design /

Physical Installation

Rochester Institute of Technology

Sep ’11 - Jun ’12

Odyssey was a 360-degree audio-visual interactive experience, incorporating motion controls with Kinect to allow for free motion. We developed a solution which fully immerses the user’s senses, offering an experience that is engaging and comparable to real life.

We created an installation which combined a physical cylindrical screen made of plastic piping and stretchable fabric, and four short-throw projectors with image stitching software applied to create the display solution. We also incorporated 5.1 surround sound speakers and Kinect-based motion controls to control movement. We developed software in Unity and designed it to be experienced exclusively on the Odyssey platform.

We planned to further develop our software to take advantage of the innovative properties of the Odyssey platform, and refine the motion controls to deliver the most intuitive control scheme possible. We also intended to develop a permanent mounting system for our installation, and presented a near production-quality iteration of Odyssey at 2012's ImagineRIT Festival. After graduation, future development of Project Odyssey was put on hold. All of our materials and footage from Project Odyssey can be found here.

Just Press Play

Content Development

Rochester Institute of Technology

Sep - Nov ’11

Involved with creation of various pieces of content for Microsoft-sponsored student achievement system prior to launch, including documentation. Responsibilities included providing user experience feedback, developing new Achievements and the metadata associated with them, basic front-end website debugging, and various promotional duties. Also produced copy for documentation given to new players, and provided rough draft of EULA for website. Available to view here. (Launched Nov. 2011)

Sugar Labs

Website Redesign (Co-op)

Rochester Institute of Technology

Feb - May ’11

Worked with Sugar Labs to redesign their website through research, user testing, and interviews. Designed comprehensive new website structure catering to multiple groups of users, including children. Responsibilities included developing structure for new site, collecting demographic data from various groups of users, and brainstorming basic layout options, as well as gathering content from Sugar Labs locations around the globe, including translating content from Spanish to English. (Expected to launch in early 2012)

Fortune Hunter

Character Design

Rochester Institute of Technology

Dec ’09 - May ’10

Served as artist on a team designing games for the One Laptop Per Child’s Python-based XO device. Responsibilities included character design and vector graphic design in Illustrator, as well as research into animation on low-power devices. Available for download at wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Fortune_Hunter. (Prototype in progress)

Neighborhood Nerd

Graphic Design

Nov ’08 - Feb ’09

Devised branding strategy for self-started company including logos, site signs, stickers, styled forms, and other merchandise.

’The Club’ Promotional Branding

Graphic, Industrial,

& Packaging Design

Boys & Girls Club of Suffolk County

Oct - Dec ’07

Developed and implemented multimedia marketing campaign for teen after school program comprised of print, merchandising, and installation efforts.

Compass Newspaper

Graphic Design

Suffolk County Community College

Sep ’06 - Dec ’08

Oversaw complete rebranding process of Suffolk County Community College’s award-winning ‘Compass’ newspaper. Responsibilities included conception of new logo and style guide for print, complete redesign of newspaper layout, and replacement of legacy branding.

Education

Rochester Institute of Technology

B.S. Degree, New Media Interactive Development

Concentration, Global Studies (Japanese)

Class of 2012. Rochester, NY

Suffolk County Community College

A.A.S. Degree, Computer Art

Class of 2008. Selden, NY

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