Strengths

  • CliftonStrengths Assessment: Intellection | Responsibility | Restorative | Connectedness | Learner
  • Javascript, Typescript and most modern JS frameworks, esp. React
  • Mobile first paradigm with an appreciation for modern design and an affinity for collaboration with design team
  • Effectively communicates complex technical topics; clearly scoping conversation for medium and audience
  • Self starter who thrives in a remote first culture
  • Enjoys collaborating with peers asynchronously using using tools such as Slack, Jira, Git, and VS Code.
  • 10 year background in technical support leading to a facilitative, collaborative approach
  • On a personal note: husband, father, avid backpacker and sailor

Skills

  • MongoDB
  • Express
  • React
  • Node
  • Python
  • Typescript
  • Git
  • React Native
  • CI/CD
  • Nginx administration
  • Linux system administration
  • Debian application packaging & distribution

Experience

Quality Assurance Engineer

Density, Inc., December 2022 - present

As a core member of Density's four person QA team; I'm extremely proud of all that we accomplished over the past two years. When I arrived our QA department was nonexistent. Together we've built a strong program from the ground up.

We created processes, tools and automations to effectively provide QA service to 75% of company initiatives. These services have spanned hardware validation and qualification, embedded systems regression testing, unit, usability and API testing for internal tools, public API testing and validation, and perhaps most importantly, product review, analysis and qualification which directly lead to a 25% performance increase of our core product.

My most significant personal contributions came from using python to create automation that allowed our small team to leverage our resources to provide such extensive coverage.

Freelance Software Engineer

Mount Ventures, August 2019 - December 2022

Custom Admin Dashboard which sets up and manages "wellness challenges" that happen via the customer's React Native Mobile app. Stack: React, Node, Express, Postgres

Joined Quick Draw Development as a contractor. My first project as part of the team was to relaunch the company's site. Stack: React, Next, MySQL.

Another project with Quick Draw: Add additional functionality to a fully custom web app for one of their largest clients. Stack: React, Next,MySQL.

Build administrate, and host several Wordpress sites for customers. I'm most proud of Seeds And Stalks.

Full Stack Web and Mobile Developer

NuCamp Coding Bootcamp, February 2019 - August 2019

I graduated from their most rigorous program at the top of my cohort.

Support Team Lead

UNICEF Kid Power, July 2018 - December 2022

Lead the Technical and Customer Service teams for UNICEF Kid Power. See Scope of Work document for full roll description.

UNICEF Kid Power offered me a position as an independent contractor due to my outstanding performance and ability to meet SLAs.

Support Team Lead

Active For Good, January 2016 - July 2018

Lead the Technical and Customer Service teams at Active For Good

By poviding excellent customer service, I helped empower others to save lives while getting active. See Anderson Cooper's excellent video about RUTF

Education

Fuller Theological Seminary

M.Div - partially completed

NuCamp Software Development Bootcamp

Full Stack & Mobile Developer track

Vanguard University of Southern California

B.A., Business Administration