Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, Node.js, React, Automated Testing, PostgreSQL, Agile, Heroku, Docker, Cloudflare, CI/CD, Git
Experience
2025 — Now
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
2024 — 2025
2024 — 2025
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
2023 — 2024
2023 — 2024
United States
At HouseAccount, I played a pivotal role in the mission to revolutionize the $750 billion home service industry by building digital solutions that modernized outdated processes and experiences. My contributions included:
Led the design and development of innovative features for the HouseAccount platform, significantly enhancing the digital interaction between large-scale brands and their consumers.
Spearheaded the integration of complex external APIs and third-party services, facilitating seamless interactions across CRMs like Salesforce, ServiceMinder, and Vonigo. This work enabled HouseAccount to empower customers to manage their accounts, services, and payments through our consumer-facing platform.
Collaborated with a team of six engineers and worked closely with product and design teams to define project scopes, technical requirements, and deliverables. My efforts ensured projects were delivered on time, met high standards, and drove customer satisfaction.
Drove rapid, high-quality development of the platform through the use of modern frameworks and tools such as Rails, Stimulus, Turbo, and by integrating dry-rb libraries, enhancing the clarity, flexibility, maintainability, and scalability of the codebase.
Mentored junior engineers and promoted a culture of continuous improvement, which contributed to the rapid development and scaling of an early-stage company.
2022 — 2023
2022 — 2023
United States
2020 — 2022
2020 — 2022
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
During my time at RoleModel Software, I collaborated on diverse projects for small and medium-sized businesses, delivering tailored solutions to meet their unique needs. One of my notable achievements involved constructing a robust ETL data pipeline, empowering a major client to leverage modern cloud technologies seamlessly. This endeavor required close collaboration with stakeholders to ensure alignment with their objectives.
I specialized in crafting well-tested, full-stack Ruby on Rails code, including developing and integrating multiple APIs that enhanced system interoperability and functionality. My work spanned across numerous client projects, involving extensive frontend and backend development to deliver comprehensive and robust digital solutions.
I assumed responsibility for deploying and managing the majority of client projects on Heroku, ensuring reliable and scalable solutions. Additionally, I played a pivotal role in designing and implementing a robust CI setup, bolstering our team's development agility and safety. This initiative included the seamless migration of over 25 projects to the new system, executed with zero downtime.
Operating within a collaborative team environment, I actively mentored more junior developers and advocated for continuous improvement in our development processes. Through embodying our company values of character, collaboration, and craftsmanship, I fostered a culture of innovation and excellence. By prioritizing practices like pair programming and diligent management of technical debt, I actively contributed to the success and growth of RoleModel Software.
Education
Earlham College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2011 — 2015
Culver Academies
HS Diploma
2005 — 2009