AI-first backend product engineer

• Expanded product by developing Electrification of Everything features, including heat pump and EV modeling

• Refactored legacy backend calculation code to adhere to industry best practices to improve overall readability, maintainability, and scalability

• Expanded automated unit test coverage, enabling earlier detection of bugs, reducing regression issues, enhancing reliability, and accelerating development cycles

• Developed 10+ new operational energy efficiency features and reporting tools in an integrated customer-facing web application

• Managed product development using the Shape Up method to create pitches and implement solutions, delivering in six-week cycles for enhanced product functionality and user experience

• Developed, maintained, and tested the application using Ruby on Rails, GraphQL and React

• Built internal admin tools using Retool enabling self-service functionality for our customer success team

• Implemented RESTful APIs for seamless integration with third-party services, including Apple Weatherkit to provide real-time weather data for the app

• Researched automating “BMS point labeling" using machine learning techniques, including experimental application of OpenAI's GPT-3 model

• Created and disseminated Communication Norms throughout the company to foster more focused and efficient communication across teams

• Served as liaison between customer success and product/engineering teams, strengthening the feedback loop between customer requirements and product development

• Led development of new "Airside Economization" diagnostic feature within Cortex App to generate building savings and increase ventilation

• Configured SaaS application for customer rollout to new buildings and for new features

• Created and embedded custom real-time HVAC reports into Cortex App using Mode Analytics SQL tool

Managed four engineers that served clients and oversaw contractors that made physical changes to lighting and HVAC controls of existing buildings to deliver guaranteed energy savings