Experience
2023 — Now
2023 — Now
New York, New York, United States
We craft stories about people who make the world a better place. Our goal is to give a platform for underrepresented voices to push for change through authentic and beautiful visual storytelling.
Check us out at https://productions.wondermapper.com/
2019 — 2024
2019 — 2024
Greater New York City Area
• Engineered high-impact ESG (environmental, social + governance) projects including:
Fundraising software for conservation groups leveraging ChatGPT - increasing donor engagement
Urban planning tool enabling data-driven infrastructure decisions - adopted by Washington D.C. to mitigate flooding
USDA grant roadmapper to streamline land conservation - simplified complex application process
Inequality map from census analytics - provided actionable insights on socioeconomic divides
Land management app tracking biodiversity and invasives - protected at-risk ecosystems
Blockchain oracles publishing siloed conservation data - increased transparency and interoperability
• Architected and built software systems for fastest “go-to-market” strategies within timeline and budget without sacrificing technical capabilities
• Integrated large geospatial datasets including NRCS SSURGO, U.S. Census, and multi-state species indexes to enrich product utility and depth
2022 — 2024
2022 — 2024
• Led full-stack engineering as senior hire for two mission-critical products:
Real-time Air Force search-and-rescue dashboard optimizing nationwide response times by quickly sharing mission data across siloed systems
Insurance proof-of-concept leveraging risk models to optimize claims review efficiency for a publicly-traded insurer
• Ensured scalable access to real-time data across React applications by guiding architectural decisions and tight partnership with back-end engineers on Python geospatial data pipelines and API design
• Met all contract deadlines regularly by driving component reusability, proactively identifying and remediating tech debt, and optimizing sprint workflows to align with team member strengths
• Leveled up broader engineering capabilities via paired programming, architectural discussions, and code reviews with junior teammates
• Accelerated delivery and resolved roadblocks through cross-functional collaboration with front-end, back- end, DevOps, data science, and security team members
• Engaged directly with the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and a publicly-traded insurer to interpret client needs and ensure user requirements are met
2017 — 2019
2017 — 2019
Greater New York City Area
• Architected and built real-time IoT data visualization platform from scratch, integrating thousands of devices globally - enabled accelerated client acquisition and $1M+ digital sales in first-year
• Ensured accuracy reporting features with thousands of data points per hour by building data analytics in collaboration with cross-functional team including software/hardware engineers, data scientists, biologists and chemists
• Delivered seamless Shopify integration that propelled e-commerce revenue growth within the application, and enabled upselling through the core user experience
• Nurtured data sharing partnerships with AWS and Azure engineering teams to unlock enhanced capabilities and drive customer adoption
• Engineered scalability supporting exponential growth by pioneering technologies like GraphQL, AWS Lambda and Fargate serverless
Education
University of California, Davis
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
2009 — 2013