I am a software engineer with a passion for developing robust and efficient web applications. I possess a strong foundation in JavaScript, Typescript, Python, and a number of their underlying frameworks.
Experience
2024 — Now
2024 — Now
● Contribute to and maintain a scalable Data Platform to enable seamless data publishing and ingestion into BigQuery, Snowflake, and Vertex AI, enhancing the overall data processing pipeline.
● Led a full frontend redesign using Angular, improving user experience (UX) and significantly boosting platform performance.
● Designed and deployed a glossary functionality allowing users to easily access reference points regarding assets and domains, enhancing knowledge sharing and data consistency.
● Spearheaded the Data Access Provisioning project for BigQuery, enabling users to request and manage dataset access through an intuitive platform UI, reducing reliance on GCP and streamlining permission workflows.
● Integrated auditing capabilities for long-term tracking and compliance purposes, ensuring robust monitoring and accountability for data access and provisioning.
● Developed and implemented data pipelines using Python-based Apache Airflow DAGs and Google Dataproc, automating workflows for high data reliability, consistency, and efficiency. Managed scheduling, monitoring, and error-handling to ensure seamless and reliable data flow across multiple cloud platforms.
● Design and deploy scalable Cloud Functions in GCP using Python, enabling serverless compute for event-driven data processing and improving system agility and resource utilization.
● Manage MongoDB database infrastructure, ensuring high performance, security, and scalability for data storage and retrieval.
● Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Data Engineers, Product Managers, and UX/UI Designers to continuously enhance platform features and functionality.
● Optimize platform performance through code refactoring, system monitoring, and troubleshooting, resulting in measurable improvements in platform efficiency.
2023 — 2024
2023 — 2024
New York City Metropolitan Area
● Developed React Native components and screens using Storybook and Expo Go to transition the existing application to React Native, enabling a more streamlined and efficient mobile app development process.
● Developed a comprehensive Cypress test suite for an application built with React and Node.JS, resulting in enhanced application reliability and streamlined testing processes.
● Optimized SQL Queries from PostgreSQL database, implementing performance enhancements that led to a 15% improvement in query speeds.
● Implemented new hashing algorithm in data storage, resulting in a nearly 20% increase in data processing speeds.
● Migrated established codebase from Javascript to Typescript, enhancing code clarity, type safety, and maintainability.
● Collaborated effectively with the engineering team, actively participating in code reviews and contributing innovative ideas to improve overall system performance and maintaining best practices.
2023 — 2023
2023 — 2023
New York, New York, United States
● Contributed to the Student Information System (SIS) for Rithm School, a large client-facing application built in Python and the Django framework with over 80,000 lines of code. Team consisted of 10 software engineers in total.
● Participated in daily standups, planning poker, as well as weekly meetings reviewing performances and pull requests submitted by myself.
● Completed data model adjustments revolving around adjusting primary keys from character fields to slug fields. Required complex data migrations in Django due to multiple many-to-many relationships in the database relating to this table.
● Implemented new functionality to their student profile page, highlighting private vs. public information for each user. Maintained 99%+ testing coverage on the application.
● Transitioned application from Django Cache framework to Redis Cache Framework, both in development and production. Connected this caching framework to both AWS and a PostgreSQL database.
2021 — 2022
2021 — 2022
New York City Metropolitan Area
● Developed web applications for Jordache Enterprises, a privately held conglomerate responsible for Jordache, U.S. Polo, and more.
● Designed and implemented custom applications with Shopify and WordPress environments to meet specific business needs.
● Utilized HTML, CSS, and Javascript to develop responsive and dynamic web solutions.
● Led the creation and refinement of wireframes using Figma, ensuring optimal user experience and functionality in web application development projects.
● Oversaw full lifecycle of application development with 100% on-time delivery while staying under budget.
● Implemented SEO best practices, including keyword search, meta tag optimization, and content optimization strategies, resulting in significant increases in organic search traffic and higher search engine rankings.
2018 — 2020
2018 — 2020
Brooklyn, New York, United States
● Worked as a 3rd grade ENL teacher at PS89, where I work with general education classes, supporting ENL students, in addition to my newcomer students.
● Designed and implemented a curriculum to be used for our school's large newcomer population. PS89 Elmhurst has the largest ELL population of any elementary school in New York City. With 40+ new students coming yearly, I began a Newcomer Program, where students were pulled out of the classroom and worked in small groups on both academic and SEL-focused projects.
Education
Rithm School
Computer Software Engineering
Hunter College
Master's degree
2019 — 2021
Boston Academy of English
TEFL Certification
2014 — 2014
University of Rhode Island
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
2009 — 2013