
Senior Software Engineer
Fountain · Full-time
Jan 2023 - Present
• 2 yrs 7 mos
Full Stack Engineer
Stripe · Full-time
Sep 2021 - Nov 2022
• 1 yr 3 mosLeading and delivering projects through the full product lifecycle of scoping, stakeholder alignment, planning, execution, and measurement of outcomes.
Skills: TypeScript · React.js · Ruby · Cross-functional Collaborations

Senior Software Engineer
Pivotal Labs
Nov 2015 - Jul 2021
• 5 yrs 9 mosConsulting. Meeting my clients where they are and guiding them towards app modernization.
- Federal projects: saving taxpayer dollars by reducing waste and automating processes
- Medical startups and non-profits: enabling practitioners and patients alike to access health records and information
- Retailers: reducing the number of follow-up calls to customers post-purchase by improving the accuracy and completeness of ordering systems
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: designing and administering inclusive interviews, coaching hiring managers on how to nurture diverse talent, acting as a mentor for non-traditional hires

Amplify
May 2014 - Sep 2015
Software Engineer
Feb 2015 - Sep 2015
• 8 mosAs part of the Developer Services team, my focus was on building internal tools to make the software development lifecycle more Agile. We help development teams practice Continuous Integration by providing them with a server on which to run their tests, an easy way to deploy to lower environments, and a reliable path to production.
Some of my accomplishments include:
* Completed a Chef recipe to provision build boxes, allowing us to run our suites in parallel
* Wrote unit tests and integration test for previously untested pipeline scripts
* Refactored a self-service deployment tool, allowing developers to deploy to lower environments without the help of OpsEng
Software Engineer in Test
May 2014 - Feb 2015
• 10 mos* Streamlined one Cucumber test suite, reducing build time from 21 minutes to 9 minutes
* Wrote a Ruby gem for our Cucumber test suite, reducing duplication of step definitions

Brand Manager - Experiential Marketing
Self Employed
May 2008 - Dec 2013
• 5 yrs 8 mosResponsibilities
- Act as the "face of the brand" for the client to create a positive brand experience for the consumer
- Encourage consumers in the target market to participate in the contest, games, sampling or other activities specified by the client
- Promote the client's and product/service, generate leads, and boost social media exposure
Accomplishments
- Met and exceeded lead generation and/or sales quotas
- Created hundreds of thousands of brand impressions at large events including the Super Bowl, the Indy 500, the Taste of Chicago, and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Represented companies such as GEICO, Smuckers, Wells Fargo, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, PepsiCo, Walmart, Comcast, and Abbott Pharmaceuticals

Weight Loss Consultant
Metabolic Research Center
May 2012 - Jul 2013
• 1 yr 3 mosResponsibilities
- Performed consultations for potential clients
- Taught nutrition and behavior modification classes to promote lifestyle changes
- Answered phones, stocked products, and handled other administrative duties
Accomplishments
- Clients lost an average of 0.98 pounds per week
- Converted 85% of leads to customers
- Helped clients reduce dependence on drugs to lower blood pressure and/or control blood sugar

Content Editor
Strategic Measurement and Evaluation
Mar 2010 - Dec 2012
• 2 yrs 10 mosEdited standardized test questions to ensure correctness, tight alignment with standards, removal of cultural and other biases

Undergraduate Tutorial Assistant
Purdue University
Jan 2006 - May 2006
• 5 mosAssisted the Graduate TA in PHYS152 at Purdue University. Checked homework, answered questions and guided students through hands-on group tutorials.