History

TRMLabs, Senior Software Engineer (December 2023 — Present, Remote)

Why I joined: Wanted to stay in the crypto space, but on the side that helped ensure it's positive impact.

Working with a small team tasked with building the core TRMLabs product (Node, React, TypeScript) to stop bad actors using crypto by ensuring compliance and risk management for cryptocurrency businesses in the private and public-sector.

Parafin, Lead Product Engineer (November 2022 — October 2023, Remote)

Why I joined: Had an opportunity to level up a small team and build something that was solving a financial problem with a novel solution.

Building products and experiences that enable small businesses to flourish. Helping lead a team of frontend engineers by instituting best practices like end-to-end testing, package re-use, #a11y, actual error handling and monitoring, improved UX and accessibility, and an improved DX.

Coinbase, Senior Software Engineer (March 2022 — November 2022, Remote)

Why I joined: I'd been a fan of Coinbase and Brian Armstrong for years and, when combined with my Econ degree from GMU, aligned well with their mission to make crypto accessible.

Building full-stack for the web and mobile (react-native) frontend and graphql backend (Relay and Node) internal and external products seen by millions of users each day. Mentored multiple interns and hosted technical interviews.

Medallia, Staff Software Engineer (April 2017 — March 2022, On-site till COVID)

Why I joined: I had honed my craft working with a wide swath of technologies and companies at Viget, but rarely saw the product I was building in the hands of users.

Led engineering teams by improving processes, workflow, tech architecture, mentoring and writing code. On a small team tasked with building awesome interfaces writing TypeScript using React, GraphQL, and other technologies and tools.

Viget, Front-End Developer (January 2012 — April 2017, On-site)

Why I joined: Viget was putting out incredible work and I wanted to be part of it. It was my dream job.

Built out design comps in Photoshop/Illustrator and integrating with PHP and Rails-based applications and CMS’s. Because of my full-stack expertise, I was often the lead developer on projects requiring configuration of CMS’s.

Sire Studios, Inc., Co-Founder (May 2008 — January 2012)

Why I started Sire Studios: I enjoyed the flexibility and ownership of a running my own business while still growing my technical skillset.

Led all web development efforts, including building out custom designed comps into HTML/CSS files and integrating into WordPress CMS. Responsible for maintaining over 35 client sites and technical needs of the business.

Education

George Mason University, 2011

B.S. Economics with a Minor in Information Technology