HB Stone
San Jose,CA
Summary
Experienced technology professional committed to guiding and growing teams, cultivating trust among colleagues, and fitting technical solutions to business objectives. Recognized for a collaborative approach and positive attitude, fostering a productive work environment which promotes innovation and drives results.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Head of Web Engineering
Yummly (A subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation)
05.2017 - 04.2024
- Continued contributing code while adding responsibilities around team building and leadership:
- Cultivated a team of productive front-end engineers to develop the premier recipe recommendation website and connected cooking platform
- Supported a highly collaborative environment with open communication among the Product, Content, Design, and Engineering teams
- Advocated a fast, engaging experience throughout customers' journey of finding, organizing, and cooking recipes across the Yummly and Whirlpool family of products
- Optimized website performance and accessibility across Yummly web properties
- Encouraged consistent interface design across Yummly products including the website, iOS / Android applications, and Whirlpool connected kitchen interfaces
- Ensured Yummly web properties follow appropriate privacy standards (GDPR, CCPA) and information security policies
- 2018 Webby Awards: Winner, Best Food and Drink Website; Winner, People's Voice
Front-End Architect
Yummly
10.2016 - 05.2017
- Planned code architecture for leading recipe recommendation website and connected kitchen platform
- Developed web components for Single-Page Application using React and Node
- Organized and consistently styled CSS using Stylus transpiler, collaborating often with Design and Product teams to ensure alignment
- Guided consensus on CSS and JS "lint" best practices and engineer styleguides
- Advised API and data teams on any integration concerns between our website and mobile apps
- Optimized website performance and accessibility for all Yummly properties
- Advocated balancing the needs of our customers with the metric goals of Yummly and Whirlpool to achieve greater success
- Facilitated continuous integration for international Yummly websites
- Documented internal development processes for Yummly websites
- Integrated unit tests and visual tests to support QA and Product Management stakeholders
- Created web tools to facilitate generation of personalized recipe recommendation emails
- Crafted advertising tools for Revenue team to generate native and third-party content
- 2016 Webby Awards: Nominee, Best Food and Drink Website; Winner, People's Voice
Senior Culinary Software Engineer, Front-End
Yummly
11.2012 - 10.2016
- Developed front-end applications using HTML, CSS (vanilla and Stylus), and JS (Node, React / Redux, vanilla ES6 / ES5)
- Delivered UI / UX mocks (Photoshop)
- Improved page load time by 80% during 2015
- Drove key company metrics such as website registration, mobile app downloads, web engagement, etc
- Crafted ad ops tools to generate customized IAB ads served through Doubleclick.
Sr. Software Applications Development Engineer
Yahoo
06.2010 - 11.2012
- Front-end engineer on Yahoo! communications applications team
- Productive independent contributor to Yahoo Mail, the most popular US webmail and 2nd largest worldwide with over 300 million users
- Key engineer on Messenger-in-Mail, serving approximately 2 million daily users
- Built thin-client web Messenger using NodeJS which could be installed across all Yahoo properties
- Received "You Rock" award for contributions to major 2010 Yahoo! Mail relaunch.
Sr. Applications Developer
Geekworks Unlimited
08.2006 - 06.2010
- Website design, development, and search engine optimization services for local businesses
- Bespoke application development for startups and established companies (e.g. medical software, automated teller machines, digital movie download kiosks)
- Created nationwide digital-out-of-home advertising platform and remote management web application
- Extensive use of Adobe AIR and Appcelerator Titanium platforms for desktop and kiosk applications
Radio DJ / Web Developer
Viper Radio
1996 - 2006
- DJ for microbroadcast radio station in San Fernando Valley (1996 - 2000)
- MC and DJ for weekly online radio broadcast (2000 - 2006)
- Web Designer and Developer (1996 - 2006)
Co-op Engineer
Qualcomm
05.2000 - 08.2002
- Intranet and Internet website design and maintenance using HTML, CSS, ASP with VBScript.
- Web testing via Rational Robot.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer and Information Sciences
Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL05.2003
Skills
- HTML / CSS / JavaScript (React, Node)
- Search Engine Optimization
- Progressive, Responsive Web Design
- Leading by Example
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Open Communication
- Attention to Detail
Timeline
Head of Web Engineering
Yummly (A subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation)
05.2017 - 04.2024
Front-End Architect
Yummly
10.2016 - 05.2017
Senior Culinary Software Engineer, Front-End
Yummly
11.2012 - 10.2016
Sr. Software Applications Development Engineer
Yahoo
06.2010 - 11.2012
Sr. Applications Developer
Geekworks Unlimited
08.2006 - 06.2010
Co-op Engineer
Qualcomm
05.2000 - 08.2002
Radio DJ / Web Developer
Viper Radio
1996 - 2006
Bachelor of Science - Computer and Information Sciences
Florida Agricultural And Mechanical University
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