My background is in software engineering instruction, full stack application design, development and testing, as well as team account management. I am detail oriented, an effective communicator, and a strong problem solver.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Lead Back End Development
Disney
03.2024 - 03.2025
Worked with product, testing, engineering, and senior management to reach app production goals.
Trained new team members on company code standards and maintained current code base
Evaluated employee skills and knowledge regularly, training, and mentoring individuals with lagging skills.
Responsible for achieving our code bases release schedule
Lead Back End Engineer
REVREX
09.2022 - 06.2023
Responsible for understanding and integrating two outside payment API's with the REVREX application.
Maintained the REVREX API, implemented new routes, and tests as the Front End grew.
Updated the MySQL DB as the app Back End expanded, was trusted with creating the ERD and explaining the new relationships to the team.
Documented and developed engineering procedures and processes.
Software Engineer II
Charter
12.2021 - 07.2022
Worked on a team of other engineers to maintain and develop an internal tool.
Developed a new test suite to help expand coverage for our API.
Help document and create new processes for enhancing learning in our team.
Authored code fixes and enhancements for inclusion in future code releases and patches.
Lead Instructor
Thinkful
04.2019 - 12.2021
Responsible for mentoring, teaching, and helping students for 7 month rotations through the nights and weekend engineering program.
Lead students from fundamentals of JS through to ultimately full stack development. Focused on node, psql, react, auth and computer science principles.
Worked with staff members and teachers to design comprehensive and individualized plans to optimize student education.
Senior Full Stack Engineer
CLMBR
05.2021 - 08.2021
Helped with the hiring, training, and managing of the new team of developers brought in to support critical app release.
Trained and learned G-suite for Google cloud development to support our web and native apps.
Created and maintained all documentation related to the application related to the application and development process.
Full Stack Software Developer
Legacy Foundry
10.2019 - 05.2020
Used Vue and Vuex to shape and implement core, reusable, components in the app.
Paired heavily with the senior engineer to integrate the client side app with the API bringing the features to life and getting us to alpha release.
Sole front end dev on a greenfield project.
Full Stack Software Developer
BLNDSPT
04.2019 - 09.2019
Worked on a team with other developers to build features for Young Living on their ecommerce pillar.
Fixed bugs and created brand new features using the kanban method.
Helped write and establish new sets of documentation that are currently still in use.
Interim Lead Instructor
Galvanize Platte
03.2018 - 02.2019
Created, maintained, and implemented the data persistence/front end framework block of the Immersive program.
Accountable for upwards of 28 students' performance every iteration.
Engineered 6 six-week iterations of this lesson block.
Learn To Code Community Manager
Galvanize Platte
02.2017 - 11.2018
Helped create one of the most successful programs for the Galvanize 'enrollment funnel'.
Taught newcomers the fundamentals of HTML, CSS, and JS.
Fostered new relationships in the community by making people feel welcome, included, and invested in their learning and the Galvanize organization.
JavaScript Accelerated Instructor
Galvanize Platte
07.2017 - 08.2018
Pioneered a 3 week, 27 hour course held at night to teach students the fundamentals of JavaScript.
Designed, refined, and instructed 11 iterations of the Accelerated program.
Accountable for upwards of 15 students' performance every iteration.
Associate Instructor
Galvanize Platte
07.2017 - 03.2018
Collaborated with other developers to plan and teach over 100 lessons.
Contributed to the creation, implementation, and maintenance of the TIR project.
Advised students on drills, lessons, and personal issues.
Logistics Team Lead
Red Bull North America
01.2015 - 01.2017
Associate Sales Manager/Team Lead
Vail Resorts
01.2012 - 01.2014
Infantry Sergeant
U.S. Army
01.2006 - 01.2012
Education
Web Development Immersive -
Galvanize
07.2017
Philosophy - Politcal Sci
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Denver, CO
12.2015
Skills
JavaScript
HTML5
NodeJS
Agile
Express
Scrum
NPM
CSS
AngularJS
PSQL
MongoDB
Vue
React
Sass
JWT
Vuex
Docker
AWS
Google Cloud Platform
TS (TypeScript)
User Story Creation
Figma
Community Service
Department Head 'Community', Develop Denver, 08/18, present