Velina Tamashiro

Improve commit to deploy process

• Measure DORA metrics and identify steps towards being DORA compliant
• Containerize and make container checkout user friendly
• Identify and implement solutions for pain points - flaky tests, long builds, too many tools and languages, automation, missing documentation, etc
• Work closely with SRE teams to collect data for creating metrics and alerts
• Take steps to migrate and consolidate version control systems
• Begin process for introducing personal EC2 instances
• Mute tests: collect metadata, improve build speed, and coordinate with all teams on new practices

Migration process

• Part of volunteer migration team; run migration trains
• Introduce db migration pipeline
• Simplify migration process

Containerizing

• Containerize gems
• Move gems and specs to non-production groups to improve production builds
• Discourage custom post-deploy patching of servers

Modularization

• Work with teams to modularize codebase
• Identify and coordinate with teams to remove rails gem wherever possible

Keeping framework up to date

• Working with tight PCI and vulnerability deadlines to get gems, services, and upgrades deployed
• Lead projects on extracting and removing gems and tools from the codebase
• Mentor and pair with team members

Tooling

• Write scripts for retrieving important developer info, properly exiting dev machines, collecting third party metrics
• Update and debug version control tools, as well as deploy TeamCity integration scripts
• Add git commit templates/hooks/scripts to improve quality of commit messages and pull requests

• Redesign architecture for services
• Introduce and implement code quality guidelines
• Built order and subscription end-to-end flows
• Work on Salesforce and NetSuite integrations
• Lead engineer on various projects
• Mentor junior engineers

• Acting product manager and lead engineer on multiple projects including working closely with external partnerships
• Build page tracking system from the ground up
• Introduce and implement code quality guidelines
• Redesign architecture for storing and distributing customer information
• Work on Hubspot and Salesforce integrations
• Mentor junior engineers

• Lead 3rd party partnerships and integrations: POS, Payment, OAuth2 sign up
• Manage internal API consumed by our mobile teams
• Provide technical leadership for engineering members and product
• Manage and prioritize team backlog to ensure that there’s always work to be done
• Introduce and implement code quality guidelines

• Developed the backend Ruby on Rails API for partner and customer portals
• Refactored commands for making asynchronous transactions to a blockchain using redis/sidekiq, creating blockchain wallets, and fetching balances
• Introduced organizational coding tools such as Ruby/Rails/CSS/JS linters and CircleCI configurations
• Configured our continuous integration with CircleCi
• Engineered the platform for the rewards program builder in React/Redux per designer specs as well as built the backend RoR API for it.
• Responsible for aspects of product management and design when needed
• Mentored fellow Rails engineers

• Refactored (backend) and redesigned (frontend) delivery scheduling system to make API response times over 90% faster as well as make the code scalable for adding new features in the future
• Architected internal GraphQL API to accelerate development of new client-side applications
• Architected AT&T-specific microsite that integrates with their checkout flow
• Introduced linters/githooks all repos and CircleCi configurations to ease workflows
• Drove adoption of tools and processes to improve developer effectiveness
• Established guidelines and best practices to keep tests performant and reliable
• Refactored and eliminated legacy systems to reduce technical debt and maintenance overhead

• Contribute to class curriculum
• Develop assessments, projects, demos, and resources for full-stack web development curriculum
• Conduct technical interviews with applicants
• Lecture on course material

• Design packages to contain company’s product.
• Marketing materials using Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
• Website layout using HTML, CSS, and CoffeeScript.
• IPad app - I was the only designer on the team. I worked mostly with Photoshop and Illustrator and occasionally Xcode to design wireframes and icons.
• Internal website interface using Python and Django.
• IT - backing up servers, replacing/fixing hardware, setting up laptops for new employees.
• IT Support for company staff.