Trilogy Interactive, Chicago, IL

• Oversee the planning, budgeting, and production of websites and custom applications for political campaigns and non-profits, working closely with stakeholders and internal teams to design, build, and maintain scalable solutions that support digital engagement and client initiatives.
• Developed enterprise Ruby on Rails-based CMS product that hosts more than 125 client websites serving 1MM+ pages monthly.
• Oversee budgets up to $500K and coordinate resources to successfully deliver SaaS applications using Rails, React, SQL, Node, AWS, Docker, and GitHub.
• Engineer RESTful API tools with Asana to boost design team efficiency and improve client delivery times.
• Manage security and technical standards to ensure uptime and protect client data.
• Create tools to migrate client websites to WordPress, utilizing industry-standard plugins and custom scripting.
• Serve as a certified governmental subcontractor to develop applications for federal agencies under strict compliance standards.

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

• Managed the web presence and related IT initiatives for the University of Chicago's central communications unit.
• Designed and implemented innovative LAMP-stack web applications (PHP, MySQL, Apache) and managed Mac OS servers.
• Collaborated with central admin, academic faculty, and internal staff to deliver web-based applications to raise the University’s public profile.

Classified Ventures, Chicago, IL

• Defined and managed a portfolio of website products for cars.com, a major automotive consumer site.
• Developed and implemented channel and site branding solutions while managing freelance editorial staff.

Sportvision / Ignite Sports Media, Chicago, IL

• Served as managing editor for online, 10-person editorial team, spearheading daily editorial and production budgets for breaking news coverage.
• Led production and maintenance of dozens of dynamic websites for NFL, MLB, NHL, and MLS teams, enhancing fan engagement and ticket sales.
• Spearheaded the creation of a syndicated sports portal for clients like the Washington Post, FOX Sports, Britannica.com and others.

University of Chicago

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign