Resume

Experienced full-stack software engineer with strategic expertise leading and managing technical teams across industries (education, sports, politics). I create custom SaaS applications using Ruby on Rails, React, AWS, SQL, WordPress, and more — and I’m accomplished at cultivating client relationships, managing teams, and building online products.

Director of Development

2008 – present

Trilogy Interactive · Chicago, IL

  • Oversee 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.
  • Developed an enterprise Ruby on Rails CMS product hosting 125+ client websites serving 1MM+ pages monthly.
  • Oversee budgets up to $500K and coordinate resources to 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 with industry-standard plugins and custom scripting.
  • Serve as a certified governmental subcontractor developing applications for federal agencies under strict compliance standards.

Manager of Information Services

2005 – 2008

University of Chicago · Chicago, IL

  • Managed the web presence and related IT initiatives for the University’s central communications unit.
  • Designed and implemented LAMP-stack web applications (PHP, MySQL, Apache) and managed Mac OS servers.
  • Collaborated with central administration, faculty, and staff to deliver web applications raising the University’s public profile.

Senior Producer

2004 – 2005

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.

Managing Editor

1999 – 2004

Sportvision / Ignite Sports Media · Chicago, IL

  • Led a 10-person online 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.
  • Spearheaded a syndicated sports portal for clients including the Washington Post, FOX Sports, and Britannica.com.

Education

Masters in Computer Science, University of Chicago — 2007–2008

B.S. in Journalism, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign — 1990–1994